Faulk County, SD Biographies.....Thompson, Alexander M. 1846 - 
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Author: C. H. Ellis


    ALEXANDER M. THOMPSON was born March 16, 1846, in Whiteside county,

Illinois, and remained there until 1870, when he removed from there to Madison

county, Iowa.



    September 12, 1872, he married Miss Maggie E. Hart of that place, To them

have been born three children, viz: S. Bell, Egbery A. and John A., the last of

whom, is a born Dakotian. In the spring of 1873 he removed to Hamilton county,

Nebraska, and in September, 1884, to Faulk county, South Dakota, and located in

township 118, range 72.



    Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have succeeded remarkably well in keeping the family

together. All are living at the homestead, although the sons have separate

financial interests. Altogether they have 480 acres of land, and rent two

sections more. They have 60 horses, 80 head of neat stock, 11 hogs, 500 sheep

and 80 ducks, a fine set of farm buildings and 170 acres under cultivation

besides the home and rented pasture. Mr. Thompson has had a full share of the

privations and hardships of the early Dakota pioneers and is now reaping" the

full reward of those who remained through years of drought and storm with

failure of crops, while those less fortunate left this county without additional

reward.





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HISTORY OF

FAULK COUNTY

SOUTH DAKOTA

CAPTAIN C. H. ELLIS



TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PIONEERS AND PROMINENT CITIZENS



ILLUSTRATED

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