Biographical Sketch of W. F. Thomson, Johnson County, Missouri, Warrensburg Township >From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell, Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918. ********************************************************************** W. F. Thomson, a well known and successful merchant of Warrensburg, is the son of one of the pioneer families of Johnson county. He was born October 18, 1881, in Warrensburg, the son of Clifton and Nancy B. (Warren) Thomson. Clifton Thomson was born in Pettis county, Mo., and was a member of one of the leading pioneer families near Georgetown, Missouri. His death occurred in 1899. W. F. Thomson is the great- grandson of Martin Warren, in whose honor the city of Warrensburg was named. The early education of W. F. Thomson was obtained in the War- rensburg public schools. He later attended the Warrensburg State Normal School for three years. After leaving school, he was engaged for several years in writing life insurance. With six years' experience in this line of work, Mr. Thomson abandoned the insurance business and entered the mercantile business, September 8, 1908, at 131 West Pine street, in Warrensburg, where he continued in business until June 1, 1913, when he moved to his present location at 118 West Pine street. Mr. Thomson's New and Used Furniture Store occupies a building contain- ing three floors and 25 x 90 feet in dimensions. He has a splendid trade, carrying everything in stock needed to furnish a home. December 24, 1904, W. F. Thomson was united in marriage with Ota B. Nash, the daughter of Thomas and Amanda (Witt) Nash. Mrs. Thomson was born in Clinton county, Mo. both her parents are natives of Missouri. Thomas Nash's father and mother came from Kentucky in an early day and settled in Buchanan county, Mo. Mrs. Witt is now deceased and Thomas Witt, grandfather of Ota B. (Nash) Thomson, now makes his home in Warrensburg. To W. F. and Ota Thomson have been born four children: the oldest child died in infancy; Stella Blanche, Warren N., and Mary E. Mr. and Mrs. Thomson reside at 408 South Washington avenue in Warrensburg, Mo. The Thomson family has long been considered one of the highly respected families of Johnson county. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: <> Penny Harrell ====================================================================