CONTACT:
James W. and Sue Thompson, and (l to r) Robin, Elissa, Erik
This photograph was taken many years ago in the Far West (of Baltimore)
The Thompson genealogy begins with John Thomson in Thompsontown, Juniata County, PA. John emigrated from County Antrim, Northern Ireland around 1730 and died in Thompsontown in 1779. He had 3 wives and 13 children.1Links to John and one of his sons, William, 1752-1813 (my g,g,g,g father), follow:
My mother's Rasten family is contained in a link to this page. The Rasten's are closely connected to the Esby, Hesgstead, Lindholt and Johnson families.
ESBY-HEGSTEAD-LINDHOLT-JOHNSON LINK
1 The book, Descendants of John Thomson, 1917, Addams S. McAllister, contains the Thompson genealogy. I re-printed this book (Descendants of John Thompson, 1994), James W. Thompson). Both books are out of print. One or both are in the following "national" libraries: Library of Congress; DAR library, Washington, D.C.; Mormon Church library, Salt Lake City, Allen County, IN Public Library; and the Newberry Library, Chicago.
State-level (unless otherwise noted) genealogical/historical societies that contain the book are:
California (Carlsbad City Library; Los Angeles Public
Library; Family History Center (Mormon), Santa Monica Blvd, L.A.;
State Library, Sutro Branch, San Francisco;
San Diego (Mormon) Family History Center, 10th Ave.)
Colorado
Delaware (Historical Society, Wilmington)
Florida (Dade County Public Library, Miami; State Library, Tallahasse; Orlando Public Library)
Indiana (Allen County Public Library)
Illinois (State Library, Springfield)
Iowa (State Genealogical Society)
Kansas (Topeka Geneaological Society; Topeka Research & State Museum)
Louisiana (State Library)
Massachusetts
(New England Historic Genealogical Society only)
Missouri (State Historical Society; Columbia; K.C. Public Library - Heart of America; Jackson County Genealogical Society;
Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence)
New Mexico
New York (only at N.Y.C. Public Library)
Ohio (Ohio Genealogical Society; Geauga County Genealogical Society)
Oregon (the Genealogical Forum, Portland)
Pennsylvania ( State Library, Harrisburg;
the following county genealogical societies: Allegheny Co.( Historical Society of Western, PA), Bedford, Cambria, Chester,
Cumberland (Historical Society), Juniata, Mifflin, Schuykill (Historical Society), Somerset, Vanango)
Texas
(Clayton Library, Houston and Texas State Library, Austin)
Utah (Everton's Genealogical Library;
Heritage Quest Genealogical
Library)
Virginia
Washington (Washington State G.S., Olympia).