James Edward Thompson (1871 - 1944)

Born 18 Feb 1871 in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Lee (Van Dyke) Thompson — married 24 Nov 1897 in Macon, Macon county, Missouri

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1944 at age 73 in Craig, Moffat, Colorado, United States

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Biography

James was the son of Joseph C. and Sarah (Deaton) Thompson. According to an interview with his daughter Leona, James became a coal miner by the age of 9 years old, as soon as he could read and write. When his wife Mary contracted tuberculosis, they moved to Colorado from Missouri, where he continued working in mines in Louisville, Oak Creek, and Craig, Colorado; and Rains and Helper, Utah. James was a union man, and was arrested in 1914 for going on strike in Routt County. He died in Craig, Colorado, and is buried in Rifle, Colorado in Rose Hill Cemetery.

• Fact: Residence (1880) Lingo, Macon, Missouri, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Nineveh Township (west half), Adair, Missouri, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Louisville, Boulder, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Oak Creek, Routt, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Residence (1930) Rains, Carbon, Utah, United States
• Fact: Residence (1935) Same House
• Fact: Residence (1940) Craig, Election Precinct 3, Moffat, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Burial (1944) Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, United States of America

Research Notes

The main source of information for the birthplaces and birthdates of the Thompson children is a typewritten list from their father, Joseph C. Thompson. The problem is, I can't find all of the place names listed. For example, James is supposed to have been born in "Ardria, Mulinburg, Henderson, Kentucky" I can't find a place name like that, so I'm not 100% certain where he was born.Since the family was living in Paradise, Muhlenberg County in 1870, I'm just going with that for now.

Death date Discrepancies

1. City cemetery records say that he died on December 2nd, but that was apparently his burial date.
2. Family records say that he died on November 28, 1944.
3. His obituary in the Rifle newspaper says that he died on November 29th.
4. His obituary in the Craig newspaper says that he died on November 30th.

Sources

• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6XG-QL4 : accessed 18 January 2015), James E Tompson in household of Joseph C Tompson, Lingo, Macon, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district 139, sheet 560B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0701; FHL microfilm 1,254,701.

• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3HX-QXZ : accessed 6 January 2015), James E. Thompson, Nineveh Township (west half), Adair, Missouri, United States; citing sheet 10B, family 197, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,240,836.

• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKWG-DQV : accessed 6 January 2015), James Thompson, Louisville, Boulder, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37, sheet 3A, family 47, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,374,126.

• 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXLD-2SS : accessed 6 January 2015), James E Thompson, Oak Creek, Routt, Colorado, United States; citing sheet 10B, family 209, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,820,171.

• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH6W-56Y : accessed 6 January 2015), James Thompson, Rains, Carbon, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0018, sheet 2B, family 43, line 60, NARA microfilm publication T626, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2415; FHL microfilm 2,342,149.

• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VR62-JFY : accessed 6 January 2015), James Thompson, Craig, Election Precinct 3, Moffat, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41-5, sheet 4A, family 84, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 471, NARA digital publication of T627, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1D-F8SJ : 15 December 2015), James Edward Thompson, 1944; Burial, Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, United States of America, Rose Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 141455193, Find A Grave: Memorial #141455193.

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 June 2016, 23:43), entry for James Edward Thompson(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L2XB-RX7); contributed by various users.

• Newspaper article about 1914 Oak Creek strike "Oak Creek Strikers Armed" Fairplay Flume (Fairplay, Park County) January 9, 1914 p. 2 mentions J.E. Thompson as one of the strikers. Accessed 1 October 2015.

• Obituary: "Father of Mrs. Crook laid to rest here Saturday." Obituary. Rifle, Colorado: Rifle Telegram, December 7, 1944, page 3.

• Obituary: "Aged Craig Man Dies Following Stroke Last Week" Craig, Colorado: Craig Empire Courier, Volume 54, Number 35, December 6, 1944, page 1.