Montour County PA Archives Biographies.....THOMPSON, Samuel Y. 1843 - living in 1899
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  HON. SAMUEL Y. THOMPSON, M. D., who has ably attended the citizens of Danville
  in his medical practice more years than any other physician and surgeon now
  residing in that borough, and who is now serving his second term as associate
  judge of Montour County, was born in Danville, October 29, 1843, and is a son of
  John G. and Hannah (Yorks) Thompson.
  
    William Thompson, the grandfather of our subject, was of Scotch-Irish descent,
  and was a native of Ireland. With his brother Hugh he bade farewell to his
  native country and came to the United States, locating in Berwick, Pa. Later he
  settled in Espy, Columbia County, Pa., and, having learned the trade of potter
  during his boyhood clays, established a plant and began the manufacture of
  pottery, which business he continued until his death, which occurred at the age
  of sixty years. He was twice married and was the progenitor of three sons: John
  G., William, and Hugh.
  
    John G. Thompson, the father of our subject, was born in Espy where he spent
  his younger days, attending school and assisting his father in his work.
  Attaining his manhood he went to Bloomsburg, and learning the tailor's trade he
  worked as a journeyman several years. Locating in Danville he conducted a
  merchant tailor-shop on Bloom street for ten years, when he sold his shop to his
  son-in-law, J. B. Crawford, and retired from active life. He purchased the J. K.
  West residence and resided there until his death. He was united in marriage to
  Hannah Yorks, a daughter of Samuel Yorks who was an early settler of Danville.
  Three children blessed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson: Dr. Samuel York
  Thompson, the subject of this narrative; Margaret E., the wife of J. B.
  Gearhart; and John P., a druggist of Stockton, Colo. The father of our subject
  passed from this life aged eighty years; his wife entered the unknown beyond at
  the age of sixty-three years.
  
    Dr. Samuel York Thompson acquired a good education in the schools of his
  native town and then studied medicine under Dr. P. H. Long of Mechanicsburg, Pa.
  Entering the Long Island Hospital of Brooklyn he was graduated in 1866, and one
  year later he commenced practicing his chosen profession at Danville where he
  soon established a large and lucrative practice. In connection with his medical
  practice he owns and operates a drug-store which alone yields him a handsome
  income. Had he not been blessed with Nature's best gift, a large and
  finely-developed body, a strong constitution and a disposition to make the best
  of all things, he never could have stood the enormous practice he has acquired,
  but to-day finds him in the best of health. At No. 345 Mill street the Doctor
  owns a large two-story block, and upon the first floor is located his
  drug-store, which is the finest in Danville, and on the second floor are his
  parlors and examining rooms.
  
     Dr. Thompson is now serving his second term as associate judge of Montour
  County, and has served two terms as burgess. He was united in the bonds of
  matrimony with Annie E. Ege, a daughter of Rev. Oliver Ege of Mechanicsburg,
  Pa., and they are the parents of two children, Margaret Florence, the wife of
  Dr. C. Shultz of Danville, and Kate Olive. Our subject is a member of Danville
  Lodge, No. 780, I. O. O. F., and past sachem of Mahoning Tribe, No. 77, I. O. R.
  M.
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  Extracted from:
  
  Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District
  Published by 
  Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)
  
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