Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Thompson and Nancy Stoops




Husband John Thompson 1

           Born: 6 Apr 1833 - County Down, Ireland
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           Died: Bef 1909
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         Father: Isaac Thompson (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Bailey (      -      ) 2


       Marriage: 1859 2



Wife Nancy Stoops 1 2 3

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         Father: Philip Stoops (      -      ) 1 4 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Vanderlin (      -      ) 1 4 5




Children
1 M James B. Thompson 2

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2 M Henry Thompson 2

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3 M William Thompson 2

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4 F Della Thompson 2

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5 F Elizabeth Thompson 2

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General Notes: Husband - John Thompson

Concord Twp, Butler Co, PA
He was born in Down county, Ireland, and when fourteen years of age came to the United States with his parents. After some time spent at Kensington furnace, they settled in Washington township, Butler county, where both his father and mother died. He was reared on the farm and received a common school education. In 1859 he married and in September, 1864, he enlisted in Com­pany G, Fiftieth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served with his regiment in the siege and capture of Petersburg. He was honorably discharged in June, 1865, and participated in the grand review at Washington. He returned to his home and resided there until 1881, in which year he purchased and located on a farm in Concord township. Politically, he was a Republican, and a member of the G. A. R.

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Sources


1 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 792.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1041.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 382.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 182, 382.

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1317.


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