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Hello other children of Tom.

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Sis Thompson's oldest:
Mike,

The Holidays got in the way of reading posts and replying...........at least that's my story.

.....where at in Indiana? We're Alexandria Thompsons for quite a few generations.......

Most of my Thompsons are in the Lynn, Richmond, Winchester Indiana area. There is indication that my 4th great grandfather Robert W. Thompson (also spelled Thomson) was from North Carolina. He was born in 1777 and died 1848 at 70 yrs 3 months and 13 days. Or so it says on the grave stone in the Bethel Cemetery outside of Lynn. My cousin has 6 or 7 three ring binders full of information on our Thompson family. Pictures, birth certificates, civil war pay stubs,roll calls, land grants on and on.  Haven't found anything on R.W.'s parents though...we keep looking!

I have a family tree on Ancestry.com which is public, have a keek, see if you recognize anyone. It's the Marchand /Thompson tree. I've also posted a smaller version on the genealogy page of this forum.

Good luck and keep on posting!
Sherry

uneven:
Thanks Sherry for that information. My Thompson sticking point is Levi Thompson. I'm interested in his children, but I've had a hard time tracking them. They have very common names. His youngest son Albert is mine but he has an older son James and four daughters, Mary, Emily, Rena Francis and Maddie.

James is terribly hard to track because his names is James. Once he leaves the family..I don't know how to tell him from any other James Thompson at Ancestry.com. Mary is also kind of a non starter. Mary is very common and I'm not sure if she married or whom. Emily was easier because her mom lived with her while she was married. I have some records later in the 1900s of Albert's mom living with another Daughter Rena in Anderson Indiana.

Ironically, Emily's husband last name Silcott is gone at the same time that Levi Thompson also goes missing in the 1880 census, although both women claim married in that census. It did make me wonder if something was going on at that point that would have both men gone. I think Levi may have died in the 1870s but I can't verify it.

I was in contact with the Madison historical society. They provided me with an Ancestry.com record of the Death of a Levi Thompson in 1894. His death is recorded in a different county I believe, which lead me to think that he wasn't my Levi Thompson.

I had to let my Ancestry.com account lapse for a bit, I'll probably pick it back up in the future and take a look at your tree. Maybe I'll try harder to find the Silcott man as well. Maybe he died too and there is some event associated with it. I could always try to order the record of the 1894 Levi Thompson death from the state but it seems like a waste of money if I'm not sure it's him.

Thomas Thompson:
Mike
  I suggest you not discount Levi's death in another county. In my research in Indiana I found my James Thompson died in Cicero IL. he had gone there to open a new jewelry store after selling his Remington IN store. The newspapers were my primary sources - verified by public/ deeds, Redman Lodge reports and his gravestone.
Tom

uneven:
That gives me some hope. I'd like to see him with an 1894 death record because I would be able to contact the county for the full record!

I've wondered if he and his son in law both disappeared from the 1880 census for a reason, but wasn't sure where to search next...Although I guess a search in that county would be worthwhile.

I'll have to check the paper they sent me because I can't remember which county it was right off hand.

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