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Jacob Russell Thompson 1818 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1818

Birth Location: Clarksville, Clinton, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 30 Oct 1885

Death Location: Indiana

Father: John Thompson

Mother: Susan Pursley

Spouse(s): Martha McKinney

Children(s): John Thompson, Mary Thompson, James Thompson, Richard Thompson, Zachariah Thompson, Sarah Thompson, Alfred Thompson, Emily Thompson

Early life: Jacob Russell Thompson arrived in Clarksville, Clinton, Ohio, United States in 1818, born to John Thompson and Susan Pursley. Over time, Jacob Russell Thompson formed a family with Martha Ann McKinney, which included John William Thompson, Mary Jane Thompson, James Millard Thompson, Richard Riley Thompson, Zachariah Thompson, Sarah Elizabeth Thompson, Alfred Simon Thompson and Emily Margaret Thompson. Jacob Russell Thompson concluded life in Indiana in 1885.

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Parents

John Thompson
1790 – 1859
Birth Location: Williamsburg Co., South Carolina, USA
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Susan Pursley
1800 – 1880
Birth Location: Harrison County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha McKinney
1823 – 1902
Birth Location: Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, United States
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Children(s)

John Thompson
1840 – 1919
Birth Location: Harveysburg, Warren, Ohio, USA
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Mary Thompson
1843 –
Birth Location: Harvysburg, Warren, Ohio, United States
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James Thompson
1845 – 1933
Birth Location: Harveysburg,Warren,Ohio,USA
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Richard Thompson
1848 –
Birth Location: Harveysburg, Warren, Ohio, United States
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Zachariah Thompson
1851 – 1854
Birth Location: Clarksville, Clinton Co, Ohio, USA
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Sarah Thompson
1855 –
Birth Location: Clarksville, Clinton, Ohio, United States
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Alfred Thompson
1866 – 1938
Birth Location: Clarksville, Clinton, Ohio, United States
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Emily Thompson
1861 – 1946
Birth Location: Clarksville, Clinton, Ohio, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Aug 1818
    Event Place: Clarksville, Clinton, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: 1073; Family History Film: 1255073; Page: 325A; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 0659, Year: 1870; Census Place: Vernon, Clinton, Ohio; Roll: M593_1182; Page: 674A; Family History Library Film: 552681

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Washington, Warren, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Washington, Warren, Ohio; Page: 101; Family History Library Film: 0020178

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Vernon, Clinton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Vernon, Clinton, Ohio; Roll: M593_1182; Page: 674A; Family History Library Film: 552681

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Pleasant, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: 1073; Family History Film: 1255073; Page: 325A; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 0659

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, ca. 1949 - ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Rec

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 Oct 1885
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dallas County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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