Samuel Findley Thompson (1916)

ANDERSON, LYTTON, MARSH, ROY, THOMPSON

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 2/4/2012 at 22:55:22

Newspaper Unknown, Marion County, Kansas
December 1916

Samuel Findley Thompson

Samuel Findlay Thompson was born at Media, Illinois, July 24, 1846, at the age of 12 years he was left homeless by the death of his father, his mother having previously died. He made his home from this time with his grandparents. He had one brother and three sisters of which one brother and one sister survive. Not many years after the death of his father he entered the Mammoth College with the Ministry of the United Presbyterian view. He gave up his schoolwork to serve the country in listing in a 8th Illinois Regiment in February 1864. He returned in 1865 entirely free from the missiles of war although not escaping the results of camp life and army diet.

In the fall of 1866 he returned to Monmouth and resumed college work, which he was soon compelled to give up, very much to his regret, on account of failing eyesight.

He was united in marriage to Margaret Isabelle Lytton, at Winterset, Iowa, November 19, 1869. To this union five children were born. Her death occurred in Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 21, 1884, leaving four children, young and tender in years to mourn her loss.

Fred Delois, of Kincaid, Kansas, William Edwin of Sabetha, Kansas, John Arthur, of Wilsy, Kansas, Arthur Leon and Douglas Lester both of whom died in infancy.

For a period of over two years he was in the service of the American Sunday School Union as a Missionary among the mining and lumber camps of Colorado. He resigned his work as a missionary in 1882, believing it his duty to give more time to his family, soon after moving to Kansas, making his home in the Harmony neighborhood near Sabetha.

He was united in marriage to Helen Mary Marsh, February 11, 1886 at Sabetha, Kansas. To this union was born five children, Hattie Gertrude Roy of Wilsey, Kansas, Earl Francis, of Havre, Montana, Helen Margaret Roy, of Wilsey, Kansas, Elsie May Anderson, of Lincolnville, Kansas, and Eva Lois of Lost Springs; all of whom with their mother survive.

Brother Thompson was converted when he was a child and united with the Presbyterian church and had remained a faithful member of the same until coming to Lost Springs, where he transferred to the M. E. Church. He was always solicitous about the spiritual welfare of his children giving them a Godly example in the house. His entire life was consecrated to the service of the Master and in earlier years was very active in church work, organizing and conducting Sunday Schools and prayer meetings and ministering to the sick wherever opportunity offered. No matter how severe the weather or bad the roads, he was always at his post of duty.

The Harmony M. E. Church was to a large extent the outgrowth of his labors in that community. His daily prayer was 'here am I Lord send me.' He was never too busy to talk of the cause of Christ and there are many who can remember his personal ----------- to come to the Savior.

When death came this Veteran to the Cross and faithful Steward in the Church of God he was ready. He leaves many friends to mourn his departure.

Funeral was conducted in the M. E. Church of Lost Springs on Friday, Dec. 15th by Rev. Hulsell, the pastor after which the remains were laid to rest in the Lost Springs cemetery. Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life, Rev. 2:30

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