When James Patton Thompson Jr. was born on 11 April 1845, in Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, his father, Patton James Thompson, was 35 and his mother, Catharine E. Long, was 32.[1]
In 1850, James lived with his parents and eight (8) siblings and a grandparent in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.[2]
In 1860, James is living in his mother's household, after his father's death, with five (5) siblings in Eastern District, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.[3]
He married Mary Elizabeth Davis on 31 January 1866, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States.[4]
They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters.[5]
He lived with his family in Clear Fork District, Tazewell, Virginia, United States for about 40 years.[6][7][8][9]
He died on 12 November 1912, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States, at the age of 67,[10] and was buried in Burkes Garden Central Cemetery, Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.[11]
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DT-XCD : 23 December 2020), Joseph P Thompson in household of P J Thompson, Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D633-H6PZ : 30 October 2020), Jas P Thompson, 30 Jan 1866; citing Marriage Registration, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRC-VJ3 : 20 February 2021), James P Thompson, Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 86, sheet 204A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,393.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJZ-1FR : accessed 6 July 2021), James P Thompson, Clear Fork District, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 92, sheet 13B, family 227, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,730.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPGY-QQ2 : accessed 6 July 2021), James P Thompson, Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 98, sheet 7A, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1650; FHL microfilm 1,375,663.
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