James Harvey Thompson

Brief Life History of James Harvey

When James Harvey Thompson was born about 1824, in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, his father, James A Thompson, was 50 and his mother, Margaret Norton, was 41. He married Martha Murphy on 14 November 1844, in Perry, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Perry, Pike, Illinois, United States in 1850. He died on 23 October 1885, in Perry, Illinois, United States, at the age of 62.

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James Harvey Thompson
1824–1885
Martha Murphy
1825–
Marriage: 14 November 1844
Benjamin F. Thompson
1851–1904
Augusta Thompson
1853–
Melissa Jane Thompson
1856–1897
Millard Fillmore Thompson
1858–1942
Emily B. A. Thompson
1860–1881
Thomas Able Thompson
1862–1945
Abraham Thomas Thompson
1862–

Sources (13)

  • J H Thompson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • James H Thompson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • James Harvey Thompson in entry for David M C Baird and Emily B V Thompson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Perry, Illinois, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.

Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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