William Poindexter Thomasson (1797 - 1882)

Husband of Charlotte (Leonard) Thomasson — married 25 Mar 1828 in Floyd County, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Dec 1882 at age 85 in La Grange

Biography

William Thomasson is Notable.

From Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard by Manning Leonard on page 341.

Mr. Thomasson when a boy volunteered in the War of 1812; he was a lawyer by profession and began his practice in Corydon, Indiana, in 1817. He was a member of the Legislature in that State before he became of age. In 1841 he removed to Louisville, Ky,. and was soon elected to Congress as a Whig, serving from Dec., 1843 to Mar., 1847. He practiced law in Chicago for a time and at the breaking out of the war in 1861, entered the Union Army as Colonel of an Illinois regiment and was wounded at the first battle of Bull Run. He was one of the most earnest Union men in Kentucky.^[1]

In 1850, the Thomasson family lived in Jefferson County, Kentucky. All members of the household were born in Kentucky, except as noted. The family included William P. Thomasson, 52, a lawyer, with $18,100 in real estate; his wife, Charlotte, 43, born in Rhode Island; their children, Charles L., 21; Sarah, 20, Mary P., 18; Laura, 16; Anne C., 13; Nelson, 10; and John J., 8. The Thomasson children aged 13 to 20 were in school. Also living with them was Thomas J. McCalla, 15.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of His Descendants. By Manning Leonard, Southbridge, Mass. Press of Knapp, Peck & Thomson, Auburn N.Y. 1896, p341-3.
2. ↑ 1850 US Census, Jefferson, Kentucky (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M654-JQW)

• "Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF6G-4VM : accessed 17 April 2015), William T. Thomasson and Charlotte Leonard, 25 Mar 1828; citing reference 52; FHL microfilm 549,329.

• Find A Grave: Burial: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, Plot: SECTION 28 Lot: 179 Grave: 4, Maintained by: Find A Grave, Originally Created by: Mike Maloney, Record added: Nov 23, 2002, Find A Grave Memorial# 6947357

• Biographical directory of the United States Congress, 1774-present

See also:

• Wikipedia: William Poindexter Thomasson

• Wikidata: Item Q2580772, en:Wikipedia