Francis Baker Thompson

Francis Baker Thompson

• Father: (?) Thompson b. say 1800
• Mother: Margaret (?) b. circa 1802

• Francis Baker Thompson was born in October 1835 in Alabama.
• Margaret (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Talladega County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Francis Baker Thompson, Isaac W Thompson, Phillip Whitfield Thompson, Sarah Thompson, Jefferson E. Thompson and Margaret E. Thompson.
• Francis Baker Thompson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Fayetteville, Talladega County, Alabama, living in the household of merchant William Wallace, not far from his mother and brother Phillip.
• He was a clerk, according to the 1860 census.
• He married Martha Wood, daughter of John Wood and Elizabeth Atkinson, circa 1868. And Martha's sister Sarah married Francis' brother Phillip hompson..
• John Wood and Elizabeth Atkinson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Talladega County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Francis Baker Thompson, Martha Wood and Sarah Thompson.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
• Francis Baker Thompson died on 10 August 1877 at age 41.
• His wife Martha Wood became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Fayetteville Memorial Cemetery, Fayetteville, Talladega County, Alabama.

• Last Edited: 25 Apr 2015

• Charts: Descendants of WOOD William & Lydia Ballentine