John Wesley Thompson

Male 1854 - 1923  (68 years)


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  • Name John Wesley Thompson  [1
    Born 25 Jul 1854  Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 17 Aug 1860  Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Napolean B Thompson 1860 Census Enumeration
    Napolean B Thompson 1860 Census Enumeration
    Napolean B Thompson and family as enumerated on the 1860 Census in Grant County, Kentucky.
    Residence 7 Jun 1870  Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Napolean B Thompson 1870 Census Enumeration
    Napolean B Thompson 1870 Census Enumeration
    Napolean B Thompson and family as enumerated on the 1870 Census in Grant County, Kentucky.
    Residence 8 Jun 1880  Cordova, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    John W Thompson 1880 Census Enumeration
    John W Thompson 1880 Census Enumeration
    John W Thompson as enumerated on the 1880 Census
    Residence 8 Jun 1900  Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    John W Thompson 1900 Census Enumeration
    John W Thompson 1900 Census Enumeration
    John W Thompson and family as enumerated on the 1900 census near Cordova in Grant County, Kentucky
    Residence 6 May 1910  Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    John W Thompson 1910 Census Enumeration
    John W Thompson 1910 Census Enumeration
    John W Thompson and family as enumerated on the 1910 census in Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky
    John W Thompson 1910 Census Enumeration
    John W Thompson 1910 Census Enumeration
    John W Thompson and family as enumerated on the 1910 census in Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky (page 2 of 2)
    Residence 2 Jan 1920  Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    John W Thompson 1920 Census Enumeration
    John W Thompson 1920 Census Enumeration
    John W Thompson and extended family as enumerated on the 1920 census near Cordova in Grant County, Kentucky.
    Died 15 Jun 1923  Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 9
    John W Thompson Death Certificate
    John W Thompson Death Certificate
    The 1923 death certificate of John W Thompson in Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky.
    Buried 17 Jun 1923  Corinth, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    John W Thompson Death Certificate
    John W Thompson Death Certificate
    The 1923 death certificate of John W Thompson in Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky.
    Person ID I1274  Schimka Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2011 

    Father Napoleon Bonaparte Thompson,   b. 20 Jun 1821, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1902, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Sarah Elizabeth Barnes,   b. 13 Nov 1829, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1878, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage License 08 Mar 1847  Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11, 12, 13
    Napolean Thompson and Elizabeth Barnes Marriage Bond and notes
    Napolean Thompson and Elizabeth Barnes Marriage Bond and notes
    On the reverse side, next page, there are additional notes indicating that the groom swore an oath that he was of legal age as well as the "Guardian" of the bride giving his consent. This is important as the "Guardian" refers to Sarah's older brother who was made here guardian (see Grant County, Kentucky court document included in Sarah's profile) following the death of their, Samuel and Sarah's, parents in Illinois.
    Married 15 Mar 1847  Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 14
    Napolean Thompson and Elizabeth Barnes Marriage Bond
    Napolean Thompson and Elizabeth Barnes Marriage Bond
    The 1847 Marriage Bond of Napolean B Thompson and Elizabeth Barnes in Grant County, Kentucky.
    Documents
    Mary Thompson-Skinner 1929 Death Certificate
    Mary Thompson-Skinner 1929 Death Certificate
    The 1929 death certificate of Mary Frances Thompson-Skinner in Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky
    Benjamin H Skinner and Mary Frances Thompson Marriage Record from Grant County, Kentucky.
    Benjamin H Skinner and Mary Frances Thompson Marriage Record from Grant County, Kentucky.
    Family ID F84  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elsie J Dunaway,   b. 29 Aug 1849, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1925, Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 17 Jul 1877  Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Lester E Thompson,   b. Abt 1878, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary E Thompson,   b. 17 Nov 1883, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1962, Kenton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F559  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Jul 1854 - Grant County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 17 Aug 1860 - Grant County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7 Jun 1870 - Grant County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Jul 1877 - Grant County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 8 Jun 1880 - Cordova, Grant County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 8 Jun 1900 - Grant County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 6 May 1910 - Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Jan 1920 - Grant County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Jun 1923 - Elsmere, Kenton County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 17 Jun 1923 - Corinth, Grant County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S998] DAR Membership Application (Member Number: 732521 - A097441), National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Application Record Copy for National Member: 732521 Ancestor Number: A097441.

    2. [S1036] DAR Membership Application (Member Number: 732521 - A006344), Page 2.

    3. [S1053] 1860 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    4. [S1052] 1870 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    5. [S1051] 1880 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    6. [S1063] 1890 U.S. Census - Special Schedule, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    7. [S1047] 1910 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    8. [S1048] 1920 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    9. [S742] Kentucky Death Records 1852-1953.

    10. [S1074] Kentucky Registrar of Vital Statistics, Certificate No. 18821.

    11. [S382] CD #229 Early KY marriages 1820-1850 1st Edition.

    12. [S684] Grant County KY, Marriages, Bond Book 1838-1847, Grant County Clerk.

    13. [S1102] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, Images 379-380, pp 189 (front and back numbered as one page), 7 Feb 2021.
      "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9S7-M9JX-J?cc=1804888&wc=QD3Q-4DX%3A1300865001 : 17 May 2018), 005560925 > image 379 of 868; citing multiple county clerks, county courts, and historical societies, Kentucky.
      With Grant County, Kentucky court records, this record is a second documenting of Samuel Barnes being the guardian of his younger sister, Sarah, following the death of their parents in Illinois.

    14. [S684] Grant County KY, Marriages, Bond Book 1838-1847, Grant County Clerk, 189.
      In "Abstracted County Court Records" Volume V, the marriage date is specifed as being the same as the bond date.
      The Bondsman, Samuel Barnes, was the brother of Sarah Elizabeth Barnes.