John Andrew Thompson

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John Andrew Thompson

Birth
Ireland
Death
15 Sep 1873 (aged 42)
Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
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Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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John Thompson was an Irish immigrant who settled in North Alabama. He was born March 9, 1831, in Downpatrick, County Down, just a little less than a hundred miles from the birthplace of Alexander Campbell, just 43 years earlier. Little did he know in his youth how the influences of another "County Downian" would affect his life in a completely different country. He married into the respectable Gresham family of the Shoals area of Northwest Alabama. His bride was Mary Gresham, the sister of Esther Gresham Larimore. To their union was born five children. The influence of Alexander Campbell and Barton W. Stone, reaching the region where Thompson settled, also influenced John to accept the restoration plea of returning to the Bible for authority in all religious matters. Though a successful businessman, he was dedicated to the Christian cause. In 1871, when T.B. Larimore began a school on the Gresham land, it was John Thompson who financially backed it, taking a leading roll in its planting and development. It is unclear at this writing what took his life at such a young age, but on September 15, 1873, he passed from this life at the age of 42. He was buried in the Gresham Cemetery to await the coming of the Lord.
John Thompson was an Irish immigrant who settled in North Alabama. He was born March 9, 1831, in Downpatrick, County Down, just a little less than a hundred miles from the birthplace of Alexander Campbell, just 43 years earlier. Little did he know in his youth how the influences of another "County Downian" would affect his life in a completely different country. He married into the respectable Gresham family of the Shoals area of Northwest Alabama. His bride was Mary Gresham, the sister of Esther Gresham Larimore. To their union was born five children. The influence of Alexander Campbell and Barton W. Stone, reaching the region where Thompson settled, also influenced John to accept the restoration plea of returning to the Bible for authority in all religious matters. Though a successful businessman, he was dedicated to the Christian cause. In 1871, when T.B. Larimore began a school on the Gresham land, it was John Thompson who financially backed it, taking a leading roll in its planting and development. It is unclear at this writing what took his life at such a young age, but on September 15, 1873, he passed from this life at the age of 42. He was buried in the Gresham Cemetery to await the coming of the Lord.

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John A. Thompson
Born In
Downpatrick
County Down
Ireland
Mar. 9, 1831
Died
Sep. 15, 1873
in Lauderdale County
Alabama

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