Ambrose Thompson
BIRTH
10 Jul 1835
Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio, USA
DEATH
2 Feb 1913 (aged 77)
Crawford County, Wisconsin, USA
BURIAL
Evergreen Cemetery
Seneca, Crawford County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Ambrose Thompson was born, in July, 1835, in Huron Co., Ohio. In 1855 he came, with his brother Isaac, to Crawford Co., Wis., pre-empting eighty acres of land in Clayton town, where his brother soon afterwards died. His father died in Ohio. His mother came to this county in 1857, settling at Bell Centre. She subsequently removed to Boscobel, Grant county. In 1865 Mr. Thompson purchased of D. R. Lawrence, a farm on section 2, town 9, range 5 west, where he now lives, engaged in farming and stock dealing. He married Martha Turk, daughter of Ephraim Turk, an early settler of Clayton town. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have six children — George M., Julia A., Jessie M., Lucy M., Sadie A. and Charles A. Willie H. died, aged thirteen months.

Source: History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin, Illustrated (1881); transcribed by Vicki Bryan

Family Members
Parents


George Thompson
1806–1850



Lucy Luca Bell Thompson
1809–1869

Spouses


Martha Turk Thompson
1838–1898



Estella Ann Newton Thompson
1856–1920

Siblings


Merritt Thompson
1829–1864



Jane Thompson Greene
1831–1888



Jay Thompson
1837–1888



Sue Thompson Caswell
1838–1918



William Thompson
1840–1907



Rhoda Amanda Thompson Lewis
1842–1928



Helen C Thompson Lawrence
1844–1897



Elias George Thompson
1847–1922



Rose Thompson Palmer
1848–1919

Children


George M Thompson
1857–1941



George M. Thompson
1857–1941



Julia Annette Thompson Dowse
1859–1888



Lucy M. Thompson Pickett
1865–1953



Sarah A Thompson Umback
1867–1939



William H Thompson
1871–1872



Charles Ambrose Thompson
1879–1948