This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pamwestman1 Surnames: Thompson Twedel Richmond Morton Lord Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thompson/17153/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Story about a cloth maker, ALEXANDER THOMPSON b 28 Jul 1814 in Scotland to JOHN and JEANETTE (TWEDEL) THOMPSON (natives of "Auld Scotia"). In 1858 ALEXANDER THOMPSON married AGNES MORTON daughter of JAMES AND MARGARET (RICHMOND) MORTON who was born in Ayrshire, Scotland 21 Nov 1825. Story found on pages 298 and 299 of Mecosta County Histories of Michigan County Histories and Atlasas. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=bad0976.0001.001;q1=portrait and biographical album;size=l;frm=frameset;seq=306;page=root;view=image 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.