William Reeves Thompson (abt. 1805 - abt. 1877)

Born about 9 Jun 1805 in Green county, Kentucky, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Martha Moorman (Moman) Thompson — married 8 Sep 1836 in Gasconade county, Missouri, United States

Died about 23 Jul 1877 at about age 72 in Maries county, Missouri, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

William was born about 1805. According to the death certificate for son Francis Marion Thompson, he was born in Illinois. However, the 1870 Census says he was born in Kentucky. ^[1] He passed away about 1877.

William Thompson married Martha Moorman on 8 Sep 1836 in Gasconade, Missouri, United States.^[2]

Residence

United States Census, 1850 ^[3]

United States Census, 1860 ^[4]

Burial

Grove Dale Cemetery, Belle, Maries County, Missouri, USA. ^[1]

William Reeves Thompson (9 Jun 1805–23 Jul 1877)

Find A Grave: Memorial #55830135

Martha Moorman Moman Thompson (13 Jul 1821–12 Jun 1900)

Find A Grave: Memorial #55831605

William Reeves Thompson (1805-1877) was the son of Ratliff Thompson (1767-1830) and Catherine Compton Thompson (1775-1826). He married Martha Moman on 08 Sep 1836 in Bourbois Township, Gasconade County, Missouri. William and Martha were parents of eight sons and one daughter: Johnathan, James, Hiram, William, Jacob, John, Andrew, Francis, and Elizabeth. William was a farmer his entire working life. William was buried in Grovedale in 1877, and Martha followed in 1900.

Martha Moorman Moman was born in Bedford County, Virginia, to Jacob Moorman and Susannah Turner Moorman, on 13 July 1821, and departed this life in Jefferson Township, Maries County, Missouri, on 12 June 1900. The Moorman Family had traveled from Bedford County, Virginia, to Franklin County, Missouri, and eventually settled in Gasconade County. It was about this time that Martha and her brother Jake changed their surname Moorman to Moman. Martha met and married William Reeves Thompson in Bourbois Township, Gasconade County, Missouri, on 8 September 1836. Martha and William parented nine children, eight boys and one girl. Together, with their family, they farmed the land that they owned and provided a living for them all. When Maries County was officially formed in 1855, it is believed that where Martha and William's home was became a part of the new county without moving. They are still together.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Find a Grave", database and images accessed 03 May 2021, memorial page for William Reeves Thompson (9 Jun 1805–23 Jul 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55830135, citing Grove Dale Cemetery, Belle, Maries County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Bud Carron (contributor 47323497).
2. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V286-VXX : 18 January 2020), Martha Morrian in entry for William Thompson, 1836.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZN-9RB : 22 December 2020), Martha Thompson in household of William Thompson, Osage, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZH-CGN : 18 February 2021), Martha Thompson in entry for William Thompson, 1860.

• Shawn McIntosh, firsthand knowledge.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZH-CGN : 11 November 2020), Martha Thompson in entry for William Thompson, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46G-8DB : 18 March 2020), Martha Thompson in entry for William Thompson, 1870.