Thanks for stopping in at the NEWEST digital home of the Thompson family, The Thompson Branch version 3.0, it's a new look and feel for the site!!! I hope the information you find here is useful to you... I know I have many dead ends and missing data, so if you have information that you would like to add, please let me know... I would love to add your branch to the tree!
If you would like to know about updates to the site, drop me a line and I will be happy to fill you in on any changes I make...
Michael A Thompson
Written on 03/20/2013 by Michael A Thompson
Over 130 names were removed from the Hutchins and Mirrill family lines... Seems I had two different Samuel Hutchins merged as one... Thanks Doug Smith, the problem has been fixed...
On the other side of things... Many new names have been added throughout the tree...
Written on 02/27/2013 by Michael A Thompson
Isn't it funny how one little thing like a wrong last name can affect so much work? LOL If your a member of the Milligan family, you may need to update some of your files starting with Anna Catherine Hoschar... I had her mother wrong... I caught this little mistake while doing my recheck of data...
So, 820 names and attached media have been hand removed and a new 226 names have been added back in... Just about every person from the Plants family has been removed...
Written on 02/11/2013 by Michael A Thompson
Happy (late) 70th Anniversary to Grand Uncle Junior and Grand Aunt Henrietta Thompson!!! 70 YEARS! WOW!!!
Written on 02/11/2013 by Michael A Thompson
We're up to 28418 names now... Several small fixes and lots of new names added under several branches of the tree... Enjoy!
Written on 01/22/2013 by Michael A Thompson
Spent many hours cleaning up the little errors in our family tree and removed 40 unrelated names…
If you find any problems, please let me know…
Written on 01/20/2013 by Michael A Thompson
Over 15 years or so of working on our family tree, I have merged many other family trees (from different cousins) into ours (more than I can count)... Today for the first time (should of done this more often) I ran an error checker on the whole family tree file and found 100's of date errors... Like people being born after their parents died... Looks like there is going to be months of work ahead just checking dates... Let the fun begin!
If you notice any date error's or errors of any kind, please let me know and I will fix them ASAP! I really hate when the information is off like that when I view someone else's page, so it needs to be correct here!
Written on 01/17/2013 by Michael A Thompson
Just uploaded another 165 new names to the tree thanks to a 70+ year of family tree that was created by my Grand Aunt Marjorie and was given to me after her passing... I've had the tree for a while, but a couple days ago was the first time I had really looked at it... With the exception of a couple branches I never really could find anything on, seems my data matches up with what my grand aunt had found back in the 1930's and 40's... I guess that just helps me to know I am on the right path of the Halbert branch of the tree...
Enjoy!
Written on 01/16/2013 by Michael A Thompson
74 new names have been added under different branches and I had to remove a few names under James Mosby Thompson, (had some bad information)...
If your releated to the Halbert family, please take a look at the Unknown Photos section, maybe you know some of these faces...
Thank You
Written on 12/24/2012 by Michael A Thompson
After yesterdays site outage (due to me messing around with the upgrades), I got the site back up and running and even got around to adding 290 new names to the tree bringing us up to 27,927 names in the family tree (so far)... Most of these new names are in the Smith and Brown families and I would like to thank Clem family cousin, Kathie Hutter for pointing me in the right direction!
Written on 12/04/2012 by Michael A Thompson
Another 132 names have been added under the Beulah Mae Smith branch of the tree and several more references to go with them... Enjoy!!!
Written on 11/27/2012 by Michael A Thompson
702 new names have been added to the tree... That brings us to 27541 family members and counting!!! Most of the new names are the family of my wife's grandmother, Beulah Mae (Smith) Sasso...
ENJOY!
Written on 11/27/2012 by Michael A Thompson
Hello all you wonderful family members!!! I have created a FaceBook page for the Thompson Branch!!! I know, it took long enough... Maybe we can meet even more new found family through the page... I welcome any feedback you may have!!!
http://www.facebook.com/ThompsonBranch
Written on 11/17/2012 by Michael A Thompson
I've uploaded an updated tree with 282 more names added and several new pictures and documents to go with them!
Written on 10/25/2012 by Michael A Thompson
As of this morning (10/25/2012) there has been 733 new names added to the tree in many different branches bring the total names to date up to 26557!!! I have also added a few hundred new headstone pictures to the site!!! ENJOY!!!
Written on 10/25/2012 by Michael A Thompson
So a couple weeks ago, I packed up the family and we made the move to Missouri from California... I hope to find a new job out here soon and to be able to do more searching for family information! Wish us luck!!!
Written on 08/19/2012 by Michael A Thompson
Sad to report Angela Lee (Wilkins) Tiffany passed away today, Aug. 19, 2012... You will be very missed Angie. You were like a kid sister to me and I will always look back at our childhoods with great joy...
Written on 06/27/2012 by Michael A Thompson
Rest in Peace Aunt Marjorie. Marjorie Ann (Halbert) Wray 7/14/1922 to 2/28/2012, you will be missed very much.
Written on 05/08/2012 by Michael A Thompson
Hundreds of names have been added under Leonhardt Plantz on the Milligan side of the tree and under David Edie on the Halbert side!!! Also you'll find many new headstone pictures added...
Written on 05/06/2012 by Michael A Thompson
Rest In Peace Richard Glen Sasso 12/8/1949 to 5/4/2012. Richard passed away on May 4th 2012 due to Kidney Failure... You will be missed...
Written on 04/02/2012 by Michael A Thompson
Seem I have at long last found some new information for Peter Buchard Gallagher "Brickey" (my 3rd great grandfather)...
I found an obituary from the Sedalia Daily Democrat, Friday, Jan. 23, 1874 stating Peter died on 17 Jan 1874 in Pleasant Hill, MO while on a visit… There was no other information…
We at least have his date of death, now if I can just where he is buried….
Written on 04/02/2012 by Michael A Thompson
Between my brother, Troy and different websites, I have found and added several more headstone pictures...
Baxter Cemetery in Mountain Home, AR:
Velma Kathryne (Byrd) Swan-Ford
Coles Camp Cemetery in Branch, AR:
Tipton H & Lela I (Messick) Byrd
Conley Cemetery in Mountain Home, AR:
Martha (Sorrels) Hargrave
Robert Hargrave
Albert Ross Hargrave
Robert Baker Hargrave
Mary Ann (Kaysinger) Hargrave
Edward E Hargrave
Lucy Priscilla (Hargrave & David Martin Byrd
Desert Memorial Park in Ridgecrest, CA (Almost in my own back yard):
Alfred J Seaton and Wife Suzanne
Fairview Cemetery in Shawnee, OK:
Harry Alfred Embry
Lester Blain Embry
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX:
William Ray Norton and Wife Mary
Green Valley Cemetery in Pleasanton, KS:
Georgia A (Witcher) Halbert
Addie Lucille (Halbert) Orr
Greenwood Cemetery in Renton, WA:
Julia (Hargrave) & William E Barber
Jonesboro Memorial Park in Jonesboro, AR:
William Jack Powell
Nora May (Sutherland) Powell
Lazbuddie Cemetery in Lazbuddie, TX:
Ethel Alie (Carter) Seaton
Alva M Seaton
John Louis & Novalene (Rink) Seaton
Maple Hill Cemetery in Kansas City, KS:
Jesse Halbert Sorrels
McLoud Riverside Cemetery in McLoud, OK:
Laura Anna (Hammock) & William B Carter
Mount Washington Cemetery in Independence, MO:
Harry Lester Orr
Sparlin Cemetery in Williams, OR:
Gerald Arthur Sorrels Sr
Gerald Arthur Sorrels Jr
Written on 03/24/2012 by Michael A Thompson
Follow us at https://twitter.com/ThompsonBranch for the latest news... Moving forward... ;-)
Written on 03/21/2012 by Michael A Thompson
Welcome to the newest version of Thompson Branch! I have been working hard for the past year or so on this newest version of our family tree website, version 3.0 as I call it... It's a very different layout that should be easier for you to browse and I know it will be easier for me to maintain and update... The old site had 20,000 plus pages of all hand written html code and it became very difficult to update and maintain... This new version of the site has a content management system (CMS), which will allow for quick updates and many more features that I have yet to explore...
With 23622 names now in the tree, my little website has big become a monster... So please enjoy the newest version of the site and send me your feedback!!!
Written on 08/16/2011 by Michael A Thompson
I have been making small changes to the ThompsonBranch site the past several days… Like a Google 1+ button and a “Like” button for FaceBook as well as some behind the scenes stuff… If you come across any problems, please let me know know…
I will be uploading 100′s of new pages for the Edie branch of our tree very soon…
Written on 07/20/2011 by Michael A Thompson
I have at long last cleared out all the wrong data I had… It took a long time to trace down every page link and name from the index, but I have done it…
Every page linked to Martha Elizabeth Edie should be gone now… I will be adding the new correct information very soon… Our tree has gone in a new direction… It seems the Edie’s came from Scotland!
I’m sorry if you copied down my information from Martha (Jones) Edie and back… You may want to start your clean-up process… That is the nature of genealogy I guess, make a best guess and research it till you find its right or wrong…
Written on 06/06/2011 by Michael A Thompson
My Grand Aunt, Ada Belle (Thompson) Newberry passed away yesterday… You will be missed Aunt Ada Belle…
I’ll have more information for you soon…
Written on 04/26/2011 by Michael A Thompson
After years of research I found that I have made a very big mistake… Martha Elizabeth Jones (Edie) is not MY great grandmother… My great grandmother is Martha Elizabeth Edie… Both have the same birth date and both lived in Delta, Colorado… Martha Jones married an Edie, my Martha’s last name was Edie from birth… I am in the process of removing 1000′s of names and 100′s of pages from this site… It will take me a while to get this mess straightened out, so bare with me…
Written on 02/08/2011 by Michael A Thompson
I have added a few new names to the tree under Cadwallader W Jones.
Also, I have some more info on Vivienne Edie (Been looking for several years now)… Still looking for more info on her, but I did find that she was married, but I don’t know yet if she had any children. If you have any information on Vivienne Marvin Edie and husband Aron Borewman Malone, PLEASE let me know.
Written on 08/23/2010 by Michael A Thompson
I’m very sorry to say, my ex-wife and good friend of 23 years, Heather Lynn (Wolf) Thompson was murdered on 8/3/2010 in Green, Oregon… I don’t have many details that I can share as it is a murder investigation… A memorial service is going to be held in Lancaster, California on 9/4/2010… If you would like more information about the memorial, please contact me…
Rest in peace Heather, we will all miss you…
Written on 06/09/2010 by Michael A Thompson
There are new pictures loaded up on Aiden’s page… It’s our Aiden Michael Photo Album!
Written on 06/04/2010 by Michael A Thompson
A lot of changes today… I added new information to the Hammock and McEver branches of our tree and removed false data from the McEver branch. I’m always on the search for new family, so let me know how you fit into the family!
Written on 05/25/2010 by Michael A Thompson
I have been searching around for several years now for information on Peter B Gallagher b. abt 1812 in Virginia (From his 1850 Census). What I have right now is he was married twice, first to Lydia Garner and second to Nancy Haines. I thought his middle name was Brickey as found in a land grant form, but the past few days, I’m finding old posts on the web saying his middle name was Buchard and that he was from Ireland. These old posts list the same children that I have for him, but don’t name his first wife Lydia.
If anyone has anything that could help, PLEASE let me know… This one is really driving me nuts!
Written on 04/27/2010 by Michael A Thompson
I made some fixes and added a few names to the Sasso Branch of our tree. If you have more to add, please let me know.
Written on 04/07/2010 by Michael A Thompson
This is sad to report… I had to remove several names from the tree. It seems I had some wrong data for the parents of Joshua Gibson. I had to remove 46 pages of data from the site and 13 surnames.
The following surnames are no longer part of our tree:
Barton, Baskerville, Bromwitch, Carnes, Crophill, Devereaux, Edwards, Higgs, McClellan, Milbourne, Oldcastle, Underwood, Wilder
I think I may be on the right track now though… So check back soon…
Written on 04/06/2010 by Michael A Thompson
I have added several more names to the tree starting with Sarah Jane Prewitt working back…
Also I have added and fixed some data with the children of Eli and Sarah Jones my Great, Great Grandparents…
Enjoy!
Written on 03/31/2010 by Michael A Thompson
I have uploaded about 525 new pages of data to the site, thats 2044 new names added to our tree! I have been working on this for several months now… The new pages and data start with the parents of Robert Dean (1793-1855), Thomas Dean III and Susan Freeman… I hope you find this useful…
Written on 01/04/2010 by Michael A Thompson
Thanks to new found cousin Kathy Milligan Hudson (on my wife’s side), I have updated several names and added even more under the Milligan Branch… Enjoy! And as always, if you have anything to add, PLEASE let me know!
Written on 11/23/2009 by Michael A Thompson
You can now get to us through:
www.thompsonbranch.me
www.thompsonbranch.info
and the newest – www.thompsonbranch.com
Written on 10/15/2009 by Michael A Thompson
I have been busy searching for new branches of the tree and now I think I may of found one… I will try to get the data uploaded in the next few days. The branch I may of found is off of Robert Dean (1793-1855) on my Grandpa Halbert’s side… I just need to do some more research first as we all know, one person’s wrong data can mess up a whole tree… But if what I found is right, then Robert Dean’s parents were Thomas Dean III and Susan Freeman!
Written on 07/13/2009 by Michael A Thompson
I made a few fixes and added some new census reports to several Halbert family members. I also added several WWI draft cards… ENJOY!
Written on 06/12/2009 by Michael A Thompson
I have loaded pictures and video from the reunion out in Colorado… You can click on the family picture above for access… If you have any you would like to add, please let me know!
Written on 06/10/2009 by Michael A Thompson
I really enjoyed the reunion this past weekend out in Colorado… We should not let so much time pass between reunions again; I think the last one was in 1991! It was great to meet you all and catch up on life and I look forward to seeing some more of you Thompson descendants in July out in Missouri…
I will get a section up and running soon with pictures and maybe even video from the reunion in the next few days now that I’m back home… If you have any pictures to add, please send them my way!
Written on 06/04/2009 by Michael A Thompson
There is a Thompson Family Reunion this weekend in Montrose, Colorado… I hope to see many of you Thompsons there!!! I will have my scanner with me, so bring them old pictures!!!
Written on 05/22/2009 by Michael A Thompson
Starting with Czarina Houser, I have at long last added her parents and so on… I have held off on her family for a while now, because of all the conflicting information I was finding on the NEFF and HOUSER lines… Seems some people don’t pay attention to names and dates when putting trees together, so I was finding things like a mother born in 1798 but her father being born in 1820… I took me a while, but I think I may have the right info at last… But as always, if you see a mistake, please let me know…
Written on 05/09/2009 by Michael A Thompson
I have found what I’m sure is the right last name for my 3rd GGM Drucilla Meador, wife of Josiah H Hicks… I had Meadow as her last name, but after years of searching, I found that Meadow and Meador were mixed up often, depending on who wrote it down…
With her correct last name I now have 8 new generations of family added… That’s 134 new pages and several hundred new names…
ENJOY!
Written on 04/01/2009 by Michael A Thompson
Several small fixes have been done under the Halbert line and a few names and censuses were added…
Written on 03/31/2009 by Michael A Thompson
I have added more names and data under Peter Brickey Gallagher… Still looking for Peter’s parents though…
Written on 03/15/2009 by Michael A Thompson
I think I now have the right family for John Hammock born abt 1801 in Georgia… A couple hundred names have been added to the tree… ENJOY!
Written on 02/05/2009 by Michael A Thompson
I’m 99.99% sure I have found the parents of Eli Edwin Jones! That only took me about 6 years or so… I have about 15 generations of new family members added now… Enjoy!!!
Written on 11/17/2008 by Michael A Thompson
Thanks to new found cousin Dave Harris, there have been some big changes to the Hammock Branch… Seems I had a wrong middle name for John Hammock born abt 1801… I had a “P” and now it seems to be an “S”, the whole tree changed… I had to drop about 260 names and only added 29 back in… Oh well, nature of the beast I guess…
Written on 11/14/2008 by Michael A Thompson
OK, I think I now have everything up and running. All the family tree data looks good (after many re-checks) and the website at long last has a blog… You can now leave comments on any news I add… The guest book also seems to be working… It has been a learning experience for me… All this HTML and Style sheets and now PHP… WOW, fun stuff, NOT!!!!
At least now I can get back to the REAL fun stuff, pure research… That’s the part I like…
Written on 09/19/2008 by Michael A Thompson
Welcome to the world, Aiden Michael Thompson! Our son was born on 9/19/2008 at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, California. He weighed 9lbs 4oz and was 23 inches long…
Written on 08/01/2008 by Michael A Thompson
Thompson Branch goes online… I used to be at www.moonlightpath.com/michael but I have made the big move… New site, new info, new pictures… I hope you find this site useful…
Written on 01/03/2008 by Michael A Thompson
Welcome to the family new found cousin Denise (Brown) Benson! Thank you for your updates…
Written on 11/21/2007 by Michael A Thompson
Welcome to the family new found cousin Candy Markum! It’s so great to have cousins find my little site and get in contact with me!
Written on 05/26/2007 by Michael A Thompson
New names added in the Halbert family and I think I may have the parents of Adaline Herron, James and Elizabeth Herrin from South and North Carolina. AND Welcome to the family, Pat Sorrels!
Written on 05/09/2007 by Michael A Thompson
New information added for my Thompson line. I think (After years of looking) that I may have the right family for William J Thompson (My 4th Great Grandfather). I have added his line going all the way back to Scotland. I have more data than what is loaded that I will be posting soon…
Written on 03/28/2007 by Michael A Thompson
Virginia (Hammock) Thompson, my grandmother passed away this morning at the age of 86. She will be missed very much, without her, much of this family tree data would not be here… I love you very much Grandma, I hope you have the peace you have been searching for…
Written on 02/12/2007 by Michael A Thompson
I have several Land Patents loaded now for different family members such as William Johnston, Robert C Dean, Robert C McEver, Peter Gallagher and more to come…
Written on 02/11/2007 by Michael A Thompson
Middle name found for Peter Gallagher… Brickey!!! I found it on a Land Patent from Pettis County, MO in 1848.
Written on 02/10/2007 by Michael A Thompson
Updates!!! I have removed all data for Adaline Hedden’s parents (About 6 generations worth) as I know for sure now that her last name was in fact Hearing. This comes from several documents, which I will have up for your viewing pleasure very soon. One is from a personal phone book which has her name as Herring (I think it may of been mis-spelt) and another is from James Halbert’s death certificate which has her name as Hearing. I have also found a couple branches of Hearing’s living in Missouri at the time of Adalines marriage to David Halbert. I am working hard to find which family is hers.
Also, I think David Halberts parents were Jesse Halbert and Elizabeth (Unknown). I have followed their trail and it seems to be a perfect match for David. I will post my findings soon.
Written on 12/26/2006 by Michael A Thompson
My Thompson DNA 37 Marker results are back! Seems my Thompson line’s Haplogroup is R1b1c (From Scotland, England and Ireland) I have not found any exact matches yet, but I am looking. I have found many cousins that are one marker off and I am now trying to research their lines as they should lead to my line somewhere… I don’t fully understand the whole DNA thing yet, but I’m learning as I go…
Written on 09/16/2006 by Michael A Thompson
New Halbert family photo’s loaded!!! You can now see pictures of David, Nina, Hettie and more under the Halbert family photo’s section…
Written on 09/15/2006 by Michael A Thompson
Parents of Nancy Ann Hanes now found and listed…
Written on 09/10/2006 by Michael A Thompson
Found the 2nd wife of Peter Gallagher: Nancy Ann Hanes and the children from his first (Unknown) wife…
Written on 09/10/2006 by Michael A Thompson
Thanks again to Cousin Patti… David C Halbert’s middle name was Charles and we now have a father for Sarah Jane Gallagher: Peter B Gallagher!
Written on 08/24/2006 by Michael A Thompson
Thank you cousin Patti!!! All the children and grandchildren of John Edward Collins Jr and wife Mattie John Hatcher now loaded…
Written on 08/24/2006 by Michael A Thompson
More names added under Minnie E Halbert and husband Kyle Murray and under Nina Lorraine Halbert and husband John Edward Collins…
Written on 08/22/2006 by Michael A Thompson
Thanks go to my new found cousin Melissa (Bindner) Hunsaker for the updated information on Price and Hunsaker branches of the tree…
Written on 08/07/2006 by Michael A Thompson
Small Changes made to the menus and several pages… I hope it makes it easier to navigate…
Written on 07/12/2006 by Michael A Thompson
I added a new Documents page with shortcuts to all the pages with Newspaper clips, Marriage Licenses, Obituaries and so on to make things easier to find… I hope it helps…
Written on 07/10/2006 by Michael A Thompson
Newspaper clips, Marriage Licenses, Death Certificates and Obituaries added for several family members on my Thompson side… Links can be found on each person’s page…
Written on 06/14/2006 by Michael A Thompson
More names added! Starting with Barbara Neff (My 5th Great Grand Mother) and working back…
Written on 06/13/2006 by Michael A Thompson
More names added in Generations 24 and back and new notes to go with them… Not like it’s anyone we would know though, just some more Kings and Queens…
Written on 06/06/2006 by Michael A Thompson
Ellis Island data can now be viewed for Angelo Federico, Giuseppa Pasqualino and Santina Federico…
Written on 06/06/2006 by Michael A Thompson
I now have census reports loaded for several family members. For now, the reports can be found under their names in the “My Ancestors” section. Reports cover, Hammock, Halbert, Thompson, Federico, Schembre, Runyen and several more…
Written on 06/05/2006 by Michael A Thompson
Small changes done to the site, I hope it makes it easier to navigate and little easier on the eyes…
Written on 05/22/2006 by Michael A Thompson
More family members added under Jacob and Elizabeth (Keller) Spears
Written on 05/21/2006 by Michael A Thompson
New family member added under Margaret McClanahan (Johnston) and her husband Eli Everett Bass…
Written on 05/15/2006 by Michael A Thompson
New names added! If you are interested in the McClanahan family, I have added several new names. More to come…
Written on 03/31/2006 by Michael A Thompson
I came across a little more Runyen family info this week… I now have data on 3 more of Robert Runyen’s children…
Written on 03/27/2006 by Michael A Thompson
Thank you to my new found cousin Patti for pointing out the typos, I would of looked at it all day and not seen it…
Written on 03/26/2006 by Michael A Thompson
Thanks to some great people I meet in San Diego at an Italian Genealogy Group meeting, I learned some new tricks to Italian history and found some data on my Italian past. Start with Salvatore S Schembre and Santina Federico to see what I have uncovered!
Written on 03/20/2006 by Michael A Thompson
OK, it’s been a while and I know some of you have been waiting, so here it is. The new version of my little site. A new look and new sections to explore. I went on a fact finding mission back in May of 05 to the mid west (MO, AR, KS) and found some new data, met new cousins and went through several cemeteries.
There is a new “HEADSTONE” section to the site with the pictures I took and a “STATISTICS” section to check out. I also have more family pictures in the “PHOTOS” section and copies from some family bibles.
And as always, if you have anything you would like to add, please let me know.
Thank you.
Written on 04/02/2005 by Michael A Thompson
The tree has changed a bit. Some data has been removed and new stuff added. I found that I had some wrong data on the parents of Francis Cooke . After some research I found that his parents are UNKNOWN. I had his parents as Richard Cooke and Alice Caunton (as I had found on various trees across the internet), but that is wrong… But I guess that is the nature of a family tree, it never stops changing.
Written on 03/30/2005 by Michael A Thompson
There is a witch in our tree??? Alice (Maiden name Unknown) Lake was put to death during the witch trials in 1651. Click on here name to learn more…
Written on 03/23/2005 by Michael A Thompson
At long last, I have found the Hammock line starting with my Grandmother Virginia Hammock and going back to my 10th Great Grandfather John Hammock Sr. born 1587.
