Henry THOMPSON & Rachael RIDGEWAY & Frances L. SHEETS

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Henry THOMPSON
Rachael RIDGEWAY
Frances L. CONKLIN

Husband: Henry [N. or M.] THOMPSON
Birth: 1832/3, Athens Co., OH
Death: aft. 1880 census
Occupation: farmer
Y-DNA Haplogroup: I1
Father: Richard M. THOMPSON
Mother: Eva GOOSIC

Marriage-1: 5 Jan 1854

Wife-1: Rachael / Rachel RIDGEWAY
Birth: 1826/7, IL
Death apparently: 1870-72, possibly in Todd Creek Pct., Johnson Co., NE
Occupation: homemaker
Father: David RIDGWAY (1791/2-1863) of NC
Mother: Elizabeth MILLER (1791-1859) of VA

Marriage-2: 26 Dec 1872, Grant Twp., Polk Co., IA

Wife-2: Frances "Fannie" L. CONKLIN
Birth: 1840/1, MO
Death: aft. 1880 census
Occupation: homemaker
Other Spouse: m1. Mr. SHEETS
Other Children: Mariah SHEETS, b. 1858/9, IA; Mary SHEETS, b. 1860/1, IA
Brother: Reuben Ezra CONKLIN, b. 1846/7, MO
Father: Abraham CONKLIN (1811/2-1850s) of NY
Mother: Mary "Polly" A. HASKINS (1816/7- ) of NY; m2. Thomas ROBERTS (1787/8-1860s) of TN

Children with Rachael RIDGEWAY — born in Village Twp., Van Buren Co., IA:

1. James H. THOMPSON, b. 1858/9; d. bef. 1870
2. Jackson [M. or N.] THOMPSON, b. 1861/2
3. Jefferson D. THOMPSON, b. 1862/3; m. 7 Jul 1889, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, Mary L. QUINNETT

Children with Fannie SHEETS:

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Cariolina

Sources:

1a. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1998. Marriage Index: Ohio, 1851-1900. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-236): not found.

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

Henry N. THOMPSON
Spouse: Fannie L. SHEETS
Marriage: 26 Dec 1872, Grant Twp., Polk Co., IA
Source: Polk County, Iowa, Marriage Records, 1845-1926. Polk County (Iowa). Clerk of the District Court

1c. Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900 (online at Ancestry.com):

Henry N. THOMPSON Fannie L. SHEITS 26 Dec 1872 Polk Co., IA

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Henry THOMPSON (æ 17, b. OH) is living in Warren Co., IA, with his parents (q.v.). Rachel RIDGWAY (æ 22, b. IL) is living in Polk Co., IA (p. 10B), with her parents, David RIDGWAY (æ 58, b. SC) & Elizabeth (æ 59, b. VA), plus siblings. Fanny CONKLIN (æ 7, b. MO) is living in Ray Co., MO (p. 354A), with her parents, Abraham CONKLIN (æ 38, b. NY) & Polly (æ 33, b. NY), plus siblings.

3a. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 40): Business? Corners P.O., Village Twp., Van Buren Co., IA, Roll M653_342, p. 259, PN 21, 123/123, enumerated 4 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Henry Thompson 27 M Labourer 50 O

Rachel    " 33 F Ill

James H   " 1 M Iowa

John P    " 19 M Labourer O

John P. is Henry's brother, John Perry THOMPSON. Listed two households from Henry's brother, Richard Calvin THOMPSON.

3b. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Fannie (CONKLIN) SHEETS. Her remarried mother, Polly A. (HASKINS) ROBERTS (æ 44, b. NY) is living in Otter Twp., Lucas Co., IA (p. 623), with her second husband, Thomas ROBERTS (æ 72, b. TN), and two of their children from their prior marriages, including Ezra CONKLIN (æ 12, b. MO).

4a. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 14): Tecumseh P.O., Tod [Todd] Creek Pct., Johnson Co., NE, Roll M593_830, p. 81A, PN 1, 12/12, enumerated 2 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Thompson H N? 38 M W Farmer 180 Ohio

________ Rachael 43 F W Keeping house Illinois

________ Jackson N? 8 M W at Home Iowa

________ Jefferson D 7 M W "

4b. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Fanny SHEETS (æ 29, b. MO) is living in Union Twp., Warren Co., IA (p. 444A), with her two daughters, Mariah SHEETS (æ 11, b. IA) and Mary SHEETS (æ 9, b. IA), her twice-widowed mother, Polly ROBERTS (æ 53, b. NY), and her unmarried brother, Reuben CONKLIN (æ 23, b. MO).

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #38 of 79): 115 Second Street, Des Moines (Ward 2), Polk Co., IA, Roll T9-360, p. 248B, PN 38, SD 3, ED 161, enumerated 30 Jun or 1 Jul 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 9 10 13 21 24 25 26

* 115 420 425 Thompson Henry M W M 46 / Boarding House Ohio Ohio Baden

________ Fanny L W F 39 Wife / Keeping House Mo Penn Penn

________ Jackson M W M 18 Son / Laborer Iowa Ohio Mo

________ Jefferson D W M 14 Son / At School / Iowa Ohio Mo

*Second Street

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

6. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find.

7. OneWorldTree (online at Ancestry.com).

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

9 . WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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