Born: 4 Jan 1889 Baxter Co., Arkansas

Died: 20 Oct 1960 Quality Ridge Cemetery, Baxter Co., AR

Parents

Father: Anderson Whitfield Thompson f: Richard Thompson    gf: Sanders Thompson    gm: Isabella Dossett m: Frances L. Ballard    gf: Bennett D. Ballard    gm: Barbara Thornhill

Mother: Amanda "Mandy" Ann Morris f: John Morris m: Winnie Emaline Kilpatrick

Siblings

Nancy Elenor Emaline "Ellen" Thompson   +Jesse Walker Dover         Nettie Marie Dover         Henry Whitfield Dover         Alice Melvina Dover         Harvey Thompson Dover         James Randolph "Randolph" Dover         Homer Jefferson Dover         Georgia Ann Dover         Jesse Franklin Dover

Winnie Frances Thompson   +John Eddington McGee         David Whitfield McGee         Baby Girl McGee         Ruby Vera McGee         Eulis Wilburn McGee         Ova Zelmona McGee         Edna Florence McGee         John William McGee         Ralph Cecil "Cecil" McGee         Ellis Eddington McGee         Elmer Archie "Mac" McGee         Harry Clarence McGee         Frances Mae "Mae" McGee

Myrtle Amertia Jane Thompson   +Isaac T. Dover         David Harley "Harley" Dover         Ann Dover

Family

Wife: Annie Carter

Married: 11 May 1913 Baxter Co., AR

Children

Jessie W. Thompson   +Helen Webber	Amanda "Annes" Frances Thompson   +Rosco J. Chandler	Caleb Thompson
Myrtle Thompson	Joshua Thompson   +June Moody

Photo Archive

1900 Baxter County Arkansas Census - Thompson/McGee	Anderson Thompson Family	Anderson Thompson Family
Benjamin H. Thompson Homestead	Harrison Thompson and Annie Carter Marriage License	Harrison Thompson and Annie Carter Gravestone
Benjamin H. Thompson - Homestead Certificate #06458

General Sources

1. 1900 Census
   

   1900 Baxter County, Arkansas Census - June 1900
   |hn|fn|Name               |rel     |r|s|birth    |ag|m|ym|n|l|birth   |father  |mother  |occu       |a|rd |wri|eng|o|h|twp   |pg#
   |49|49|Thompson, Anderson |head    |w|m|Mar 1857 |43|m|10| | |Missouri|Kentucky|Kentucky|Day laborer| |yes|yes|yes|R|H|Pigeon|44a
   |  |  |Thompson, Janie    |wife    |w|f|July 1872|27|m|10|6|2|Arkansas|Michigan|Michigan|           | |yes|yes|yes| | |      |
   |  |  |Thompson, Ralph O. |son     |w|m|Mar 1892 |8 |s|  | | |Arkansas|Missouri|Arkansas|           |0|yes|yes|yes| | |      |
   |  |  |Thompson, Elsa     |daughter|w|f|Sept 1895|4 | |  | | |Arkansas|Missouri|Missouri|           | |no |no |yes| | |      |
   |  |  |Thompson, Rosa C.  |daughter|w|f|July 1898|1 |s|  | | |Arkansas|Missouri|Missouri|           | |   |   |   | | |      |
   |  |  |Thompson, Henry C. |son     |w|m|July 1898|1 |s|  | | |Arkansas|Missouri|Missouri|           | |   |   |   | | |      |
   |  |  |Thompson, Winnie E.|daughter|w|f|Mar 1882 |18|s|  | | |Arkansas|Missouri|Missouri|           | |yes|yes|yes| | |      |
   |  |  |Thompson, Myrtle   |daughter|w|f|Jan 1888 |12|s|  | | |Arkansas|Missouri|Missouri|           | |yes|yes|yes| | |      |
   |  |  |Thompson, Ben H.   |son     |w|m|Jan 1890 |10|s|  | | |Arkansas|Arkansas|Missouri|           | |yes|yes|yes| | |      |
   

2. 1920 Census
   

   1920 Baxter County, Arkansas Census - January 1920
   |farm|hn |fn |Name              |rel     |h|s|r|Age   |m |sc|rd |wr |birth   |Father   |Mother   |trade     |type           |w|f# |twp          |pg#
   |Farm|231|243|Thompson, Harrison|Head    |R|m|w|32    |m |  |yes|yes|Arkansas|Missouri |Kentucky |Farm Labor|Working Out    |W|   |Mountain Home|258a
   |    |   |   |Thompson, Annie   |wife    | |f|w|25    |m |  |yes|yes|Arkansas|Tennessee|Tennessee|none      |               | |   |             |
   |    |   |   |Thompson, Jesse W.|son     | |m|w|5     |s |no|   |   |Arkansas|Arkansas |Arkansas |none      |               | |   |             |
   |    |   |   |Thompson, Amanda  |daughter| |f|w|1 6/12|s |  |   |   |Idaho   |Arkansas |Arkansas |none      |               | |   |             |
   |    |   |   |Thompson, Ralph   |brother | |m|w|26    |wd|  |yes|yes|Arkansas|Missouri |Kentucky |farmer    |general farming|o|163|Mountain Home|258a
   

3. 1930 Census
   

   1930 Census - Jerome, Idaho
   |h#|f#|Name                 |rel     |h|v |f |s|r|age   |m|a |sch|rd |birth   |father  |mother  |twp |pg  |date
   |81|98|Thompson, Benjamin H.|head    |R|$5|no|m|w|41    |m|24|no |yes|Arkansas|Kentucky|Arkansas|Eden|144b|April 11, 1930
   |  |  |Thompson, Anna       |wife    | |  |  |f|w|36    |m|19|no |yes|Missouri|Missouri|Missouri|    |    |
   |  |  |Thompson, Jesse      |son     | |  |  |m|w|15    |s|  |yes|yes|Arkansas|Arkansas|Missouri|    |    |
   |  |  |Thompson, Annes      |daughter| |  |  |f|w|11    |s|  |yes|yes|Idaho   |Arkansas|Missouri|    |    |
   |  |  |Thompson, Caleb      |son     | |  |  |m|w|9     |s|  |yes|   |Idaho   |Arkansas|Missouri|    |    |
   |  |  |Thompson, Myrtle     |daughter| |  |  |f|w|5     |s|  |no |   |Idaho   |Arkansas|Missouri|    |    |
   |  |  |Thompson, Joshua     |son     | |  |  |m|w|1 3/12|s|  |no |   |Idaho   |Arkansas|Missouri|    |    |
   

4. Margie Garr
   Hatch Match & Dispatch, Vol. 1, transcribed from "The Baxter Bulletin"
   
   May 16, 1913, page 90, Marriage license: Harrison and Annie Carter
   
5. Margie Garr
   Hatch Match & Dispatch, Vol. 1, transcribed from "The Baxter Bulletin"
   
   July 17, 1914, page 96, A son was born on July 8 to Mr. & Mrs. Harrison Thompson of Pigeon.
   
6. Margie Garr
   Hatch Match & Dispatch, Vol. 8, transcribed from "The Baxter Bulletin"
   
   August 10, 1945, page 53, Picture of Sgt. Jesse Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Thompson.
   
7. Margie Garr
   Hatch Match & Dispatch, Vol. 8, transcribed from "The Baxter Bulletin"
   
   August 9, 1946, page 89, Mrs Delilah Dyer of Pennsylvania is visiting her brother, B.H. Thompson.
   
8. Margie Garr
   Hatch Match & Dispatch, Vol. 9, transcribed from "The Baxter Bulletin"
   
   March 28, 1947, Page 10, Mrs. Mirtie McCarty of South Fork, MO, was visiting her brother, B.H. Thompson.
   
9. Margie Garr
   Hatch Match & Dispatch, Vol. 9, transcribed from "The Baxter Bulletin"
   
   February 10, 1949, page 72, Mary Ann Chandler, age 18 months, died at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis on Friday with burial in Quality Ridge Cemetery. She is survived by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Roscoe Chandler, three brothers: Jerry,Jackie, and Earl Graham, and the maternal grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Thompson.
   
10. Margie Garr
    Hatch Match & Dispatch, Vol. 9, transcribed from "The Baxter Bulletin"
    
    May 19, 1949, page 82, Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Thompson celebrated their 36th Wedding Anniversary