THOMPSON CEMETERY
Poe Township, Ringgold County, Iowa
Photograph courtesy of Tony Mercer, 2013
Thompson Cemetery is located in a CRP field, Poe Township of Ringgold County. In 1929 John S. THOMPSON of
Sunnyside, Washington, placed a 3-foot high cement enclosure around most of the gravesites. There are approximately 4 more
rows of interments outside of the cement enclosure. Several unmarked gravesites are evident in this cemetery.
Thompson
Cemetery was recorded on June 14, 1979 for Ringgold County Historical Society by Betty
Ruby and Ruth Haley of Diagonal.
In August of 2002, Raymond V. Banner found the cemetery to be overtaken by brush and tall weeds. Only a few of the gravestones
could be located at this time.
Tony Mercer photographed the cemetery in June of 2013. Veteran information updated May of 2015 courtesy of Cathy Kilgore, Ringgold County Veterans Affairs;
Transcription updated October 2020 couresty of Cathy Kilgore; plot location from Raymond Banner's book, Cemetery Gravestone Recordings of Ringgold County.
Tree Planted at Thompson Cemetery in memory of
Pionner Cemetery Commissioner Bob Martin
Interments at THOMPSON CEMETERY
 Designated as a Veteran
| NAME |
BORN |
DIED |
COMMENTS |
| ELLIOTT, Anna H. |
29 Jul 1867 |
07 Oct 1867
aged 2m 8 d |
daughter of Thomas Madison & Elizabeth (GUINN) ELLIOTT
gravestone shared with
William ELLIOTT
"Children of
T.M. & E. ELLIOTT" |
| ELLIOTT, Elizabeth (GUINN) |
1838 |
1871
Lotts Creek Twp |
daughter of Hardin A. & Cynthia (EDWARDS) GUINN
married circa 1855 Thomas Madison ELLIOTT |
| ELLIOTT, William N. |
02 Mar 1865 |
04 Aug 1865
aged 5m 2 d |
son of Thomas Madison & Elizabeth (GUINN) ELLIOTT
gravestone shared with
Anna B. ELLIOTT
"Children of
T.M. & E. ELLIOTT" |
GULICK, Etna Pearl
|
Jul 1886 |
06 Jul 1887
aged 1y |
daughter of William Henry & Lethena J. "Tehena" (THOMPSON) GULICK |
GULICK,
Infant Daughter |
|
17 Feb 1881 |
daughter of William Henry & Lethena J. "Tehena" (THOMPSON) GULICK |
GULICK,
Lethena J. "Tehena" (THOMPSON) |
08 Aug 1848
Indiana |
15 Nov 1887
aged 39y 3m 8 days |
daughter of Jesse & Jane (DODSON) THOMPSON
married 25 Feb 1877
William Henry GULICK |
| LESLIE, Ann Curry (EWING) VARNEY |
25 May 1812
Vinton OH |
29 Jun 1884
aged 72y 11m 4d |
daughter of Andrew & Virginia Jane (GLENN) EWING
married 1st 18 Dec 1835
Vinton OH
Jared A. VARNEY
(1810-1850)
interred Gallia Co. OH
married 2nd 06 Nov 1856
Gallia Co. OH
Elijah LESLIE
|
| LESLIE, Elijah |
1795
Pennsylvania |
Feb 1870 |
son of John G. LESLIE
Mar 1st: 31 Mar 1814
Maryann GALLOWAY (1794-1856)
Mar 2nd: 06 Nov 1856
Ann Curry (EWING) VARNEY |
| SULLIVAN, Catherine (SELLERS) THOMPSON |
13 Jun 1836
Ohio |
12 May 1882
aged 45y 10m 29d
|
daughter of John & Mary (WOODRUFF) SELLERS
married 1st 20 Oct 1854
George T. THOMPSON
married 2nd 19 Sep 1869
Madison SULLIVAN |
| SULLIVAN, John |
1802
Ireland |
02 Jan 1874
aged 73y
|
married 31 Dec 1820
Gallia Co. OH
Margaret KNOX
(1795-1868)
interred Jackson Co. OH |
| SULLIVAN, Madison |
09 Sep 1828
Jackson Co. OH |
30 Nov 1891
aged 63y
Mount Ayr IA
|
twin son of John & Margaret (KNOX) SULLIVAN
married 1st 04 Mar 1846
Jackson Co. OH
Elizabeth FOSTER
(1826-1867)
married 2nd 19 Sep 1869
Catherine (SELLERS) THOMPSON |
| THOMPSON, George T. |
13 Mar 1833
Wayne Co. KY |
08 Mar 1859
aged 25y 11m 25d |
son of Jesse & Jane (DODSON) THOMPSON
married 20 Oct 1854
Cahterine (SELLERS) THOMPSON SULLIVAN
(1836-1882) |
| THOMPSON, Grant B. |
01 Feb 1864 |
19 Mar 1864
aged 1m 18 d |
son of John Tyler & Comfort Ann (PITTMAN) THOMPSON |
| THOMPSON, Jane (DODSON) |
22 Jan 1811
Wayne Co. KY |
03 Sep 1898
aged 87y 7m 1d |
daughter of Thomas & Jemima (RANDALL) DODSON
married 03 Jun 1832
Wayne Co. KY
Jesse THOMPSON |
| THOMPSON, Jesse |
06 Mar 1811
Kentucky |
24 Apr 1888
|
son of James H. & Nancy B. (DICKERSON) THOMPSON
married 03 Jun 1832
Wayne Co. KY
Jane DODSON |
THOMPSON,
Thomas Bronson |
12 Jan 1837
Indiana |
01 Dec 1864
Union Hospital
St. Joseph MO |
Civil War Soldier
PVT Co. E 43rd MO Infantry
Union
son of Jesse & Jane (DODSON) THOMPSON
married 23 Dec 1858
Sarah Jane WILEY
(1842-1910) |
 
In 1929 John S. THOMPSON of
Sunnyside, Washington, placed a 3-foot high cement enclosure around his parent’s, paternal grandparents and stepfather's (Madison SULLIVAN) graves. There are approximately 4 more
rows of interments outside of the cement enclosure. Several unmarked gravesites are evident in this cemetery.
The inscription at right is set in the south side of the cement wall.
Photographs courtesy of Tony Mercer, 2013
ADDITIONAL SOURCES:
WPA Graves Survey
American Civil War Soldier Database, ancestry.com
BANNER, Raymond. Cemetery Gravestone Recordings of Ringgold County, Ringgold County Historical Society. p. 404 "Thompson Cemetery" 2006.
Transcription updated by Sharon R. Becker, February of 2010; updated June of 2013
Veteran interments updated May of 2015 courtesy of Cathy Kilgore, Ringgold County Veterans Affairs
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