Thompson, Mrs. Jane 1833-1919

THOMPSON, CURTIS

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Date: 10/24/2007 at 15:02:51

LeMars Sentinel, LeMars, (Plymouth), Iowa, Friday, April 18, 1919, Page 1, Column 3:

DEATH OF PIONEER
MRS. JANE THOMPSON LIVES TO A GOOD OLD AGE
WAS A NATIVE OF ENGLAND

Deceased Came to America When a
Girl With Her Parents Who Were
Early Settlers in Iowa – Lived Here
Forty Years.

Mrs. Jane Thompson, a pioneer resident of Plymouth county, died on Wednesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jos. Richards, in Hinton. She had been in failing health for a long time and for the four weeks preceding her death had been confined to her bed. Her death was due to failing powers of age.

Mrs. Thompson was a native of England and was born on March 3, 1833. When a girl of ten years she came to this country with her parents, who settled soon after their
arrival in America, at Dubuque.

She was united in marriage with George Thompson in 1852 at Dubuque. They came to Plymouth county in 1880 and settled on a farm in Lincoln township. Mr. Thompson died in 1895. (error--1894)

Of late years Mrs. Thompson made her home with her daughter. She is survived by her children who are Mrs. Mary Alt, Sioux City, Thos. Thompson, Idaho, William Thompson, Hinton, Mrs. Jos. Richards, Hinton, J.R. Thompson, McPherson, Kansas, Elmer Thompson, Union township, Frank Thompson, Newkirk, Okla., and
Jos. Thompson, Hinton.

The funeral will be conducted by the local pastor in Hinton and burial made in the Lincoln township cemetery, either on Saturday or Sunday, dependent on the arrival of relatives from a distance.

Mrs. Thompson was well known especially among the old residents in the south part of the county. She was a good Christian woman held in great respect in the community where she lived for so many years.