THOMPSON, William

Date of birth:  10 Feb 1857
Date of death: 14 May 1891 – Johnson County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, May 22, 1891,
Volume XXXI Number 48, page 6 column 1

FROM OVER THE COUNTY

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PROVIDENCE.

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William Thompson died last Thurs­day evening of a congestive chill. He was buried by the I. O. O. F. order on Saturday evening at 4 o’clock in Deer’s cemetery. Deceased was 34 years old, and leaves a wife and three children to mourn his loss.

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The Franklin Democrat, Friday, June 5, 1891,
Volume XXXI Number 50, page 6 column 3

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Resolutions of Respect.

Whereas it has pleased an alwise [sic] Providence to remove from us by death our brother William Thompson, we the members of the Bargersville Detective Company would submit the following:

Resolved, That we cherish in our memory the upright and manly bearing of our brother not only as a member of our order but also as a neighbor, friend and Christian brother.

Resolved, That we extend to his bereaved family and friends our heartfelt sympathy in this their sad hour of bereavement.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished each of the county papers for publication and that they be put upon the records of our company.

W. V. King,
W. D. Covert,
C. L. Deer.
}Com.

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Link to William Thompson’s grave

Submitted by Mark McCrady, Cathea Curry and Lois Johnson