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James Knox Polk Thomson 1847–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1847

Birth Location: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 14 Nov 1914

Death Location: Chambers, Holt County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Sarah Liston

Spouse(s): Sarah Bartlett

Children(s): Charles Thomson, John Thomson, George Thomson, Elsie Thomson

James Knox Polk Thomson was born in 1847 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA, the child of George Thomson And Sarah Liston. In 1900, James Knox Polk Thomson resided in Silver Creek, Merrick, Nebraska, USA. James Knox Polk Thomson married Sarah Ann Bartlett, and had children including Charles Calvin Thomson, Elsie M Thomson, George Washington Thomson, John Riley Thomson. James Knox Polk Thomson passed away in 1914 in Chambers, Holt County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Knox Polk Thomson was born in 1847 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA, the child of George Thomson And Sarah Liston.
  • In 1900, James Knox Polk Thomson resided in Silver Creek, Merrick, Nebraska, USA.
  • James Knox Polk Thomson married Sarah Ann Bartlett, and had children including Charles Calvin Thomson, Elsie M Thomson, George Washington Thomson, John Riley Thomson.
  • James Knox Polk Thomson passed away in 1914 in Chambers, Holt County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Thomson's Ancestors

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James Thomson
1847–1914
Birth Place: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Sarah Liston
1822–1860
Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Liston
1796–1847
Spencer County, Kentucky
Elizabeth (Emma) Drake
1799–1847
Butler County, Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Liston
1763–1830
Elizabeth Kester
1763–1848
James Drake
1778–1865
Sarah Drake
1776–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph I
1725–1805
Mary Blackshear
1730–1779
William Sr.
1733–1820
Elizabeth Leacock
1735–1805
Lt. Sr.
1736–1806
Mary Taylor
1744–1828
Keziah Case
1740–1820
Ebenezer Paddock
1740–1830

James Thomson's Descendants

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James (Knox Polk) Thomson (27 Feb 1847–14 Nov 1914) m. Sarah (Ann) Bartlett (27 December 1862–7 January 1942)
  1. 1. Charles (Calvin) Thomson 1904–1976 m. Gertrude (Catherine) Conway 1909–2004
    1. 1. Mary (Edith) Thomson 1940–2014
  2. 2. John (Riley) Thomson 1896–1965
  3. 3. George (Washington) Thomson 1892–1960
  4. 4. Elsie (M) Thomson 1880–1953

James Thomson's Timeline

3 Records

1847
27 Feb 1847
Birth of James Knox Polk Thomson in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 53
James Knox Polk Thomson resided here in Silver Creek, Merrick, Nebraska, USA
Silver Creek, Merrick, Nebraska, USA
1914
14 Nov 1914
Age 67
Death of James Knox Polk Thomson in Chambers, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, USA
Chambers, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1847
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Silver Creek, Merrick, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Silver Creek, Merrick, Nebraska; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0140; FHL microfilm: 1240934

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1914
    Event Place: Chambers, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chambers, Holt County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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