Clearfield County PA Archives Obituaries.....Thompson, John I. September 23, 1921
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The Clearfield Progress  on   9/24/1921
John I. Thompson    

The towns people were thrown into a state of amazement and almost unbelief
yesterday forenoon about 11 o'clock when it was announced that John I. Thompson 
had been found dead at his room at the Central Hotel. He retired about 1:20 
o'clock the night before in apparently good health and as he usually slept late 
in the mornings no uneasiness felt when he did not appear for the morning 
meal.   At about 11 o'clock Landlord Deitrick thought it about time for him to 
get up, and went to his room and rapped on the but received no response. He 
repeated this several times and finally forced the door and found Mr. Thompson 
lying in bed dead, there being no sign of any struggle, but was lying peaceful 
and death must have came to him while he slept.  He had been dead some hours 
when found.  He had made his home at the Central for some years back.  John I. 
Thompson, or "Tuttle Jack", as be was called by all who knew him, was the only 
son of Dr. H. P. and  Martha Thompson and was born in Curwensville in the house 
now occupied by Dr H O. King on April 10, 1862.  He attended the public 
schools, until about 16 years of age, when he took a college course.  After 
reaching manhood, he engaged in several business enterprises, the most 
prominent of which was the operating of the Irvin grist mill, near the old 
corner store.  At one time, he was engaged in the general mercantile trade, 
having Arch Davidson as a partner and later became interested in coal and 
lumber trade. For about ten years past, he had engaged in no business 
particularly, except working for a life insurance Company.  During the war, he 
engaged as a night watchman at the Bickford Refractories brick plant.  He was a 
man who was well thought of by all with whom he came in contact and counted his 
friends by the score.  He was married to Miss Myra Jordan, a daughter of Levi 
Jordan, of Lumber City.  Four children were born of his union, two of whom died 
in infancy, and two together with the widow, surviving: H. Philip Thompson, of 
this place and an employee of the P. R. R. and Helen, a professional nurse in 
New York.  The Dr. Thompson family consisted of two daughters and one son, Mrs. 
Mary Orlady, residing in Huntingdon; Mrs. Myrtle Wilson, who died in Clearfield 
two years ago, and John I.  The Doctor was thrown from a sulky (sic) on the 
road near the Isaac Caldwell farm in 1868, and was instantly killed.  Mrs. 
Thompson, who was a daughter of Eliza Irwin, died about five or six years ago. 
The Irwin family consisting of Miss Anna, Col.; John, Jerry, James and William, 
are all deceased. The father, John Irwin, locating in Curwensville, in 1820, 
with his brother William and became one of the largest land owners in this 
section.  John I. Thompson, the deceased, was connected with no fraternal 
society or church, but for years past has lived the life of a model man.  His 
honesty and integrity in business transactions were never doubted and when he 
once became a friend there was no half way measure about him showing it to the 
world.  He was a good clean citizen in every sense of the word, and it will be 
with sorrow that his remains will be followed to the tomb.  The bereaved son 
has the deep-felt sympathy of this entire community.  The time and date of his 
funeral will be announced later.


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