Lester E Thompson

Male Abt 1878 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lester E Thompson about 1878 Kentucky (son of John Wesley Thompson and Elsie J Dunaway).

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 8 Jun 1880, Cordova, Grant County, Kentucky


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Wesley Thompson 25 Jul 1854 Grant County, Kentucky (son of Napoleon Bonaparte Thompson and Sarah Elizabeth Barnes); 15 Jun 1923Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky; 17 Jun 1923Corinth, Grant County, Kentucky.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 17 Aug 1860, Grant County, Kentucky
    • Residence: 7 Jun 1870, Grant County, Kentucky
    • Residence: 8 Jun 1880, Cordova, Grant County, Kentucky
    • Residence: 8 Jun 1900, Grant County, Kentucky
    • Residence: 6 May 1910, Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky
    • Residence: 2 Jan 1920, Grant County, Kentucky

    John Elsie J Dunaway 17 Jul 1877Grant County, Kentucky. Elsie (daughter of William Dunaway and Katherine Kennedy) 29 Aug 1849 Harrison County, Kentucky; 11 Sep 1925Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky; 13 Sep 1925Corinth, Grant County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elsie J Dunaway 29 Aug 1849 Harrison County, Kentucky (daughter of William Dunaway and Katherine Kennedy); 11 Sep 1925Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky; 13 Sep 1925Corinth, Grant County, Kentucky.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 8 Jun 1880, Cordova, Grant County, Kentucky
    • Residence: 8 Jun 1900, Grant County, Kentucky
    • Residence: 6 May 1910, Grant County, Kentucky
    • Residence: 2 Jan 1920, Grant County, Kentucky

    Notes:

    Elsie's parents were living in Harrison County in 1850 and Elsie appears on the 1850 census enumeration at one year old.

    Buried:
    Burial was at a private cemetery but not fully legible on the Death Certificate. It appears to be "Gill Pvt Cemetery".

    Children:
    1. 1. Lester E Thompson about 1878 Kentucky.
    2. Mary E Thompson 17 Nov 1883 Grant County, Kentucky; 11 Mar 1962Kenton County, Kentucky.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Napoleon Bonaparte ThompsonNapoleon Bonaparte Thompson 20 Jun 1821 Kentucky (son of Thomas T Thompson and Frances Robinson); 26 Dec 1902Grant County, Kentucky; Dec 1902Skinner Family Cemetery, Stonewall, Scott, KY, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 24 Sep 1850, Grant County, Kentucky
    • Residence: 17 Aug 1860, Grant County, Kentucky
    • Residence: 07 Jun 1870, Grant County, Kentucky
    • Residence: 09 Jun 1880, Grant County, Kentucky

    Notes:

    Some family trees report a second marriage to another "Elizabeth," probably Elizabeth Easton. I have found a record of a marriage between one Napoleon B. Thompson and Elizabeth Easton in Jefferson County, Kentucky on 23 Dec 1866. I have found no plausible evidence of a second marriage. At the time of the above recorded marriage, Napoleon B Thompson and Sarah "Elizabeth" Barnes were both alive and recorded on the 1850 - 1880 Federal Census enumerations in Grant County, Kentucky. From Grant County, Kentucky to Jefferson County, Kentucky is roughly 100 miles and I find it highly unlikely that the Napoleon B Thompson of Jefferson County, KY is the same person as Napoleon B Thompson of Grant County, KY.

    [Schimka.ged]

    1910 Federal Census, Kentucky, Scott County, Stonewall Voting Precinct(Part of Magesterial District Number 6), for the family of Robert T. Thompson indicates that Napoleon Thompson was born in Virginia and that Elizabeth Barnes was born in Indiana. Robert Thompson's death certificate indicates that both Napoleon and Elizabeth were born in KY (the informant on the death certificate of Robert Thompson was Mrs. R. T. Thompson).

    RESIDENCE: 24 September 1850: Kentucky, Grant County.
    Source: 1850 Federal Census, Kentucky, Grant County, Page 353.

    Buried:
    Thompson and Skinner Cemetery
    This cemetery is located in Grant County, about 2 miles on the left side of Denny Road when traveling from KY 36.

    Note: I have not located this cemetery personally. I found the location in Volume III of Virgil Chandler Sr.'s book, Grant County Cemeteries. In addition to the directions in the book, I studied satellite imagery to come up with coordinates of what I "BELIEVE" is the cemetery.

    Napoleon Sarah Elizabeth Barnes 15 Mar 1847Grant County, Kentucky. Sarah (daughter of Oliver Barnes and Mary Brown) 13 Nov 1829 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; 28 Aug 1878Grant County, Kentucky; 1878Grant County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah Elizabeth BarnesSarah Elizabeth Barnes 13 Nov 1829 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (daughter of Oliver Barnes and Mary Brown); 28 Aug 1878Grant County, Kentucky; 1878Grant County, Kentucky.

    Other Events:

    • Guardianship: 12 Jun 1837, Grant County, Kentucky; Samuel Barnes appointed guardian to Elizabeth Barnes, infant heir of OLIVER BARNES, deceased, who thereupon executed and acknowledged bond in open court in the penalty of $60 with Jefferson Moore his security and took the oath as the law directs.

    Notes:

    Guardianship:
    Samuel Barnes appointed guardian to Elizabeth
    Barnes infant heir of Oliver Barnes decd. who
    thereupon executed & acknowledged bond in open court in the
    penalty of $60 with Jefferson Moore his security &
    took the oath as the law directs.

    The above was transcribed by David James Schimka, 23 March 2012 from a microfilm copy of the originals. I took the liberty of correcting a few misspellings but left the rest, word for word, line for line. I have attached a copy of the original document image. Above all else, this document connects the descendants of Elizabeth Barnes to her ancestors. Later, 08 March 1847, a marriage bond is made in Grant County, Kentucky and a marriage license was issued that day upon the sworn oath by the groom that he was of lawful age "and the consent of the Guardian of the within Lady [was] personally given".

    Perhaps there are additional documents where her parents died in Illinois but I have not seen any yet.

    Children:
    1. Robert T. Thompson 27 Nov 1847 Grant County, Kentucky; 26 Jan 1927Stonewall, Scott County, Kentucky; 28 Jan 1927Skinner Family Cemetery, Stonewall, Scott, KY, United States.
    2. Mary Frances Thompson 15 Aug 1850 Kentucky; 09 Jun 1929Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky; 10 Jun 192938.52721,-84.486537.
    3. 2. John Wesley Thompson 25 Jul 1854 Grant County, Kentucky; 15 Jun 1923Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky; 17 Jun 1923Corinth, Grant County, Kentucky.
    4. Ada Thompson 15 May 1860 Kentucky; 28 Oct 1918Corinth, Grant County, Kentucky; 30 Oct 1918Family Cemetery.
    5. Ollie Dance about 1868 Kentucky.

  3. 6.  William Dunaway

    William Katherine Kennedy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Katherine Kennedy
    Children:
    1. 3. Elsie J Dunaway 29 Aug 1849 Harrison County, Kentucky; 11 Sep 1925Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky; 13 Sep 1925Corinth, Grant County, Kentucky.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas T Thompson 22 Oct 1787 Prince William County, Virginia; 14 Aug 1861Grant County, Kentucky.

    Other Events:

    • Personal Property Taxation: 1 Jun 1812, Orange County, Virginia; 1 Tithable
    • Personal Property Taxation: 16 Jun 1813, Orange County, Virginia; 1 Tithable
    • Personal Property Taxation: 16 May 1814, Orange County, Virginia; 1 Tithable
    • Personal Property Taxation: 1 May 1815, Orange County, Virginia; 1 Tithable. Tax Levied, 0.00
    • Personal Property Taxation: 21 May 1816, Orange County, Virginia; 1 Tithable, 1 slave over 12 years old. None of the following: Stud horses, 2 wheel riding carriages, stage wagons, coaches or the harnesses for each. Tax Levied, 0.70
    • Personal Property Taxation: 10 May 1817, Orange County, Virginia; 1 Tithable, 2 slaves. Tax Levied, 1.40
    • Personal Property Taxation: 25 Mar 1818, Orange County, Virginia; 1 Tithable, 2 slaves over 12 years of age, 1 horse. None of the following: Stud horses, 2 wheel riding carriages, phaeton stage wagons, coaches and harnesses for each. Tax Levied, 1.58
    • Residence: 1820, Harrison County, Kentucky; South Side of Licking River
    • Residence: 1830, Harrison County, Kentucky; Western Division
    • Residence: 1840, Grant County, Kentucky
    • Possessions: 22 Jul 1850, Grant County, Kentucky; Slave Enumerations
    • Residence: 27 Jul 1850, Grant County, Kentucky
    • Possessions: 2 Jun 1860, Grant County, Kentucky; Slave Enumerations
    • Residence: 02 Jun 1860, Grant County, Kentucky
    • Will: 20 Sep 1861, Grant County, Kentucky; Public Auction of Estate (Sale Bill)
    • Will: 24 Apr 1862, Grant County, Kentucky; Appraisal of Estate
    • Possessions: 24 Oct 1863, Grant County, Kentucky; The division of land belonging to the estate of Thomas T Thompson. Grant County Will Book E, pages 186-188.

    Notes:

    Potential important source has been located in Grant County Public Library - see the source record S1243 in this database.

    Below from: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/THOMPSON/1999-12/0946331642

    Source: Marriages of Orange County, Virginia 1747 - 1810. Compiled &
    Published by Catherine L. Knorr. Pine Bluff, Arkansas: The Perdue Co.,
    1959. Pp. 89 - 90. Note: Page numbers after each entry refer to original
    sourees used by Knorr.

    THOMPSON MARRIAGES IN ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA

    David Thompson & Elizabeth Brockman, d/o Samuel Brockman, Jr., who
    consents. 19 Aug. 1724. Surety: James Brockman. Both in St. Thomas'
    Parish. P. 14

    Joel Thompson & Sarah Thompson, d/o Elizabeth Thompson who consents. 8
    Jan. 1798. Surety: Walker Raines. Witness: Samuel Twyman. P. 45

    John Thompson & Julia Pierce or Price. 18 Sept. 1809. Surety: Cypress
    Hensley who makes oath Julia is over 21. Her name is Pierce in one
    place; Price in another on the bond. Married 24 Sept. by Rev. Jacob
    Watts. P. 76.

    Samuel Thompson & Sally Lindsay. 29 Oct. 1801. Surety: Reuben Lindsay
    who consents for Sally; no relationship stated. P. 55

    Thomas Thompson & Frances Robinson, d/o Francis Robinson who consents. 7
    Nov. 1809. Surety: Reubin Terrell. Witness: William Terrell. Married 9
    Nov. by Rev. Jeremiah Chandler. P. 76.

    William Thompson & Acquila Breeding. 13 April 1785. Surety: John Warren.
    Witness: William Boring. P. 15.

    William Theodocious Thompson & Jean McNeal. 27 July 1795. Surety: John
    Samuel. Witness: Pierce Sanford. Married 30 July by Rev. Nathaniel
    Sanders. P. 37.

    William Thompson, Jr. & Rebecca N. Ellis, d/o Thomas Ellis who consents.
    18 Nov. 1805. Surety: John W. Sale. Witnesses: David Thompson, Mary
    Sale. William, s/o William Thompson, Sr., who consents for him. P. 67.

    William Thompson & Catey Sinker. 20 Nov. 1805. Surety: Brooks Sinker who
    makes oath Catey is over 21. p. 67.

    Rodes Thomson & Sally Vivion, d/o John Vivion who consents. 13 Oct.
    1778. Found in Deed Book 17. Both in St. Thomas' Parish. Surety:
    Nathaniel Mills. Witness: Isaac Graves. P. 8

    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    About Jeremiah Chandler, the minister over the Thomas Thompson and Frances Robinson wedding.

    He was born in Caroline County, VA in 1749. He later moved to Orange County, VA and was the minster for the North Pamunky Church and simultaneously was minister for the Piney Branch Church in Spotsylvania County, VA. Jeremiah Chandler was the minister of both churches for about forty years.


    Other researchers specify a date of death in 1859 however, I have found Thomas T Thompson or T. T. Thompson on the 1850 and on the 1860 Census records in Cordova, Grant County, Kentucky where he is listed at age 72 which fits with the birth date found in other records and oral histories.


    According to the NSDAR Record Copy application for Member Number M732521 (Roberta Denise Foster Korzenborn) pertaining to Ancestor Number A097441 (Francis Robinson), a Will exists for Thomas T. Thompson in the Grant County, Kentucky, Will Book F, pages 257-260.

    There does not seem to be any reference to microfilmed copies of Will Book F so a copy of the Will may only be obtainable from the Grant County courthouse.

    Other records related to the Will or Probate are to be found in other books that have been microfilmed as referenced and included with Thomas T. Thompson's record here.

    Personal Property Taxation:
    Not to be confused with the Thomas Thornton in this same image.

    Personal Property Taxation:
    Family tradition is that Thomas Thompson moved to Kentucky at the same time as his father-in-law but tax records suggest that Francis Robinson may have moved in 1817, as Francis stated in his Revolutionary War pension depositions, and that Thomas Thompson made the move in 1818 which is the last year that he appears in the Orange County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists.

    Thomas Frances Robinson 9 Nov 1809Orange County, Virginia. Frances (daughter of Francis Robinson and Mary Terrill) 03 Sep 1791 Orange County, Virginia; 24 May 1859Grant County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Frances RobinsonFrances Robinson 03 Sep 1791 Orange County, Virginia (daughter of Francis Robinson and Mary Terrill); 24 May 1859Grant County, Kentucky.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 27 Jul 1850, Grant County, Kentucky

    Notes:

    Died:
    * * * The names of Frances's parents were not recorded on the correct line.
    Frances's parents are recorded two more lines down as Francis and M Roberson.
    Note also the spelling was written "Roberson" instead of the usual Robinson.

    Death Date: 24 May 1859
    Death Location: Grant County, KY
    Birth Location: Orange County, VA
    Cause of Death: Palpatation of the Heart (Heart Attack)

    Children:
    1. William Robinson Thompson 24 Apr 1811 Virginia.
    2. Martha Ann Thompson 3 Jul 1812 Virginia; 1 Nov 1853Grant County, Kentucky; Nov 1853.
    3. Mary Frances Thompson 31 Jan 1814 Orange County, Virginia; 12 Sep 1880Grant County, Kentucky.
    4. Elizabeth Jane Thompson 13 Feb 1816 Spotsylvania County, Virginia; 5 May 1904Grant County, Kentucky.
    5. Keturah Thompson 02 Oct 1818.
    6. George Robert Thompson 03 Mar 1820 Kentucky.
    7. 4. Napoleon Bonaparte Thompson 20 Jun 1821 Kentucky; 26 Dec 1902Grant County, Kentucky; Dec 1902Skinner Family Cemetery, Stonewall, Scott, KY, United States.
    8. James Henry Thompson 04 Mar 1822 Kentucky.
    9. Nancy Terrill Thompson 23 Jun 1826 Pendleton County, Kentucky; 26 Jul 1898Pendleton County, Kentucky; Thompson Cemetery.
    10. Oliver Thompson Jul 1827 Kentucky; after Jun 1900.
    11. John Morton Thompson 10 Oct 1828 Kentucky; Jan 1860Grant County, Kentucky.

  3. 10.  Oliver BarnesOliver Barnes about 1788 Virginia (son of John Barnes and Milly); 02 Mar 1831Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1810, Harrison County, Kentucky
    • Residence: 7 Aug 1820, Harrison County, Kentucky; South side of Licking River
    • Residence: 1830, Vermilion County, Illinois

    Oliver Mary Brown 12 Oct 1815Harrison County, Kentucky. Mary (daughter of Samuel Brown, (Tentative) and Margaret, Unsubstantiated) about 1797 Harrison County, Kentucky; 16 Dec 1836Harrison County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mary Brown about 1797 Harrison County, Kentucky (daughter of Samuel Brown, (Tentative) and Margaret, Unsubstantiated); 16 Dec 1836Harrison County, Kentucky.
    Children:
    1. Charles Wesley Barnes 25 Sep 1821 Harrison County, Kentucky; 30 Apr 1898Grant County, Kentucky.
    2. Samuel G Barnes about 1810 Kentucky; about 1856Kentucky.
    3. 5. Sarah Elizabeth Barnes 13 Nov 1829 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; 28 Aug 1878Grant County, Kentucky; 1878Grant County, Kentucky.