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Albert Daniel Thompson

Male 1876 - 1931  (55 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Albert Daniel Thompson was born 19 Mar 1876, Missouri U.S.A. (son of William A. Thompson and Minerva A Denham); died 29 Sep 1931, Alameda County, California U.S.A..

    Notes:

    Census:
    1880 Barton Co MO p.476; age 4, b. MO
    1900
    1910
    1920 Alameda Co CA, San Leandro, p.238B, ED 155, p.17B;
    age 48, b. MO; Machinist
    1930 Alameda Co CA, San Leandro, p.191A, ED 244, Sh 7A;
    age 54, b. MO Machinist.....

    DOD & POD from CA State Death Index

    From Bette Fillmore

    Albert married Minnie Mrs. Albert Daniel Thompson. Minnie was born Abt 1870, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William A. Thompson was born 6 Jan 1843, Missouri; died Feb 1901, Lamar, Barton, MO.

    Notes:

    MARRIAGE:
    1st: Decatur Co IN I-436 (name = Thomson)
    2nd: Barton Co MO record

    Census:
    1870 Fayette Co IL, Vandalia Ward 3, p.801C; age 26, b. IN
    1880 Barton Co MO p.476; age 37, b. IN
    1900 Barton Co MO, Lamar City, p.72B, ED 22, Sh 4B; age
    57, b. IN......

    Buried Lamar Cemetery

    William married Minerva A Denham 29 Oct 1864, , Decatur, IN, USA. Minerva (daughter of Daniel Denham and Mary Ann French) was born 27 Feb 1846, Ohio U.S.A.; died 25 Sep 1878, , Barton, MO, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Minerva A Denham was born 27 Feb 1846, Ohio U.S.A. (daughter of Daniel Denham and Mary Ann French); died 25 Sep 1878, , Barton, MO, USA.

    Notes:

    Census:
    1850 Decatur Co IN p 149 w/parents (POB = IL)
    1860 Decatur Co IN p 948 w/parents (POB = OH)
    1870 Fayette Co IL, Vandalia Ward 3, p.801C; age 23, b. IL

    MARRIAGE: Decatur Co IN #1-436; FHC #1516779

    Buried Forest Grove Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Mattie Commoria Thompson was born 31 Dec 1866, Missouri U.S.A.; died 11 Dec 1944, Lamar, Barton, MO, USA.
    2. William Grant Thompson was born 27 Sep 1868, Vandalia, Fayette, IL, USA; died 26 May 1952, Concordia, Cloud, KS, USA.
    3. Mary Serene Thompson was born 30 Dec 1870, Boston, Barton, MO, USA; died 1 Jul 1954, Lamar, Barton, MO, USA.
    4. 1. Albert Daniel Thompson was born 19 Mar 1876, Missouri U.S.A.; died 29 Sep 1931, Alameda County, California U.S.A..


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Daniel Denham was born 23 Sep 1812, , Gallia, OH, USA (son of Daniel Denham and Keziah Swett); died 5 Jan 1883, Boston, Barton, MO, USA.

    Notes:

    Barton Co MO formed in 1855; parent county was Jasper. C/H
    burned in CW.

    Census:
    1840 Edgar Co IL p 72: 1 male 20-30; 1 female 20-30; 1
    female 60-70 (Dunham)
    1850 Decatur Co IN p 149 (Dunham), Miller; age 42
    1860 Decatur Co IN p 948 (Dunham), Millwright
    1870 Barton Co MO Northfork Twp p 850
    1880 Barton Co MO p 477A (both parents b. Mass.)......

    Listed as a heir of Daniel Denham, Sr. in Edgar Co IL Deed
    Book 3, p. 234

    BIRTHPLACE: listed on gravestone

    MARRIAGE: Edgar Co IL Marriage Records 1823-1866; San
    Angelo Univ. Lib.; West Texas IL 27

    Timeline:
    8 Dec 1830: Land Patent #1543 for 8A in Edgar Co IL or
    was this for his father?
    16 Sep 1831: Land Patent #2950 for 80A in Edgar Co IL or
    was this for his father?
    5 Nov 1857: Purchased 6+A from Anderson & Margaret E.
    Duncan; Decatur Co IN, Book Z, p.74-75
    15 Mar 1860: Sold land to Tillman Ainsworth; Decatur Co
    IN, Book 2, p.457
    26 Mar 1881: Purchased land from Tydings; Barton Co MO,
    Book 31, p.358
    13 May 1882: Sold land to Samuel Powell; Barton Co MO,
    Book 31, p.359

    Per Bette Fillmore: Family traveled a lot...from Hamilton
    Co OH to Edgar Co IL
    to Vigo Co IN to Decatur Co IN to Barton Co MO.

    Possibly 3 more children born to this family.

    Buried Forest Grove Cemetery near Boston, MO.
    DOB, POB & DOD from gravestone.

    !NAME:Foster, Gary, Foster, Gary, Gary Foster, viewed
    11.Aug.2005

    Daniel married Mary Ann French 10 Feb 1837, Edgar County, Illinois U.S.A.. Mary (daughter of Henry French) was born 25 Aug 1818, Kentucky U.S.A.; died 1 Feb 1903, Westlake, Idaho, Idaho U.S.A.; was buried , Morrow Cemetery, Craigmont, Idaho U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Mary Ann FrenchMary Ann French was born 25 Aug 1818, Kentucky U.S.A. (daughter of Henry French); died 1 Feb 1903, Westlake, Idaho, Idaho U.S.A.; was buried , Morrow Cemetery, Craigmont, Idaho U.S.A..

    Notes:

    Census:
    1840
    1850 Decatur Co IN p 149; age 38
    1860 Decatur Co IN p 948
    1870 Lamar Co MO Northfork Twp p 850
    1880 Barton Co MO p 477A
    #1900 Idaho Co ID Westlake Pct; age 81, b.KY; ch:8&3......

    Possibly born in Mercer Co KY

    MARRIAGE: Edgar Co IL Marriage Records 1823-1866; San
    Angelo Univ. Lib.; West Texas IL 27

    Buried Kamiah Cemetery; Cem. Rec. of Lewis Co ID; SLC
    979.684 V3c
    Eva Denham says she is buried in the Morrowtown Cemetery:
    THIS IS CORRECT

    !NAME:French, Mary A. Headstone, French, Mary A. Headstone,
    visited 10.Aug.2005 by Pat & Carl Devin

    Notes:

    Married:
    !MARRIAGE:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, query dated
    Feb.1997 at www.rootsweb.com/~iledgar/edgarindex.htm

    !MARRIAGE:Foster, Gary, Foster, Gary, Gary Foster, viewed
    11.Aug.2005

    Children:
    1. William Henry Harrison Denham was born 31 Dec 1840, Bloomfield, Edgar, Illinois U.S.A.; died 13 Jul 1907, Westlake, Idaho, Idaho U.S.A.; was buried , Morrow Cemetery, Craigmont, Idaho U.S.A..
    2. 3. Minerva A Denham was born 27 Feb 1846, Ohio U.S.A.; died 25 Sep 1878, , Barton, MO, USA.
    3. Sarah Ann Denham was born 1848; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Daniel Bernie Denham was born 1 Aug 1851, Greensburg, Decatur, IN, USA; died 28 Jul 1933, Salem, Marion, OR, USA.
    5. Mary Jane Denham was born 15 Mar 1854, Bloomfield, Edgar, IL, USA; died 13 Jan 1940, Boston, Barton, MO, USA.
    6. Ellen Denham


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Daniel Denham was born Abt 1770, Edgartown, Dukes, MA, USA (son of Daniel Dunham and Bathsheba Gray); died Bef 29 Jul 1836, , Edgar, IL, USA.

    Notes:

    MARRIAGE: Washington Co OH Marriages 1789-1840; LAPL GenR
    977.11 W219Gr; name = Dunham

    Daniel Denham purchased 80 acres of land at $1.25 per acre
    30 Nov 1829.
    Description: E2SE; Section 33, Twp 16N, Range 12W. He
    lived in Vermilion
    County IL at the time of the purchase.
    He also purchased another 80 acres of land at $1.25 per
    acres 14 Jun 1831.
    Description E2SW, Section 34, Twp 16N, Range 12W. He lived
    in Edgar Co IL at
    the time of the purchase.
    Both tracts of land were from public domain sales land
    tract record listings &
    it appears both tracts of land were in Edgar County.

    DEATH: "29 Jul 1836, At a Court of probate held for the
    County of Edgar at the
    Court House in Paris on the 29th day of July 1836 present
    J. Mayo Judge of probate
    On the motion of Benjamin Denham letters of administration
    are granted him upon
    the estate of Daniel Denham deceased who together with
    James Gordon his securit
    entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of
    five hundred dollars
    conditioned according to law.
    Court ____________________
    J. Mayo"
    From Complete Probate Book Edgar Co Il Circuit Clerk's
    Office.
    Probate Packet 186: only one document in the probate
    packet, an appraisement

    NOTE: the spelling of the name appears to have changed in
    this generation or
    his son's generation.

    Census: POSSIBLE--there were Denhams in Clermont Co OH in
    1820
    1830 not listed in Edgar Co IL

    Timeline:
    15 May 1792: Deed from Rufus Putnam, et al to Daniel
    Dunham, Washington Co OH; Book 1, p.9-10
    24 Mar 1794: Deed from Rufus Putnam, et al; Washington Co
    OH; Book 1, p.215 & 217
    31 Mar 1794: Sold 100A to Oliver Dodge; Washington Co OH;
    Book 1, p.219
    25 Dec 1795: Purchased land from Simeon Wright, Washington
    Co OH; Book 5, p.221
    30 Jun 1796: Purchased land from William Rogers;
    Washington Co OH; Book 3, p.292-293
    18 Mar 1797: Purchased land from Benjamin Tupper heirs;
    Washington Co OH; Book 4, p.332
    16 Apr 1797: Sold land to William Rogers; Washington Co
    OH; Book 4, p.349
    25 Apr 1797: With mother sold land to William Rogers;
    Washington Co OH; Book 4, p.350
    27 Jul 1797: Purchased land from Bathsheba Denham;
    Washington Co OH; Book 5, p.221-222
    27 Jul 1797: Sold land to Bathsheba Dunham; Washington Co
    OH; Book 5, p.238-239
    27 Jul 1797: With sister sold land to William & Sally
    Wright; Washington Co OH; Book 5, p.293
    7 Apr 1800: Sold land to Enoch Wing; Washington Co OH;
    Book 6, p.540-541
    7 Apr 1800: Purchased land from Enoch Wing; Washington Co
    OH; Book 6, p.542
    17 Dec 1805: Sold 50A to Fuller Elliot; Gallia Co OH, Book
    2, p.338
    1 Jun 1814: Sold land to George Roush; Gallia Co OH, Book
    2, p.263-264
    27 Nov 1815: Sold land to Seth Jones; Gallia Co OH, Book
    6, p.3
    8 Dec 1830: Land Patent #1543 for 8A in Edgar Co IL or
    was this for his son?
    16 Sep 1831: Land Patent #2950 for 80A in Edgar Co IL or
    was this for his son?

    Name based on his son went by Daniel Denham, Jr.

    Daniel married Keziah Swett 23 Mar 1797, Marietta, Washington, OH, USA. Keziah was born Abt 1775, Maine U.S.A.; died Aft 7 Feb 1837. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Keziah Swett was born Abt 1775, Maine U.S.A.; died Aft 7 Feb 1837.

    Notes:

    MARRIAGE: Washington Co OH Marriages 1789-1840; LAPL GenR
    977.11 W219Gr
    name = Dunham

    Census:
    POSSIBLE--there were Denhams in Clermont Co OH in 1820
    1830
    1840 POSSIBLY living w/son, Daniel, in 1840 in Edgar Co
    IL; female age 60-70

    Listed as a heir of Daniel Denham, Sr. in Edgar Co IL Deed
    Book 3, p. 234

    Per Don Rice: she probably died after 1840 in IL

    Timeline:
    7 Feb 1837: Sold land to Robert Nuckles; Edgar Co IL,
    Book 3, p.234

    Children:
    1. 6. Daniel Denham was born 23 Sep 1812, , Gallia, OH, USA; died 5 Jan 1883, Boston, Barton, MO, USA.
    2. Nancy Ann Denham
    3. Unknown Denham died Aft 1840, , Vermilion, IL, USA.
    4. John Denham

  3. 14.  Henry French

    Notes:

    Listed on 1860 Census for Edgar County, Illinois along with
    his second wife, Susannah (Susan) and their children:
    Lucetta, Almira/Elmira, and John C.

    !NAME:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, query dated
    Feb.1997 at www.rootsweb.com/~iledgar/edgarindex.htm

    !NAME:U.S. Census 1860: Illinois-Edgar County, U.S. Census
    1860: Illinois-Edgar County

    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Ann French was born 25 Aug 1818, Kentucky U.S.A.; died 1 Feb 1903, Westlake, Idaho, Idaho U.S.A.; was buried , Morrow Cemetery, Craigmont, Idaho U.S.A..
    2. Ersom French
    3. Simon P. French
    4. Sarah A. French
    5. Henry French