Butler-Westmoreland County PA Archives History - Letters .....Joseph THOMPSON family May 4, 1926
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   A letter broad one filed with large envelopes dated 623 Elk St, Franklin Pa 
  May 4, 1926 fr Mrs Ruth Hous gives the subjoined data about her Thompson 
  ancestry.  She says the information she gives was given by her great Aunt, Mrs 
  Rebecca Thompson Dobson who died at Butler, Pa last Nov 25, 1925 aged 91 yrs 
  (Born then say 1834) There is a bible record, but no one can tell which one 
  has it or if it has been taken care of & there is a lot of them.  James 
  Thompson of "Sunberry" (does she mean Sunbury) 
  supposed to have it & he is dead.
  I want to see some of his children this summer & I may find it. There were 
  fifteen children of my great grandfather Joseph Thompson, some, or most of 
  them had families.  Great grandfather was buried at Pleasant Unity, Westnd Co, 
  Pa also his second wife.  I have an old book with Thompson names in all boys 
  but I do not know who they re. Date written in 1737.  It is a book of the wars 
  of old country & some notes on the Revolution of this country.  I will give 
  you a copy of grandfather's & great grandfather's pension papers.
  
  The War of 1812 pension claim cft No 26320 it appears that Joseph Thompson, 
  her great grandfather, enlisted in Butler Co, Pa at the age of about 22 yrs & 
  served from Feby 19, 1814 to Mch 22, 1814 as a private in Capt John 
  McCullough's Co, Penna militia.  He died June 11, 1863 in Cherry Tp, Butler 
  Co, Pa. Soldier.  Married the first time, Ann Smith who died May 27, 1824.  He 
  married Nov 28, 1826 in Slippery Rock Tp, Butler Co, Pa Mary Patton or Pallen 
  who was allowed pension on her application executed June 7, 1878 while a 
  resident of Cherry Tp, Butler Co, Pa aged 72 yrs.
        This is dated Jany 23, 1925 & is evidently fr the pension dept.
        Another paper says John Thompson, (her grandfather) was enrolled Aug 1, 
  1861 at Clairton, Pa in Co F 63d Pa Inf & was mustered into the service at 
  Alexandra, Va Oct 9, 1861.  Reported "missing" in action Aug 29, 1862 as shown 
  by a report from the records of the War Dar [sic] Dept.
  A cft signed by Geo W. McCulloch, Captain Co F 63 Pa Infantry at Camp near 
  Brandy Sta, Va Dec 29, 1863 states that the above named soldier was killed in 
  action at the Battle of Bull Run, Va Aug 29, 1862.
  Great great grandfather, Joseph Thompson's son Joseph Thompson married Anna 
  Smith. Their children to said first wife:
  1. James Thompson, children
  2. Jane Thompson, children
  3. John Thompson, my grandfather, six children
        Second wife Mary Patton called Polly children as follows:
  4. Samuel Thompson, dead, no children.
  5. Mary Thompson, dead, no children
  6. Margaret Thompson Bell, living, children
  7. Joseph Thompson, dead, non
  8. Anna Thompson, dead
  9. Oliver Thompson, living, children
  10. Taylor Thompson, living Erie, children
  11. Rebecca Thompson Dobson, dead, 2 children
  12. Robert Thompson, dead, children
  13. Martha Jane Thompson, dead, children
  14. Nancy Thompson, dead, none
  15. William Thompson, dead, children.
  
  Grandfather John Thompson married Sarah Grinder had children:
  1. John
  2. Julia
  3. Perry
  4. Margaret
  5. Jennie
  6. Caroline, my mother, dead married Samuel Montgomery, dead 6 children 2 
  dead, 4 living.
  There are only 3 children left of great grandfather Joseph Thompson, Uncle 
  Oliver Thompson is on the Town Council at Butler, Pa.  He is 76 yrs old.  Then 
  there is Uncle Taylor P. Thompson & Margret [sic] Thompson Bell.  Address of 
  Oliver Thompson 232 Clay St Butler, Pa. Address of Mrs J.J. Bell 2d 
  Montgomery, Mount Vernon, State of Wash.
  I married Geo A. Hous.  Have one son, Geo A. Hous Jr.  He is married to Marie 
  Ihmson & have one son Henry A. Hous.  Mr Hous says I have this letter too 
  scattered, but I guess you can make it out.  Signed Ruth Hous.

      Additional Comments:  Extracted from Josiah V. Thompson Journals, Vol. 16 

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