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 are 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.