William J. THOMPSON & Ms. __?_

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William J. THOMPSON
Ms. __?__
Margaret HOLMES

Husband: William J. THOMPSON
Birth: 1806/7, VA or GA
Death apparently: 1860-70
Occupations: farmer, Baptist Clergyman

Marriage-1:

Wife-1: Ms. __?__

The age difference between William and Margaret immediately suggests he would have had a prior wife, and the children born before 1840 support that he did.

Marriage-2: 23 Oct 1840, McMinn Co., TN

Wife-2: Margaret HOLMES
Birth: 1820/1, NC or TN
Death: aft. 1880 census
Occupation: homemaker

Children with Wife-1 — born in GA:

1. Margaret THOMPSON, b. 1834/5
2. William Alexander Calhoun THOMPSON, b. 15 Jan 1838; d. 9 Jan 1929, Sisson Twp., Howell Co., MO

On William Alexander Calhoun's death certificate, his parents are listed as William THOMPSON & Margaret HOLMES. Did the informant not know that Margaret was his stepmother? Death certificates are notoriously inaccurate with regard to the birth information for the deceased (please see this discussion). I also see no sign that Margaret HOLMES was in GA.

Children with Margaret HOLMES:

— born in TN, probably McMinn Co., TN:
3. Charles J. THOMPSON, b. 1841/2
4. Rachel THOMPSON, b. 1845/6

— born in IL, probably Massac Co., IL:
5. Francis Marion THOMPSON, b. 1849/50; m. Mary J. __?__, b. 1862/3, NC

— born in MO:
6. Permelia O. THOMPSON, b. 1855/6
7. Martha M. THOMPSON, b. 1857/8
8. M. E. THOMPSON, b. 1861/2

Grandchild:

. M. Catherine SANDERS, b. 1864/5, MO

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee

Sources:

1. Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950 (online at familysearch.org):

Wm. J. Thompson Margaret Holmes (marital status single) 23 Oct 1840 McMinn Co., TN Film #830182

2. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #47 of 87): Massac Co., IL, Roll M432_120, p. 245B, 429/429, enumerated 21 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William Thompson 43 M Farmer Georgia

Margaret 29 F Ten

Margaret 15 F "

William 11 M "

Charles 10 M "

Rachel 5 M "

Francis M 6/12 M Ills

3. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12-13 of 14): Mountain Spring P.O., Jackson Twp., Carroll Co., AR, Roll M653_38, pp. 862-863, PN 176-177, 1164/1137, enumerated 4 Sep 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William J Thompson 49 M B. Clergyman 100 Va

Margaret 37 F NC

William A 19 M Farmer Ga

Charles J 18 M Ten

Rachel 14 F Ten

Francis M 10 M IL

Permelia O 4 F Mo

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Martha M 2 F Mo

4a. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 26): Salem P.O., Spring Creek Twp., Dent Co., MO, Roll M593_774, p. 590A, PN 1, 7/7, enumerated 20 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Thompson Margaret 44 F W Keeping House Tennisee

________ F M 18 M W Farming Missauri

________ P O 13 F W At Home Missauri

________ M M 11 F W At Home Missauri

________ M E 8 F W Missauri

4b. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): M.C. SANDERS (æ 5, b. MO; female) is living in Current Twp., Dent Co., MO (p. 550B), with her presumed uncle, W.A.C. THOMPSON (æ 30, b. GA).

5. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 18): Sisson Twp., Howell Co., MO, Roll 691, p. 459A, PN 5, SD_, ED 52, enumerated 3 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 9 10 11 13 22 23 24 25 26

38 38 Thompson F Marion W M 28 / Works on farm MO VA NC

________ J Mary W F 17 Wife / Keeping house / / NC NC TN

________ Margret W F 54 Mother / / / / NC

Sanders Catherine W F 14 Niece / MO VA MO

Listed four households from Francis Marion's brother, William THOMPSON (æ 41, b. GA/VA/NC), and his family.

6. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. Death Certificate of "William Elexander Calhoun Thompson" (online at sos.mo.gov): shows him born 15 Jan 1838, GA, with father William THOMPSON, b. VA, and mother Margarett HOLME, b. TN.

8. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

9. FamilySearch Forums: Missouri (online at familysearch.org).

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