Orin Lewis Thompson and Agnes Gibson on their wedding day August 8, 1893 at Omega, Neb.

born: 15 May 1874, near Sigourney,Keokuk Co.,Iowa

died: 8 Nov 1970, Osceola,Iowa, at Clarke County Hospital

bur.: 12 Nov 1970, Garden Grove,Decatur Co.,Iowa

spouse: Orin Lewis THOMPSON

marr: 8 Aug 1893, McPherson Co.,Nebraska

born: 7 Oct 1865, Iowa

died: 1948, Iowa

occu: county sheriff and homesteader

Children:

Ethel Thompson

Adeline Thompson

Ellen Thompson

Iva Marie Thompson

Pearl I. Thompson

Carrie Mae Thompson

Teddy Thompson

Clifton Thompson

Albert Clem ``Ab'' Thompson

Charles Thompson

Keith Thompson

Eldon ``Dean'' Thompson

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  |------Alexander GIBSON (1825, Ireland - 1909, Nebraska)
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Agnes GIBSON (1874, Iowa - 1970, Iowa)
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  |        |---------William MORRISON (1805, Ireland - 1879, Ireland)
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  |------Ellen MORRISON (1835, Ireland - 1913, Nebraska)
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           |---------Mary Jane THOMPSON (1807, Ireland - 1879, Ireland)
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Here is an excerpt from Agnes's obituary about her and Orin's life together:

They took up a homestead in McPherson County, also. There they built a sod house. Ten of their twelve children were born on this farm. her husband was elected sheriff of that County. He served two terms --- receiving eight cents a mile on horseback as his salary. In 1912 they moved to Iowa where two more children were born making twelve children in all. They lived one year in Humeston, one year in High Point, one year at Garden Grove. In 1917 they moved to LeRoy and spent the rest of their life there. Her husband worked for the railroad and she and the girls ran the telephone office at LeRoy from 1918 to 1932.

In 1955 her daughter, Ellen Boyce, came to live with her and they spent the next fifteen years together. Two months ago she was moved to a Nursing Home in Osceola. Two weeks ago she suffered two light strokes.

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