Friday Find

As I’ve been updating my THOMPSON family research, I’ve come across several sets of handwritten notes from a visit to the Iowa Historical Society in Des Moines. One set of notes is for Wapello County, Iowa marriage records.

Fortunately, I wrote down enough of the information about the book to locate a copy of the original work on FamilySearch.

Armed with my original notes, I located the entries in the books.

• Image 363 – start of 1850 records
• Image 365 – page 6 with Benjamin F. Thompson marriage information and marriage of Henry Evans to Mary Thompson

• Image 378 – 1853 Records
• Image 382 – Thomas Jefferson Thompson Marriage
• Image 386- Thompson James H to Isabell Crise
• Image 396 – Thompson Thomas B to Elizabeth Ellen Fairchild
• Image 406 – Thompson David R to Mary E McKinny
• Image 407 – Thompson W. J. to Saah J. Eyre
• Image 412 – Thompson Wm to Idra E Smith
• Image 413 – Thompson Wm to Juliett Mateine

John Thompson

John Thompson was born on 4 Mar 1797 in Kentucky. [1–4]

In Sep 1810, he was a  apprenticed to George Brown in Ohio County, Kentucky. [5]

In Nov 1810, he was a released from apprenticeship to George Brown in Ohio County, Kentucky. [6]

In May 1811, John was an apprenticed to John Taylor to learn the art of a blacksmith in Ohio County, Kentucky. [7–8]

He was listed on the tax rolls in 1820 in Ohio County, Kentucky. [9]

He married Sarah Iglehart on 1 Feb 1820 in Ohio County, Kentucky. [10–16]

He lived with 1 male 16-25 and 1 female 16-25 who was listed as John Thompson in Ohio County, Kentucky in Jun 1820. [17]

John was the father of William T. Thompson who was born on 29 Dec 1820 in Ohio County, Kentucky, [3,18–19]

He was listed on the tax rolls in 1821 in Ohio County, Kentucky. [20]

He was listed on the tax rolls in 1822 in Ohio County, Kentucky. [21]

John was the father of Jacob Thompson who was born on 17 Aug 1822 in Ohio County, Kentucky, [3,22–23]

He was listed on the tax rolls in 1823 in Ohio County, Kentucky. [24]

He was listed on the tax rolls in 1824 in Ohio County, Kentucky. [25]

John was the father of Benjamin Franklin Thompson who was born on 12 Mar 1824, [3,26]

He was the father of Levi I. Thompson who was born on 8 May 1826, [3]

He lost a child, Levi I. Thompson, on 4 Jul 1828. [3]

John was the father of Martha Jane Thompson who was born on 5 Dec 1828, [3]

He purchased land being the Northwest quarter of section twenty five in Township five south on 20 Sep 1829 in Warrick County, Indiana. [27]

He was the father of Andrew J. Thompson who was born on 10 Feb 1832, [3]

John was the father of Mary Elizabeth Thompson who was born on 7 Apr 1834, [3,28]

He was the father of John Lowe Thompson who was born on 6 Mar 1836 in Indiana, [3,29–37]

He made final payment of fifty dollars and cents being in full for the north west quarter of the south of range number nine west containing forty acres on 11 Apr 1836 in Warrick County, Indiana. [38]

John purchased land being the Northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section number twenty five in township number five South of Range number nine west estimated to contain fifty acres on 8 Sep 1836 in Warrick County, Indiana. [39]

He purchased land being the east half of the south west quarter of section twenty five in township five south of range nine west containing eighty acres on 3 Dec 1836 in Warrick County, Indiana. [40]

He filed certificate for the purchase of the Northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section twenty three in township five south of range nine west on 5 Aug 1837 in Warrick County, Indiana. [41]

John filed a certificate for the purchase of the Southwest quarter of section 25 in township 5 South of Range 9 West on 7 Nov 1837 in Warrick County, Indiana. [41]

He was the father of Francis Marion Thompson who was born on 16 Apr 1838 in Warrick County, Indiana, [3,29,42–46]

He was the father of Sarah Ellen Thompson who was born on 17 Feb 1841, [3]

John was the father of James Allen Thompson who was born on 17 Feb 1841 in Indiana, [3,47]

He lived in Wapello County, Iowa in 1844. [18]

He lost a child, Sarah Ellen Thompson, on 16 Jul 1844. [3]

John sold land being the West half of section number 25 and the Northwest quarter of Southeast quarter of section number 23 in township 5 south of range nine west containing 360 acres on 11 Apr 1845 in Warrick County, Indiana. [48]

He lived in Wapello County, Iowa in 1846. [49]

He lived in Wapello County, Iowa in 1847. [50]

John lost a child, Martha Jane Thompson, on 4 Apr 1848. [3]

He sold land being the West half of section no twenty five (25) and also the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section no twenty three all in township no five (5) South of Range No nine (9) west on 19 Jun 1850 in Warrick County, Indiana. [51]

He lived at District 13 in Wapello County, Iowa on 19 Oct 1850. [52–53]

John lived in Wapello County, Iowa in 1852. [54]

He lived in Competine Township, Wapello County, Iowa in 1854. [55]

He lived in Wapello County, Iowa in Jul 1856. [56]

John lived in Adams County, Iowa in 1857. [18]

He died on 14 Aug 1857 at the age of 60 in Adams County, Iowa. [1–4,18,34]

He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Mount Etna, Adams County, Iowa. [1,3–4,57]

ENDNOTES:

1. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online November 2016), memorial for John Thompson (1797-1857), Find a Grave Memorial no. #27423393, created by Irish Eyes are smiling, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Mount Etna, Adams County, Iowa; accompanying photograph by Cindy Baldogo, John Thompson.

2. Works Project Administration, “Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999,” database online, Graves Registration Project, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2016), John Thompson.

3. Adams County History Book Committee, History of Adams County, Iowa 1984 (Corning, Iowa: Corning Departmental Club and Civic Department, 1984), p. 554-555 John and Sarah Thompson.

4. The Adams County Iowa Cemeteries, Compiler, Adams County Iowa Cemeteries (Prescott, Iowa: The Adams County Genealogy Society, 1986), p. 64; digital images, FamilySearch, familysearch.org viewed online 11 May 2023.

5. Kentucky, Ohio County. Order Books 1799-1904.  Film #1912998 DGS 7646780. John Thompson, Sept 1810; Book 3: page 39; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.com : viewed online May 2023.

6. Kentucky, Ohio County. Order Books 1799-1904.  Film #1912998 DGS 7646780. John Thompson, Nov 1810; Book 3: page 50; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.com : viewed online May 2023.

7. Kentucky, Ohio County. Order Books 1799-1904.  Film #1912998 DGS 7646780. John Thompson, May 1811; Vol. 3: page 82; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.com : viewed online 30 April 2023.

8. Michael L. Cook and Bettie A. Cummings Cook Ohio County Kentucky Records Volume 1 (Evansville, IN: Cook Publications, 1986), page 242.

9. Kentucky, Ohio County. Tax Books, 1799-1845.  Film #Film #007834494. John Thompson, 1820; image 469; digitized microfilm, Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007834494?cat=156804 : viewed online December 2018.

10. Bettie Cummings Cook, Ohio County Kentucky Records Volume I (Evansville, IN: Cook Publications, 1986), p. 94 (Thompson.KY.004)

11. Dodd, Jordan, “Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850,” database online, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2016), John Thompson / Sarah Ingleheart.

12. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com). : viewed online 11 May 2023.

13. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965, Sarah Iglehart, 1 February 1820; database with images, Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017).

14. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965, John Tomson, 1 February 1820; database with images, Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com.

15. Ohio, Kentucky, Marriage Bonds, V. A-F 1808-1865:Vol. A page 39, image 74, John Tomson – Sarah Iglehart, 1 Feb 1820; digital image, Clerk of the County Court, Morgantown, Kentucky. film 494956 DGS 6463424. digital image. Family Search (www.familysearch.org:  accessed Sept 2018).

16. “The Family Tree,” The Ohio County Times (Hartford, Kentucky), 6 April 1972, page 15; digital images, Ohio County Times News Newspaper Archive (tnh.stparchive.com : viewed online 8 June 2021).

17. 1820 U.S. Census, Ohio County, Kentucky, population schedule, Ohio County, Kentucky, page 126, Image 7 of 9, John Thompson; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2016); NARA Microfilm Publication M33

18. Portrait and Biographical Album of Wapello County, Iowa: Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1887), page 479 – W. T. Thompson; Digital copy, Archive.org, https://archive.org/details/cu31924050414295/page/n5/mode/2up viewed online 27 July 2022.

19. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online June 2017), memorial for William T Thompson (1820-1898), Find a Grave Memorial no. #88989671, created by Donna Wells, citing Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa; accompanying photograph by llanggin, William T Thompson.

20. Kentucky, Ohio County. Tax Books, 1799-1845.  Film #Film #007834494. John Thompson, 1821; image 494; digitized microfilm, Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007834494?cat=156804 : viewed online December 2018.

21. Kentucky, Ohio County. Tax Books, 1799-1845.  Film #Film #007834494. John Thompson, 1822; image 533; digitized microfilm, Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007834494?cat=156804 : viewed online December 2018.

22. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online November 2017), memorial for Jacob Thompson (1822-1905), Find a Grave Memorial no. #45064652, created by tjvon, citing Burns Cemetery, Burnes, Harney County, Oregon; accompanying photograph by tjvon, Jacob Thompson.

23. “Harney County, Oregon, Cemetery Records,” database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 19 March 2023), Jacob Thompson.

24. Kentucky, Ohio County. Tax Books, 1799-1845.  Film #Film #007834494. John Thompson, 1823; image 568; digitized microfilm, Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007834494?cat=156804 : viewed online December 2018.

25. Kentucky, Ohio County. Tax Books, 1799-1845.  Film #Film #007834494. John Thompson, 1824; image 596; digitized microfilm, Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007834494?cat=156804 : viewed online December 2018.

26. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online September 2018), memorial for Benjamin Franklin Thompson (1824-1875), Find a Grave Memorial no. #17132974, created by Burt, citing Gowrie Township Cemetery, Gworie, Webster County, IA;, Benjamin Franklin Thompson.

27. Warrick County, Indiana, Book 2: page 96, Hinman to John Thompson; FHL microfilm Film #1443659 DGS #929115.

28. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online September 2018), memorial for Mary ElizabethThompson Evans (1834-1917), Find a Grave Memorial no. #9398861,

29. Adams County History Book Committee,  History of Adams County, Iowa 1984 (Corning, Iowa: Corning Departmental Club and Civic Department, 1984), p. 555; .

30. 1900 U.S. Census, Adams County, Iowa, population schedule, Washington Township, Adams County, Iowa, ED 11, Sheet 12A, Image 23 of 26, family 241, Tompson John L; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online September 2018)

31. “Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999,” Ancestry.com,  (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (September 2018), John L Thompson; Works Project Administration. Graves Registration Project.

32. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online September 2018), memorial for John Lemmon Thompson (1836-1917), Find a Grave Memorial no. #28927349,

33. “Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990,” Family Search, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (September 2018), John L. Thompson.

34. “Death Honored Resident,” Adams County Free Press (Corning, Iowa), 15 December 1917, p. 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online September 2018).

35. “Obituary,” Adams County Free Press (Corning, Iowa), 19 December 1917, page 2; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online September 2018).

36. “Iowa, U.S., Armed Forces Grave Registrations 1835-1998,” Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (7 May 2023), John L Thompson.

37. Cemeteries, Adams County Iowa Cemeteries, page 53.

38. Warrick County, Indiana, Deed Book 5: page 549, Thompson final payment; FHL microfilm Film #1443660 DGS #8219116.

39. Warrick County, Indiana, Book 2: page 172.

40. Warrick County, Indiana, Book 2: page 262.

41. Warrick County, Indiana, Book 6: page 638-639.

42. Cemeteries, Adams County Iowa Cemeteries, p. 68.

43. “Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records,” Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Sept 2018 (viewed online), Francis M Thompson.

44. “Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990,” Family Search, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Nov 2017 (viewed online), Francis Marion Thompson.

45. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online September 2018), memorial for Francis M. Thompson (1838-1921), Find a Grave Memorial no. #27423472,

46. “Obituary,” Adams County Free Press (Corning, Iowa), 12 January 1921, page 2; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online September 2018).

47. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online September 2018), memorial for James A Thompson (1841-1868), Find a Grave Memorial no. #35201033,

48. Warrick County, Indiana, Book 6: page 348.

49. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, John Thompson, 1846; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2018). Original Source: State Historical Society of Iowa.

50. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, John Thompson, 1847; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com.

51. Warrick County Indiana, Deed Book 9: page 240, John Thompson and Sarah Thompson to Samuel C Bradford; FHL microfilm film 1443662 DGS 8219118.

52. 1850 U.S. Census, Wapello County, Iowa, population schedule, District 13, Wapello County, Iowa, Image 102 of 204, household 692, John Thompson; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2016).

53. 1850 U.S. Census, Wapello County, Iowa, Agriculture Schedule, District 13, Wapello County, Iowa, page 821, Image 8 of 24, John Thompson; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2018)

54. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, John Thompson, 1852; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com.

55. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, John B Thompson, 1854; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com.

56. 1856 Iowa Census, Wapello County, Iowa, Iowa state census, Dahlonega, Wapello County, Iowa, p. 155, Image 19 of 20, household 107, John Thompson; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2016); State Historical Society of Iowa

57. Works Project Administration, “Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999,” database online, Graves Registration Project, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017), John Thompson.

Orphan

Have you ever wondered whether there could be another definition for a familiar word? That’s my case with the word, orphan.

I recently uncovered several apprenticeship documents in Ohio County, Kentucky, that refer to John Thompson as a 14 year old orphan. Having assumed that an orphan is a child who has lost both parents, I searched the order books prior to the apprenticeship for a mention of the death of John’s father. So far, I have not found a record for a Thompson death in Ohio county, Kentucky prior to John’s apprenticeship in 1810.

Since Anthony Thompson appears in multiple entries in the same Ohio County, Kentucky court order books prior to 1810, he is a potential guardian for John. A second potential guardian is William Thompson, who was appointed constable in the first district of Ohio County in 1805. Unfortunately, I have not found any mention of a guardian for John Thompson in those Ohio county court order books.

Could one of these men been John’s guardian and arranged for the apprenticeship so John could learn a trade? If so, where is a guardian record? If so, why aren’t they mentioned in the apprenticeship record?

Perhaps, I need to broaden my understanding of the word, orphan. A check of the Merriam-Webster dictionary confirms that my interpretation of the word orphan to mean the loss of both parents is too narrow an interpretation.

a child deprived by death of one or usually both parents.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orphan

For the legal definition of the term, I turned to The Law Dictionary, where I also found a broader definition.

Any person (but particularly a minor or infant) who has lost both (or one) of his or her parents. More particularly, a fatherless child.

https://thelawdictionary.org/orphan/

Based on these broader definitions of the word orphan, it is possible that John’s mother was still living. If so, a re-marriage may have pushed John Thompson out of the household and thus needing to be apprenticed.

Thus, my search for guardian records continues and may need to be broadened to other early Kentucky counties.

Thompson Theory

My recent Friday Finds post was about an apprenticeship record for a John Thompson in Ohio county, Kentucky. Hoping to find the name of John’s father, I recently scanned the court order books up to the entry for the apprenticeship. Unfortunately, my scanning of these court orders did not uncover any mention of a Thompson estate.

However, I did find two more mentions of the apprenticeship of John Thompson. That makes three entries all in book 3.

Book 3 page 39 (image 304)
September Court 1810 [12 day of Sept 1810]
On the motion of George Brown It is ordered
that the clerk of this Court do bind out to him according to
law John Thompson infant orphan aged thirteen years four
months and six days. It appearing to the court
that the said Orphans Estate is not sufficient
to maintain him.

image 310
book 3 page 50
November Court 1810
On Motion of Walker Greenwood Sr
For reasons appearing to the Court it orders that
John Thompson who was ordered to be bound an apprentice to George
Brown at the last court [be & he] is hereby released
from from said order & it is further
ordered that the deed of apprentice
ship entered into by the Clerk of this
Court to said Brown agreeable to
said order be considered of no affect

Image 326
page 82
May County Court 1811

On the motion of John Taylor It
is Ordered that the Clerk of this Court
do bind out to him according to law
John Thompson infant orphan aged
fourteen years two months and four days
It appearing to the court that the said
Orphans Estate is not sufficient to
maintain him to learn the art &
mastery of a blacksmith

Even though I didn’t find a mention of a Thompson estate, I did find references to two Thompson men during the 1800-1810 time frame. Both of these entries were on page 199 of Book 1.

Image 120
Book 1
page 199
February Term 1805
William Thompson Esquire is appointed constable
in the first district of Ohio County. Whereupon he took
the Oaths required by Law to qualify him to act as Consta
ble and Together with Daniel Barry and Stephen Stat
ler his securities entered into and acknowledged bond in
the penalty of five hundred dollars Conditioned as the Law
directs

Ordered that Anthony Thompson & John Davis
be recommended to his Excellency Christopher Greenup Es
quire Soverein of Kentucky, as proper persons to fill the of
fice of Justice of the peace in the county in the neighborhood
of Vienna any additional justice being need to in this
county and [a majority] of Justices of the Court being pre
sent and [Con?] in the recommendation

Having struck out with the court order books, I decided to see what I could find in Ancestry trees. My search criteria were as follows:

• Thompson
• Died 1806 +/- 5 years
• Died in Ohio County, Kentucky or adjacent counties

That search turned up only FOUR possibilities:

• Benjamin Thompson – resided Ohio County, KY in 1800 and died 1810 in Ohio County, KY – ONE tree
• George Thompson – died 1803 in Davies County, KY (even though Davies county wasn’t formed in 1803) – 72 Trees
• Raphael Francis Thompson – died 1815 Nelson County, KY – 1892 trees
• Athenius Thompson – died 1810 Nelson County, Ky – ONE tree

Even though George Thompson and Raphael Thompson have a lot of trees, I’m eliminating them as possibilities. The first 10 trees for George Thompson did not show any children. Raphael Thompson died too late to be the father of the apprenticed John Thompson. In addition, his sons named John had birth dates making them too old to be the apprenticed John Thompson.

That leaves Benjamin Thompson and Athenius Thompson as possiblities. The tree for Athenius Thompson does not show a spouse, children or parents. For now, I’m eliminating Athenius as a possibility.

That leaves the lone Benjamin Thompson tree. This tree has a son named, John B. Thompson who happens to have a family structure matching my John B Thompson. In addition, that tree has a source for Benjamin Thompson placing him in Ohio county, Kentucky in 1800. And, the owner of that tree is a DNA match to my mother.

So, it is possible that Benjamin Thompson is the father of John Thompson. However, much more research is needed!

Friday Finds

Last week, I posted about marriage records from the book, Ohio County Kentucky Records, Volume I by Michael L. Cook and Bettie A. Cummings Cook. In my photocopy of the book, I also a copy of page 242 which contains information about the apprenticeship of John Thompson as a blacksmith.

P. 480 13 May 1811, Charles Henderson, Clerk of the County Court, to John Taylor, blacksmith, does Apprentice John Thompson, infant orphan of [blank] dec’d, aged fourteen years, two months and fourteen days, to learn the craft of blacksmithing until he is twenty one years old. Taylor agrees to tech the Apprentice, John Thompson, reading, writing, and common arithmetic, and to pay him $100 and a new suit of clothes at the expiration of his service. Recorded 13 July 1813.

When I first tried locating this apprenticeship in the original records, I was looking for a record on page 479 with an 1811 date. I retried my search of court and land records for just the date and I found a similar record!

Ohio County, Kentucky Court Order Book #3. (Image 326 on DGS 007646780 on FamilySearch)

This document was recorded in the Order Books for Ohio County, Kentucky courts. While the information in the order book is similar to the photocopy for John Thompson’s apprenticeship, there are discrepancies between the book, Ohio County Kentucky Records and the order book. First, the page numbers do not match. Secondly, the information in the court order book before and after the entry for John Thompson do not match the information in my photocopy above and below John Thompson. Lastly, the order book does not mention the payment John Thompson was to receive when he completed his apprenticeship.

The next question is whether this is my John Thompson. My ancestor

• married Sarah Iglehart on 1 February, 1820 in Ohio County, Kentucky, thus placing him in Ohio County nine years after the apprenticeship record.
• was born March 4, 1797 which would have made him 14 years, 2 months and 9 days old on May 13, 1811 instead of 14 years, 2 months and 4 days old.
• was recorded as a farmer on the 1850 census at the age of 53. While he is mentioned in two county histories, neither mentions blacksmithing.

Since the court record refers to an ‘orphan estate’, I will need to read these unindexed order books to see what other information I can glean about John Thompson and his family.

Francis Marion Thompson

One of the THOMPSON items buried in my files is a photocopy from the book, History of Adams County, Iowa. This book contains several THOMPSON biographies. One of those biographies is for Francis and Martha Thompson.

Francis and Martha Thompson
Francis Marion Thompson, son of John and Sarah (Iglehart) Thompson, was born April 16, 1838 in Warrick County, Indiana. He had 7 brothers and 3 sisters. He came with his parents to Adams County, Iowa in 1857. Francis served with the Union Army during the Civil War, enlisting August 13, 1862 and served until his honorable discharge August 10, 1865. Francis was a member of the Baptist Church and Farmer’s Alliance. He helped haul finishing lumber from Des Moines by team for the Baptist Church in Washington Township.
Martha Ann Schooling, daughter of Robert Harrison and Susanah (Ireland) Schooling, was born December 30, 1845 in Edgar County, Illinois is a log cabin. She had 2 sisters and 5 brothers. She along with her family came by covered wagon to Adams County, Iowa in 1852.
Francis Thompson and Martha Schooling were married October 26, 1865 and made their home in Washington Township northeast of Mt. Etna, Iowa. Twelve children were born to this unions: 1. Rhoda Susan Thompson born January 24, 1867 — died February 23, 1951, married Harrison Powell; 2. Lourie James Thompson born April 3, 1868 died December 30, 1952, married Estella Enbody; 3. Charlie Newton Thompson born March 17, 1870 – died April 15, 1948, married Nora Allison, following her death married widow of Lewis Thompson, Mary Elizabeth (Johnston) Thompson; 4. Lewis Marion Thompson born June 9, 1872, died December 28, 1899, married Mary Elizabeth Johnston; 5. Almira Ann Thompson born February 7, 1874 – died October 17, 1961, married Bill Townsley; 6. Millie May Thompson born May 21, 1876 — died March 10, 1877; 7. Mary Edna Thompson born February 1880 – died March 26, 1881; 8. Josie Irene Thompson born October 6, 1881 — died February 6, 1882; 9. Louisa Winifred Thompson born January 13, 1883 — died September 8, 1966, married Henry Kissler; 10 Ira Chester Thompson born December 3, 1884 – died February 25, 19669. Married Ethel DeVore; 11. Jesse Pearl Thompson born November 21, 1886 – died May 12, 1946, married Elmer A. ??ott; 12. Guy Otis Thompson born November 14, 1888 – died April 16, 1889.
Early memories Martha related were of woods and long stretches of native wild flowers; antelope meat, prairie chickens, dried wild fruits and vegetables. The remedies of the time were sage tea and sassafras.
Francis and Martha lived on the family farm all their married life. Francis passed away January 4 1921 and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery southeast of Mt. Etna, Iowa in Washington Township.
Martha lived her remaining years with her daughter and son-in-law, Henry and Winifred Kissler and their children, Hubert and Irene.
Martha lived to be 96 years of age, remaining mentally alert and kept busy making quilts and other hard work. Martha passed away June 8, 1942. She was laid to rest beside her husband, Francis, in Forest Hill Cemetery. Submitted by Milree Kessler, Irene Abbey, Neta Romer.

Committee, Adams County History Book, History of Adams County, Iowa 1984. Corning, Iowa: Corning Departmental Club and Civic Department, 1984. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Thompson – Iglehart Descendants

1-John Thompson-4601 [Ancestry Profile] [WikiTree Profile] [FamilySearch K2TP-YPX]

b: 4 March 1797, Kentucky, United States

d: 14 August 1857, Adams, Iowa, United States

+Sarah Iglehart-4600

b: 24 March 1800, Maryland, United States

m: 1 February 1820, Ohio, Kentucky, United States

d: 5 February 1877, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . 2-William T. Thompson-2064

          b: 29 December 1820, Ohio, United States

          d: 12 September 1898

. . . . . +Polly Ann Evans-4511

          b: 25 July 1821, Indiana, United States

          m: 30 October 1842, Warrick, Indiana, United States

          d: 14 April 1896, Wapello, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Sarah Jane Thompson-2056

                    b: 7 August 1843, Warrick, Indiana, United States

                    d: 17 August 1930, Neosho Township, Coffey, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Noah Washington Briles-2055

                    b: 1840, Randolph, North Carolina, United States

                    m: 9 August 1866, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                    d: 14 July 1879, Coffey, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ida Angelina Briles-2068

                              b: 19 March 1868, near Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa

                              d: 16 April 1959, Burlington, Coffey, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Edward Grant Briles-2065

                              b: 18 July 1869, Coffey, Kansas, United States

                              d: 23 July 1951, St. Mary’s Hospital, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +J. D. Davis-2167

                    m: 10 May 1888, Coffey, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-John Evans Thompson-2106

                    b: about 1845, Indiana, United States

                    d: 1918, Colorado, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Mary Ann Doane-2112

                    b: 1850, Illinois, United States

                    m: 20 February 1868, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                    d: 1911, Limon, Lincoln, Colorado, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Francis Edward Thompson-4569

                              b: 20 November 1868, Cass, Iowa, United States

                              d: 9 September 1940, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Fred Ira Thompson-4542

                              b: 21 April 1877, Iowa, United States

                              d: June 1968, Brush, Morgan, Colorado, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Anna E Whiteaker-11267

                    b: 1858

                    m: 23 November 1914, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States

                    d: 1943

. . . . . . . . . . 3-William F. Thompson-2107

                    b: 21 April 1848, Iowa, United States

                    d: 28 April 1922, Creston, Union, Iowa

. . . . . . . . . . +Louisa Matilda Falconer-8274

                    b: 21 February 1848

                    m: 17 September 1879

                    d: 15 June 1920, Corning, Adams, Iowa

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Martha E. Thompson-2108

                    b: May 1850, Iowa, United States

                    d: 14 July 1929, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Christopher Columbus Ingersoll-2113

                    b: April 1849, Illinois, United States

                    m: 17 March 1871, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                    d: 7 March 1938

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-William Grant Ingersoll-10825

                              b: 22 November 1875, Iowa, United States

                              d: April 1954, Oregon, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ethel Ingersoll-10826

                              b: 5 August 1880, Iowa, United States

                              d: February 1973

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Julia A. Thompson-2109

                    b: about 1853

                    d: before 1887

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Amanda Ellen Thompson-2110

                    b: 1854, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                    d: 12 October 1907, South Dakota, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Jasper F. Goudy-4521

                    b: about 1857, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                    m: 2 September 1880, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                    d: 28 February 1927, Sanborn, South Dakota, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Arsena Goudy-20458

                              b: 1882, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                              d:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-George Nelson Goudy-10819

                              b: 6 September 1883, Iowa, United States

                              d: 6 May 1946, South Dakota, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-William Merdick Goudy-10820

                              b: 8 March 1887, Cumberland, Cass, Iowa, United States

                              d: 12 October 1972, Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Belle Omega Goudy-10821

                              b: 25 October 1887, Massena, Cass, Iowa, United States

                              d: 16 November 1985, De Smet

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Mabel Florence Goudy-10822

                              b: 8 September 1891, Iowa, United States

                              d: 10 October 1974, Artesian, Sanborn, South Dakota, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Anna D Goudy-10823

                              b: March 1895, Iowa, United States

                              d: July 1980, Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Sadie L Goudy-10824

                              b: 10 March 1898, Edna Township, Cass, Iowa, United States

                              d: 3 February 1976, Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Arcena M. Thompson-2111

                    b: 5 June 1858, Iowa, United States

                    d: 3 July 1928, Creston, Union, Iowa

. . . . . . . . . . +William H Harper-12767

                    b: 1858

                    m: 5 December 1899, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                    d: 1950

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Polly Ann Thompson-4573

                    b: 26 December 1860, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                    d: 2 September 1942, Hedrick, Keokuk, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Albert D. Rickett-4539

                    b: December 1857

                    m: 30 September 1880, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                    d: 25 March 1930, Hedrick, Keokuk, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-William Andrew Rickett-10829

                              b: 29 June 1882, Iowa, United States

                              d: 8 December 1964, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Albert Virgil Rickett-10830

                              b: 18 May 1884, Iowa, United States

                              d: 25 June 1939, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Minnie Mildred Rickett-10831

                              b: 21 September 1888, Dahlonega Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                              d: 21 August 1968, Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Amanda Ann Rickett-10832

                              b: 25 August 1890, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                              d: October 1976, Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Harry Clifton Rickett-10833

                              b: 7 March 1893, Hedrick, Keokuk, Iowa, United States

                              d: 9 March 1947, Humboldt City, Pershing, Nevada, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ernest Eugene Rickett-10834

                              b: 19 December 1895, Iowa, United States

                              d: 18 January 1947, Great Lakes, Lake, Illinois, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Edith Pauline Rickett-12766

                              b: 17 July 1901, Highland Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                              d: 24 February 1987, Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Clara Belle Thompson-4574

                    b: September 1863, Iowa, United States

                    d: 1943

. . . . . . . . . . +Lewis N. Goudy-4538

                    b: October 1857, Iowa, United States

                    m: 17 January 1884, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                    d: 1938

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Louise K Goudy-10817

                              b: 20 July 1885, Iowa, United States

                              d: 8 February 1985, Colorado, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Francis Nelson Goudy-10818

                              b: 4 May 1888, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                              d: 25 September 1976, Orange, California, United States

. . . . . 2-Jacob Thompson-4534

          b: 17 August 1822, Ohio, Kentucky, United States

          d: 19 July 1905

. . . . . +Rhoda Evans-8921

          b: about 1823, Indiana, United States

          m: 16 November 1844, Indiana, United States

          d: 29 March 1893, Sublimity, Oregon

. . . . . . . . . . 3-James WIlliams Thompson-11258

                    b: 26 August 1845, Indiana, United States

                    d: 22 March 1922, Burns, Harney, Oregon, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Mary Rebecca Carter-22839

                    b: 1852, Illinois, United States

                    d:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Owen James Thompson-22842

                              b: 1871, Linn, Oregon, United States

                              d: 10 February 1947, Linn, Oregon, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Nellie Thompson-22840

                              b: 21 July 1876, Oregon, United States

                              d: 22 July 1905, Linn, Oregon, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Guy Thompson-22841

                              b: 14 August 1879, Oregon, United States

                              d: 31 July 1941, Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Rose Emma Shaver-22843

                    b: 2 June 1860, Marion, Linn, Iowa, United States

                    d: 13 September 1924, Harney, Oregon, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Henry Edward  Thompson-11259

                    b: 26 October 1858, Thompson’s Landing, Linn, Oregon, United States

                    d: 2 October 1913, Burnes, Harney, Oregon

. . . . . . . . . . +Eunice Elvira Robertson-11260

                    b: 27 October 1867, Mount Vernon, Grant, Oregon, United States

                    m: 16 September 1889

                    d: 24 September 1940, Pleasant Home, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Joseph R. Thompson-11261

                              b: 12 June 1890, Drewsey, Harney, Oregon, United States

                              d: 31 January 1948, Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Leona Thompson-11262

                              b: 7 March 1892, Oregon, United States

                              d: 23 October 1970

. . . . . 2-Benjamin Franklin Thompson-4607

          b: 12 March 1824

          d: November 1875, Gowrie, Webster, Iowa, United States

. . . . . +Catherine Black-4522

          b: 19 February 1835

          m: 26 August 1850, Wapello, Iowa, United States

          d: 21 February 1896

. . . . . . . . . . 3-James Taylor Thompson-11263

                    b: 15 September 1851, Iowa, United States

                    d: 1931, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Cora W Wood-12624

                    b: 22 May 1854, Monroe, Iowa, United States

                    m: 1874

                    d: 1 July 1926

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Ira M Thompson-11264

                    b: 2 August 1854, Iowa, United States

                    d: 22 December 1914, Rexford, Thomas, Kansas

. . . . . . . . . . +Sarah Hancock-12775

                    m: 10 December 1874, Monroe, Iowa, United States

                    d: 18 November 1946, Rexford, Thomas, Kansas

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Edwin Eurastes Thompson-23070

                              b: 21 October 1875, Monroe, Iowa, United States

                              d: 20 February 1877, Monroe, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Clyde Thompson-12776

                              b: 23 March 1877, Mount Etna, Adams, Iowa, United States

                              d: 18 July 1954, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Sylvia E Thompson-12777

                              b: 19 October 1879, Iowa, United States

                              d: 25 July 1975, Scott City, Scott, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Mildred Gladys Thompson-12778

                              b: 5 May 1885, Kansas, United States

                              d: 5 January 1973, Rexford, Thomas, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Eula Thompson-12779

                              b: 17 March 1891, Scandia, Republic, Kansas, United States

                              d: 18 October 1982, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-John A Thompson-11265

                    b: about 1856, Kansas, United States

                    d: 1944

. . . . . . . . . . +Nettie Williams-12780

                    b: June 1866

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Guy Otis Thompson-12781

                              b: 22 April 1887, Kansas, United States

                              d: 16 December 1967

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Myrtle Faye Thompson-12782

                              b: 2 August 1889, Kansas, United States

                              d: 29 November 1934, Menlo, Thomas, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Aaron Thompson-12783

                              b: May 1892

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Rez L Thompson-12784

                              b: November 1893

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Manta D Thompson-12785

                              b: March 1898

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Merl Thompson-12789

                              b: May 1900, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Esther Thompson-12786

                              b: about 1901

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Vesta E Thompson-12787

                              b: about 1903

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-V. Albert Thompson-12788

                              b: about 1904

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Lucile C Thompson-12790

                              b: about 1913, Colorado, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Sarah A Thompson-11266

                    b: 4 September 1857, Iowa, United States

                    d: 27 June 1945, Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Jacob W Gilbert-12793

                    m: 11 March 1877, Calhoun, Iowa, United States

                    d: 3 January 1915

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Amasa Andy “Donnie” Gilbert-12794

                              b: May 1878, Iowa, United States

                              d: before 1945, Chariton, Lucas, Iowa

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Cora Gilbert-12795

                              b: about 1880, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Effie Gilbert-12796

                              b: 13 October 1882, Iowa, United States

                              d: 18 April 1978, Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Pearl Gilbert-12797

                              b: November 1885, Kansas, United States

                              d: before 1945, St. Paul, Minnesota

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Milly F Gilbert-12798

                              b: September 1893, Iowa, United States

                              d: 10 September 1935, Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Maisey M Gilbert-12799

                              b: 26 August 1899, Wayne, Monroe, Iowa, United States

                              d: September 1984

. . . . . . . . . . 3-William F Thompson-12625

                    b: 8 February 1861, Iowa, United States

                    d: 6 May 1942, Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, USA

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ralph Thompson-12890

                              b: about 1905, Wendell Township, Thomas, Kansas

. . . . . . . . . . 3-George E Thompson-12626

                    b: March 1863, Iowa, United States

                    d: 1937

. . . . . . . . . . +Lillie M. -12801

                    b: April 1872, Kansas, United States

                    m: 23 July 1890, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States

                    d: 1939

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Carlyle Edwin Thompson-12802

                              b: 1912

                              d: October 1953, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Andrew L Thompson-12627

                    b: 28 September 1865, Iowa, United States

                    d: 26 August 1950, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Kate C Adams-12820

                    b: about 1886, Kansas, United States

                    m: 24 February 1903, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Glen E Thompson-12821

                              b: 23 December 1903, Montana, United States

                              d: 23 September 1972, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Gladys I Thompson-12822

                              b: 1908, Montana, United States

                              d: 1997

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Bonnie Thompson-12823

                              b: 1913, Montana, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Ulyssus Grant Thompson-12628

                    b: 29 June 1867, Iowa, United States

                    d: 6 May 1956, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Lillian Edith Cole-12803

                    b: 1 July 1869, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States

                    m: 16 December 1888, Reynolds, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States

                    d: 4 September 1930, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Thressa Viola Thompson-12804

                              b: 15 January 1890, Republic, Kansas, United States

                              d: 17 September 1970, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Nellie M Thompson-12805

                              b: 17 February 1893, Iowa, United States

                              d: 19 May 1923, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Goldie Fay Thompson-12806

                              b: 4 December 1894, Washington Township, Adams, Iowa, United States

                              d: 9 July 1957, Los Angeles, California, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Francis Muriel Thompson-12807

                              b: 6 December 1896, Eureka, Fremont, Iowa, United States

                              d: 25 September 1987, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Franklin B Thompson-12819

                              b: 7 January 1901, Kansas, United States

                              d: 21 January 1932, Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Moris Thompson-12808

                              b: 1 September 1905, Munden, Kansas

                              d: 10 November 1968, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Dorris Lillian Thompson-12809

                              b: 1 September 1905, Kansas, United States

                              d: 5 November 1959

. . . . . . . . . . +Mrs Pearl Peck-12855

                    b: 5 September 1884, Laclede, Missouri, United States

                    m: 13 March 1933, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States

                    d: 24 March 1952, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Concordia, Cloud, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Cornelius Runnels Thompson-12825

                    b: 22 March 1869

                    d: 12 November 1937, Creston, Union, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Annie Keinberry-12826

                    b: 1869

                    m: 29 November 1892, Corning, Adams, Iowa

                    d: 1948

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Clifford Thompson-12828

                              b: September 1893, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ransom Cleve Thompson-12829

                              b: 23 August 1895, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Hurley F Thompson-12830

                              b: January 1898, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Nelia Doris Thompson-12831

                              b: 30 September 1899, Iowa, United States

                              d: 6 March 1997

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Raydene Thompson-12832

                              b: 1916, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Luella Thompson-12827

                    b: 8 February 1875, Monroe, Iowa, United States

                    d: 25 January 1951, Bridgewater, Adair, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +James Clinton Hight-12833

                    b: 1871, Iowa, United States

                    m: 23 December 1900, Carbon, Adams, Iowa

                    d: 1956

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-George T Hight-12838

                              b: 24 November 1902, Iowa, United States

                              d: November 1983

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Charles Elmer Hight-12837

                              b: 16 October 1904, Carl, Adams, Iowa, United States

                              d: 6 July 1944, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Cleo M Hight-12835

                              b: 15 January 1906, Iowa, United States

                              d: 15 March 1913

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Harold Ford Hight-12834

                              b: 1909, Iowa, United States

                              d: 28 February 1990

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Hazel Hight-12836

                              b: 26 July 1910, Carl, Adams, Iowa, United States

                              d: 24 May 2002, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

. . . . . 2-Levi I. Thompson-4608

          b: 8 May 1826

          d: 4 July 1828

. . . . . 2-Martha Jane Thompson-4606

          b: 5 December 1828

          d: 4 April 1848

. . . . . +Alexander Van Winkle-8922

          m: 15 March 1846, Wapello, Iowa, United States

. . . . . 2-Andrew J. Thompson-4603

          b: 10 February 1832

. . . . . 2-Mary Elizabeth Thompson-4604

          b: 7 April 1834

          d: 5 November 1917, Custer, Nebraska, United States

. . . . . +Henry Evans-4518

          b: 21 December 1827, Warrick, Indiana, United States

          m: 22 August 1850, Wapello, Iowa, United States

          d: 8 July 1909, Custer, Nebraska, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Minnie Evans-22932

                    d: Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Jacob Andrew Evans-12636

                    b: 1 June 1851, Wapello, Iowa, United States

                    d: 3 February 1943, Custer, Nebraska, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Pauline Schreyer-12897

                    b: 1871

                    m: 20 October 1920, Custer, Nebraska, United States

                    d: 1954

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Matilda Evans-12637

                    b: 4 December 1853, Iowa, United States

                    d: 5 August 1920, Broken Bow, Custer, Nebraska, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Jesse Gandy-12644

                    m: 10 May 1872, Carl, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Viola E Evans-12638

                    b: 7 October 1855, Wayne, Iowa, United States

                    d: 10 October 1921,  Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +John J Stivers-12645

                    b: 1850

                    m: 7 February 1875, Carl Township, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    d: 7 February 1917

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Grace Dell Stivers-12898

                              b: 20 March 1889,  Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska, United States

                              d: 25 June 1961, Ada, Idaho, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Francis Walter Stivers-12899

                              b: 19 May 1895,  Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska, United States

                              d: 5 February 1968,  Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-James M Evans-12648

                    b: about 1858, Iowa, United States

                    d: before 1909

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Dora C Evans-12639

                    b: 3 April 1860, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    d: 19 January 1908, Custer, Nebraska, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Silas Doan-12646

                    m: 8 August 1881, Kansas

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Frank Doan-12968

                              b: May 1891, Nebraska, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-John F Evans-12640

                    b: 15 February 1862, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    d: 27 March 1936

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Frank W Evans-12641

                    b: 14 December 1863

                    d: 1 January 1909, New Mexico, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Isaac Edward C. Evans-12642

                    b: 13 December 1865

                    d: 20 February 1943

. . . . . . . . . . +Margaret B -12969

                    b: about 1869, Kentucky, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Lillie Belle Evans-12643

                    b: 30 March 1867, Carroll, Iowa, United States

                    d: 22 March 1939, Custer, Nebraska, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +John Huston Price-12647

                    b: 16 April 1862, Ohio, United States

                    m: 15 August 1880, Broken Bow, Custer, Nebraska, United States

                    d: 1 April 1929, Custer, Nebraska, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Josiah Henry Price-12970

                              b: 26 October 1890, Broken Bow, Custer, Nebraska, United States

                              d: 4 July 1930, Custer, Nebraska, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Mary Martha Price-12982

                              b: 14 November 1891, Custer, Nebraska, United States

                              d: 27 October 1892, Kansas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Edward Huston Price-12971

                              b: 19 August 1893, Nebraska, United States

                              d: 23 June 1973, Nyssa, Malheur, Oregon, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Bryan Reed Price-12972

                              b: 29 August 1896, Nebraska, United States

                              d: 24 January 1968

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Mattie May Price-12973

                              b: 8 August 1899, Nebraska, United States

                              d: 30 December 1991,  Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Theressa B Price-12974

                              b: 17 June 1901, Nebraska, United States

                              d: 21 April 1993

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Charles Evan Price-12975

                              b: 9 January 1904, Broken Bow, Custer, Nebraska, United States

                              d: 10 April 1952, Nyssa, Malheur, Oregon, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ira Walter Price-12976

                              b: 18 August 1906, Broken Bow, Custer, Nebraska, United States

                              d: 25 June 1976, Nyssa, Malheur, Oregon, United States

. . . . . 2-John L. “John Lou” Thompson-4581

          b: 6 March 1836, Indiana, United States

          d: 9 December 1917, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . +Martha Ingersoll-4563

          b: 21 March 1852, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States

          m: 22 June 1871, Adams, Iowa, United States

          d: 14 May 1936, Mount Etna, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Vinnie Gay Thompson-4592

                    b: about 1872, Iowa, United States

                    d: 24 September 1949, Bedford, Taylor, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Thomas Cephas Davis-12761

                    m: 5 August 1896, Mount Etna, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Paul Kenneth Davis-12984

                              b: 2 July 1897, Washington Township, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ray C Davis-12985

                              b: September 1898, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Earl Thomas Davis-12986

                              b: December 1899, Iowa, United States

                              d: 6 October 1936, Corning, Adams, Iowa

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Carl Davis-12983

                              b: December 1899

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Annis Bell Thompson-4543

                    b: 3 April 1874, Iowa, United States

                    d: 1951

. . . . . . . . . . +John M. Sterns-12652

                    b: 6 November 1875

                    m: 16 March 1898, Mount Etna, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    d: 4 February 1941, Mount Etna, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Verena Marie Stearns-12989

                              b: January 1899, Mount Etna, Adams, Iowa, United States

                              d: 1992

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Velma Pauline Sterns-12991

                              b: 1900, Kalispell, Montana

                              d: 1980

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Martha Francena Sterns-12993

                              b: 1902

                              d: 1996

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ruth Flossie Sterns-12994

                              b: 17 January 1904, Eureka, Lincoln, Montana, United States

                              d: 14 May 1998

. . . . . . . . . . 3-James Clifton Thompson-4520

                    b: 18 January 1877, Iowa, United States

                    d: January 1963

. . . . . . . . . . 3-George Taylor Thompson-4591

                    b: 9 August 1882, Iowa, United States

                    d: 9 July 1957, Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Pearl Ward-13016

                    b: about 1881

                    m: 25 December 1908, Adair, Missouri, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Georgia P Thompson-13017

                              b: 26 September 1912, Mount Etna, Adams, Iowa, United States

                              d: 4 January 1997

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Hattie Sylvia Thompson-4517

                    b: 24 February 1886, Mount Etna, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    d: April 1980

. . . . . . . . . . +Joseph Leonard Fischer-12650

                    m: 20 December 1905, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Charles Leland Fischer-13011

                              b: 10 October 1906, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Iceman Lotta Hickman-12649

                    m: 27 November 1918, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Kenneth Hickman-13012

                              b: 1924

                              d: 17 July 1944

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Dallas H Hickman-13015

                              b: 24 February 1927, Iowa, United States

                              d: 17 November 2006

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Charles Francis Thompson-4550

                    b: September 1889, Iowa, United States

                    d: 1963

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Robert Lloyd Thompson-4529

                    b: 28 September 1889, Washington Township, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    d: 23 September 1958, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Ruby _____-13006

                    b: about 1908, Grundy, Colorado

                    m: 28 March 1938, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Robert Thompson-13007

                              b: about 1939, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Ethel Elvereen Thompson-4585

                    b: 19 October 1892, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    d: 7 April 1982

. . . . . . . . . . +_____ Gossard-12653

. . . . . . . . . . +Samuel Gossard-12651

                    b: 15 July 1883

                    m: 18 December 1912, Carl Township, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    d: 1960

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Elsie R Gossard-13004

                              b: 8 November 1913, Washington Township, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ralph Owen Gossard-12998

                              b: 1914

                              d: 1945

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Robert James Gossard-12999

                              b: 6 October 1917, Mount Etna, Adams, Iowa, United States

                              d: 2014

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Alice Lucy Gossard-13000

                              b: 21 December 1918, Opal, Meade, South Dakota, United States

                              d: 28 January 1996

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Thomas Burton Gossard-13001

                              b: 18 March 1920, Opal, Meade, South Dakota, United States

                              d: 29 May 2013, Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Dorpha M Gossard-13002

                              b: 1923, Opal, Meade, South Dakota, United States

. . . . . 2-Francis Marion Thompson-2043

          b: 16 April 1838, Warrick, Indiana, United States

          d: 4 January 1921

. . . . . +Martha Schooling-8277

          b: 30 December 1845

          m: 1866

          d: 8 June 1942, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Rhoda Thompson-4610

                    b: 24 January 1867, Iowa, United States

                    d: 21 February 1951, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Harrison Hagen Powell-12659

                    b: 4 August 1860, Mount Etna, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    m: 7 March 1886, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    d: 11 March 1944, Massena Township, Cass, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Francis F Powell-12661

                              b: 1887

                              d: 1888

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Millie Mae Powell-12662

                              b: August 1888

                              d: 1952

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Emery Leon Powell-12663

                              b: September 1890

                              d: 1964

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Infant Powell-12664

                              b: 1893

                              d: 1893

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-James Marion Powell-13019

                              b: September 1894, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Alton Sanford Powell-12665

                              b: November 1899

                              d: 1962

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Irl Powell-12666

                              b: 1902

                              d: 1914

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Roscoe Cleve Powell-12667

                              b: October 1904

                              d: 1921

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ralph Kenneth Powell-12668

                              b: 1910

                              d: 1986

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Lourie J. Thompson-4599

                    b: 3 April 1868, Iowa, United States

                    d: 30 December 1952

. . . . . . . . . . +Estella M Enbody-13021

                    b: about 1885, Nebraska, United States

                    m: 29 June 1904, Fremont, Nebraka

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Pearl Elizabeth Thompson-13022

                              b: 10 July 1905, Washington Township, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Lourie Taylor Thompson-13023

                              b: 6 March 1908, Washington, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Charles Newton Thompson-4611

                    b: about 1870, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    d: 15 April 1948, Modesto, Stanislaus, California, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Nora Allison-12654

                    b: 1877, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    m: 3 July 1892, Carbon, Adams, Iowa

                    d: 1896

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Pearlie M Thompson-13025

                              b: December 1894

                              d: 1895

. . . . . . . . . . +Mary Elizabeth Johnston-13024

                    b: 1877

                    m: 4 May 1901

                    d: 1962

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Forest B Thompson-13026

                              b: 1902, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Lowrie Chester Thompson-23234

                              b: 1910, Iowa, United States

                              d: 6 April 2005, Modesto, Stanislaus, California, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Lewis Thompson-4612

                    b: 11 June 1872, Iowa, United States

                    d: 28 December 1899, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Mary Elizabeth Johnston-13024

                    b: 1877

                    m: 10 November 1895, Iowa, United States

                    d: 1962

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Alvah Francis Thompson-23237

                              b: 2 March 1899, Mount Etna, Adams, Iowa, United States

                              d: 6 April 1900, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Paulina B Thompson-23238

                              b: 10 April 1896, Iowa, United States

                              d: 11 April 1896, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Almira Thompson-4613

                    b: 7 February 1874, Iowa, United States

                    d: 17 October 1961, Cass, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +William W Townsley-12762

                    m: September 1895

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Belva Townsley-13028

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-James O. Townsley-13029

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Emma Townsley-13031

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Francis R Townsley-13032

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Lillie Ethel Townsley-13030

                              b: 13 April 1901, Villisca, Montgomery, Iowa

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-William W Townsley-13033

                              b: 2 March 1910, Lenore, North Dakota

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Milly M. Thompson-4584

                    b: 1876

                    d: 10 March 1877

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Mary E. Thompson-4593

                    b: about 1880, Iowa, United States

                    d: 26 March 1881, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Josie Irena Thompson-4594

                    b: 6 October 1881, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    d: 6 February 1882

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Louisa Winifred Thompson-12655

                    b: 13 January 1883, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Kissler-12763

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Ira Chester Thompson-12656

                    b: 3 December 1884, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    d: 25 February 1960

. . . . . . . . . . +Ethel DeVore-13045

                    m: 25 December 1907

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ada Thompson-13046

                              b: 21 November 1910, Washington Township, Adams, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Kylene Thompson-13047

                              b: 31 January 1915, Mount Etna, Adams, Iowa, United States

                              d: 15 December 2004

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Kenneth Thompson-13050

                              b: 1918, Iowa, United States

                              d: 14 June 1938, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Netta Thompson-13048

                              b: 1926, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Reba Thompson-13049

                              b: 1927, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Jessie P Thompson-12658

                    b: 21 November 1886, Iowa, United States

                    d: 12 May 1946, Glenwoord Springs, Colorado, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Elmer A Stott-12660

                    b: 1884

                    m: 9 October 1907, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    d: 1965

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Charles Louis Stott-13051

                              b: 1908

                              d: 1983

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Emily Pearl Stott-13053

                              b: about 1909, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Guy Wayne Stott-13054

                              b: 10 January 1913, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Manolia I Stott-13052

                              b: 1915

                              d: 1991

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Opal Virginia Stott-13055

                              b: 4 June 1918, Iowa, United States

                              d: 8 March 2000

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Marjorie Stott-13056

                              b: about 1922, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Guy O. Thompson-4596

                    b: 13 November 1888, Mount Etna, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    d: 16 April 1889

. . . . . 2-Sarah Ellen Thompson-1813

          b: 17 February 1841

          d: 16 July 1844

. . . . . 2-James Allen Thompson-4605

          b: 17 February 1841, Indiana, United States

          d: 5 May 1868

. . . . . +Margaret Scott-8923

          m:

. . . . . . . . . . 3-Theresa Pertimma Thompson-12670

                    b: 2 April 1867, Adams, Iowa, United States

                    d: 30 April 1944, Orient, Adair, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . +Alford Frank  Bangenhalt-12671

                    m: 14 March 1886, Iowa, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ralph Owen Bargenholt-23232

                              b: 18 May 1887, Carl, Adams, Iowa, United States

                              d: 8 March 1958, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-John Thompson Bangenhalt-23231

                              b: June 1889, Carbon, Adams, Iowa, United States

Friday Finds

Have you been researching your family history for a while? If so, do you have either photocopies or scanned images from books and other sources buried in your files? Unfortunately, I do.

Thus, I’m using my ‘Friday Finds’ blog posts to not only dig thru those old files and see what I have but to also share those finds with others. Today’s find comes from my folder of Igleheart research. My 4th great grandfather, John Thompson, married Sarah Iglehart in 1820 in Ohio county, Kentucky. At some point I found the book, Ohio County Kentucky Records Volume 1 by Michael L. Cook and Bettie A. Cummings Cook. Unfortunately, I didn’t photocopy a table of contents or introduction. Based on the pages I did photocopy, this book appears to be a transcription of marriage records.

Page 49 – Marriage Records
Groom Bride Marriage Official
Igleheart, Benjamin T Tichenor, Lucinda November 22, 1876
Igleheart, Dennis Humphries, Winnie P. March 23, 1815
Igleheart Henry D. Bennett, Amelia Ann December 10, 1834 by William Sandefu
Igleheart Henry N. Bell, Eliza October 5, 1853
Igleheart, Jacob Tichenor, Ann September 17, 1829 by Wililam DOwns
bond Timothy Tichenor
Igleheart, James B. Humphrey, Sally no date by James Davis
Ministers return November 7, 1813
Igleheart, Jame sB Humphrey, P. J. November 1,4 1863 by John Davis
Bond: Dan Humphrey
Igleheart, John Conditt, Emaline November 29, 1832 by William Downs
Bond: Jacob Conditt
Igleheart, John C. Prewett, Pelina E. November 29 1862
Igleheart, John C Tichenor, Martha E May 6, 1875
Igleheart, Levi J Chapman, Louvina September 9, 1861
Iglehart, Moses C. Bennett, Hannah A March 14, 1857
Igleheart, R. T. Pruden, Lucy C. January 31, 1876
Igleheart, Silvester Condict, Rhoda E November 18, 1872
Igleheart, Thomas Warden, Nancy February 17, 1835 by William DOwns
Bond James Warden
Igleheart, Thomas N. Igleheart, Eliza March 16, 1826 by J. Tichenor
Bond: J. Igleheart
Iglehart, Thomas N. Warden, Nancy March 19, 1835
Igleheart, Warren L. Igleheart, Jane August 13, 1879
Iglehart, William Conditt, Rhoda November 1, 1827 by George McNeilly
Bond: William Condit

page 94
Groom Bride Marriage Official
Thompson, Drury Roby, Jane December 15, 1870
Thomson, Franklin (col) Lindley, Sophia September 30, 1870
Thompson, Henry Harris, Mahala July 24, 1832 by Bluford Henry
Bond: J. Berryman
Thomson, Henry Bell, Catherine January 8, 1844
Tomson, John Igleheart, Sarah February 1, 1820 by T. Taylor
Bond: Jacob Igleheart
Thompson, Nelson Owen, Nelson January 9, 1854
Thomson, R. B. Duke, Sarah A March 10, 1859

Page 10
Bennett, James Iglehart, Julia no date by Benjamin Talbert
Ministers return September 14, 1817
Bennett, James Moore, Rebecca January 13, 1838 by B. Burden
Bond: Jacob Igleheart

page 64
Miller, Hiram Iglehart, Matilda September 4, 1828 by J. Tichenor
Bond: Jacob Iglehart

page [65]
Moore, David Iglehart, Rebecca May 23, 1833 by William DOwns
Bond: Jacob Iglehart

INDEX
IGLEHART
Ann 86
Delila V 102
Eliza 4, 49
Emma 71
Jane 49
Janet 64
Julia 10
Julian 7
Martha 86
Matilda 4, 64
Nancy S. 22
Polly 9
Rebecca 66
Rebecca I. 80
Rhoda 28
Sallie C. 11
Sarah 90, 94
Sarah M. 74
Sue M. 15

Thompson, Thomson
Annie J. 31
Catherine 44
Hetty (Catherine) 31
Manerva Jne 99
Margaret 11
Margaret B. 41
Mary 59
Mary Ann 34
Mary L. 37

It also appears that I was not aware of the FAN club method of researching since I did not photocopy all of the pages for the Igleheart or Thompson brides. Fortunately, others have submitted transcriptions of the marriage records to the Genweb archives for Ohio County AND those pages are still available on the Internet!

• ‘I’ Surnames – MARRIAGES: 1795 – 1905, Ohio County, Kentucky, submitted by Joe Taylor
• ‘T’ Surnames – MARRIAGES: 1795-1905, Ohio County, Kentucky, submitted by Joe Taylor
• ‘I’ Surnames – Ohio County KY Marriages submitted by Brenda Jordan Raymond
• ‘T’ Surnames – Ohio County KY Marriages submitted by Brenda Jordan Raymond

I also found a PDF file titled: Ohio County Unindexed Marriages by Jerry Long. Unfortunately, I did not find a digital copy of the book, Ohio County Kentucky Records Volume 1. According to World Cat, a copy of Ohio County Kentucky Records is in the Midwest Genealogy Center.

This index of marriage records will help me locate the records of these marriages in the county records. While I need to search for the marriage records for the siblings of John Thompson and Sarah Igleheart, I already have the record of their marriage.

I certify that the following persons have been married this year viz
John Tomson to Sarah Iglehart on the 1st day of February 1820

Given under my hand the first day of ? 1820
Thos Taylor

Ohio, Kentucky, Marriage Bonds, V. A-F 1808-1865:Vol. A page 39, image 74, John Tomson – Sarah Iglehart, 1 Feb 1820; digital image, Clerk of the County Court, Morgantown, Kentucky. film 494956 DGS 6463424. digital image. Family Search (www.familysearch.org: accessed Sept 2018).

Oaken Heart

Do you have goals for your genealogy research? Are you making progress on those goals? I have to admit that I’m not making much progress on my goals. Lately, I’ve been researching the descendants of John Thompson and Sarah Iglehart. Even though this research is slow, it will hopefully help identify my Thompson and Evans DNA matches.

At times, I get bored with the monotony of adding children, census and Find a Grave records. During those times, I often research county records or follow hints for my 3rd or 4th great grandparents. In other words, I follow those ‘shiny bright objects’. Until recently, I felt somewhat guilty about these diversions. That was until I watched a recent video by Amy Johnson Crow titled, “My Most Controversial Genealogy Advice”

Now, I don’t feel guilty about diverting from my descendancy research. And that diversion led me to some really interesting information about my Igleheart ancestry.

My ancestor, John Thompson (1797-1857) married Sarah Iglehart in 1820 in Ohio County, Kentucky. Sarah was the daughter of Jacob Iglehart and Ann Beall. One of the hints for Sarah Iglehart was a photo of a newspaper clipping about the Jacob Igleheart family.

Fortunately, this article had enough information to allow me to locate the article and an article with additional information about the Igleheart family.

The Ohio County Times (Hartford, Kentucky)
April 6, 1972
page 15

The Family Tree
By Mrs. Agnes D. Ashby of Centertown

Jacob Igleheart
Jacob Igleheart was born in Maryland on March 30, 1774. He was the brother of John J. These 2 brothers came to Ohio County in 1816. Jacob was married twice, first to Anna Beall and by her he had 8 children:
Julia Ann was born November 8, 1798 and died March 1, 1861. She was married on September 14, 1817 to James Bennett. He was the son of Thomas and Nancy Ann (Tillet) Bennett. They had 8 children:
Samuel Bennett was born July 5, 1830 and died February 20, 1898. He married Fannie Ann Brown who was born February 26, 12837 and died August 12, 1920. She was the daughter of Isaac and Sally (Tichenor) Brown. This family I gave some time ago.
Charles Bennett
James S. Bennett
Jacob T. Bennett was born November 127, 1837 and married Fannie Jagoe on September 23, 1859. They had: Mary who married Richard Tichenor, Horace who married Sudie White, Lola who married Herman Render, Nancy who married Sciota Hocker, William who never married and Nellie who married W. E. Pate.
Mary Jane Bennett married George W. Barnard. These 5 lived in Ohio county
Alfred Bennett married Anna W. Igleheart.
Matilda Bennett married Joseph. These lived in Warwick County, Indiana.

2. Sallie Igleheart ws born November 24, 1800 and died February 5, 187. She married John Thompson on February 1, 1820. They resided in Warrick County, Indiana, then onto Iowa. Their children were William T., Jacob, Benjamine F., Martha John, Jackson, Mary, Marion, and James.
3. William B. Igleheart was born March 21, 1802 and married Rhoda Conditt in October of 1827. He was drowned in the Ohio River on April 10, 1828, at the time of the collision between the steam ship “General Carol and Lady Huntley”. They had one daughter, Anna William who married her cousin, Alfred Bennett.
4. Janet Igleheart was born December 21, 1803 and married Jesse B. Miller. They moved to Warwick County, Indiana. She died on February 5, 1843. They married on March 17, 1825 and had 7 children: David L., Jacob H., Isaac N., John, Hester, Jesse Jr., and Janet.
5. Eliza Igleheart was born December 14, 1805 and died August 12, 1834.
6. Jacob Henderson Igleheart was born May 27, 1807 and died in August 1871. He married Anna Tichenor on September 17, 1829 and they had 12 children: William B. was born March 4, 1831 and died December 31, 1921 and married on June 13, 1866 to Davidella Long who was born March 3, 1848 and died February 29, 1908. They had 3 children, Jacob, David and Lula.
   Matilda J. Igleheart married Elias Atherton and had William. They lived in Central City and Jacob died in youth.
7. Rebecca Urusla Igleheart was born in 1836 and married John Plain Rowe. They had Richard Perry, James A., Jacob and Robert Rowe.
8. Levi Judson Igleheart was born November 25, 1838 and was married on September 9, 1861 to Louvenia Chapman. She was the daughter of Ellis and Nancy (Southard) Chapman. They had 4 children: Ellis F., was born September 25, 1862 and died in 1864; William was born December 8, 1864 and died in 1945; Ada – was born May 15, 1867 and died October 12, 1925; and Ettie was born April 22, 1871 and died February 20, 1922.
9. John Collins Igleheart was born on November 25, 1840 and died on November 16, 1927. He married Mattie Ellen Pruitt who was born October 20, 1847 and they had 1 child.
10. Nancy Sydney Igleheart was born in 1845 (had a twin sister who died at birth). She married James E. Coleman, son of Nathan and Judith (Southard) Coleman. They had Cortis, Jacob, Mary and Onas.

http://tnh.stparchive.com/Archive/TNH/TNH04061972P15.php?tags=jacob%20igleheart

The next week, another column appeared in the paper with additional information about the Igleheart family.

The Family Tree
The Ohio County Times (Hartford, Kentucky)
April 13, 1972 page 13

Jacob Igleheart Family

Last week I gave among others, the children of Jacob T and Fannie (Jagoe) Bennett and omitted A. Lee Bennett, a school teacher. He married but had not children.
Also see more notes on family of George W. Barnard and wife Mary Jane Bennett. They had a son Herman W. who was born February 14, 1875 near Smallhouse and died in Bowling Green, Ky. July 23, 1964 at home of his son, Jacob H. Barnard and buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. He married Amelia R. Summers who preceded him in death February 1962. Other survivors were Boggess W. Barnard, 3 daughters Mrs. Georgia Zanger, Miss Mary W. Barnard and Mrs. Jane Williams of Los Angeles, California.
The numbers in last week’s paper were slightly mixed. The last listed was Nancy Sydney Igleheart, daughter of Jacob H. and Anna Tichenor. Next in order of birth was Edwin Macay Igleheart, born November 23, 1847 who moved to Oklahoma and had Orville H. Millie M., Ursula Bell, Jacob Henderson, Bessie Grover C., Samuel DeWett, and Rosie B. then March 15, 1851, Sallie Christine Igleheart was born. She died July 2, 1885. She married 1st day of March, 1876 to Thomas Bishop. They had Rada and Minnie.
My near neighbor, years ago, was Lula Melvin Igleheart, born in 1854 and married Elijah Collins Brown, son of Robert and Lucinda (Ashby) Brown. I am sorry, but I have few dates. Igleheart material was given to me in 1957 and put aside and not filled in. They had Justson and William twins. Jutson never married and neither did his brother, Hardin, so many considered. Jut and Hardin twins. Another brother was Otis. Then, Lizzie, Ora, and Ida. Ora, who married Luther Addington is the only one living.
Other descendants of Jacob were James Wade, Betsy, Mary and Benjamine Tolbert Igleheart. Benjamine, born February 17, 1835, 1st married in 1860 to Catherine Patterson of Bullitt County, Kentucky. They had Clinton, Deborah, Harvey, Archie and Clark. His 2nd marriage was to Mrs. Lucy A. (Tichenor) Tichenor and by her he had Eunice.

http://tnh.stparchive.com/Archive/TNH/TNH04131972P13.php?tags=jacob%20igleheart

Curious to see what else I could find about the Igleheart family, I did a Google search and uncovered a reference to a book titled ‘Oaken Heart’. This book was compiled by Donald and Clara Cureton of Evansville, Indiana. Thankfully, it is available on FamilySearch.

According to the book, the surname Igleheart means Oaken Heart and had its origins during the Third Crusade.

The Third Crusade was then organized under Philip Augustus of
France, Richard Coeur-de-·Lion England, and Frederick Barbar­ossa, the German ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. The English and French Knights went to the Holy land by sea, but the Germans marched overland by way of Constatinople and forced their way through Asia Min0r toward Jerusalem, following the course which Alexander the Great had taken centuries before. The German knights defeated the Turks at Iconium in Asia Minor and marched on to Antioch. While camping for the night at river Calycidnus, the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, fatigued by the day’s march in the heat, ventured to swim in ·the river and was swept away by the cold swift water and drowned. It is noteworthy that Alexander the Great, swimming in the same river, was also swept downstream but fortunately was rescued by his companions. The river, fed by the snows of the Anat0lian mountains is notorious for ite chilling· cold water and treacherous currents. After recovering the body 0f their Emperor, the German crusaders occupied Antioch, where Barbarossa’s remains were embalmed and returned to Germany. They were buried in a cave in the Lyffhauser forest, where it is said that he will sleep until the ravens no longer fly over the mountain forests. Then he will awaken and restore the Golden Age

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of the Holy Roman Empire. In accordance with the wish of the Emperor, his heart was removed from his body, embalmed and placed in a small oaken casket to be taken to Jerusalem to be buried in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. the casket was entrusted to one of the most faithful knights of his bodyguard, who overcame all obstacles and, upon reaching the Holy City, was chivalrously permitted to deposit the heart of the Emperor in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Having accomplished his mission, the gallent knight returned to Saxony, where he was designated the knight of the oaken heart — in German von Eichelhardt. In 1309, a date which often is used on the family coat-of arms, one of his descendants was confirmed as a count of the Holy Roman Empire.

https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/588673/?offset=1#page=5&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=Thompson

Unfortunately my adventure into Igleheart family information has not uncovered a family crest with the 1309 year on it. However, I now have quite a bit of information to verify for my ancestor Sarah Iglehart Thompson, her parents Jacob and Ann (Beall) Iglehart and her siblings.

Whether the story about the Crusades has any truth to it or not, this was a fun and interesting side adventure.

Friday Finds

Do you have ‘same name’ struggles with your family history research? Regular readers of this blog will realize that I struggle with several men named James Crawford living in the same vicinity at the same time. However, that is not the only instance of ‘same name’ issues in my tree.

My third great grandfather, William Thompson was born in 1820 in Ohio and married in Warrick County Indiana before migrating to Wapello County, Iowa where he died. Also living in Wapello County, Iowa is another William Thompson. This William was born in 1818 in Ireland, married in Coshocton County Ohio and died in Wapello County, Iowa.

As I was digging thru my old Thompson files for Iowa, I found two pdf documents that are for the family of this second William Thompson. Unfortunately, I don’t have much sourcing information on these documents.

The first document is the will for Mrs. Polly Thompson. If one was not aware of these two separate families, one might assume that this will was for my third great grandmother, Polly Ann Evans Thompson. Fortunately, I have identified the children of my William and Polly Thompson:

• Sarah Jane Thompson Briles (1843-1930)
• John Evans Thompson (1845-1918)
• William R. THompson (1848-1922)
• Martha E. Thompson Ingersoll (1850-1929)
• Julia A. Thompson (1853-1887)
• Amanda Ellen Thompson Goudy (1854-1907)
• Arcena M. Thompson Harper (1858-1928)
• Polly Ann Thompson Ricket (1860-1942)
• Clara Belle Thompson Goudy (1863-1943)

Knowing the children of my ancestor helps me confirm the will for Mrs. Polly Thompson is not my Polly Ann Evans Thompson since the names of the children to not match.

Last Will and Testament
of
Mrs. Polly Thompson, Dec’d

I, Polly Thompson, aged sixty nine years, residing near Kirk-
ville, in Wapello County, Iowa, widow of the late William Thompson deceased, hereby make and
proclaim this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills, by me at any
time heretofore, made, to-wit;

1 – It is my will that my just debts and funeral expenses be first paid out of my
estate

2 – All of my household goods and household supplies together with my family horse
and carriage, I hereby give and bequeath to y three daughters, Eva J., Fannie L., and Bertha
M. Thompson, share and share alike.

3 – I next give, devise and bequeath to my said three daughters, Eva J., Fannie L. and
Berthas M. Thompson, the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars each[m]to be paid out of my
estate.

4 – I next give to my daughter Hattie E. Simpson, and to my son John Q. Thompson, the
sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars each, to be next paid out of my estate.

5 – All the remainder of my real and personal property of every kind and character,
I give devise ad bequeath to my sons George W. Thompson and James S. Thompson, and to my
three daughters, Eva J. Thompson, Fannie L. Thompson and Bertha M. Thompson, share and share alike.

6 – I hereby constitute and appoint George W. Kirkpatrick residing near Kirkville,
Iowa, executor of this, my last will and Testament, and herby empower him at public or pri-
vate sale, on such terms as may seem to him to be for the best interest of my estate, to
sell all of my personal and real property, of every kind and character whatever, not in-
cluding the bequeathed to my three daughters, in Paragraph No. 2 of this Will, so as to
enable him to distribute the same according tot he terms of this, my will.

Witness m hand at Ottumwa, Iowa, on this July 20th, 1896.

Polly Thompson; Testatrix

We, the undersigned residents of Ottumwa, Iowa, hereby certify that we were present
and saw the testator, Mrs. Polly Thompson, sign and execute the foregoing Will, which she dec
clared to us to be her Last Will and Testament, and that at her request, in her presence,
and in the presence of each other, we hereto sign our names as attesting witnesses, on this
July 20th, 1896

E/ M. Jenison Witness

Hettie Dana Witness

E. E. McElroy

Unfortunately, the Wapello county Iowa will records are locked. Thus, I cannot figure out the source of my document from home. Hopefully, there is enough information in the will for descendants to locate the original.

The second document I have for this family is a photocopy of page 571 from “History of Wapello County” containing the first part of a biography of George Wilber Moore Thompson.

George W. M. Thompson, engaged in – merchandising at
Kirkville, has for a considerable period been closely associated
with the commercial activity of his part of the state, and intelli­-
gently directed effort, unfaltering enterprise and laudable ambi-
­tion have constituted the keynote of his success. He was born in
the Mohawk valley of Coshocton county, Ohio, March 31, 1860.
His father, William Thompson, was a native of Omagh, County
Tyrone, Ireland, and was the son of a Scotch Presbyterian minis-
­ter. The mother of William Thompson was in her maidenhood
Miss Belle Moore, likewise a native of Ireland, and of Scotch
Presbyterian stock. Reared in his native land, William Thomp-
­son came to the United States as a young man and in Ohio was
united in marriage to Polly Hogle, who·was born and reared on
the banks of the Walhonding river in Ohio. She was born of
American parentage. To Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson
came three sons, the brothers of our subject being: John Quigley,
who was assistant attorney general of the United States and died
in 1913, while serving his country in that capacity; and James
Sites, a farmer living near Bancroft, South Dakota. There were
also four daughters in the family: Eva and Fannie, residents of
Kirkville; and Mrs. Harriet Simpson and Mrs .. Bertha Thomp-
son, who are residents of Canton, Kansas.

In die- public schools of his native. county George W. M.
Thompson pursued his education .. · His early experiences were
those which usually fall to the lot of the farm lad, and in early
manhood he took up· the occupation··of farming, which he fol-
1owed for some time. Later, however, he turned his attention to
merchandising, establishing a store in Kirkville, of which he is
still the proprietor. He carries a large and well selected line of

I had better luck locating the biography. It is from volume II of the History of Wapello County, Iowa published in 1914 by The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. A digital copy of the book and thus the biography, can be found on archive.org. The remainder of the biography is on page 572.

Hopefully, by sharing these documents I will help descendants of this other William Thompson with their research. To that end, I am adding a note about the will record to the profile for Mary B. Hogle (Polly Thompson). I also have added source information for the biography to the profile for George W. Thompson.