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BIOGRAPHIES
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A Twentieth Century History of
Hardin County, Ohio
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Publ. The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago
1910
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EDDIE G. THOMPSON,
of Goshen township, Hardin county, Ohio, is a representative of
one of the old pioneer families of Hardin county. David
Thompson, his great-grandfather, was a Virginian who came
west to Ohio in 1832 and settled in Hardin county. In 1834
he purchased a farm of Champness Terry in Goshen
township, which has since been in the family, having passed to
his son, David and later to his grandson, also named
David. The first David Thompson married
Nancy Anderson, and the children of their union were Ann,
Martha, James, John, Jacob and David. Their
third born died in infancy, unnamed.
The youngest of the children above named, David,
was the grandfather of the subject of this sketch. He was
twice married. In 1852 he wedded Margaret
Shriner, who bore him nine children: Eleanor,
Frank, Anna M., Albert, Henry W.,
Louis M., Nora, David and James.
In 1872 he married Mrs. Mary A. Bates, and three children
were born to them: Mary A., George H. and David
D., of whom only the last named is living. The father
was a soldier in the Civil war, serving as a member of Company
A, One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of
which his brother John also was a member. David
Thompson had a large tract of land lying in Hardin and
Wyandot counties, and at his death left to each of his children
eighty acres.
Frank Thompson, the second born of David's
children was the father of Eddie G. He was born in
Wyandot county, Ohio, Jan. 1, 1856, and died Dec. 8, 1895.
He married Miss Harriet James, who was born in Noble
county, Ohio, in 1855, and they became the parents of three
children: Flora E., Eddie G. and Omer J.
Eddie G. Thompson was born Nov. 9, 1880, in the
township in which he now lives, and where he is regarded as one
of the practical farmers of his section of the country. He
owns and operates eighty acres of choice land, and he is a
Republican in politics.
On Apr. 2, 1902, Mr. Thompson married Miss
Birtie Hamilton, who was born in Goshen township, Hardin
county, Sept. 12, 1886, a daughter of James and Annie
Hamilton, and they have three children: Mabel M.,
James F. and Ray.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago - 1910.
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HOWARD E. THOMPSON
- It is gratifying to note those instances
where native sons of Hardin county have been able here to find
ample opportunity and scope for effective activity in
connections with practical industrial and business enterprises,
and one of this number who is well entitled to consideration in
this publication is Howard E. Thompson, who is one of the
successful and progressive farmers and stock growers of the
county and who owns and resides upon the fine old homestead farm
in Marion township, which was the place of his nativity.
He was born on this farm on the 23d of March, 1861, and is a son
of Henry F. and Catherine J. (McGinnis) Thompson, the
former of whom was born in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, and
the latter in Ross county, Ohio, where her parents settled in
the pioneer days. The marriage of Henry F. Thompson and
Catherine J. McGinnis was solemnized in Kenton, Hardin
county, on the 31st of July, 1851, and they established their
home on the farm now owned by their son Howard E., whose
name initiates this review. The father reclaimed the farm
from the virgin forest and developed the same into one of the
valuable properties of this favored section of the state.
He became one of the honored and influential citizens of Marion
township, taking an active part in the civic and material
development and upbuilding of his section of the county and ever
holding the implicit confidence and esteem of his fellow men.
He was one of the sterling pioneer citizens of Hardin county,
whither he came with his parents in the year 1833, and the
McGinnis family located in this county in 1844, so that the
subject of this review is a scion of pioneer stock in both
paternal and maternal lines. Henry F. Thompson was
a Republican in his political proclivities and his religious
faith was that of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which his
widow has long been a devoted member also. He was summoned
to the life eternal on the 18th of August, 1903, and his widow
still resides on the old homestead, which is endeared to her by
the hallowed memories and association of the past. Of
their eleven children only three are living, Howard E.
being the youngest of the number; Dr. Frank B. Thompson
is a representative physician and surgeon of Lafayette, Indiana;
and Emma is the wife of James Conner of Alger,
Hardin county, Ohio. The honored father was seventy-nine
years of age at the time of his death. The mother was born
in Ross county, this state, on the 26th of February, 1829, and
is thus more than eighty years of age at the time of this
writing, in 1910, being well preserved in both physical and
mental faculties. Her father was a cabinet maker by trade
but was engaged in farming in Ross county at the time of her
birth. When she was a girl the family moved to a small
pioneer village in Ross county, and there she attended school
until the removal of the family to Hardin county, her father
having in the meanwhile been engaged in the manufacturing of
furniture on a modest scale.
Howard E. Thompson grew to maturity under the
beneficent discipline of the home farm and in the meanwhile he
continued to attend the district schools until he was about
eighteen years of age, thus laying adequate foundation for the
excellent practical knowledge and broad general information
which he has since gained in the school of experience. His
entire active career has been one of consecutive and successful
identification with the great basic industries of agriculture
and stock-growing, and his efforts in this line have been almost
entirely confined to the splendid old homestead farm on which he
was born and of which he is now the fortunate owner, having
purchased the place before the death of his honored father.
The farm is improved with excellent buildings and its facilities
and accessories are of the best modern type, indicating the
progressive ideas and productive thrift of the owner. The
farm comprises one hundred and sixty-eight acres of most fertile
land and is devoted to diversified agriculture and to the
raising of excellent grades of live stock.
In politics Mr. Thompson accords an unwavering
allegiance to the Republican party,. and he has been an active
worker in its local ranks. He has served as a member of
the board of trustees of Marion township and is known as a
liberal and public spirited citizen, - one who is ever ready to
lend his influence and co-operation in the promotion of measures
and enterprises for the general good of the community. He
is affiliated with Ada Lodge, No. 344. Free and Accepted
Masons, and with Ada Chapter Lodge, No. 344. Free and
Accepted Masons, and with Ada Chapter No. 138, Royal Arch
Masons, at Ada, this county, and both he and his wife are
affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church at Marysville.
On the 23rd of June, 1880, was recorded the marriage of
Mr. Thompson to Miss Ida M. Conner, who was born
in Allen county, Ohio, on the 15th of February, 1862, and who is
a daughter of the late Abraham Conner, a representative
farmer of this section of the state. She received
excellent educational advantages and is a woman of gracious
personality, making the attractive family home a center of
generous hospitality. Mr and Mrs. Thompson
have two children: Martin, who was born Dec. 2, 1884, and
who is associated in the work and management of the home farm,
married Miss Effie Campbell and they have two children -
Marvin and Elwood; Mabel, who was born on the 25th
of August, 1884, remains at the parental home and is a teacher
of music, having received excellent advantages in her musical
work and is an accomplished performer on the piano.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of
Hardin County, Ohio - Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing
Company - Chicago - 1910. - Page 518 |
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MADISON M. THOMPSON.
- Prominently identified with the leading interests of the
progressive city of Kenton as its mayor, M. M. Thompson
is held in high esteem as a man and a citizen, and his influence
as assistence are always sought in behalf of undertakings
for the public good. A son of Robert Thompson, he
was born Mar. 28, 1856, in Union county, Ohio, where his
grandfather Thompson was a pioneer farmer, migrating to
that part of the state from Virginia.
Robert Zimmerman was born on the homestead which
his father redeemed from the wilderness in Union county, Ohio,
and was there brought up and educated. He was there
engaged in agricultural pursuits until about 1860, when he came
with his family to Hardin county, locating on a farm at Mount
Victory, where he improved a good estate, and was employed in
tilling the soil the remainder of his active life. He
married Miranda Longbrake, who was born in Ohio,
where her parents were early settlers, coming from New York
state. Of their family of four sons and two daughters all
but one grew to years of maturity, Madison M., the
special subject of this brief biographical notice, being the
firstborn.
About four years old when his parents moved to Mount
Victory, M. M. Thompson there received a common school
education, and as a youth assisted his father in the care of the
farm. When ready to begin life on his own account, he
bought land in Dudley township, Hardin county, and was there
employed as a tiller of the soil about four years.
Embarking then in business as a general merchant at Mount
Victory, Mr. Thompson was appointed postmaster in
1885, by President Cleveland. Disposing of
his business at the end of four years he returned to his farm,
and in 1890 was elected county auditor. This important
position Mr. Thompson filled satisfactorily for
six years, after which he, in 1897, resumed the management of
his farming estate. In 1906, desirous of giving his
children good educational advantages, he became a resident of
Kenton, retaining, however, the ownership of his valuable farm
of two hundred and ten acres lying but eight miles from Kenton.
In 1907 Mr. Thompson was elected to his present
position as mayor of the city, and in the management of
municipal affairs has been very successful.
Mr. Thompson married, on the 9th of
April, 1881, Fannie L. demons, a daughter of Rev.
James C. and Filoma (Little) Clemons, who settled in Green
county, Ohio, in pioneer days. Mr. Clemons later
became a minister and preached many years in Northern Ohio at
different charges, including Prospect in Marion county, where
Mrs. Thompson lived at the time of her marriage. Nine
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, two of
whom, daughters, died in infancy, while seven are living,
namely: Roy, Grover, Clyde, Naomi,
Byron M., Dewey and Margaret. A stanch
Democrat in his political views, Mr. Thompson is
an active worker in the interests of his party. He is a
member of the Ancient Order of Free and Accepted Masons, and
Lodge No. 157, B. P. O. E., of Kenton.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago - 1910.
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GEN. DAVID THOMSON.
- A man of whom all Hardin county felt justly proud during life
and whose memory is held in tender reverence today is General
David Thomson, who left in his war record a noble legacy not
only to his family but to the people of his county and state.
He died at his residence in Kenton, Ohio, in which he had lived
many years, Feb. 2, 1893. General Thomson was a
native of Ohio, born in Marion county, Apr. 27, 1823. He
married Miss Margaret Espy, a native of Philadelphia and
became a resident of Hardin county in 1849. He engaged in
the practice of law, and continued in this occupation until the
beginning of the Civil war. In his service in behalf of
his country he distinguished himself so that the expression was
often made "Never did a braver man wear shoe leather." His
record began with the formation of Company A of the
Eighty-second Ohio, of which he was chosen captain. He was
soon afterward appointed major of the regiment and after the
battle of Bull Run he was made lieutenant-colonel. Mar.
13, 1865, he was made a brigadier general, for "gallant and
meritorious service during the war." He had many narrow
escapes and figured as a hero in sixteen battles. At Peach
Tree Creek his life was saved by his pocket-knife, which was
shattered to pieces. He made a fine record at the most
important battle of Gettysburg, where a horse was shot from
under him. His heroic conduct at this battle was testified
by a magnificent sword which was presented to him by the
Eighty-second, and on it was this inscription: "Presented to
Colonel David Thomson by the non-commissioned officers and
privates of the Eighty-second regiment as a token of their
appreciation of his noble conduct at Gettysburg, July 1, 2, and
3, 1863." He never fully recovered from the severe wounds
he recived at the battle of Averysboro.
Among the battles in which he participated were:
Cedar Mountain, Bull Run, Wauhatchie Valley, Resaca, Culp's
Farm, Nancy Creek, Peach Tree Creek, Savannah and Averysboro, in
all of which he commanded the brave boys of the Eighty-second.
He was wounded at Dallas, and during the siege of Atlanta he
commanded the regiment, when they were under fire continuously
from June 29 to August 25.
General Thomson was a man to whom his friends
gave their warmest affection and confidence. He was a
pleasant and friendly companion, being most refined in his
tastes and fond of the finer things of life, He was entertaining
in conversation, being full of general information, and was most
highly esteemed by his comrades in arms, as well as by all who
came to know and appreciate his high character and blameless
life. As an amateur artist of landscape painting, he
possessed unusual ability.
In the Masonic Order, as in all other places where he
met with his fellows, General Thomson was highly
regarded. He was initiated into Latham Lodge No. 154 F &
A. M., in November, 1853, and in December, 1857, was elected
Worshipful Master, being re-elected the following year and again
in 1865. He was a charter member of Scioto Chapter R. A.
M. and was appointed its first High Priest. The following
year (1870) he was elected to the same office, under the
charter, and was reelected in 1871. He was buried with
high Masonic honors as well as high Military honors and his
funeral was one of the largest that ever took place in the
community.
General Thomson's wife died in
1888. There remained of the family after hi death two
children: Metullis and Mary; Metullis and his
wife Bessie, who was a daughter of General Moses
B. Walker, removed with their family from Ohio a few years
after the death of General Thomson and now reside in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their family numbers flour, three
sons and one daughter, named respectively: Theodore Walker,
Margaret Mary, Metullis, and Willis Irving.
With Mr. Metullis Thomson and his family, also resides
Mary, the unmarried daughter of General David Thomson.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago - 1910.
- Page 865
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