OBIT: James H. THOMPSON	, 1894, Blair County, PA

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Death of James H. Thompson.

James Horace Thompson died at his home on West Tenth street near
Washington avenue at 12.20 o'clock this morning of kidney trouble.
Mr. Thompson became ill about one week ago and during his illness
suffered great pain until the past few days when he lapsed into a
peaceful unconscious marked only be a few moments of feeble
recognition of friends Sunday afternoon, and from this sleep he passed
into the rest eternal.

The deceased came from a worthy and distinguished ancestry, the family
having been settlers and long and esteemed residents of Juniata county
where it is still largely and honorably represented.  He was the son
of Charles Allen Thompson, and was born at Mexico, Juniata county, 57
years and four months ago.  Passing his early youth at the parental
home, he set out at the age of 19 to win his way in the world,
penetrating to the far west at the time when the search for gold was a
new and wonderfully popular work.  His experiences in the then
unsettled west were exciting and doubtless contributed much to the
formation of his sturdy and positive character.

Forsaking the uncertainty of the mining business,  Mr. Thompson
returned to the east and again took up his residence at Mexico.  While
here resident he was married to Miss Anna Eliza Gilfillan who preceded
him to the grave many years ago.   Mr. Thompson lived at Mexico and
Millerstown, and during the Centennial year was engaged in business at
Port Kennedy.   He afterward engaged as a traveling salesman and in
that way became a frequent visitor to, and finally a resident of
Tyrone, coming here about ten years ago.

On April 16, 1886, Mr. Thompson was united in marriage Miss Maud
Cadwallader, by Rev. Madison Peters, at Philadelphia.  His sorrowing
wife is left to mourn the loss of a tender and loving husband.
Surviving are five sisters and two brothers.  These are Mrs. Martha
Rumbaugh, Holleyville, Iowa; Mrs. Emma S. Wright, Clearfield; Mrs.
Eliza E. Mahon, Lewistown; Mrs. Ada Lyons, Mifflintown; Mrs. Anna
Rickabaugh, William Porter and Charles Allen, of Mexico, Juniata
county.

At the time of his death, Mr. Thompson was salesman for Gusdorff
Bros., dealers in ladies cloaks, of Baltimore.  He was successful and
popular in his line of business.  As a man he was of a genial and
companionable disposition, unswervingly true to his friendships, and
positive and consistent in his opinions which he had the courage and
force to express without reservation or favor.  He was generous to a
fault and his good deeds were done quietly and  unostentatiously.  In
politics, he was a Republican, and delighted to class himself as of
stalwart element of the party, a thorough believer in uncompromising
partisanship.  In his death, the town loses a good citizen, his
family, a worthy member.

The remains will be taken on day express Wednesday to Mexico, Juniata
county, where funeral services will be conducted in the United
Presbyterian church by Rev Francis McBurney.  Interment in the family
cemetery at that place.

Tyrone Daily Herald, Tyrone, Pa., Monday, July 23, 1894, page 4