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Jesse Thompson

~1818 - ??


 

Born in AL around 1818.
Resided at Richmond, Fort Bend County, TX in 1860 with G. Cook, Co. H, and L. Herbert, Co. H.

Mustered into Company H at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Elected 3rd Sergeant.
Discharged on June 26, 1862 due to an unknown disability.


Also Identified As:
 

William B. Thompson


Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
  Unidentified

Parents:
  Unidentified
Siblings:
  Unknown
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
  Unknown
Children:
  Unknown
Gravesite:
  Unlocated

1820 Census - Unlocated
  Head of Houshold  

1830 Census - Unlocated
  Head of Houshold  

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
  Head of Houshold  

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
  Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
                 
                 

1860 Census - TX, Fort Bend County, Town, Page 376, Dwelling 328, Family 306, (image 42/53)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
Gustave Cook 26 M   Lawyer 2,500 8,000 AL    
Eliza Cook 26 F         TX    
Ida Cook 6 F         TX    
Mary Cook 3 F         TX    
Henrietta Cook 1 F         TX    
Lafayette Herbert 20 M         AL    
Jessie Thompson 42 M     8,000 6,000 AL    

Related Links:
  Unidentified

Sources:
 

Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882.

Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research.

Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.


Research Links:
  (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Thompson)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Thompson)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Fort Bend County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Fort Bend County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Fort Bend County, TX)

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