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Clarence Emmet Thompson Mr. Clarence
Emmet Thompson was born in Clear Creek Township, Jasper County, Iowa, January
20, 1873. He is the son of David H.
and Sarah (Pentico) Thompson, the father born in Huntington County, Indiana,
April 5, 1846, and the mother in Pennsylvania, December 5, 1848.
The father came with his parents to Jasper County in 1854, grew up with
the same, saw its development and was a continuous resident here for a period of
forty years. The mother of the subject came with her parents to Iowa in 1853,
settling in Davenport, Scott County; later the family moved to Jasper County,
locating at Newton, and the parents of the subject were married in Clear Creek
Township, this County. In 1865, here established a good home and farm, and they
are now spending their declining years in a well furnished home in Rhodes. The
father formerly owned a part of the famous Oswalt mill in Clear Creek Township. There
were ten children born in the Thompson family, nine of whom are living at this
writing, named as follows: Mrs.
Emma Lowry, born December 7, 1866, resides at Morrill, Nebraska; Mrs. Phoebe
Ellen Mowry, born November 22, 1868, resides in Nevada, Missouri; Harvey J.,
born in Madison County, Iowa, October 28, 1870, lives near Eldora, Iowa;
Clarence E., of this sketch; Mrs. Jennie Mowry, born April 11, 1875, died March
22, 1893; Walter G., born July 24, 1877, is living at Rhodes; Millard A., born
October 10, 1879, lives at Margo, Canada; Mrs. Mary Girton, born June 26, 1881,
resides near Academy, South Dakota; Amos R., born August 3, 1883, lives in
Rhodes; Guy M„ born February 2, 1889, lives in Butler, Missouri. With the
exception of Harvey J., these children were born and reared in Clear Creek
Township. Clarence
E. Thompson lived in Clear Creek Township, this County, until he was nineteen
years old, received his education in the common schools and helped his father
about his work. At the age just
mentioned he moved north of Collins and spent two years farming, then returned
to Clear Creek Township and spent two years, thence to Independence Township,
where he followed farming for six years. He then moved to the town of Baxter,
where he engaged in the farm implement business. He is at present teaming here.
He owns a neat and well-furnished home in Baxter. Mr.
Thompson was married on February 10, 1897, to Anna Phipps, who was born in
Kentucky, February 11, 1873. Her
parents, James and Mary (Upchurch) Phipps, were born in Kentucky, he on June 14,
1837, and there they grew to maturity, obtained such education as the early
schools afforded and there they were married and began life on the farm,
remaining there until about 1880, when they brought their family to Jasper
County, Iowa, and here the mother's death occurred at the age of forty-two
years; the father survives and is making his home in Marceline, Linn County,
Missouri. Seven
daughters and two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Phipps, namely: Theodosia died
in infancy; Felix lives in Kellogg, Jasper County; Lizzie Amy lives in Colorado;
Fannie married George C. Butler, of Baxter, Iowa; Emma Perrin lives in
Independence Township; Anna, wife of Mr. Thompson, of this review; John is
deceased; Mary Jane, born August 23, 1877, died June 18, 1889; Ellen Wolfe is
living in Colorado. To
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson three children have been born, namely: Maude, born in Polk
County, Iowa, September 12, 1898; Harold, born in Independence Township,
February 18, 1902; Lola, born in Independence Township, June 2, 1904. These
children are attending the public schools in Baxter. Politically,
Mr. Thompson is an independent voter. He
is a member of Baxter Lodge No. 168, Knights of Pythias, and of Baxter Camp,
Modern Woodmen of America. Mrs. Thompson is a member of the Royal Neighbors at
Baxter. They are both worthy
representatives of fine pioneer families of this County, and they number their
friends by the scores throughout the County. Past and Present of Jasper County Iowa, Gen. James B. Weaver, Editor-In-Chief, B.F. Bowden & Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1912, p. 1188. |
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