William Thomas Thompson was born 2/22/1853 in Smyrna, Delaware. He was orphaned at a young age and was raised by the Kirk family of Blue Ball in Cecil County, Maryland. By 1870 Tom is living in Blue Ball on the Meadowbrink Farm. In 1870 this farm was owned by Israel Reynolds. On 2/26/1874 at Pleasant Hill, Maryland, Tom married Annie Maria Curry (daughter of William and Mary Curry). Tom and Annie had the following children: William Jethrow Thompson, Annie Rebecca (Thompson) Croft, Benjamin Franklin Thompson, Mary May (Thompson) Peterson, Eva Louise (Thompson) Wherry, Bertha Viola (Thompson) Hicks, Martha Alfretia (Thompson) Moore, Joseph Leon Thompson, and John Amos Thompson. In 1876 Tom and Annie purchased a farm in Pleasant Hill from Stephen and Rebecca Gilbert. They lived and worked this farm on Union Church Road until 1921. Tom died at the home of his daughter in Pleasant Hill on 12/28/1927. His funeral took place at Union United Methodist Church. He is buried in Union Cemetery.