Ambrose M. THOMPSON & Hannah E. __?__ & Elizabeth Rachel HOCKERSMITH

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Ambrose M. THOMPSON
Hannah E. __?__
Elizabeth Rachel HOCKERSMITH

Husband: Ambrose M. THOMPSON
Birth: 1833/4, NC
Disposition: buried Ransom Thompson Cemetery, a.k.a., Old Rosemont Cemetery, Benton, Saline Co., AR
Father: Ransom THOMPSON
Mother: Matilda __?__

Marriage-1:

Wife-1: Hannah E. __?__

Marriage-2: 17 Jan 1866

Wife-2: Elizabeth Rachel HOCKERSMITH
Birth: 7 Jan 1845, Lima, Adams Co., IL
Disposition: buried Ransom Thompson Cemetery, a.k.a., Old Rosemont Cemetery, Benton, Saline Co., AR
Father: Tilford Groves HOCKERSMITH (1810-1877)
Mother: Elizabeth E. WRIGHT (1819-1881)

Child with Hannah — born in AR:

1. Serepta J. THOMPSON, b. 1857

Children with Elizabeth HOCKERSMITH — born in Saline Twp., Saline Co., AR:

2. Tillford / Tilford THOMPSON, b. 1866
3. Ransom THOMPSON, b. 1867/8; m. 3 Oct 1898, Saline Co., AR, Maud BENSON (c1876- )
4. Lula THOMPSON, b. 1870; m. 25 Dec 1890, Saline Co., AR, R. E. CROUCH (c1867- )
5. Hunter THOMPSON, b. 1874/5

Keywords for search engines: USA, Arkansas, Illinois, North Carolina

Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Sarepta THOMPSON
Birth: 1856, Arkansas
Father: Ambrose M. THOMPSON; Mother: Hannah E. THOMPSON
Source: patron submission

2. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 8): Fourche P.O., Fourche Twp., Pulaski Co., AR, Roll M653_49, p. 200, PN 36, 259/231, enumerated 19Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Ransom Thompson 50 M Farmer 3000 2000 North Carolina

Matilda    " 48 F South Carolina

Ambrose    " 26 M Farmer North Carolina

May June Allen 9 F Arkansas

Serepta J Thompson 3 F "

James Bale 21 M Laborer Missississi

John Stewart 45 M Farm Laborer Kentucky

Simpson Wingo 23 M "    " Georgia

3a. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 8): Benton P.O., Saline Twp., Saline Co., AR, Roll M593_63, p. 555A, PN 9, 58/59, enumerated 21 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Thompson Ambrose 36 M W Farmer 1000 623 North Carolina

________ Rachel 26 F W Keeping House Illinois

________ Tillford 4 M W Arkansas

________ Ransom 2 M W Arkansas

Eddleman Wesley 23 M W Farm Laborer Arkansas

Homan Ruth 17 F W Works in House Arkansas

McMann John 25 M W Farm Laborer Arkansas

This record was difficult to read; my extraction may not be entirely accurate. Listed next to Ambrose's parents, Ransom & Matilda THOMPSON.

3b. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 8): Benton P.O., Saline Twp., Saline Co., AR, Roll M593_63, p. 555A, PN 9, 57/58, enumerated 21 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Thomsom Ransom 59 M W Farmer 200 575 North Carolina

_______ Ma??? 58 F W Keeping House South Carolina

_______ Serepta J 12 F W At School Arkansas

Fletcher Isabela 25 F W Boarder 1000 2350 North Carolina

Bird Harriet 34 F W Residing Tennessee

____ William L 11 M W At Home Tennessee

____ Lucy T 7 F W Tennessee

Listed next to son, Ambrose THOMPSON.

4. 1880 Census: Every-Name-Index/Extraction (online at FamilySearch.org); Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #25 of 50): Saline Twp. Saline Co., AR, Roll T9-0056, p. 285A, PN 35, SD 2, ED 164, enumerated 14 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 13 21 24 25 26

226 238 Thompson Ambrose W M 45 / Farmer NC NC SC

________ Rachel W F 35 Wife / Keeping house IL KS KS

________ Tilford W M 13 Son Works on Farm / AR NC IL

________ Ransom W M 12 Son Works on Farm / AR NC IL

________ Lula W F 10 Dau / AR NC IL

________ Hunter W M 5 Son AR NC IL

5. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

6. W. Bernard Barber. n.d. Saline County [Arkansas] Cemeteries: Old Rosemont Cemetery, Benton (online at the Saline County ARGenWeb site at RootsWeb.com):

The Old Rosemont Cemetery was formerly known as the Ransom Thompson Cemetery. His wife's grave was the first on the land. Next were: Avor Allen, Ham Allen, Ambrose Thompson and his wife who was Rachel Hockersmith.

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