James L. THOMPSON 2
- Born: 1834-1836, Tennessee 3 4 5
- Marriage: Matilda Ann STRONG on 29 Jul 1857 in Lincoln County, Tennessee 1
 General Notes:
Francis A. Thompson and James L. Thompson were brothers and their parents were Logan and Martha Thompson. They lived next door to the Strong family in the 1850 census. 3
Noted events in his life were:
1. Census: 1860, Lincoln County, Tennessee. 4
Dwelling 450, Family 635, District 6
James L. Thompson, age 26, male, farming, $150 personal property, born in Tenn, cannot read or write.
Ann Thompson, age 30, female, sewing, born in Tenn.
2. Military Service: 1862-1865, Tennessee. 6
James L. Thompson and F. A. Thompson appear on the roster of Co. A of the 23rd Tennessee Infantry Batallion, also known as Newman's Battalion. Co. A was organized 10 March 1862 at Mulberry, Lincoln County, Tennessee and it was led by Captain W. P. Simpson. The 23rd was organized 29 Nov 1862, then was consolidated in 1863 with the 45th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, and finally formed part of the 4th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment, which was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina on 1 May 1865. A full description of the 23rd's war experience appears at the cited source.
3. Tax List: 1865-1866, Lincoln County, Tennessee. 7
1865, District 4: Thompson, James; 1 poll; $2.00 tax.
1866, District 4: Thompson, James; 1 poll; $2.50 tax.
4. Census: 1870, Lincoln County, Tennessee. 5
Dwelling 97, Household 97, District 4, Mulberry P. O.
Household of Logan Thompson: Thompson, J. L., age 34, male, white, asst farmer, born in Tenn, cannot read or write, an idiot.
[This seems to be James L. Thompson, because of his age and because he is back in the household of his known parents from the 1850 census. What happened to James between 1865, when he was competent to serve as security for the bond of the Administrator for the Estate of Sarah Strong, Dec'd, and 1870, when he was designated idiotic? Where is daughter Tabitha?]
James married Matilda Ann STRONG, daughter of John STRONG and Sarah, on 29 Jul 1857 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.1 (Matilda Ann STRONG was born about 1833 in Tennessee 3 and died before 1865 in Lincoln County, Tennessee 8 9.)
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