Husband: William THOMPSON
Birthdate: 20 Mar 1796
Birthplace: NC or SC
Death date: 25 Mar 1888
Place of death: Pickens Co., GA
Burial: Jerusalem Cemetery
Father: Elijah Thompson
Mother:

Marriage date: 17 May 1818
Marriage place: Rutherford Co., NC

Wife: Nancy HENDERSON
Birthdate: 1800
Birthplace: NC
Death date: 25 Jun 1890
Place of death: Pickens Co., GA
Burial: Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
Father: William Henderson
Mother:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Lewis
Sex: M
Birthdate: 24 Apr 1821
Birthplace: Rutherford Co., NC
Death date: 11 Jan 1913
Place of death: Pickens Co., GA
Burial: Jerusalem Bapt. Cemetery
Marriage date: 5 Dec 1858
Marriage place: Cherokee Co., GA
Spouse's name: Elizabeth Ann Stewart

Child No. 2: Rebecca
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1825
Birthplace: Rutherford Co., NC
Death date: 1891
Place of death: Whitfield Co., GA
Burial: Probably as Swamp Creek Cemetery, no stone
Marriage date: 1851
Marriage place: Walker Co., GA
Spouse's name: Ephraim Alexander Holland

Child No. 3: Mary "Polly" K.
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1829
Birthplace: Rutherford Co., NC
Death date: 1916
Place of death: Whitfield Co., GA
Burial: Antioch Baptist Cemetery
Marriage date: 1 Aug 1845
Marriage place: Murray Co., GA
Spouse's name: James Holland

Child No. 4: Margaret Frealove
Sex: F
Birthdate: 14 Aug 1831
Birthplace: Rutherford Co., NC
Death date: 26 Dec 1925
Place of death: Pickens Co., GA
Burial: Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
Marriage date: 21 Jly 1853
Marriage place: Cherokee Co., GA
Spouse's name: Leander Childers

Child No. 5: William
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1 Aug 1833
Birthplace: Rutherford Co., NC
Death date: 6 Aug 1904
Place of death: Pickens Co., GA
Marriage date: 18 Sept 1866
Burial: Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
Marriage place: Pickens Co., GA
Spouse's name: Kissiah Cross

Child No. 6: Bayless
Sex: M
Birthdate: 30 Dec 1835
Birthplace: Cherokee or Forsyth Co., GA
Death date: 14 Dec 1918
Place of death: Pickens Co., GA
Burial: Talking Rock Cemetery
Marriage date: Dec 1861
Marriage place: Cherokee Co., GA
Spouse's name: Sarah Findley

Child No. 7: Elijah
Sex: M
Birthdate: 20 Oct 1837
Birthplace: Forsyth Co., GA
Death date: 8 Nov 1924
Place of death: Pickens Co., GA
Burial: Talking Rock Cemetery
Marriage date: 20 Feb 1859
Marriage place: Cherokee Co., GA
Spouse's name: Rebecca Parks
 
 
Documentation:
* War of 1812 Application for Bounty Land - William Thompson.
* Marriage Records - Rutherford Co., NC, Cherokee, Murray, Pickens Cos., GA;
* Union Veteran's Widow's Pension for Rebecca Thompson Holland;
* Estate Settlements - Whitfield Co., GA;
* Tombstones in Jerusalem and Talking Rock Cemeteries;
* Confederate Pension Application for Bayless Thompson;
* Bible Record of Elijah Thompson, Pickens Co., GA;
* Will of William Henderson, Rutherford Co., NC;
* Land Entry # 870 - Rutherford Co., NC: William Thompson, son of Elijah, enters 50 acres of land situate on the waters of White Oak on the west side of William Henderson's old tract of land and joins on the east side of Henderson's new entry of 25 acres and on the south side of William Thompson's own entry of 26 acres including his own improvements and house. 6th Sept. 1831.