Thompson, Elmira

• Name	Thompson, Elmira
  	20180206 RVA- transferred from ...R315_xC1...- http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/potter/Obituaries.html: ZENAS J. THOMPSON died at the home of his son, W. W. Thompson Thursday morning, January 8, 1902. Had been a resident of Coudersport since 1857 and was 82 years old. Is survived by one son, two brothers, M. S. Thompson of this Boro, Monroe Thompson of Madison County, NY, and one sister, Miss Elmira Thompson of Chenango County, NY. His daughter, Ella, died some years ago in early womanhood, leaving her parents grief stricken, her mother mourning her life away till three years ago when she joined the daughter.
  Gender	Female
  Residence	8 Jan 1902	Chenango County, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  	20180206 RVA- transferred from ...R315_xC1...- http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/potter/Obituaries.html: ZENAS J. THOMPSON died at the home of his son, W. W. Thompson Thursday morning, January 8, 1902. Had been a resident of Coudersport since 1857 and was 82 years old. Is survived by one son, two brothers, M. S. Thompson of this Boro, Monroe Thompson of Madison County, NY, and one sister, Miss Elmira Thompson of Chenango County, NY. His daughter, Ella, died some years ago in early womanhood, leaving her parents grief stricken, her mother mourning her life away till three years ago when she joined the daughter.
  Person ID	I51101	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Thompson, Henry
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Henry, Jane
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F36522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Residence - 8 Jan 1902 - Chenango County, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  20180206 RVA- transferred from ...R315_xC1...- http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/potter/Obituaries.html: ZENAS J. THOMPSON died at the home of his son, W. W. Thompson Thursday morning, January 8, 1902. Had been a resident of Coudersport since 1857 and was 82 years old. Is survived by one son, two brothers, M. S. Thompson of this Boro, Monroe Thompson of Madison County, NY, and one sister, Miss Elmira Thompson of Chenango County, NY. His daughter, Ella, died some years ago in early womanhood, leaving her parents grief stricken, her mother mourning her life away till three years ago when she joined the daughter. Mr. Thompson was born in Plymouth, Chenango County, January 3, 1820. In 1848 he married Miss Julia A. Stuart (Shuart?) of New York State, who died three years ago. Came to Coudersport in 1855 and engaged in business as a wagonmaker. His establishment was burned in the fire of 1880 and he afterward engaged in the grocery business in which he continued for some years. Funeral services conducted Friday by Rev. Frances Yarnell of the Episcopal Church. Burial in Eulalia Cemetery. Early Obituaries of Potter County, PA <http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/potter/Obituaries.html> C:\Documents and Settings\john\My Documents\My Genealogy\genealogy records\My new records 2010\Early Obituaries of Potter County.doc WILLIAM W. THOMPSON passed away July 9, 1928 at his home in Coudersport. He was the son of Z. J. and Julia A. (Shuart) Thompson. Born at Mansfield, PA, Oct. 7, 1849. When a small child he with his parents and his sister, Ella, moved to Coudersport. Here he was educated in public and private schools and in 1865, at the age of 16 began his apprenticeship to the printing trade. In 1867 he purchased the Potter County Journal and was associated with Mrs. Vesta Dyke. Four years later he sold out to his partner, Mrs. Dyke, and went to Kansas. Three years later he was called home by the sickness and death of his younger sister, and in spite of a great desire to return to the west, he remained with his bereaved parents. Again he went into the newspaper business. A stock company was organized of which he was the principal stockholder, and became the editor and publisher of the Potter Enterprise. He was a heavy loser in the fore of 1880, his office and all of his equipment being destroyed. Two hours after the fire was under control, he was at work in the Journal office, and in the morning an extra edition was ready for distribution. In 1886 he sold out his business and opened a jewelry store. Later he retired from that and took up optical work and in that he continued until his death. In 1882 he married Eva D., the daughter of Mrs. Vesta C. Dyke, his former partner, and to them one child, Vesta Ellen was born. His wife, the daughter, Mrs. D. G. VanDeBoe, of Camp Hill, PA and three grandchildren, Gretchen, Evelyn Dyke, and Wilhelmina, survive him. Mr. Thompson was an ardent Mason. Was the first secretary of the Coudersport consistory and held the office for fourteen years. In 1921 was made alife member of the Coudersport bodies, A. A. S. R. He was a charter member of the Fire Department, and of the Potter County Historical Society. He was a loyal Democrat, and except in local matters always voted a straight ticket. In the last ten years Mr. Thompson has done considerable writing and has collected valuable historical data. His efforts to collect material in connection with the Norwegian settlement of Ole Bull have been tireless. Also he has collected valuable data and personal experience of old settlers in connection with the Passenger Pigeon. From his own experience he wrote many stories of local history and always in connection with this work, he aimed to be absolutely correct. He was an extensive reader and had a wonderful memory and so had a wealth of material to draw on. ZENAS J. THOMPSON died at the home of his son, W. W. Thompson Thursday morning, January 8, 1902. Had been a resident of Coudersport since 1857 and was 82 years old. Is survived by one son, two brothers, M. S. Thompson of this Boro, Monroe Thompson of Madison County, NY, and one sister, Miss Elmira Thompson of Chenango County, NY. His daughter, Ella, died some years ago in early womanhood, leaving her parents grief stricken, her mother mourning her life away till three years ago when she joined the daughter. Mr. Thompson was born in Plymouth, Chenango County, January 3, 1820. In 1848 he married Miss Julia A. Stuart (Shuart?) of New York State, who died three years ago. Came to Coudersport in 1855 and engaged in business as a wagonmaker. His establishment was burned in the fire of 1880 and he afterward engaged in the grocery business in which he continued for some years. Funeral services conducted Friday by Rev. Frances Yarnell of the Episcopal Church. Burial in Eulalia Cemetery.

  
  

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  [S209] Daniel C. Hyde, Early Obituaries of Potter County, PA, 20180206 RVA. 20180205 RVA- Mr. Thompson was appointed Postmaster in 1869 by President Ulysses S. Grant. He held the office continuously for 18 years. On Sept. 30, 1868 he married Miss Cora E. Mann, daughter of the late John S. and Mary W. Mann of this Boro. She died Nov. 8, 1899 and to her memory has been erected the beautiful marble drinking fountain on the corner of Main and Third Streets. To them no children were born, but they adopted two girls, daughters of his sister, Mrs. Freeman, who died in Kansas leaving a family of small children. They both survive and are married. Marcia, the elder, being the wife of W. A. Stevens and Marion, the wife of Louis Stocum of Coudersport. 20180206 RVA- repasted from ...B315_xc1...- On Sept. 30, 1868 he married Miss Cora E. Mann, daughter of the late John S. and Mary W. Mann of this Boro (Coudersport -jcw). She died Nov. 8, 1899 and to her memory has been erected the beautiful marble drinking fountain on the corner of Main and Third Streets. To them no children were born, but they adopted two girls, daughters of his sister, Mrs. Freeman, who died in Kansas leaving a family of small children. They both survive and are married. Marcia, the elder, being the wife of W. A. Stevens and Marion, the wife of Louis Stocum of Coudersport. [S340] Marie Schadenberger and Sylvia Wilson, Who's Who in Potter County, (Name: http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/potter/whos-who.html; Date: 1947;), 018. LOUIS G. STOCUM, Commissioner of Potter County, was born in Addison, New York, May 8, 1878, the son of Lewis and Mary (Godfrey) Stocum., http://www.paintedhills.org/POTTER/whoswho.html. Stocum; Thompson 20180611 HAv- 18. LOUIS G. STOCUM, Commissioner of Potter County, was born in Addison, New York, May 8, 1878, the son of Lewis and Mary (Godfrey) Stocum. He graduated from Peddie Institute, Heightstown, New Jersey. At one time, Mr. Stocum owned and operated the Joerg Drug Store in Coudersport and later was a partner in the M.S. Thompson Drug Company. He was assistant postmaster for four years and spent five years in Northwest Canada operating a farm and store. He is a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, the Moose Lodge, and is a 32nd degree Mason, Coudersport Consistory. He married, September 27, 1900, Marion Thompson of Coudersport, the daughter of M.S. and Cora (Mann) Thompson. Children: (1) Mary (Stocum) Britton, of Coudersport, who has two children, Louis H. and Marylyn. (2) Kathryn (Stocum) Feaster, of Ephrata, Pa., who has one daughter, Nan Carolyn. (3) Donald G., of Coudersport, a major in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. He flew the Bl17 Flying Fortresses and saw service in France and Northern Africa. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, several Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart. He has a son, Ronald Lee. (4) Jean Ann (Stocum) Zimmerman, of Coudersport, who has one son, Donald Warren Zimmerman. Mr. Stocum's hobby is fishing. 20180611 HAv- 18. LOUIS G. STOCUM, Commissioner of Potter County, was born in Addison, New York, May 8, 1878, the son of Lewis and Mary (Godfrey) Stocum. He graduated from Peddie Institute, Heightstown, New Jersey. At one time, Mr. Stocum owned and operated the Joerg Drug Store in Coudersport and later was a partner in the M.S. Thompson Drug Company. He was assistant postmaster for four years and spent five years in Northwest Canada operating a farm and store. He is a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, the Moose Lodge, and is a 32nd degree Mason, Coudersport Consistory. He married, September 27, 1900, Marion Thompson of Coudersport, the daughter of M.S. and Cora (Mann) Thompson. Children: (1) Mary (Stocum) Britton, of Coudersport, who has two children, Louis H. and Marylyn. (2) Kathryn (Stocum) Feaster, of Ephrata, Pa., who has one daughter, Nan Carolyn. (3) Donald G., of Coudersport, a major in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. He flew the Bl17 Flying Fortresses and saw service in France and Northern Africa. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, several Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart. He has a son, Ronald Lee. (4) Jean Ann (Stocum) Zimmerman, of Coudersport, who has one son, Donald Warren Zimmerman. Mr. Stocum's hobby is fishing.

  
  

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