THOMPSON, John A 1860-1951
THOMPSON, MCFARLAND, BOSSEN, ROHNE, PAGE, DEWITT, EADS, BRAYNARD
Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 10/16/2012 at 16:24:17
John A. Thompson – December 2, 1860 – May 22, 1951
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AGED RESIDENT OF OSAGE DIES
Osage – John Thompson, 90, died at 4 a.m. Tuesday at a convalescent home in Mason City. Funeral services were pending.
Mr. Thompson was born December 2, 1860, and spent his early life at Stratford and Webster City. He was married in 1897 in Buchanan County, Missouri, to May McFarland. They lived for a time in Missouri then came to Iowa, and to Osage 30 years ago.
Survivors include 4 sons; Archie and Tilford of Osage; George of Floyd; and Ray of Riceville; two daughters; Mrs. Bertha Bossen, Los Angeles, California; and Mrs. Haakon Rohne of Osage; a brother Archie of Stratford; a sister Mrs. Myra Page of Humboldt; 18 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. His wife preceded him in death.
Mason City Globe Gazette, Tuesday May 22, 1951
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John A Thompson was born December 2, 1860 in Iowa, the son of John H. Thompson and Mary (Dewitt) Thompson.
He married Nancy May McFarland, the daughter of George Washington McFarland and Mary Elizabeth (Eads) McFarland.
Nancy was buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Mitchell Co., Iowa
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1900 US Census: Center, Buchanan County, Missouri
John A. Thompson 39 born December 1860 Iowa
Nancy M 23 born January 1877 Nebraska
Cecil S. 2 born January 1898 Missouri
Almira 1 born Missouri
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1910 US Census: Hamilton, Hamilton County, Iowa
John A Thompson 49 born Iowa
Nancy M 33 born Nebraska
Bertha 11 born Missouri
Archie O 10 born Missouri
Martin R 9 born North Dakota
George H 6 born Iowa
Neda E 5 born Iowa
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1920 US Census: Harrison, Kossuth County, Iowa
John A Thompson 59 born Iowa
Nancy M 43 born Nebraska
Archey 19 born Missouri
Martin R 18 born North Dakota (Raymond Martin married Lucille Trainor)
George H 16 born Iowa
Neta E 14 born Iowa (this is Juanita Rohne, wife of Haakon Rohne)
Tilford L 5 born Iowa
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1930 US Census: Osage, Mitchell, Iowa
John A Thompson 69 born Iowa
Nancy M 43 born Nebraska
Archie O 29 born Missouri
Tilford L 15 born IowaNancy B Brainard, 12, granddaughter born Minnesota, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri
**(this was Beatrice Nancy Braynard, daughter of Sidney Braynard and Bertha (Thompson) Braynard.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1940 US Census: Osage, Mitchell, Iowa
John A Thompson 79, widower born Iowa
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