Oscar F. was born at Oswego New York State in the year 1830. He was eight years of age when he moved to Michigan with his parents.
Here was a man among men! His word was truly as good as a bond. He married Cintha Fordham of Olivet Mich and they moved to Iowa, Chickasaw County in 1852 where Oscar entered a quarter section of land under the Homestead Act. Under the laws, the head of the family could enter not more than 160 acres of land, in Iowa, and by residing thereon and making certain improvements, were given clear title to the same after a certain length of time.
Soon after their arrival in Iowa there was a daughter born named Elsie, the mother, Cintha died at that time and the young father had his hands full to care for the child. He returned to Michigan after a time and married Anna M. Lampman.
Oscar Fitzaland Thompson was married in Feb 1857 to Anna M. Lampman born at Homer, Michigan and they at once took up their life on the homestead near the old village of Bradford Ia. To them were born Delbert, Alice, Frederick Oscar (father of the writer and LO Thompson) born Feb 2, 1865, and Charles M. and Bertha. The mother, Anna M. Lampman Thompson must have been a wonderful woman. There were family prayers each morning and I think these were due to her influence. She died at the age of 42 years and again Oscar F. Thompson was left with a family to look after as well as manage the farm. He had the usual run of housekeepers some good and some not so good.
Oscar F. was a hustler and had his mind working on a good many ventures to keep his family all under one roof. They had a herd of cattle, made butter and cheese which they shipped to New York City. He sold all kinds of fruit trees during the fall and winter and traveled a good many miles that way. It was on just such a trip as this, that in Worth County he was overtaken by very cold weather and was forced to find a place to store the load of young trees. The man's name was Will Hildreth and a widower who was having a hard time to get along. The outcome was that Oscar F sent for his sister to visit him, then had Will Hildreth visit him. They were married and lived a long and happy life. Oscar always had a number of others to plan for besides his own children. If a young man had no home and wanted to work, Oscar could use him to good advantage to them both. He raised onions and started the boys out in the fall with a wagon load of onions to sell. The method of salesmanship was this, one boy would go to make the sale while the other would sit on the wagon and eat an onion to prove that they were as "sweet as an apple" (quoting one of the boys).
Oscar Thompson married again for the 3rd time. The third wife was Jane (Hildreth, I think – sister of Will) James who had several children by a former marriage. Their names – George, John, Wallace, Gertrude and Jennie. So it was a fine thing for them all, while Oscar had a housekeeper and mother for his children, he also was as a father to these children.
(Taken from "The Thompson Family Story" by Calvin Carleton Thompson)
Here was a man among men! His word was truly as good as a bond. He married Cintha Fordham of Olivet Mich and they moved to Iowa, Chickasaw County in 1852 where Oscar entered a quarter section of land under the Homestead Act. Under the laws, the head of the family could enter not more than 160 acres of land, in Iowa, and by residing thereon and making certain improvements, were given clear title to the same after a certain length of time.
Soon after their arrival in Iowa there was a daughter born named Elsie, the mother, Cintha died at that time and the young father had his hands full to care for the child. He returned to Michigan after a time and married Anna M. Lampman.
Oscar Fitzaland Thompson was married in Feb 1857 to Anna M. Lampman born at Homer, Michigan and they at once took up their life on the homestead near the old village of Bradford Ia. To them were born Delbert, Alice, Frederick Oscar (father of the writer and LO Thompson) born Feb 2, 1865, and Charles M. and Bertha. The mother, Anna M. Lampman Thompson must have been a wonderful woman. There were family prayers each morning and I think these were due to her influence. She died at the age of 42 years and again Oscar F. Thompson was left with a family to look after as well as manage the farm. He had the usual run of housekeepers some good and some not so good.
Oscar F. was a hustler and had his mind working on a good many ventures to keep his family all under one roof. They had a herd of cattle, made butter and cheese which they shipped to New York City. He sold all kinds of fruit trees during the fall and winter and traveled a good many miles that way. It was on just such a trip as this, that in Worth County he was overtaken by very cold weather and was forced to find a place to store the load of young trees. The man's name was Will Hildreth and a widower who was having a hard time to get along. The outcome was that Oscar F sent for his sister to visit him, then had Will Hildreth visit him. They were married and lived a long and happy life. Oscar always had a number of others to plan for besides his own children. If a young man had no home and wanted to work, Oscar could use him to good advantage to them both. He raised onions and started the boys out in the fall with a wagon load of onions to sell. The method of salesmanship was this, one boy would go to make the sale while the other would sit on the wagon and eat an onion to prove that they were as "sweet as an apple" (quoting one of the boys).
Oscar Thompson married again for the 3rd time. The third wife was Jane (Hildreth, I think – sister of Will) James who had several children by a former marriage. Their names – George, John, Wallace, Gertrude and Jennie. So it was a fine thing for them all, while Oscar had a housekeeper and mother for his children, he also was as a father to these children.
(Taken from "The Thompson Family Story" by Calvin Carleton Thompson)
Oscar F. was born at Oswego New York State in the year 1830. He was eight years of age when he moved to Michigan with his parents.
Here was a man among men! His word was truly as good as a bond. He married Cintha Fordham of Olivet Mich and they moved to Iowa, Chickasaw County in 1852 where Oscar entered a quarter section of land under the Homestead Act. Under the laws, the head of the family could enter not more than 160 acres of land, in Iowa, and by residing thereon and making certain improvements, were given clear title to the same after a certain length of time.
Soon after their arrival in Iowa there was a daughter born named Elsie, the mother, Cintha died at that time and the young father had his hands full to care for the child. He returned to Michigan after a time and married Anna M. Lampman.
Oscar Fitzaland Thompson was married in Feb 1857 to Anna M. Lampman born at Homer, Michigan and they at once took up their life on the homestead near the old village of Bradford Ia. To them were born Delbert, Alice, Frederick Oscar (father of the writer and LO Thompson) born Feb 2, 1865, and Charles M. and Bertha. The mother, Anna M. Lampman Thompson must have been a wonderful woman. There were family prayers each morning and I think these were due to her influence. She died at the age of 42 years and again Oscar F. Thompson was left with a family to look after as well as manage the farm. He had the usual run of housekeepers some good and some not so good.
Oscar F. was a hustler and had his mind working on a good many ventures to keep his family all under one roof. They had a herd of cattle, made butter and cheese which they shipped to New York City. He sold all kinds of fruit trees during the fall and winter and traveled a good many miles that way. It was on just such a trip as this, that in Worth County he was overtaken by very cold weather and was forced to find a place to store the load of young trees. The man's name was Will Hildreth and a widower who was having a hard time to get along. The outcome was that Oscar F sent for his sister to visit him, then had Will Hildreth visit him. They were married and lived a long and happy life. Oscar always had a number of others to plan for besides his own children. If a young man had no home and wanted to work, Oscar could use him to good advantage to them both. He raised onions and started the boys out in the fall with a wagon load of onions to sell. The method of salesmanship was this, one boy would go to make the sale while the other would sit on the wagon and eat an onion to prove that they were as "sweet as an apple" (quoting one of the boys).
Oscar Thompson married again for the 3rd time. The third wife was Jane (Hildreth, I think – sister of Will) James who had several children by a former marriage. Their names – George, John, Wallace, Gertrude and Jennie. So it was a fine thing for them all, while Oscar had a housekeeper and mother for his children, he also was as a father to these children.
(Taken from "The Thompson Family Story" by Calvin Carleton Thompson)
Here was a man among men! His word was truly as good as a bond. He married Cintha Fordham of Olivet Mich and they moved to Iowa, Chickasaw County in 1852 where Oscar entered a quarter section of land under the Homestead Act. Under the laws, the head of the family could enter not more than 160 acres of land, in Iowa, and by residing thereon and making certain improvements, were given clear title to the same after a certain length of time.
Soon after their arrival in Iowa there was a daughter born named Elsie, the mother, Cintha died at that time and the young father had his hands full to care for the child. He returned to Michigan after a time and married Anna M. Lampman.
Oscar Fitzaland Thompson was married in Feb 1857 to Anna M. Lampman born at Homer, Michigan and they at once took up their life on the homestead near the old village of Bradford Ia. To them were born Delbert, Alice, Frederick Oscar (father of the writer and LO Thompson) born Feb 2, 1865, and Charles M. and Bertha. The mother, Anna M. Lampman Thompson must have been a wonderful woman. There were family prayers each morning and I think these were due to her influence. She died at the age of 42 years and again Oscar F. Thompson was left with a family to look after as well as manage the farm. He had the usual run of housekeepers some good and some not so good.
Oscar F. was a hustler and had his mind working on a good many ventures to keep his family all under one roof. They had a herd of cattle, made butter and cheese which they shipped to New York City. He sold all kinds of fruit trees during the fall and winter and traveled a good many miles that way. It was on just such a trip as this, that in Worth County he was overtaken by very cold weather and was forced to find a place to store the load of young trees. The man's name was Will Hildreth and a widower who was having a hard time to get along. The outcome was that Oscar F sent for his sister to visit him, then had Will Hildreth visit him. They were married and lived a long and happy life. Oscar always had a number of others to plan for besides his own children. If a young man had no home and wanted to work, Oscar could use him to good advantage to them both. He raised onions and started the boys out in the fall with a wagon load of onions to sell. The method of salesmanship was this, one boy would go to make the sale while the other would sit on the wagon and eat an onion to prove that they were as "sweet as an apple" (quoting one of the boys).
Oscar Thompson married again for the 3rd time. The third wife was Jane (Hildreth, I think – sister of Will) James who had several children by a former marriage. Their names – George, John, Wallace, Gertrude and Jennie. So it was a fine thing for them all, while Oscar had a housekeeper and mother for his children, he also was as a father to these children.
(Taken from "The Thompson Family Story" by Calvin Carleton Thompson)
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