Normally, when a man marries at age 40, you can safely assume he had an earlier wife, but as far as George's daughter, Maude Irene, knew, he had no earlier spouse.  George and Delilah were living in Indian Valley, Monterey Co., in 1880, but Delilah went to Maine Prairie to be with her mother to birth her third child, which is why Delilah died there and not in Monterey County.  Delilah's death was some time after 27 Aug 1880 and before 31 Dec 1880 because Delilah's tombstone says 1880 and her daughter, Maude Irene, says Delilah died when she was three years old.

1.  Family Group Sheet compiled by Betty Ann (Matthiesen) Cogliati and her grandmother, Maude Irene (THOMPSON) ROSE.

2.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #68 of 97):  Sonora P.O., Township No. 1, Tuolumne Co., CA, Roll M653_71, p. 252, PN 68, 1201/1114, enumerated 22 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

James Anderson	33	M		B Minister			Ia
Margaret F "	23	F					Wis
Vinson     "	7	M					Cala
John A     "	4	M					Do
Mary ?     "	1	F					Do
Geo W Thompson	25	M		miner			Mo

Margaret Frances (THOMPSON) ANDERSON is George's sister; she was born in Missouri, not Wisconsin.  James was a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) preacher, not a Baptist.

3.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 117):  Martinez P.O., Township Three, Contra Costa Co., CA, Roll M593_71, p. 403A, PN 67, 522/516, enumerated 11 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Thompson George	35	M	W	Farmer			Missouri
Anderson James	41	M	W	"	4000	800	Indiana
________ Frances	33	F	W				Missouri
________ Vincent	16	M	W	At home			Cala
________ John	14	M	W	"			"
________ Frances	12	F	W				"

Margaret Frances (THOMPSON) ANDERSON is George's sister. George DARBY is living next door with the HASSER family.

4.  1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2 of 15):  SE portion of County, Monterey Co., CA, Roll T9_69, p. 273A, PN 2, SD 4, ED 59, enumerated 11/12 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).

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2

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5

6

8

9

10

13

24

25

26

16

16

Thompson George

W

M

44

Father

/

Farmer

MO

KY

KY

"    Annie

W

F

26

Mother

/

Keeping house

MO

TN

VA

"    Maud

W

F

2

Dau

/

CA

MO

MO

Luvina

W

F

1

Dau

/

CA

VA

VA

Luvina's parents were borin in MO, not VA.

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

6.  1900 Census Index/Microfilm (online at Genealogy.com):  Township No. 4, Amador Village, Amador Co., CA, p. 98A, SD 4, ED 7, SN 14, 295/295, enumerated 28-29 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen).  I don't know what the numbers are in Column 19; every farmer had a set of these numbers above his occupation.

1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

27

28

295

295

Thompson George W

Head

W

M

Oct 1835

64

M

14

MO

KY

VA

Farmer

0

Y

Y

Y

R

F

30

________ Margarett

Wife

W

F

Dec 1839

60

M

14

10

7

TN

TN

TN

Y

Y

Y

________ Lou

Dau

W

F

Mar 1879

21

S

CA

MO

CA

Y

Y

Y

Rady Emma

S-Dau

W

F

Apr 1877

28

Wid

2

2

CA

AL

TN

Dress Maker

0

Y

Y

Y

____ Ray

G-Dau

W

F

Sep 1891

8

S

CA

NY

CA

at school

9

Y

Y

Y

____ William

G-Son

W

M

Dec 1893

6

S

CA

NY

CA

at school

1

Y

Y

Y

Rose John A

S-Son

W

M

Dec 1858

41

S

CA

AL

TN

Laborer (day)

9

Y

Y

Y

____ Samuel S

S-Son

W

M

Jul 1861

38

S

CA

AL

TN

[can't read]

0

Y

Y

Y

George's mother was born in KY, not VA; Lou's mother was born in MO, not CA.  Margarett Elizabeth (GIBSON) ROSE THOMPSON is George's second wife; she and George had no children together.  Lou is George's child with his first wife, Delilah McCRAY.  Emma, John, and Samuel are Margaret's children with her first husband, William Jefferson ROSE (i.e., they're George's step-children).  Ray and William are Emma's children with her late husband, Michael RADY (i.e., they are Margaret's grandchildren, not George's). 

7.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 39):  68 Riverside Ave., Santa Cruz City (Ward 6), Santa Cruz Twp. (Pct. 1), Santa Cruz Co., CA, Roll T624_106 (Part 3), p. 71B, SN 2B, SD 5, ED 123, enumerated 16 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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5

6

7

8

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17

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19

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25

26

28

*

68

56

63

Thompson George W

Head

M

W

74

M2

24

MO

US

US

Eng

Farmer

Truck farm

OA

Y

Y

R

H

________ Margaret

Wife

F

W

68

M2

24

10

7

TN

TN

TN

Eng

None

Y

Y

Rady Emma

Dau

F

W

38

D

2

2

CA

AL

TN

Eng

Nurse

Private Nurse

W

N

0

Y

Y

Y

____ Rae

GDau

F

W

17

S

CA

NY

CA

Eng

None

Y

Y

Y

____ William

GSon

M

W

15

S

CA

NY

CA

Eng

None

Y

Y

Y

*Riverside Ave

Emma (ROSE) RADY is George's step-daughter (i.e., she's Margaret's daughter from a prior marriage). 

8.  1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #30 of 35):  1124 Pearl St., Alameda City (Precinct 6), Alameda Twp., Alameda Co., CA, Roll T625_87, p. 15B, SN 15B, SD 5, ED 1, enumerated 7 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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2

3

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5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

17

18

19

21

23

25

26

27

28

*

1124

207

213

Rady William

Head

O

M

M

W

25

S

Y

Y

CA

NY

CA

Y

Electrical Engineer

Power Plant

W

Hollenback Henry

Step-Father

F

W

65

M

Y

Y

NY

NY

NY

Y

Conductor

Train

W

__________ Emma

Mother

F

W

45

M

Y

Y

CA

AL

TN

Y

None

Thompson George

Grandfather

M

W

84

M

Y

Y

MO

MO

MO

Y

None

________ Margret

Grandmother

F

W

80

M

Y

Y

TN

TN

TN

Y

None

*Pearl St

William RADY is Margaret's grandson from her prior marriage, so he is not George's grandson.

9.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 44):  1124 Pearl St., Alameda P.O., Alameda City, Alameda Co., CA, Roll 100, p. 88B, SN 6B, ED 1-212, SD 8, enumerated 4 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

24

25

26

27

28

*

1124

111

111

Hollenback Henry G

Head

O

6000

R

N

M

W

75

M

22

N

Y

NY

NY

PA

Y

retired

__________ Mary E

Wife

F

W

52

M

18

N

Y

CA

AL

TN

Y

None

Thompson Margaret

mother-in-law

F

W

92

Wd

16

N

Y

TN

TN

TN

Y

None

Anderson Martha E

sister-in-law

F

W

50

Wd

22

N

Y

CA

AL

TN

Y

Nurse

Practicle

W

N

*Pearl Street

10.  Transcription of the Will of Thomas and Mildred Thompson. 

11.  James Lynn Parham.  1998.  An Alabama Rose Garden: the Rose Family of Lauderdale and Limestone Counties.  Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD.

12a.  U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. California Land Patents Database:  Monterey Co.

Meridian	Sec.Twp.Range	Doc ID	Date	Name
Mount Diablo	S24.T22S.R12E	12065	1889/12/12	Thompson George W

George's brother, Thomas, got a patent in the same section just two months later.

12b.  Land Record Database (user submitted information; online at RootsWeb.com):

Date: 12 Dec 1889 Location: CA, Monterey Document#: 12065 Serial #: CACAAA 105540 Sale Type: Cash Sale Meridian or Watershed: MD Parcel: Township 022S, Range 012E, Section 24