Columbiana County OhArchives Obituaries.....Thompson, David Clark February 7 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sheila Fritts sfritts101@hotmail.com June 13, 2004, 6:19 pm East Liverpool Crisis 8 Feb 1899 pg 8 David Clark Thompson, well known throughout Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania died Tuesday evening at his home at Smiths Ferry, after an illness of two weeks from grip. He was improving when he suffered a relapse which proved fatal. David Clark Thompson was born at Calcutta, this county, about 82 years ago. He was the son of William and Nellie Thompson, who were among the first white persons who settled in this part of the state. The early part of his life was spent around St. Clair. Deceased was married twice. After his first marriage he located in Smiths Ferry where he resided up until the time of his death. He was a very successful farmer and a large land owner in this section. Surviving are four children by his first wife and five by the second wife. Deceased was a brother of Mrs. Mary J. Scroggs, of Beaver, and of the late Josiah Thompson of East Liverpool and John Thompson of Calcutta. Mrs. Scroggs is now the only living survivor of the Thompson family, which was originally eight children. Mrs. Monroe Patterson, of this city, is a daughter of the deceased. Mr. Thompson was a member of the Smiths Ferry Presbyterian church. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb