Dear Seekers: in response to a msg. from Floyd THOMPSON (dakota44@premaonline.com), the following data is shared. I have no other data on this particular family; to the best of my knowledge, I am not related. Perhaps the data will help some of you. I have capitilized surnames for ease in reading. Shirley: bobert@panacom.com Excerpt from Floyd's msg.:"I had quite a bit of Thompson relation in Hancock County,Ill. My Grandfather at one time lived in the first big house on the Conniville Road north of the Hamilton-Elvaston road. My dad and his 2 brothers and 1 sister were born at Burnside. My g-grandfather farmed N/E of Nauvoo and my grandmother was the daughter of John Avise who farmed nearby. I Have a James Thompson in my line, but he married an Edith Bradley and they moved to kansas. I had a great- Uncle Jesse Thompson who farmed and lived on a N/E corner on the road from Carthage to Dallas City married to a Goldie M. Bross." Floyd Thompson - --------------------------------------- Data shared from HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY ILLINOIS, Edited by Charles J. SCOFIELD, 1921. NOTE: Only THOMPSON entry. I can not/do not attest to the accuracy of the data. THOMPSON, Charles E., one of the practical farmers of Durham Township, is recognized as one of the successful agriculturalists of Hancock County. He was born in Wayne County, Ohio, January 13, 1879, a son of James Milton and Catherine ROCKEL THOMPSON, natives of Ohio and Kentucky, respectively. He came to Illinois when a boy, and was married in this state, but moved back to Ohio and spent four years. He then went to Edwards County, Kans., and after eleven years went thence to Portland, Ore. Coming back to Illinois, he bought a farm in Henderson County, and there he was accidentally killed, being run over by horses hauling a load of wheat, October 20, 1914. His widow then sold the farm, and is now living at Dallas City, Ill. Their children were as follows: Harvey, who lives in Henderson County, Ill; Charles E.; Walter, who lives at Brush, Colo.; Mary, who lives with her mother; William, who lives in Colorado; John, who lives in Kansas; and, Katie, who died at the age of two years. Charles E. THOMPSON attended the district schools, and took a three months' course in bookkeeping. He resided with his parents, and with them returned to Illinois in 1893. Weh but sixteen years old he began to be self supporting, working among the farmers, and so continued until his marriage, which occurred February 18, 1902, when he was united with Mary Myrtle GARRETT, born in Ohio, a daughter of Henry HARRISON. One year after his marriage, he rented the farm owned by Mrs. Elizabeth MANIFOLD, in Durham Township, and conducted it for twelve years, when he bought 131 1/2 acres of land on sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 in Durham Township, the home being on section 5. The place was partly improved, but he has made many changes, and added to the number of buildings, including a hog house, corn crib and washroom. He does general farming and raises cattle, hogs and horses, cultivating eighty-five acres, the balance being in timber and pasture. Mr. and Mrs. THOMPSON have three children, Mildred, Bert and Glenn, all of whom are at home. The Methodist Episcopal Church holds his membership, and he is a trustee of that body. In politics, he is a Democrat and served as road commissioner, tax collector one term, and has been a school director since 1909. Understanding as he does, farming in all its details, he is able to conduct his operations effectively, and his methods are followed by a number less experienced than he. ----------------------end of data------------------------- [Note: The Methodist Episcopal Church is the United Methodist Church today.] Sometimes these articles/entries are difficult to follow since the verb tenses do not follow the rules, skipping from present to past to present.