This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: thompson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EgB.2ACI/2621 Message Board Post: I am Looking for information on Jackson C. Thompson b. July 4, 1863 in Spartanburg County, SC. His mother was named Margaret Thompson b. 1840. Jackson Married Mary Angeline Moore of Campobello SC. Jackson Lived and raised his family in the Holston Creek area of Spartanburg County and is buried at Holston Creek Baptist Church. His mother is also buried here. Jackson was an only child. He went by the nickname "General". He made violins and banjos. He always said he was Scot-Irish. Any information on who his father was would be greatly appreicated. Thanks Paul H. Strange Great Grandson of Jackson C. Thompson.