Berrien County MI Archives Obituaries.....Thomson/Thompson, Samuel  December 25, 1882
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Niles Democrat, Sat. Dec 30, 1882, page 3, col. 3

Niles Democrat, Sat. Dec 30, 1882, page 3, col. 3

SAMUEL THOMSON, Esq., died at his home in Niles township on Christmas Day. 
Samuel Thomson was in the 85th year of his age.  Mr. Thomson was a native of
Scotland, having been born near the city of Glascow[sic], in April, 1798.  He
removed to Niles in 1844 and purchased a farm on the west side, in Niles
Township, where he resided until his death.  He possessed a vigorous mental and
physical organization, and maintained a character for strict honesty, unswerving
integrity and uncompromising Christian character.  In religion, he was a strong
pillar in the Presbyterian church; in politics, he was a staunch democrat, and
having after mature deliberation adopted a principle, he remained steadfast in
that belief to the end.  For nearly 40 years he was a constant subscriber to the
DEMOCRAT, and was one of the most prompt of our patrons.  As a husband and
father and as a neighbor and citizen, his presence and counsel will be sadly
missed notwithstanding his extreme age.  He was buried in Silver Brook cemetery
on Wednesday.

Berrien County Record, Thurs. Dec. 28, 1882, page 3

Mr. Samuel Thompson, for 38 years a resident of Niles township, a native of
Glasgow, Scotland, died at his home Monday, in his 85th year.


Additional Comments:
Michigan Dept. of Community Health, Genealogical Death Indexing System
THOMSON, SAMUEL
Date of death:	25-Dec-1882
Ledger Page:	83
Record Number:	1057
Place of death:	Niles Tp.
County of Death:	Berrien
Sex:	Male
Race:	WHITE
Marital Status:	Married
Age:	88 years 7 months 5 days
Cause of Death:	OLD AGE
Birthplace:	SCOTLAND
Occupation:	FARMER
Father's Name:	Unknown, 
Father's Residence:	DEAD
Mother's Name:	UNKNOWN, 
Mother's Residence:	DEAD
Date of record:	18-May-1883

Note: Age in death record is given as 88 Years. Obits both say 85 years although
the birth date of April 1798 and death date of Dec. 1882 would make age 84 years.

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