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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 200624, member: 33"]Here is a chronology that I developed of the life of Charles Madison Thompson. There is more research to do, though.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Chronology of Charles Madison Thompson’s Life</b></p><p><br /></p><p>January 1, 1869 -- Born in Senecaville, Guernsey Co., Ohio, son of Jacob and Harriet Ellen (Perry) Thompson</p><p><br /></p><p>1880 or so – Father Jacob took family to Colorado to look for gold? Moved to Iowa before 1892</p><p><br /></p><p>1892 – Graduated from Iowa State Normal School</p><p><br /></p><p>1892 – Photo on cabinet card was originally taken</p><p><br /></p><p>1892- 1895– Principal at LeRoy public schools in LeRoy, (Minnesota)</p><p><br /></p><p>1895- ??? -- Principal of Corning, Iowa schools (Newspapers in Ancestry)</p><p><br /></p><p>June 27, 1894 -- Married Bertha V. Berry of Rock Rapids, Iowa</p><p><br /></p><p>1897 – Cabinet card was printed when he was “almost 29 years old”</p><p><br /></p><p>1898 – Living in O’Neill, Nebraska (newspapers in Ancestry)</p><p><br /></p><p>January 1899 – “In the banking business” in Newport, Rock County, Nebraska (newspapers in Ancestry)</p><p><br /></p><p>1900 – Enumerated in U. S. Census in Newport, Rock County, Nebraska with wife Bertha, daughter Gayl, and extended family (his parents, his sister, Bertha’s sister, his brother, a boarder, and a servant).</p><p><br /></p><p>1900 – His father Jacob Thompson moved to Rock County, Nebraska</p><p><br /></p><p>1910 – Enumerated in U. S. Census in Newport, Rock County, Nebraska with wife Bertha, daughters Gayl and Lois, and servant Nellie Herrington (or Sterrington?)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1916 – C.M. Thompson convicted in the “horse trading” case. Sentenced to 2 years in Federal prison in Leavenworth.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>1920 – Enumerated in U. S. Census in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska with wife Bertha and daughter Lois</p><p><br /></p><p>1930 – Enumerated in U. S. Census in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska with wife Bertha and John H. Berry, Bertha’s father</p><p><br /></p><p>1940 – Enumerated in U. S. Census in Columbus, Platte Co., Nebraska with wife Bertha</p><p><br /></p><p>July 20, 1948 – Died in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska / Buried in Columbus Cemetery. Find A Grave Memorial #6045322[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 200624, member: 33"]Here is a chronology that I developed of the life of Charles Madison Thompson. There is more research to do, though. [B]Chronology of Charles Madison Thompson’s Life[/B] January 1, 1869 -- Born in Senecaville, Guernsey Co., Ohio, son of Jacob and Harriet Ellen (Perry) Thompson 1880 or so – Father Jacob took family to Colorado to look for gold? Moved to Iowa before 1892 1892 – Graduated from Iowa State Normal School 1892 – Photo on cabinet card was originally taken 1892- 1895– Principal at LeRoy public schools in LeRoy, (Minnesota) 1895- ??? -- Principal of Corning, Iowa schools (Newspapers in Ancestry) June 27, 1894 -- Married Bertha V. Berry of Rock Rapids, Iowa 1897 – Cabinet card was printed when he was “almost 29 years old” 1898 – Living in O’Neill, Nebraska (newspapers in Ancestry) January 1899 – “In the banking business” in Newport, Rock County, Nebraska (newspapers in Ancestry) 1900 – Enumerated in U. S. Census in Newport, Rock County, Nebraska with wife Bertha, daughter Gayl, and extended family (his parents, his sister, Bertha’s sister, his brother, a boarder, and a servant). 1900 – His father Jacob Thompson moved to Rock County, Nebraska 1910 – Enumerated in U. S. Census in Newport, Rock County, Nebraska with wife Bertha, daughters Gayl and Lois, and servant Nellie Herrington (or Sterrington?) [B]1916 – C.M. Thompson convicted in the “horse trading” case. Sentenced to 2 years in Federal prison in Leavenworth.[/B] 1920 – Enumerated in U. S. Census in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska with wife Bertha and daughter Lois 1930 – Enumerated in U. S. Census in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska with wife Bertha and John H. Berry, Bertha’s father 1940 – Enumerated in U. S. Census in Columbus, Platte Co., Nebraska with wife Bertha July 20, 1948 – Died in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska / Buried in Columbus Cemetery. Find A Grave Memorial #6045322[/QUOTE]
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