This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mFB.2ACE/2222.1.2 Message Board Post: Just saw your Jan 3, 2004 post. I too am a Thompson decendent. See if any of this matches what you have. Samuel (R?) Thompson b 1858 in Northern Ireland and immigrated in 1867 with his parents and siblings. He married Elizabeth Hoffman b about 1869 in Germany and immigrated about 1863 with her parents. There children were: Anna Thompson Dowd b between 1880-1884. Looks like she lived in the Detroit/Wayne County, MI area (daughter Nancy lived in Lodi CA?) Alice Thompson b Feb 1885 in Michigan m. Sutton and lived in lenawee Ida M. Thompson b. Sept 1886 M McCarty and moved to Cleveland Evaline L. Thompson b Sept 1885 M. Dorty and moved to Oregon Maude Thompson b Apr 1890 M Wilson and lived in Adrian William Thompson b Oct 1892, Married a woman from Texas and moved to Texas. Found murdered in "tramps" clothing with the ID of George in his pocket Robert Isaac Thompson b June 3 1896 in Wellsville, Lenawee County, MI. d Nov 1956. m Zellah Rose Conklin b Oct 21 1896 d.Jul 14 1957. m. 23 Jan 1914 Samuel (E?) Thompson b 1898, He lived in the Lenawee County area (Adrian). Mary Thompson b. ? ma Spiegle, lived in Blissfield I belive there was one older child. Does any of this sound familiar to you? PS. Sent this to you direct but in case your email address has changed or that it might ring a bell with someone else, I'm posting it here as well. Sherry