J. Ross Thompson and Josephine Mayer

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Husband J. Ross Thompson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 6 Dec 1832 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1
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         Father: Hon. James Thompson (1805/1806-1872) 3 4
         Mother: [Unk] Snowden (Abt 1801-Aft 1884) 3

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       Marriage: 1858 1

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Wife Josephine Mayer ¹

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         Father: M. Mayer (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 M W. L. Scott Thompson ⁵

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General Notes: Husband - J. Ross Thompson

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Erie, Erie Co, PA

He was educated in Erie Academy and Princeton College, from which he graduated in 1854. He immediately commenced the study of law; was admitted to the bar in 1858, and began the practice of law in Erie County. In 1859 he was admitted to the Supreme Court, and in 1860 to the United States Court. In 1860 he was engaged as attorney to the Penn. R. R. Co., and beginning in 1870 has held a similar position with the Penn. Co. During Gov. Packer's administration he served as his aide-de-camp, which gave him the military rank of Lieut. Col.; he was subsequently Colonel of the 16th Reg. Col. Thompson was a delegate to the National Convention in 1876; also a member of the Democratic Electoral College in 1880. He was a resident of Erie City beginning in 1843.

His wife died in 1877, leaving a family of seven children.

1 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 962.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 170.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 364.

4 —, Proceedings of the Celebration of the First Centennial of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Franklin, PA: The Venango County Bar Association, 1905), Pg 70.

5 John Miller, 20th Century History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 34.