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John Thomson 1834–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Nov 1834

Birth Location: Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Aug 1918

Death Location: Ransom, La Salle, Illinois, USA

Father: David Thomson

Mother: Agnes Bryden

Spouse(s): Agnes Clark

Children(s): Elizabeth Thomson, Jane Thomson, Agnes Thomson, Sarah Thomson, Mogee None, Aaron Thomson, Anna Thomson, John Thomson

The story of John Thomson began in 1834 in Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1841, John Thomson resided in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1851, John Thomson resided in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland. John Thomson married Agnes Clark, and had children including Aaron Powers Thomson, Agnes Thomson, Anna C Annie Thomson, Elizabeth Lizzie Thomson, Jane Jennie Thomson, John David Thomson, Mogee, Sarah Thomson. John Thomson passed away in 1918 in Ransom, La Salle, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Thomson began in 1834 in Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • In 1841, John Thomson resided in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, John Thomson resided in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • John Thomson married Agnes Clark, and had children including Aaron Powers Thomson, Agnes Thomson, Anna C Annie Thomson, Elizabeth Lizzie Thomson, Jane Jennie Thomson, John David Thomson, Mogee, Sarah Thomson.
  • John Thomson passed away in 1918 in Ransom, La Salle, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Thomson
1800–1871
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Agnes Bryden
1802–1880
Birth Location: Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Clark
1844–1892
Birth Location: Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
AC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Thomson
1870–1928
Birth Location: Waltham Township, La Salle, Illinois, USA
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Jane Thomson
1865–1950
Birth Location: La Salle, Illinois, USA
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Agnes Thomson
1863–1949
Birth Location: Waltham, La Salle, Illinois, USA
AT
Sarah Thomson
1882–1932
Birth Location: Ransom, La Salle, Illinois, USA
ST
Mogee None
1878–1961
Birth Location: Allen Township, La Salle, Illinois, USA
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Aaron Thomson
1880–1968
Birth Location: Ransom, La Salle, Illinois, USA
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Anna Thomson
1867–1936
Birth Location: Waltham, La Salle, Illinois, USA
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John Thomson
1875–1953
Birth Location: Ransom, La Salle, Illinois, USA
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John Thomson's Ancestors

Self
John Thomson
1834–1918
Birth Place: Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
David Thomson
1800–1871
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes Bryden
1802–1880
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Bryden
1762–1828
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jane ("Jean" McClearie Or) McCleary
1762–1855
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James McClary\McCleary
1733–1766
Martha McCulloch
1735–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David McClearie
1699–

John Thomson's Descendants

1.
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John Thomson (07 Nov 1834–21 Aug 1918) m. Agnes Clark (06 Aug 1844–08 Mar 1892)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Thomson 1870–1928 m. Charles Newcomer 1870–1925
    1. 1. Joseph (Glen) Newcomer 1909–1909
  2. 2. Jane ("Jennie") Thomson 1865–1950 m. Andrew (Nicholas) Steinhart 1866–1932
    1. 1. Eva (Anna) Steinhart 1893–1961 m. Frank (W) Bill 1894–1962
    2. 2. George (Thomson Steinhart) DDS 1892–1973 m. Helyn Hoffman 1907– m. Ellen ((Nell)) Burke 1892–1965
    3. 3. John (Glen Steinhart) Sr 1900–1958 m. Helen (Margaret) Hayes 1899–1982
      1. 1. John (Glen (Jack) Steinhart) Jr 1923–1981 m. Ann (Veronica "Ronnie") Mitsch 1922–1997
        1. 1. Sharon Steinhart 1948–2019
        2. 2. John (Glen Steinhart) III 1950–2004
      2. 2. Robert (Hayes) Steinhart 1927–2017 m. Lois (Jane) Biller 1928–2015
  3. 3. Agnes Thomson 1863–1949
  4. 4. Sarah Thomson 1882–1932
  5. 5. Mogee 1878–1961 m. William (Alexander) Mogee 1880–1943
    1. 1. William (Everett) Mogee 1903–1962 m. Ethelbert (Mary) Sack 1915–1997
    2. 2. Grant (Kenneth) Mogee 1910–1977 m. Emma (Elizabeth) Morgan 1910–1998
    3. 3. Margaret (Agnes) Mogee 1911–2003 m. William (Willis) Wilson 1905–1973
      1. 1. Betty (Jane) Wilson 1947–2002 m. Thomas (Anthony) Tegtmeyer 1946–2002
      2. 2. Anna (Francis) Wilson 1907–1991 m. Clarence (Eugene "Gene") Baughn 1897–1951
    4. 4. Virginia (Elisabeth) Mogee 1915–1996 m. Melvin (Andrew) Horaney 1913–1997
    5. 5. John (Sherwood) Mogee 1917–1919
  6. 6. Aaron (Powers) Thomson 1880–1968 m. Caroline (Doretta "Carrie") Siedentop 1886–1967
    1. 1. Wesley (Clarke) Thomson 1919–1993 m. Beatrice (Miriam) Dowler 1922–2010
    2. 2. Beulah (Irene) Thomson 1904–2001 m. Lennard (Edwin) Brown 1905–1999
      1. 1. Marc (Alan) Brown 1942–2018
      2. 2. Andrea (Jane) Brown 1937–2021 m. Paul (Wendell) Olson 1931–2021
    3. 3. Marjorie ("Marge") Thompson 1910–2002 m. James (Edwin) Mansmith 1910–1988
  7. 7. Anna (C (Annie)) Thomson 1867–1936
  8. 8. John (David) Thomson 1875–1953 m. Mary (Ellen) Waldron 1882–1969
    1. 1. Lester (Raymond) Thomson 1903– m. Myrtle 1908–
    2. 2. Ava (Marie) Thomson 1905–2010 m. Charles Anderson 1897–1978
      1. 1. Roger (Don) Anderson 1935–2020 m. Shirley (Kay) Clymer 1940–2005
    3. 3. Loretta (Agnes) Thomson 1910–1969 m. Clarence (Peter) Carpenter 1907–1988
      1. 1. Dale (Clarence) Carpenter 1937–2006
      2. 2. Gerald (E. "Jerry") Carpenter 1941–2018 m. Shirley 1938–2014
    4. 4. Elden (David) Thomson 1913–2000 m. Dorothy (Catherine) Cogdale 1913–2001
    5. 5. Charles (Laverne) Thomson 1920–1995 m. Helen (Louise) Lucas 1924–

John Thomson's Timeline

9 Records

1834
07 Nov 1834
Birth of John Thomson in Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 7
John Thomson resided here in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 17
John Thomson resided here in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
1870
1870
Age 36
John Thomson resided here in Waltham, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Waltham, La Salle, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 46
John Thomson resided here in Allen, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Allen, La Salle, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 66
John Thomson resided here in Allen, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Allen, La Salle, Illinois, USA
1901
Abt 1901
Age 67
John Thomson resided here in Ransom
Ransom
1910
1910
Age 76
John Thomson resided here in Allen, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Allen, La Salle, Illinois, USA
1918
21 Aug 1918
Age 84
Death of John Thomson in Ransom, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Ransom, La Salle, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Nov 1834
    Event Place: Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Waltham, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: M593_244; Page: 780A; Family History Library Film: 545743
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Allen, Lasalle, Illinois; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1240315
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Allen, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: T624_300; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1374313
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Dalry; ED: 11; Page: 12; Line: 583; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Dailly; ED: 8; Page: 11; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1851_130; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1860
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Allen, Lasalle, Illinois; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1240315

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Waltham, La Salle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Waltham, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: M593_244; Page: 780A; Family History Library Film: 545743

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Allen, La Salle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Allen, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: 222; Page: 22C; Enumeration District: 052

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Allen, La Salle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Allen, Lasalle, Illinois; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1240315

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1901
    Event Place: Ransom
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Streator Free Press; Publication Date: 9 Aug 1901; Publication Place: Streator, Illinois, USA; ,0.8224723,0.78667283,0.8793287&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Allen, La Salle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Allen, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: T624_300; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1374313

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1918
    Event Place: Ransom, La Salle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ransom, La Salle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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