Sketch of John Thompson, St. Charles County, Missouri >From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan, Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876. ********************************************************************** John Thompson, of Pennsylvania, was one of the early settlers of St. Charles County. He built the first two story barn that was erected on "the point," and used the second story for treading out wheat. The floor was made of plank, which he sawed with a whip-saw, and it was laid so that the grain when it was trodden out would fall down on the lower floor and leave the chaff and straw above. He had several children, all of whom, with his widow, returned to Pennsyl- vania after his death. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================