John was the youngest of three sons born to Helen Finerty and John Joseph Thompson, Sr. He married Mary Elizabeth Jackson in 1878, and they had twelve children: Bertha Violet, Grace Pearl, Effie M., Franklin Lee, Goldie M., Lawrence Monroe, Edna G., John Rupert, Hazel L., Laura, Dorothy Audrey, and Ethel Madeline (my grandmother).
He was employed by the Lehigh Valley Railroad as a locomotive engineer, and later by Vulcan Iron Works in Wilkes-Barre as a stationary engineer.
John was the youngest of three sons born to Helen Finerty and John Joseph Thompson, Sr. He married Mary Elizabeth Jackson in 1878, and they had twelve children: Bertha Violet, Grace Pearl, Effie M., Franklin Lee, Goldie M., Lawrence Monroe, Edna G., John Rupert, Hazel L., Laura, Dorothy Audrey, and Ethel Madeline (my grandmother).
He was employed by the Lehigh Valley Railroad as a locomotive engineer, and later by Vulcan Iron Works in Wilkes-Barre as a stationary engineer.
Family Members
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Bertha Violet "Bird" Thompson Bower
1878–1964
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Grace Pearl Thompson Thomas Richards
1880–1953
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Effie M. Thompson Miers
1882–1912
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Franklin Lee "Frank" Thompson
1883–1947
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Goldie M. Thompson
1884–1885
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Lawrence Monroe Thompson
1887–1950
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Edna G. Thompson
1888–1889
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John Rupert Thompson
1890–1909
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Hazel L Thompson
1891–1892
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Laura Thompson
1893–1893
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Dorothy Audrey Thompson Richards
1895–1917
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Ethel Madeline Thompson Kline Sorber
1898–1985
