This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: misssmarty3 Surnames: Black, Thompson, Bickford, Kile, Fraze Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thompson/9335.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I believe this family is a collateral family in our family tree. I believe George's mother may have been a sister to my great-great grandmother Matilda Celestia Black Fraze, but I have discovered no documentation to prove this. I am seeking such documentation and am hoping to discover a document or bible from one of Jane's children that might tell me who Jane's parents were. Someone had posted on line a message about information in the family bible of Cora May Barstow Thompson who was the wife of George Andrew Thompson. George Andrew Thompson was Thomas J. and Jane C. Black Thompson. George was born in Clinton County, Iowa in 1856. Thomas J. Thompson was from Columbiana County, Ohio and his wife Jane was born in Pennsylvania in 1831. They were married in Portage County, Ohio 7 Aug 1851. Children: 1. Mary E. Thompson, b. 1852 Carroll County, Ohio. 2. Rebecca A. Thompson, b. 1854 Portage County, Ohio, d. 1864, Jackson County, Iowa. 3. George Andrew Thompson, b. 1856, Clinton County, Iowa 4. James Albert Thompson, b. Nov 1859, Clinton County, Iowa. 5. Caroline M. Thompson, b. 1862 Jackson County, Iowa, d. 1863, Jackson County, Iowa. 1860 > IOWA > CLINTON > SHARON TWP Series: M653 Roll: 316 Page: 476 Family 486/Dwelling 486 THOMPSON THOMES J 32 M W PA IA CLINTON SHARON TWP 1860 13 AUGUST Farmer, $850 Property, $600 real property, Jane, 30, W F, b. PA Mary E., 8, W F., b. OH Rebecca A., 6, W F, b. OH George A., 4, W M, b. IA Sarah L., 2, W F, b. IA James A., 7/12, W M b. IA 1870 > IOWA > MUSCATINE > BLOOMINGTON TW Series: M593 Roll: 413 Page: 93 THOMPSON THOS 43 M W OH IA MUSCATINE BLOOMINGTON TWP 1870 farmer b OH Jane 38, White, female, keeping house, b OH Sarah 13 b IA George11 b. IA James 10 b. IA In 1880 they were in Muscatine County, Iowa where T.J. ran a livery stable. Living with T.J. and Jane was James Bickford, the ex-husband of Mary E. Thompson. Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Biographical Section, 1879, page 621 T. J. THOMPSON, proprietor of livery-stable and farmer; Mr. Thompson was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., Jan. 25, 1828; when he was 1 year old, his parents removed to Ohio. In 1850, he married Miss Jane C. Black, of Portage Co., Ohio; in 1852, they removed to Clinton Co., Iowa, thence to Monmouth, Jackson Co., in 1858, where they remained until 1862, when they came to Bloomington Tp., Muscatine Co.; remained in Bloomington Tp. until February, 1878, when they removed to Muscatine; they have four children--Mary E., George A., Sarah and James Albert. Mr. Thompson and wife are members of the Baptist Church; he is National in politics. Owns 320 acres of land---160 in Bloomington Tp., Muscatine Co., 80 in Marshall Co., 80 in Sac Co. His oldest daughter, Mary, married James W. Bickford; they reside in Clarke Co., Iowa. Sarah, the second child, married Marshall Kyle; they reside in Keokuk Co., Iowa. Sept. 8, 1886--- Wednesday was observed by the Old Settlers of Muscatine county with their annual gathering. By an arrangement perfected by President Walton, the steamer John M. Abbott and the barge W.G. Block were engaged to take the old settlers and their friends to the mouth of Pine Creek, noted as the place where the first settlement was made in this county by Benjamin Nye, in 1834. The steamer left the landing at 9:30 a.m., having upwards of 300 excursionists on board. One might suppose that a company of old settlers' society are liberal, however, and not only include the children of the old settlers, but apparently their "cousins and their aunts," and so this company was a mixed one, from the greybearded sire nearly if not quite four-score years of age to the babe in its mother's arms. It was but little different in that respect from any other kind of an excursion, for most of our old settlers have learned to be blithesome and gay and to enjoy the good things of life w! ith about as much zest as the young. The whistle of the steamer then summoned the excursionists on board, and without accident or incident of special note the party returned to the landing in this city about 5 o'clock, all apparently well pleased with the experiences of the day. The time required by the boat to make the passage to Pine Creek (about 2 œ hours) was passed pleasantly in greetings and exchanging compliments and renewing acquaintances of Auld Lang Syne. Our reporter improved the opportunity to get the names of those on board as far as possible. It was not an easy task, as no official record was kept. Some names may have escaped him. His list is as follows: ---(list of names begins on page 213 continues on 214)--- T.J. Thompson and wife. 1900 > OKLAHOMA > CLEVELAND > NORMAN TWP Series: T623 Roll: 1336 Page: 154 THOMPSON JANE 69 F W PA Widow, 6 children born, 4 children living owns a farm U. S. Land Patents 1891-1901 The first Land Patents to be issued in Cleveland County, Oklahoma by the U. S. Government Jane C. Thompson widow of Thomas J. Thompson Marshall Kile Fairview Robinson Cemetery, Norman, Cleveland County, OK Jane C Thompson Birth: Apr. 15, 1831 Death: May 21, 1904 Note: Inside fence with Thomas J. Thompson Thomas J. Thompson Birth: Jan. 25, 1828 Death: Dec. 29, 1893 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.