Kay County OK Obit for: Thomson, Mark Lockerbie
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Submitted to the archives by:Joe Kirkpatrick at joekir40@yahoo.com

Date submitted: 15Jul2010
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Mark Lockerbie Thomson was born January 7th, 1835, at Laverock Hall, 
Parish of Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. At the age of nine he came 
to this country and lived in Scott County, Iowa, until the Civil War broke 
out.   He enlisted as a private in the Second Iowa Infantry and rose to the 
rank of captain of the Twentieth Iowa Infantry.   At the close of the war 
he was breveted a major.   He moved to Madison county, Iowa, soon after 
and was married to Dema Nichols in 1868.   Six children were born to this 
union, the oldest of whom died in 1900.   His wife died in 1884.   In 1886 
he was married to Kate Torode.   Six children were born to this union also.   
In 1902 they moved to Cedarvale, Kas., and in 1910 they moved from there to 
Tonkawa.   In 1914 they moved to Fayetteville, Ark., returning in June 1916.

He joined the M.P. church when a young man and always took an active part 
in its work.   He had become a Mason when young, and always attended until 
recently.   He had a slight paralytic stroke last January, but partially 
recovered.   September 15th, he had two severe strokes, lost consciousness, 
and died at 6:15 that evening.   He leaves his wife and eleven children, 
Hugh Thomson, Straw, Mont.; Mrs. Chas. Diggs, Pamona, Calif.; 
Mrs. E. M. Crosswait, Mrs. A. W. Benson and Mrs. Joe Pease of Earlham, Iowa; 
Mrs R. L. Crosswait, Highmore, South Dakota; Mrs. Fred French, 
Mrs. Chas. McFadden, Robert Thomson, I. L. Thomson and Mary Thomson of Tonkawa.

The funeral was held Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at the Methodist Episcopal church. 
The services were conducted by Rev. Kleinsteiber, assisted by Rev. Clack and 
Rev. Lovell.   Rev. Kleinsteiber said that Major Thomson's obituary was eulogy 
enough, for he had joined the church early in life and had taken an active part 
in it's work.   He had served his country and had received promotion for various 
services.   As he had received recognition for his services for his country so 
would he receive recognition for his services to his God, and he has no doubt 
heard the plaudit, "Well done, thou good and faithful servent; enter thou into 
the joy of thy Lord."   The church choir sangthe beautiful songs of consolation, 
and a quartette sang very touchingly "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground."

The services at the grave were conducted by the G.A.R. Post, with Sons of Veterans 
as pall bearers.   As taps were sounded on the bugle, and the prayer and benediction 
said, all that was mortal, this grand old soldier was laid to rest, but his soul 
will be marching on. 

Source: The Tonkawa, Ok., News 21 September 21, 1916,