A useful and prosperous citizen of San Joaquin County may be found in Elmer E. Thompson, who has continuously resided in this county for more than thirty-five years. The country, the time and the people have changed wonderfully since he made permanent settlement in this part of the state, and besides being a witness of all these transformations he has also taken no inconsiderable part in all the affairs of his county. He was born near Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, December 25, 1861, and is the eldest in a family of seven children born to John and Catherine (Shank) Thompson. The former, a native of Pennsylvania, was born in 1838, a son of James and Elizabeth Thompson, natives of the north of Ireland, who early in life immigrated to Canada and subsequently moved to Pennsylvania.
John Thompson was reared and educated in his native county, and at the age of eighteen went to Illinois where he followed farming; he then removed to Kansas, and from that state, in 1874, he came to California and engaged in farming near Lathrop and Linden. He then purchased 160 acres four miles northwest of Woodbridge on which was planted one of the early vineyards, which was one of the most profitable branches of his enterprises. He was married in Illinois in 1859 to Miss Catherine Shank, a native of Ohio, whose parents were both natives of Germany. John Thompson served for a number of years as trustee of the Ray school district and was affiliated with Jefferson Lodge No. 98, I. O. O. F., at Woodbridge, and he and his wife were both members of the Rebekahs at Lodi. Mr. Thompson was a Republican in politics, and in many ways manifested his interest in the affairs of his community. Elmer E. Thompson received his education in the Henderson district schools, now the Ray school, and as he grew to manhood assumed charge of the home place, where he remained until 1905, when he moved to Stockton. Since 1897 he has been engaged in buying, developing and selling country property throughout the county, and also in the produce commission business, buying large quantities of potatoes, onions and beans and shipping them to San Francisco and Sacramento. Three times each week he loaded three river steamers with from 5,000 to 7,000 sacks of potatoes, etc., which were shipped to the markets in San Francisco and Sacramento. He is the owner of a 215-acre ranch near Linden, devoted to alfalfa and grain. Mr. Thompson has also been a successful realty operator in Stockton, where he was engaged in buying vacant property, erecting residences and flats and then selling them. During 1897 – 1899, he served as deputy assessor.
On June 2, 1891, Mr. Thompson was married to Miss Carrie M. Fowler, a native of San Joaquin County, the daughter of Joseph M. and Eliza (Bromley) Fowler, pioneer settlers, also represented in this work, and they are the parents of two children: Clarence Ellsworth married Miss Ruby Eaton and they have one daughter, Helen; and Bessie B. Thompson. Mr. Thompson is a Republican in politics and since August, 1896, has been a member of the Jefferson Lodge No. 98, I. O. O. F., of Woodbridge, in which he is past grand; he also served as clerk of the school board of the Ray school district. Mrs. Thompson is a member of the N. D. G. W., the Rebekah at Lodi, and an honorary member of the Daughters of Pioneers.
History of San Joaquin County
by George H Tinkham
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Death Certificate
Elmer Thompson
Father: John Thompson
Late Wife: Carrie Fowler
Farmer
died at French Camp, Calif
burial Lodi Cemetery Oct 13, 1942
E.E. Thompson Passes Away
Elmer Ellsworth Thompson, a resident of San Joaquin County since 1874, passed away last evening at a local hospital. He was a native of Kansas and was 80 years of age.
He was the father of Bessie Bell Thompson of San Francisco and a Clarence E. Thompson and grandfather of Mrs. Helen Brown of Stockton.
The deceased was the brother of Emery A. Thompson, Wilson H. Thompson, Mrs. Anna Belle Lossing and Mrs. Letia M. Franklin, all of Lodi.
Mr. Thompson had engaged in ranching in the Lodi district until his retirement a few years ago. Announcement of funeral arrangements will be made later by Hale and Bawden.
Lodi News-Sentinel Oct 12. 1942
John Thompson was reared and educated in his native county, and at the age of eighteen went to Illinois where he followed farming; he then removed to Kansas, and from that state, in 1874, he came to California and engaged in farming near Lathrop and Linden. He then purchased 160 acres four miles northwest of Woodbridge on which was planted one of the early vineyards, which was one of the most profitable branches of his enterprises. He was married in Illinois in 1859 to Miss Catherine Shank, a native of Ohio, whose parents were both natives of Germany. John Thompson served for a number of years as trustee of the Ray school district and was affiliated with Jefferson Lodge No. 98, I. O. O. F., at Woodbridge, and he and his wife were both members of the Rebekahs at Lodi. Mr. Thompson was a Republican in politics, and in many ways manifested his interest in the affairs of his community. Elmer E. Thompson received his education in the Henderson district schools, now the Ray school, and as he grew to manhood assumed charge of the home place, where he remained until 1905, when he moved to Stockton. Since 1897 he has been engaged in buying, developing and selling country property throughout the county, and also in the produce commission business, buying large quantities of potatoes, onions and beans and shipping them to San Francisco and Sacramento. Three times each week he loaded three river steamers with from 5,000 to 7,000 sacks of potatoes, etc., which were shipped to the markets in San Francisco and Sacramento. He is the owner of a 215-acre ranch near Linden, devoted to alfalfa and grain. Mr. Thompson has also been a successful realty operator in Stockton, where he was engaged in buying vacant property, erecting residences and flats and then selling them. During 1897 – 1899, he served as deputy assessor.
On June 2, 1891, Mr. Thompson was married to Miss Carrie M. Fowler, a native of San Joaquin County, the daughter of Joseph M. and Eliza (Bromley) Fowler, pioneer settlers, also represented in this work, and they are the parents of two children: Clarence Ellsworth married Miss Ruby Eaton and they have one daughter, Helen; and Bessie B. Thompson. Mr. Thompson is a Republican in politics and since August, 1896, has been a member of the Jefferson Lodge No. 98, I. O. O. F., of Woodbridge, in which he is past grand; he also served as clerk of the school board of the Ray school district. Mrs. Thompson is a member of the N. D. G. W., the Rebekah at Lodi, and an honorary member of the Daughters of Pioneers.
History of San Joaquin County
by George H Tinkham
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Death Certificate
Elmer Thompson
Father: John Thompson
Late Wife: Carrie Fowler
Farmer
died at French Camp, Calif
burial Lodi Cemetery Oct 13, 1942
E.E. Thompson Passes Away
Elmer Ellsworth Thompson, a resident of San Joaquin County since 1874, passed away last evening at a local hospital. He was a native of Kansas and was 80 years of age.
He was the father of Bessie Bell Thompson of San Francisco and a Clarence E. Thompson and grandfather of Mrs. Helen Brown of Stockton.
The deceased was the brother of Emery A. Thompson, Wilson H. Thompson, Mrs. Anna Belle Lossing and Mrs. Letia M. Franklin, all of Lodi.
Mr. Thompson had engaged in ranching in the Lodi district until his retirement a few years ago. Announcement of funeral arrangements will be made later by Hale and Bawden.
Lodi News-Sentinel Oct 12. 1942
A useful and prosperous citizen of San Joaquin County may be found in Elmer E. Thompson, who has continuously resided in this county for more than thirty-five years. The country, the time and the people have changed wonderfully since he made permanent settlement in this part of the state, and besides being a witness of all these transformations he has also taken no inconsiderable part in all the affairs of his county. He was born near Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, December 25, 1861, and is the eldest in a family of seven children born to John and Catherine (Shank) Thompson. The former, a native of Pennsylvania, was born in 1838, a son of James and Elizabeth Thompson, natives of the north of Ireland, who early in life immigrated to Canada and subsequently moved to Pennsylvania.
John Thompson was reared and educated in his native county, and at the age of eighteen went to Illinois where he followed farming; he then removed to Kansas, and from that state, in 1874, he came to California and engaged in farming near Lathrop and Linden. He then purchased 160 acres four miles northwest of Woodbridge on which was planted one of the early vineyards, which was one of the most profitable branches of his enterprises. He was married in Illinois in 1859 to Miss Catherine Shank, a native of Ohio, whose parents were both natives of Germany. John Thompson served for a number of years as trustee of the Ray school district and was affiliated with Jefferson Lodge No. 98, I. O. O. F., at Woodbridge, and he and his wife were both members of the Rebekahs at Lodi. Mr. Thompson was a Republican in politics, and in many ways manifested his interest in the affairs of his community. Elmer E. Thompson received his education in the Henderson district schools, now the Ray school, and as he grew to manhood assumed charge of the home place, where he remained until 1905, when he moved to Stockton. Since 1897 he has been engaged in buying, developing and selling country property throughout the county, and also in the produce commission business, buying large quantities of potatoes, onions and beans and shipping them to San Francisco and Sacramento. Three times each week he loaded three river steamers with from 5,000 to 7,000 sacks of potatoes, etc., which were shipped to the markets in San Francisco and Sacramento. He is the owner of a 215-acre ranch near Linden, devoted to alfalfa and grain. Mr. Thompson has also been a successful realty operator in Stockton, where he was engaged in buying vacant property, erecting residences and flats and then selling them. During 1897 – 1899, he served as deputy assessor.
On June 2, 1891, Mr. Thompson was married to Miss Carrie M. Fowler, a native of San Joaquin County, the daughter of Joseph M. and Eliza (Bromley) Fowler, pioneer settlers, also represented in this work, and they are the parents of two children: Clarence Ellsworth married Miss Ruby Eaton and they have one daughter, Helen; and Bessie B. Thompson. Mr. Thompson is a Republican in politics and since August, 1896, has been a member of the Jefferson Lodge No. 98, I. O. O. F., of Woodbridge, in which he is past grand; he also served as clerk of the school board of the Ray school district. Mrs. Thompson is a member of the N. D. G. W., the Rebekah at Lodi, and an honorary member of the Daughters of Pioneers.
History of San Joaquin County
by George H Tinkham
-----------------------------------------------------------
Death Certificate
Elmer Thompson
Father: John Thompson
Late Wife: Carrie Fowler
Farmer
died at French Camp, Calif
burial Lodi Cemetery Oct 13, 1942
E.E. Thompson Passes Away
Elmer Ellsworth Thompson, a resident of San Joaquin County since 1874, passed away last evening at a local hospital. He was a native of Kansas and was 80 years of age.
He was the father of Bessie Bell Thompson of San Francisco and a Clarence E. Thompson and grandfather of Mrs. Helen Brown of Stockton.
The deceased was the brother of Emery A. Thompson, Wilson H. Thompson, Mrs. Anna Belle Lossing and Mrs. Letia M. Franklin, all of Lodi.
Mr. Thompson had engaged in ranching in the Lodi district until his retirement a few years ago. Announcement of funeral arrangements will be made later by Hale and Bawden.
Lodi News-Sentinel Oct 12. 1942
John Thompson was reared and educated in his native county, and at the age of eighteen went to Illinois where he followed farming; he then removed to Kansas, and from that state, in 1874, he came to California and engaged in farming near Lathrop and Linden. He then purchased 160 acres four miles northwest of Woodbridge on which was planted one of the early vineyards, which was one of the most profitable branches of his enterprises. He was married in Illinois in 1859 to Miss Catherine Shank, a native of Ohio, whose parents were both natives of Germany. John Thompson served for a number of years as trustee of the Ray school district and was affiliated with Jefferson Lodge No. 98, I. O. O. F., at Woodbridge, and he and his wife were both members of the Rebekahs at Lodi. Mr. Thompson was a Republican in politics, and in many ways manifested his interest in the affairs of his community. Elmer E. Thompson received his education in the Henderson district schools, now the Ray school, and as he grew to manhood assumed charge of the home place, where he remained until 1905, when he moved to Stockton. Since 1897 he has been engaged in buying, developing and selling country property throughout the county, and also in the produce commission business, buying large quantities of potatoes, onions and beans and shipping them to San Francisco and Sacramento. Three times each week he loaded three river steamers with from 5,000 to 7,000 sacks of potatoes, etc., which were shipped to the markets in San Francisco and Sacramento. He is the owner of a 215-acre ranch near Linden, devoted to alfalfa and grain. Mr. Thompson has also been a successful realty operator in Stockton, where he was engaged in buying vacant property, erecting residences and flats and then selling them. During 1897 – 1899, he served as deputy assessor.
On June 2, 1891, Mr. Thompson was married to Miss Carrie M. Fowler, a native of San Joaquin County, the daughter of Joseph M. and Eliza (Bromley) Fowler, pioneer settlers, also represented in this work, and they are the parents of two children: Clarence Ellsworth married Miss Ruby Eaton and they have one daughter, Helen; and Bessie B. Thompson. Mr. Thompson is a Republican in politics and since August, 1896, has been a member of the Jefferson Lodge No. 98, I. O. O. F., of Woodbridge, in which he is past grand; he also served as clerk of the school board of the Ray school district. Mrs. Thompson is a member of the N. D. G. W., the Rebekah at Lodi, and an honorary member of the Daughters of Pioneers.
History of San Joaquin County
by George H Tinkham
-----------------------------------------------------------
Death Certificate
Elmer Thompson
Father: John Thompson
Late Wife: Carrie Fowler
Farmer
died at French Camp, Calif
burial Lodi Cemetery Oct 13, 1942
E.E. Thompson Passes Away
Elmer Ellsworth Thompson, a resident of San Joaquin County since 1874, passed away last evening at a local hospital. He was a native of Kansas and was 80 years of age.
He was the father of Bessie Bell Thompson of San Francisco and a Clarence E. Thompson and grandfather of Mrs. Helen Brown of Stockton.
The deceased was the brother of Emery A. Thompson, Wilson H. Thompson, Mrs. Anna Belle Lossing and Mrs. Letia M. Franklin, all of Lodi.
Mr. Thompson had engaged in ranching in the Lodi district until his retirement a few years ago. Announcement of funeral arrangements will be made later by Hale and Bawden.
Lodi News-Sentinel Oct 12. 1942
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