Generation 5
Child:
Generation 5 Notes:
Charles N Thompson
On the 1880 United States Federal Census a Chas Thompson (assumed to be short for Charles Thompson) is listed as in a household (Ancestry.com - Tennessee>Obion>Kenton Station>110>Page 28). His age is shown as 42 which would have his birth in approximately 1838. He was living with his 37 year old wife Laura, his 13 year old daughter Mary A, 11 year old daughter Susan J, 8 year old son William, and 5 month old son John H. He is listed as born in Tennessee and his father and mother born in Tennessee, and as working on a farm.
On the 1900 United States Federal Census a Charles Thompson is listed as head-of-household (Ancestry.com - Texas>Navarro>Justice Precinct 05>District 0105>Page 30). His birth is shown as August 1838 and listed as 61 years old. He was living with his 55 year old wife Laura and they had been married for 37 years which would place the marriage in approximately 1863. He was also living with his 28 year old son William, 20 year old son John H, and 2 year old granddaughter Edna Howard. He is listed as being born in Tennessee and his father born in Tennessee and his mother in Alabama. He was listed as a drayman, or driver of a dray (a low flat-bed wagon without sides).
Laura Ann (Butler) Thompson
On the 1880 United States Federal Census a Laura Thompson is listed as in the household of her 42 year old husband Chas Thompson (assumed to be Charles Thompson) (Ancestry.com - Tennessee>Obion>Kenton Station>110>Page 28). Her age is shown as 37 which would have her birth in approximately 1843. She was also living with her 13 year old daughter Mary A, 11 year old daughter Susan J, 8 year old son William, and 5 month old son John H. She is listed as born in Mississippi, her father born in Alabama, and her mother born in Tennessee. She is also listed as keeping house.
On the 1900 United States Federal Census a Laura Thompson is listed as living in the household of her 61 year old husband Charles Thompson (Ancestry.com - Texas>Navarro>Justice Precinct 05>District 0105>Page 30). Her birth is shown as December 1844 and listed as 55 years old. She was shown as being married for 37 years which would place the marriage in approximately 1863. She was also living with her 28 year old son William, 20 year old son John H, and 2 year old granddaughter Edna Howard. She is listed as having had 4 children but only 3 living. It shows her born in Mississippi, her father born in Alabama, and her mother born in Tennessee.