David Carter Thompson (1841 - 1924)

Ancestors

Son of Obediah Morton Thompson and Mary Jane (Williams) Thompson

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth (Lea) Thompson — married 5 Dec 1867 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Descendants

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Biography

David Thompson served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May 25, 1861
Mustered out: 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 4th Louisiana

David was born in 1841.^[1]

He was the son of Obediah Thompson and Mary Jane Williams.

David and Sarah Elizabeth Lea were married Dec. 5, 1867 in East Feliciana Parish. ^[1][2][3][4]

Issue of David Carter Thompson and Sarah Elizabeth Lea

• David Lea Thompson b. Sept. 12, 1870 d. Dec. 12, 1870^[1]
• Frank Morton Thompson b. Oct. 11, 1871 d. July 22, 1919^[1]
• Edna Earle Thompson Bolls b. Aug. 1876 d. May 12, 1953^[1][5][6]
• Mae Belle Thompson Leguenec b. June 26, 1879 d. June 1, 1969^[1][5]
• John Scott Thompson b. Aug. 27,1880 d. Aug. 17, 1954 m. Mary Eliza Taylor^[1][5]

David was a member of Company A, Fourth Louisiana Regiment, Civil War; his enlistment took place at Camp Moore, on May 25, 1861. He was wounded twice: at Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862, and at the battle of Atlanta, July 28, 1864.

He is listed on the federal rolls of prisoners of war at Citronelle, Alabama, on May 4, 1865. He was paroled at Meridian, Mississippi, on May 14, 1865.

He is mentioned in Reluctant Rebel: The Secret Diary of Robert Patrick, 1861-1865^[7]Patrick, a native of Clinton, Louisiana, was also a member of the Fourth Louisiana

A prominent farmer and lumberman, David was also a trustee of Kernan Collegiate Institute, East Feliciana Parish.

David passed away in 1924.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} The Thompson Family of Prince Edward County, Virginia and Trigg Counties, Kentucky and the Florida Parishes of Louisiana: Descendents of Thomas Thompson, 1740-1810 Chapter 3 p.119 (#[1])
2. ↑ Genealogy Village - Louisiana Marriages - East Feliciana Parish #[2]
3. ↑ Hunting For Bears, comp.. Louisiana, Marriages, 1718-1925 [3]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [4]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [5]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [6]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
7. ↑ Reluctant Rebel: The Secret Diary of Robert Patrick, 1861-1865. (#[7]) Louisiana State University Press copyright 1959
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #78227890 for David Carter Thompson Burial in Jackson Cemetery, Jackson, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA. Created by: N. Wayne Cosby

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• Maternal relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch triangulated group consisting of Lynn Wiggers GEDmatch ID T584873, private GEDmatch ID M215622, and private GEDmatch ID T064395, sharing a 22.659 cM segment on Chromosome 1 from 120049305 to 162223998.

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