Lacrosse-Racine County WI Archives Biographies.....Thompson, Ralph 1819 - 
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RALPH THOMPSON, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Bangor; was born in Ireland in 1819. His 
parents emigrated to Canada when he was 10 years of age; came to Wisconsin in 
May, 1850, and settled at Hyde's Grove, Racine Co., where he lived till 1852, 
when he came to La Crosse Co., Wis., and pre-empted 120 acres of the farm 
which he now owns, and which he entered in July, 1853; he afterwards increased 
his farm to its present dimensions; has now 360 acres. He is a successful 
farmer, has good buildings, fine brick house, which was built in 1872. He was 
married in Canada, in 1844, to Hannah Hemstock, born in Nottinghamshire, 
England; they had four children, three of whom are living - Thomas, John 
Benjamin and Lucy I.; the last two are twins. They lost their first child, 
Harriet.

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From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 837.

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