Thank you all for your contributions of time, research, donations, support and feedback.

Many thanks to the good folks at Bassett Historical Center for their input and assistance.

Thank you for visiting our heritage and history.
Please consider making a contribution (any amount is appreciated) to help offset the expense, and help us continually improve the quality and quantity of information.

We Gratefully Accept Yout Old/Odd Bitcoin, and Bit Cents at:
14Q2Cm1pRmUrSGTfn1a66Qe9YbAmdD8Dez

  First Name:  Last Name:
Log In
Surnames
What's New
Statistics

Terms of Use & Privacy
Contact Us
Join Our Community

Amos Thompson

Amos Thompson[1]

Male 1830 - 1917  (87 years)

Personal Information    |    Media    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Amos Thompson 
    Born 19 Feb 1830  Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Mar 1917  Madrid, Boone, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18944  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of James Reynolds, Descendants of William Reynolds
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2017 

    Father Archibald Thompson, III,   b. 5 Apr 1788, Valley, Armstrong, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1859, Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Martha Fitzsimons,   b. 5 May 1790, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1862, Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F7013  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Jane Mosgrove/Musgrave,   b. 2 Jun 1836, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1931, Madrid, Boone, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Notes 
    • Amos was born in Ohio, probably Wooster, Wayne, OH to parents Archibald Thompson and Martha Fitzsimmons. In the 1850s he married Martha Jane Mosgrove.

      *Boone Co. News 22 Mar 1917*
      NAME: Amos Thompson
      DEATH: 9 Mar 1917
      Death-S. E of Madrid On His Farm; Leaves Three Daughters and Two Sons. He Is Said To Be The Last Surviving Homesteader On State Road Between Boone and Des Moines. No Mention As To Place of Burial
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2017 
    Family ID F7023  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    Amos Thompson
    Amos Thompson
    hs18944AmosThompson.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60854837&ref=acom.
      Name Amos Thompson
      Birth Date Feb 1829
      Birth Place Ohio, United States of America
      Death Date 9 Mar 1917
      Death Place Madrid, Boone County, Iowa
      Cemetery United Brethren Cemetery
      Burial or Cremation Place Polk City, Polk County, Iowa
      Has Bio? Y
      Spouse Martha Jane Mosgrove