William A Thompson

1845 - 1912  (67 years)

• Name	William A Thompson
  Birth	20 Jun 1845	Madison Co, TN   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	District 2, Madison Co, TN   [2]
  	age 5
  Census	1860	District 2, Madison Co, TN   [3]
  	age 15
  Census	1870	Madison Co, TN   [4]
  	age 24,wife A
  Census	1880	Possum Pond, Gibson Co, TN   [5]
  	age 35, married, wife Martha
  Census	1891  [6]
  	age 45
  Residence	1891	Obion Co, TN   [6]
  Census	1900	Gibson Co, TN   [7]
  	age 54,wife Martha A,married 35 yrs, 3 children & 3 others
  Census	1910	Gibson Co, TN   [8]
  	age 68,wife Martha,living with dau Martha Jane and William D Moody
  Death	09 Dec 1912	Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN   [1]
  Findagrave.com	23 Jul 2022
  	See Notes
  Burial	Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN   [1, 9]
  	New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I390	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	James B Thompson,   b. 06 Nov 1819, KY d. 15 Sep 1891, Gibson Co, TN (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Jane Barnett,   b. 12 Jan 1826, Kenton, Obion Co, TN d. 16 Apr 1911, Kenton, Obion Co, TN (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	04 May 1842	Madison Co, TN   [10, 11]
  Notes	------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDQN-33F Sarah Jane Barnett, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950" Name: James B. Thompson **** Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Sarah Jane Barnett **** ?? or Barrett ?? Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 02 May 1842 **** Event Place: Madison,Tennessee **** Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51948-1 System Origin: Tennessee-ODM GS Film number: 390180 Reference ID: ----------------------------------------------------------------
  Photos » Slide Show		Thompson-James-B-(Sarah-Jane-(Barnett))
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  		Thompson-James-B-(Sarah-Jane-(Barnett))-(Mar)
  Family ID	F152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Ann Graves,   b. 02 Jun 1845, Madison Co, TN d. 05 Mar 1925, Gibson Co, TN (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1865
  Children	1. G Thompson,   b. 1859, TN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Charles H Thompson,   b. 29 Jun 1873, TN d. 09 Mar 1930, Obion Co, TN (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Minnie L Thompson,   b. 06 Jan 1876, TN d. 09 Aug 1970, Gibson Co, TN (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. George Edward Thompson,   b. 02 Aug 1879, Gibson Co, TN d. 15 Jul 1943, Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Martha Jane Thompson,   b. 19 Mar 1881, Gibson Co, TN d. Jun 1971, Dyersburg, Dyer Co, TN (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. William Noah Thompson,   b. 17 Feb 1884, Gibson Co, TN d. 18 Jul 1955, Gibson Co, TN (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Tabitha T Thompson,   b. Apr 1886, TN d. Aft 22 Apr 1910 (Age > 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Photos		Thompson-William-A-(Martha-Ann-(Graves))
  		Thompson-William-A-(Martha-Ann-(Graves))-1
  Family ID	F157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Jun 1845 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 5 - 1850 - District 2, Madison Co, TN Census - age 15 - 1860 - District 2, Madison Co, TN Census - age 24,wife A - 1870 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 35, married, wife Martha - 1880 - Possum Pond, Gibson Co, TN Residence - 1891 - Obion Co, TN Census - age 54,wife Martha A,married 35 yrs, 3 children & 3 others - 1900 - Gibson Co, TN Census - age 68,wife Martha,living with dau Martha Jane and William D Moody - 1910 - Gibson Co, TN Death - 09 Dec 1912 - Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN Burial - - Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com on 7/23/2022 William A. Thompson Birth: 20 Jun 1845 Death: 9 Dec 1912 (aged 67) Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Mason Hall, Obion County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 5752092 Family Members Parents James B. Thompson 1819-1891 Sarah Jane Barnett Thompson 1826-1911 Spouse Martha Ann Graves Thompson 1845-1925 Siblings George Gaston Thompson 1847-1914 Sarah Jane Thompson Graves 1850-1925 James Michael Thompson 1852-1920 Susan Thompson 1857-1862 Henry A. Thompson 1859-1862 Albert T. Thompson 1862-1929 Francis Marion Thompson 1865-1947 Children William Noah Thompson 1884-1955 Originally Created by: Alberta Daniels Withrow (4586751) Added: 8 Sep 2001 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5752092/william-a-thompson Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5752092/william-a-thompson: accessed 23 July 2022), memorial page for William A. Thompson (20 Jun 1845–9 Dec 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5752092, citing New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Mason Hall, Obion County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S64] TN,Obion Co, 1891 census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S58] TN,Gibson Co,Cemeteries, New Salem Cemetery. Thompson Martha A. Jun. 2, 1845 Mar. 5, 1925 William A. Jun. 20, 1845 Dec. 9, 1912 [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S48] See Notes.