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Matthew Thomson (1789 - 1844)

Matthew Thomson aka Thompson
Born in Augusta, Virginia, United Statesmap
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 7 Apr 1829 in Augusta, Virginia, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , and
Died at age 54 in Fulton, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

Matthew was born in 1789. He was the son of John Thompson and Mary unknown. Matthew was mentioned on a memorial in Barker-Miner Cemetery, Fulton County, Illinois, United States with a death date of 21 Apr 1844.[1] [2]

U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995: Matthew was in a military record.[3]

Marriage: Matthew married Elizabeth Rutledge on 7 April 1829 in Augusta, Virginia, United States.[4] [5] Notes: This marriage record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. [6]

Family History Or Pedigree: Matthew was in a family history that stated he moved his entire family to Fulton County, Illinois in 1837. [7]

1840 Census: In the 1840 census Mathew was in Fulton, Illinois, United States.[8]

  1. Mathew Thompson
  2. Mathew Thompson
  • Name Mathew Thompson
  • Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Fulton, Illinois
  • Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1
  • Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1
  • Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 1
  • Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1
  • Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 1
  • Persons Employed in Agriculture 2
  • Free White Persons - Under 20 3
  • Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 2
  • Total Free White Persons 5
  • Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves 5

U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015: Matthew was in a legal record on 3 November 1840 in Fulton, Illinois, United States.[9]

Death of daughter Elizabeth Mary Barker: Mathew's daughter Elizabeth Mary Barker died on 11 Jun 1918 in Farmers, Fulton, Illinois.[10]

Research

In Fulton County, Illinois History, the biography of Matthew's son Charles, lists Charles' last name as Thomson, and his father Matthew's last name as Thompson. Both spellings are found in different sources and often for the same person. [7]

War of 1812 Veteran FATHER: John Thomson MOTHER: Mary. m. Elizabeth Rutledge Mar 31, 1829 CHILDREN: Charles Lee Mar 10,1831-Apr 13,1891 m. Lucinda Laws Feagan Sept 29, 1859-Fulton co. IL: Elizabeth Mary Jan 28,1836-June 11,1918 m. John W Barker Jan 25, 1880 Fulton co.,IL.: Theressa Corila Sept 12,1833-July 23,1908, m. James Westlake Nov. 1, 1857.

Sources

  1. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images
    Find A Grave: Memorial #70167891 (accessed 3 June 2023)
    Memorial page for Matthew Thomson (23 Jun 1789-21 Apr 1844), citing Barker-Miner Cemetery, Fulton County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by D. Bennett (contributor 47510696).
  2. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index", database
    citing Find a Grave
    FamilySearch Record: QV26-6MNC (accessed 1 March 2024)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #70167891
    Matthew Thomson burial (died on 21 Apr 1844) in 1844 in , Fulton, Illinois, United States of America. Born on 23 Jun 1789.
  3. ↑ Military: "Web: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995"
    Databases of Illinois Veterans. Illinois State Archive. https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/home.html: accessed 5 August 2014; Volume: 1; Page: 681; URL: https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/honorroll.html
    Ancestry Record 9759 #64674 (accessed 3 June 2023)
    Name: Matthew Thomson; War Years: 1812-1815; War: War of 1812; Cemetery: Barker; Burial Place: Fulton, Illinois, USA; Record Source: 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor (War Veteran Burials).
  4. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850"
    Dodd, Jordan R., Et Al.; Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850; Publication Place: Bountiful, UT, USA; Publisher: Precision Indexing Publishers
    Ancestry Record 3723 #108032 (accessed 3 June 2023)
    Matthew Thompson marriage to Elizabeth Rutledge on 7 Apr 1829 in Augusta, Virginia, USA.
  5. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940"
    Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 30415
    Ancestry Record 60214 #4493344 (accessed 3 June 2023)
    Mathew Thompson marriage to Elizabeth Rutledge on 7 Apr 1829 in Augusta, Virginia.
  6. ↑ Probate: "Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850"
    Ancestry Record 7832 #117762 (accessed 3 June 2023)
    Matthew Thompson probate.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Family History Or Pedigree: "History of Fulton County, Illinois"
    History of Fulton County, Illinois : together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens : history of Illinois, embracing accounts of the pre-historic races, aborigines, French, English and American conquests, and a general review of its civil, political and military history, digest of state laws.. Peoria: C.C. Chapman & Co.,|||J.W. Franks & Sons), 1879
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 18486 #953 (accessed 3 June 2023).
  8. ↑ 1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840", database with images
    citing Page: 205; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M704; Digital film/folder number: 005154532; FHL microfilm: 0007642; Image number: 418
    FamilySearch Record: XHB8-4ZD (accessed 2 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBQ-9DPN
    Mathew Thompson in Fulton, Illinois, United States.
  9. ↑ 1840 Legal Record: "U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015"
    Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1246 #603009 (accessed 3 June 2023)
    Name: Matthew Thompson; Issue Date: 3 Nov 1840; Place: Fulton, Illinois, USA; Land Office: Quincy; Meridian: 4th PM - 1815 Illinois; Township: 5-N; Range: 1-E; Section: 22; Accession Number: IL4120__.367; Document Number: 15255; Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=IL4120__.367&docClass=STA&sid=itmxh2zv.01o.
  10. ↑ Death of daughter Elizabeth Mary Barker: "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", database
    citing Reference: CN17055; FHL microfilm: 1543997; Record number: 55;
    FamilySearch Record: N3D8-JD8 (accessed 3 June 2023)
    Mathew Thompson in death record for daughter Elizabeth Mary Barker, 11 Jun 1918 in Farmers, Fulton, Illinois.

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Baker-40569 Shannon Baker
Thomson-822 and Thompson-69383 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same. Thomson is on tombstone, but Fulton County Illinois lists Matthew Thompson as father of Charles L. Thomson.

Thanks. Gene

posted on Thompson-69383 (merged) by Shannon Baker

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