William Reid/Reed was Thomas Thompson's son-in-law.  Winthrop Hartly Hopson was the great-grandson of his wife's maternal grandfather, Col. Henry Clark.

Boon co., Mo., June 14, 1843, letter from T.M. Allen on state meeting in Fayette, Howard co., in May.  Teaching brethern present: Wm. Reed, Saml. Rogers, H. Thomas, T.M. Allen, Allen Wright, Thomas Thompson, Jos. Coons, Jno. Alexander, Wm. White, M. Sidenor, Livy Hatchett, Jacob Coons, Winthrop H. Hopson, M.A. Ferris, B.W. Hall, Eli Valentine, Chas. Russell, Wm. Burton, T.B. Marsh, and Joel Prewitt.

The following were some of the teachers who were present at Fayette, Howard co. Mo., May, 1844 [From two different reports]:  R.B. Fife of St. Louis. T.M. Allen, M.P. Wills, T.R.H. Smith, S.S. Church.  These teaching brethern are named:  Allen, A. Kendrick, and Thos. Bronson of Ky.; John T. Jones of Ill.; J. Creath, Henry Thomas, M.P. Wills, J.S. Allen, T.Thompson, S.S. Church, W. Burton, W. White, A. Wright, B.W. Hall, W.S. Fox, J. Prewitt, and T.M. Allen of Mo.  Henry Thomas was chairman and T.M. Allen, secretary.  In the meeting Creath is holding he mentions teachers F. Palmer of Independence, Augustus Payne, Wm. Morton, Jr., and Lard.  He says he has seen a number of those he baptized in Kentucky in this area of Missouri.