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Thompson, James Osmond

Personal Information
Last Name Thompson
First Name James
Middle Name Osmond
Maiden Name
Death Date 12/14/1902
Birth Date 8/11/1839
Obituary Source Mooresville Guide, Dec. 19, 1902
Source Information Cemetery index
Cemetery Mooresville Cemetery
Family Information
Spouse 1) Gulie E. Lee; 2) Melissa R. Ritter
Survived By Four sons, Dr. William L. Thompson, Harry Harland, Horace O., and Dr. Ralph R. Thompson of Columbus, Ohio; an aged mother; one sister, Miss Emma Thompson.
Other Age 63. Born in North Carolina. Family came to Indiana in 1845. On Dec. 20, 1866, he married Gulie E. Lee, in Howard Co., Ind. They had five children together: William L., two unnamed infants, and Gulie and Ella, the last four all dying in infancy. Wife died; he then married Melissa R. Ritter, with whom he had three children: Ralph R., Harry H., and Clyde C. (deceased in infancy.) Postmaster at Mooresville during term of Pres. McKinley and held office since that time. Dry goods merchant. Buried in Thompson family plot, Mooresville Cemetery.
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