James Lewis THOMSON & Elizabeth QUISENBERRY & Catharine QUISENBERRY

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James Lewis THOMSON
Elizabeth QUISENBERRY
Catherine (QUISENBERRY) COFFEY

Husband: James Lewis THOMSON / THOMPSON
Birth: 1797/8, KY
Death: aft. 1850
Father: Col. John THOMSON
Mother: Sarah Woodson RAGLAND

Marriage-1: 18 Aug 1829, Christian Co., KY

Wife-1: Elizabeth QUISENBERRY
Birth: 1802, VA
Death: ca. 1839, KY
Father: James QUISENBERRY
Mother: Katherine Elizabeth THREKELD

Marriage-2: 26 Jun 1840, Christian Co., KY

Wife-2: Catherine QUISENBERRY
Birth: 7 Jul 1809, VA
Death: 9 Mar 1887, Nashville, Washington Co., IL
Other spouse: m1. 7 Nov 1831, Christian Co., KY, James Madison COFFEY
Father: James QUISENBERRY
Mother: Katherine Elizabeth THREKELD

Children with Elizabeth QUISENBERRY — born in KY:

1. S.A. THOMPSON (female), b. 1829/30
2. J.C. or I.C. THOMPSON (male), b. 1830/1
3. C.M. THOMPSON (female), b. 1831/2
4. S.R. THOMPSON (male), b. 1836/7
5. (Daughter A) THOMPSON, b. 1835/40; d. bef. 1850

Child with Catherine QUISENBERRY — born in KY:

5. G.T. THOMSON (male), b. 1844/5

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Kentucky Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Thomson, James Quisenberry, Elizabeth 18 Aug 1829 Christian Co.

Coffie, Madison Quisenberry, Catherine 7 Nov 1831 Christian Co.

Thomson, James Coffey, Catherine 26 Jun 1840 Christian Co.

2. U.S. Census, 1830 (extracted by A. Robert Matthiesen; see 1830 Table):

John Thompson 000 001 001 - 100 110 001 Christian Co., KY p. 40

These data indicate

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = James (b. 1797/8)

1 male 60-69 1760-1770 = John (b. 1766)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = S.A. (b. 1829/30)

1 female 15-19 1810-1815 = Martha (b. 1815)

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Elizabeth (b. 1809)

1 female 60-69 1760-1770 = Sarah (b. 1769)

James and Elizabeth appear to be living with his parents.

3a. 1840 KY Census Index (online at GenealogyLibrary.com; see 1840 Table):

Thompson, James Christian Co. p. 193

3b. Christian County Genealogical Society (Hopkinsville, KY). 1995. Christian County, KY, Census Records, 1820-1830-1840. Simmons Historical Publ., Melber, KY. On p. 60:

1840 Thompson James 110 000 100 - 120 000 000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = S.R. (b. 1836/7)

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = J.C./I.C. (b. 1830/31)

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = James (b. 1797/8)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Daughter A

2 females 5-9 1830-1835 = C.M. (b. 1831/2)
= S.A. (b. 1829/30)

Obviously, Elizabeth has died, and John has not yet married Katherine.

4. 1850 KY Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com): Christian Co., KY, p. 362, 35/35, enumerated 7 Aug 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

James Thompson 52 M Farmer 4000 KY

Catharine " 40 F VA

S.A.       " 20 F KY

* C.       " 19 M KY

C.M.       " 18 F KY

* E. Coffey 16 F KY

W.W.    " 14 M KY

S.R. Thompson 13 M KY

G.T.    " 5 M KY

* E. Coffey 13 M IL

M.A. Coffey 11 F IL

*It is impossible to tell this writer's "I's" from his "J's"; the missing letters are one or the other.
We obviously have children here from all three marriages.

5. Anon. 1986. Family Histories: Christian County, Kentucky, 1797-1986. Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY.

6. Archives of the THOMPSON-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com). Says James was born in VA.

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