Name: varla_wright -- Ancestry of Bertha A. Brush

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Individual Page


Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Mary Ann Thompson: Birth: 10 Oct 1802 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Death: 16 Dec 1860 in , , Iowa

  2. Jane Thompson: Birth: 16 Dec 1804 in , Butler, Pennsylvania. Death: 4 Sep 1869 in , Poweshiek, Iowa

  3. Catherine Thompson: Birth: 15 Jul 1807 in , Butler, Pennsylvania. Death: 9 Oct 1884 in Big Beaver, Beaver, Pennsylvania

  4. Sarah Thompson: Birth: 16 Jul 1809 in , Butler, Pennsylvania. Death: 7 Oct 1892 in Darlington, Beaver, Pennsylvania

  5. Elizabeth Thompson: Birth: 28 Jan 1812 in , Butler, Pennsylvania. Death: 1 Apr 1879 in Cherry Twp., Butler, Pennsylvania

  6. Moses Thompson: Birth: 18 Apr 1814 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Death: AFT 1895 in , Lawrence, Pennsylvania

  7. Matilda Thompson: Birth: 22 Feb 1816 in , Butler, Pennsylvania. Death: 1 Jun 1845

  8. John Thompson: Birth: 3 May 1818 in , Butler, Pennsylvania. Death: 7 Jul 1863

  9. Arabella Thompson: Birth: 22 Apr 1821 in , Butler, Pennsylvania. Death: 12 Jan 1890 in Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa

  10. James Thompson: Birth: 17 Feb 1823 in Cherry Twp., Butler, Pennsylvania. Death: 27 Jun 1862 in Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia - Civil War

  11. Minerva Thompson: Birth: 23 Jun 1825 in , Butler, Pennsylvania. Death: 13 Dec 1906 in Chelsea, Tama, Iowa

  12. Andrew Thompson: Birth: 1 Feb 1828 in Cherry Twp., Butler, Pennsylvania. Death: 12 Jan 1832 in Cherry Twp., Butler, Pennsylvania

  13. Emiline Thompson: Birth: 23 Apr 1829 in , Butler, Pennsylvania. Death: 5 Sep 1899


Sources
1. Title:   1860 Census of Cherry Twp, Butler, Pennsylvania
Page:   pg 296 image 5
Author:   Bureau of the Census
Publication:   Images Online

Notes
a. Note:   !1. 1840 Census of Cherry twp., Butler, PA. !2. Research done by Clyde Brush.
 !3. The above research indicates that both James and Sarah came from Ireland by way of Canada and married in the USA.They lived all their married life in Butler and Beaver Co.'s, PA. - 13 children. However, other family sources say he came from Scotland.
 !4. Will of James Thompson, FHL# 1765534, Butler Co., PA Register of Wills; w.d. 7 Jan 1861, w.p. 21 Feb 1861.
 !5. e-mail research from lauragb@juno.com (Laura G. Butler) 6/15/97 shows that James was in the USA before 20 Jan 1795 and was naturalized with sponsor Peter McLaughlin of Pittsburg, PA. He and Sarah were married in Ireland.
  It is possible that he came from the Banbridge, Seapatrick area of county Down in Ireland. Research continues.
  James Thompson emmigrated to the United States via Canada. He married Sarah Gilliland and they kept a boarding house east of the Alleghenies. They later moved to Beaver Bounty, Pennsylvania. (From records of John A. Hogg, Jr.).
  James Thompson and his sons, James and John are listed as taxpayers in 1854 when Cherry Township was organized in Butler County, along with "John Irwin's heirs" , daugher Elizabeth Thompson Irwin and her children. [Online GENWEB Project for Butler co., PA]
  William Hall came to stay at the boarding house and met Minerva Thompson there, whom he later married. She and her sister were working nearby when he first approached, and Minerva laughed at his long legged appearance. Her sister warned her not to laugh or she'd marry him - which she did.

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