General Sources

1. 1880 Census
   

   1880 Census - Perry Co., IL - June 11, 1880
   |d#|f#|name              |r|s|Age |by |rel     |s|m|occu           |bi|Fa|mo|twp
   |91|97|Thompson, Wm. A.  |w|m|49  |   |        | |1|In salt work   |KY|NC|NC|St. John
   |  |  |Thompson, Sarah M.|w|f|50  |   |wife    | |1|keeping house  |KY|VA|VA|
   |  |  |Thompson, Wm. S.  |w|m|21  |   |son     |1| |In salt work   |MO|KY|KY|
   |93|99|Thompson, John    |w|m|24  |   |        | |1|work Salt Works|KY|KY|KY|
   |  |  |Thompson, Nancy   |w|f|21  |   |wife    | |1|keeping house  |IL|MS|TN|
   |  |  |Thompson, Lulu    |w|f|5/12|Jan|daughter| | |at home        |IL|KY|IL|