Thompsons of Slate Hill

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Marcellus, Onondaga, New York, United States
Surname/tag: Thompson

In 1867, Thomas Thompson purchased two lots of land in Lot 63, Marcellus, New York. The Thompson family over the generations has remained primarily on that homestead ever since then. The original barn was expanded northwards and the silo was raised skywards. The family stayed on that land for the next five generations. Two of the sixth generation are still located in this area surrounding the Marble District, but others have relocated to Maryland, Colorado, and not so distant Norwich, New York. The farmhouse and barn are still where they stand, but the southeastern and northwestern lots have gone to other families in the early 21st century.