Family Group Sheet
NameRichard L. Thompson
Birth1834, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death1903, Bath Co., Kentucky
BurialCrown Hill Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Bath Co., Ky
FatherGeorge Thompson (1798-1885)
MotherMary “Polly” Jewel Duty (1808-1885)
Marriageabt 1860, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary E. Byram
Birth1844, Nicholas Co., Kentucky
Death1892, Bath Co., Kentucky
BurialCrown Hill Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Bath Co., Ky
FatherAlfred Byram (1806-1884)
MotherLouisa Davis (1814-1845)
Children
Birth3 Aug 1867, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death19 Dec 1945, Flemingsburg, Fleming Co., Kentucky
SpouseWilliam R. Smith
Notes for Richard L. Thompson
Years of birth and death are from his gravestone.
Notes for Mary E. Byram
Years of birth and death are from her gravestone.
Census Notes for Richard L. & Mary E. (Family)
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville P.O., enumerated 7 June, lists on p. 71 as family #634:
Rich’d L., Thompson, 56, farmer, b. Ky; Mary, 16, b. Ky.
1870 census of Bath Co., Ky, Sharpsburg precinct, enumerated 3 July, lists on p. 25 as family #145:
Thompson, R. L., 35, farmer; Mary E., 26; Lulie, 9; Kate, 6; Maggie, 3. Gelvin, Hugh Jr., 30, farm laborer. Williams, (HL? NL? Nat?), 23, farm laborer. All born in Kentucky.
1880 census of Bath Co., Ky, Sharpsburg precinct, enumerated 28 June, lists on p. 36 as family #297/305:
Thompson, Richard, 45, farmer, b. Ky Va Va; Mary E., 35, wife, b. Ky Ky Ky; Lulie, 17, dau; Katie B., 15, dau; Maggie D., 13, dau; Nannie, 11, dau; Georgie, 7, dau; Mary, 5, dau. Taylor, David D., 40, boarder, farm laborer, single. Parsons, Benjamin, 35, boarder, farm laborer, single. All children and both farm hands born Ky Ky Ky.
Rich’d L., Thompson, 56, farmer, b. Ky; Mary, 16, b. Ky.
1870 census of Bath Co., Ky, Sharpsburg precinct, enumerated 3 July, lists on p. 25 as family #145:
Thompson, R. L., 35, farmer; Mary E., 26; Lulie, 9; Kate, 6; Maggie, 3. Gelvin, Hugh Jr., 30, farm laborer. Williams, (HL? NL? Nat?), 23, farm laborer. All born in Kentucky.
1880 census of Bath Co., Ky, Sharpsburg precinct, enumerated 28 June, lists on p. 36 as family #297/305:
Thompson, Richard, 45, farmer, b. Ky Va Va; Mary E., 35, wife, b. Ky Ky Ky; Lulie, 17, dau; Katie B., 15, dau; Maggie D., 13, dau; Nannie, 11, dau; Georgie, 7, dau; Mary, 5, dau. Taylor, David D., 40, boarder, farm laborer, single. Parsons, Benjamin, 35, boarder, farm laborer, single. All children and both farm hands born Ky Ky Ky.
