Jackson County IA Archives Biographies.....Tompkins, George 
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Source: History of Jackson County, Iowa
Author: J. W. Ellis

GEORGE TOMPKINS. 

On the roll of Jackson county's honored dead appears the name of George 
Tompkins, who for a long period was actively identified with agricultural 
interests here. Born in Richland county, Ohio, he came to Iowa when a little 
lad of six years in company with his parents, and with the exception of several 
years spent in California, his life was passed within the borders of this 
county. No event of special importance came to vary the routine of life for him 
during the period of his boyhood and youth, which was passed under the parental 
roof, and in the common schools near his home he acquired his education. Reared 
on a farm, he early decided to make agricultural pursuits his life work and 
consequently his time and energies throughout the period of his business career 
were given to the labor of the fields. When he crossed the threshold of the 
busines world he was actuated by the laudable ambition to succeed in his chosen 
field of endeavor, and with the passing of the years his energy, diligence and 
perseverance carried him far on the road to success. He engaged in general 
farming, bringing his fields under a high state of cultivation, and at the time 
of his death he not only owned the valuable farm upon which his widow now 
resides, but also a tract of one hundred and sixty acres in South Dakota. 
In 1864 Mr. Tompkins was united in marriage to Miss Martha Coleman, a native of 
Richland county, Ohio, who came to Jackson county with her parents when a 
little maiden of five summers. The death of Mr. Tompkins occurred in 1895, his 
remains being laid to rest in the Preston cemetery, and with his passing Van 
Buren township lost one of its substantial and representative citizens, who 
during the period of his residence within its borders had been closely 
identified with the interests of the community. Having spent almost his entire 
life in Jackson county, he was well known throughout this district, and the 
news of his demise brought a sense of bereavement to many who still remember 
him as a good neighbor and true friend. Mrs. Tompkins is a woman of good 
business ability, capably managing and controlling the home farm, which is 
still in her possession and upon which she yet resides. 
She holds membership in the Congregational church and is deeply interested in 
the various phases of the church work. Her many good traits of heart and mind 
have endeared her to a large circle of friends and she is held in high regard 
by all with whom she has been associated. 
J. W. Ellis, History of Jackson County, Iowa, 1910 




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