Mills Thompson family papers
Scope and Contents
Primarily photographs (primarily portraits) of the Mills Thompson family. The collection also includes papers including receipts, bills, court summons, correspondence, and a contract. There is also a typedscript of a will and testament of Moses Thompson and a court summons that names John Brown.
Dates
- Creation: 1824-1950
Creator
- Thompson, Mills, 1804-1868 (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
The collection is open for research use.
Biography of Biography of the Mills Thompson family
Mills Thompson (1804-1868) was the son of Dr. Moses Thompson (1781-1850) and Elizabeth Mills Thompson (1780-1850). His father was an early pioneer of Hudson traveling with town founder David Hudson in the spring of 1800 to Range 10, Town 4, what would later be known as Hudson, Ohio. Dr. Thompson purchased 750 acres of land for himself, his father Deacon Stephen Thompson and brothers, Abraham and Stephen, and later returned with his family, settling on a farm two miles southwest of the center of Hudson. On December 22, 1797, Moses married Elizabeth Mills (1780-1850). The couple had 13 children, one of whom was Mills Thompson. In Hudson, Mills Thompson - agricultural pursuits. - Need more information gleaned from papers.
Elizabeth Mills Thompson (1780-1850) m. Moses Thompson (1781-1850) son: Mills Thompson (1804-1868) spouses: Catherine Allen Hannah Thompson (d.1868) children: Harriet, William, Adeline, Henry, Harrison, George served as county commissioner 1849
Biographical / Historical
Elizabeth Mills Thompson (1780-1850) m. Moses Thompson (1781-1850) son: Mills Thompson (1804-1868) spouses: Catherine Allen Hannah Thompson (d.1868) children: Harriet, William, Adeline, Henry, Harrison, George served as county commissioner 1849
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Various papers and photographs of the Mills Thompson family of Hudson, Ohio.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession no. 2009-03
Subject
- Thompson, Moses, 1776-1858 (Person)
- Brown, John, 1800-1859 (Person)
- Cook family (Family)
- Thompson family (Family)
Genre / Form
- Title
- Finding aid for the Mills Thompson family papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Polly Reynolds
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English, Latin script
Repository Details
Part of the Hudson Library & Historical Society Repository