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 John W. Thompson

 Mr. Thompson was born in Collins Township, Story County, Iowa, November 25, 1866, but nearly all his life has been spent on the fine farm which he now occupies in Clear Creek Township, Jasper County, whither his parents, Samuel and Catherine H. (Deeter) Thompson, brought him when he was a child, this family being one of the earliest to settle in this Township, in 1855. Owing to the prominence of these parents here and in Marshall County, where the elder Thompson now resides, the biographer deems it best to devote some space here to them, before continuing with the immediate subject.

  Samuel Thompson was married in 1852 to Harriet Deeter, who died in 1853, and he was subsequently married to a sister of his first wife, Catherine H. Deeter, who was born in 1833 and whose death occurred at Rhodes, Iowa.  By the first union one child, Mrs. Margaret Ellen Dodd, was born November 19, 1852, and she is residing in Jasper County.  To the second union eleven children were born, named as follows:  Mrs. Mary Aluia Norris, living at Valley Junction, Iowa; Mrs. Anna Capron, who was born March 1, 1861, died July 14, 1900; Samuel lives in Mapleton, Kansas; Mrs. Lillie Walker is deceased; Mrs. Jennie Signs is a resident of Olathe, Kansas; Mr. Rose Hand lives near Colo, Iowa; Mrs. Sadie Corbett lives in State Center, Iowa; John W., subject of this review; a son died in infancy.

He has a modern and well-furnished home. He has always taken a deep interest in local affairs.  Politically, he is a Democrat.  He has been a member of the town council of Rhodes.  He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, Camp No. 2358, of Collins.

 Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Snook, and were reared in Story County, all still living, namely:  Mrs. Lottie Trauger is living at Whiting, Iowa; James lives in Kansas; Mrs. Mary Hampton lives in Nebraska; Ed. lives in Washington; William lives in Illinois; George is a resident of Ames Iowa; Linnie, wife of Mr. Thompson, of this review, is the youngest.

Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, namely: Vilda, born August 13, 1895, is  attending high school at Collins; Loveda, born July 27, 1899; John, born in Rhodes, August 10, 1905; Jessie, born December 6, 1907; all but John were born in Clear Creek Township.

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Last updated: August 19, 2001.