Charles Thompson

THOMPSON, BABBAGE, BRIMSKILL

Posted By: Diane Wilson (email)
Date: 5/26/2004 at 13:57:57

Charles Thompson is a native of England, having been born at Yorkshire, in 1836, coming to the United States in 1854. He resided in Johnstown, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, until 1856, when he removed to Dubuque, Iowa.
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Mr. Thompson is well known as the former superintendent of the Babbage Farm, properly the Iowa Central Stock Farm. He came to Butler county for the purpose of opening this farm for Mr. Babbage, in 1868. The real object was to make improvements, and to bring into market the land which now comprises this farm; but it was afterward decided to make a stock farm of the land. A history and description of the Iowa Central Stock Farm is given elsewhere. Mr. Thompson remained its superintendent until the fall of 1871. In 1870, he purchased the farm on section 33, where he now resides. He has about 300 acres of land.
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His first wife was Mary Ann Brimskill, a native of England. She died in 1874. His present wife was Miss Maggie Wray, a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Thompson has four children by his first wife – James L., Simon G., Charles H. and Ralba E. He has three children by his present wife.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Pages 750 –7 51