E. C. THOMPSON
E. C. Thompson, manager of the drug store in Marne owned by Dr. Emmert, was born in Bureau county, Illinois, January 14, 1855, and is a son of John and Jane (Swaney) Thompson. He was reared and educated in his native county, subsequently taught school and in 1879, turning his footsteps toward the setting sun, came to this county and stopped first at Lewis. He then came to Marne where he taught school for a time, and then engaged in his present business. He was married December 29, 1881, to Ella Spangler, a native of Illinois. She received her education in Bureau county, of that State, and was also a teacher. She was a daughter of Jacob and Jane (Clark) Spangler. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have one child...Jay V. They are members of the Presbyterian church and own a residence in the northern part of the village, where they now reside.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 616.
