Hello List: It has been a while since I posted my Thompson line to the List but I have faithfully read each post hoping to connect with someone researching my line. As is the case with many of our Thompsons, my line is hard to research; I have reached a monumental brick wall. It is my belief they came to America from Ireland. I have in my mind that my mother said her father had a brother who was born on ship and, therefore, was called "The man without a country," by the family. Also, my mother had Irish features and all her songs were Irish. So a small sketch-- My mother was Ruth Thompson, b. 24 Dec 1891, Lindale, Georgia, d 16 Jan 1966, Plainview, Hale County, Texas. She married William Honest Sisemore, b 01 Apr 1895, Walker County, Georgia, d 05 Aug 1953, Amherst, Lamb County, Texas on 20 Sep 1916, LaFayette, Walker Co., GA. Her father was: John William Thompson, b 29 Jun 1840, Gilmer County, Georgia, d 27 Apr 1923, Chattooga County, Georgia, Death Certificate #10424; According to above Death Certificate, John William's father's name was also John William and notes his birth state as South Carolina. So far I have found absolutely nothing to verify that he immigrated from Ireland. I know there are mistakes made on Birth Certificates. For instance my mother's father was shown as Joe S. Thompson instead of John William Thompson on her Birth Certificate. So I am not sure about where that leaves me. John William Thompson m Mary Lewis Walker b 16 May 1849 at Rutherford County, North Carolina, (death date not known-after 1910 before 1923), on 08 Nov 1866 in Whitfield County, Georgia. John and Mary had ten (possibly eleven) children as follows: 1) Frederick W. L. Thompson, b Jan 1870, Whitfield County, Georgia (death date unknown) 2) Amy Irene Thompson, b 13 Jul 1873, Georgia, d 13 Jan 1926, Chatooga Co., GA, m William Henry Bankey 3) Martha E. Thompson, b 15 Jan 1874, Georgia, d Dec 1974, Nashville, TN, m John C. Loggins 4) Ollie Thompson, b 1876, m a Mr. Carroll 5) Alice M. Thompson, b 1879, Georgia 6) Mary C. Thompson, b Nov 1880, Georgia, m A.C. Spratt, They lived in Ellendoro, NC 7) Joseph Suttle Thompson, b May 1885, Georgia, d Dec 1966. I believe he married Gertrude Wynn on 28 Apr 1907 in Floyd Co., GA 8) John Perry Thompson, b 13 Dec 1888, Georgia, d Jun 1970, Altoona, Alabama, m Elizabeth 9) Jessie Louise Thompson, b 06 Sep 1890, LaFayette, Walker Co., GA, d 21 Jun 1967,Georgia, m Lesley Cicero Tripp, b 25 Apr 1892. Gordon Co., GA, d 16 Feb 1960 on 22 Jun 1913, LaFayette, Walker Co. GA, 10) Ruth Thompson (info above) Thank you for taking the time to read this.