Joseph C. Thompson Biography


	This biography appears on page 1181 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. V (1915) and was 
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				JOSEPH C. THOMPSON. 

	Joseph C. Thompson, a son of John and Christine Thompson, was 
born on the 29th of January, 1871, and was reared under the parental 
roof. He acquired his education in the common schools and early became 
accustomed to the work of the farm. He now owns two hundred and sixty 
acres of good land and is a progressive and successful agriculturist. 
In 1892 he wedded Miss Emma Moan, a daughter of Ole N. and Bereth 
(Bertha) Moan, who are residing near Baltic, this state. To Mr. and 
Mrs. Thompson have been born nine children, three of whom are deceased, 
the others being: Julius, Inez, Edna, Clara, Bertha and Gordon. Mr. 
Thompson is a republican but has never been an office seeker. He and 
his family are identified with the Lutheran church and their influence 
is on the side of moral progress.