Born: 23 May 1902 Mountain Home, Baster County, AR

Died: 4 Oct 1971 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: Jennie Florence Clark f: William Lysander Clark m: Mary M. Davis

Siblings

Austin Thompson	Neil Thompson	Ralph Otto Thompson
Elsie Lougiller Thompson	Rose Florence Thompson   +Johann "John" Failner         Winford Threewood "Win" Failner         Margarite Marie "Mikki" Failner         Edward Brennett "Ed" Failner         Eva Ruby Failner         John Whitfield "Jack" Failner         Oscar Failner   +Alanzo Rolland	Henry Clarence Thompson
Paul Thompson

Family

Wife: Ethel Reed

Married: Feb 1928 Baxter Co., AR

Children

Zelda Thompson	Wilma Thompson
Lourene Thompson	Marvalou Thompson

Photo Archive

Anderson Thompson Family

Anderson Thompson Family

Joshua and Ethel Reed Thompson Gravestone

General Sources

1. Debbie Wilkins
   email communication of May 23, 2002
   
2. 1910 Census
   

   1910 Baxter County, Arkansas Census - April, 1910
   |h|f|Name              |rel     |r|s|ag|m |birth   |father   |mother   |   |occu  |trade    |wk|rd |wri|sch|o|h|f|twp   |pg#
   |2|2|Thompson, Anderson|head    |m|w|53|wd|Missouri|Tennessee|Tennessee|Eng|Farmer|Home Farm|OA|yes|yes|   |R|F|2|Pigeon|51a
   | | |Thompson, Ralph   |son     |m|w|17|s |Arkansas|Missouri |Missouri |Eng|Farmer|Home Farm|OA|yes|yes|yes| | | |      |
   | | |Thompson, Elsie   |daughter|f|w|14|s |Arkansas|Missouri |Missouri |Eng|none  |         |  |yes|yes|   | | | |      |
   | | |Thompson, Henry   |son     |m|w|11|s |Arkansas|Missouri |Missouri |Eng|none  |         |  |yes|yes|yes| | | |      |
   | | |Thompson, Rosy    |daughter|f|w|11|s |Arkansas|Missouri |Missouri |Eng|none  |         |  |   |   |yes| | | |      |
   | | |Thompson, Joshuay |son     |m|w|7 |s |Arkansas|Missouri |Missouri |   |none  |         |  |   |   |yes| | | |      |
   | | |Thompson, Delila  |daughter|f|w|3 |s |Arkansas|Missouri |Missouri |   |none  |         |  |   |   |   | | | |      |
   | | |Thompson, Birtha  |daughter|f|w|2 |s |Arkansas|Missouri |Missouri |   |none  |         |  |   |   |   | | | |      |
   

3. 1920 Census
   

   1920 Baxter County, Arkansas Census - January 1920
   |farm|hn |fn |Name              |rel     |h|s|r|Ag|m|sch|rd |wr |birth   |Father  |Mother  |trade     |type           |w |f# |twp          |pg#
   |Farm|232|244|Thompson, Anderson|head    |R|m|w|62|m|   |yes|yes|Missouri|Kentucky|Kentucky|farmer    |general farming|em|164|Mountain Home|258a
   |    |   |   |Thompson, Lucy    |wife    | |f|w|56|m|   |yes|no |Kentucky|Kentucky|Kentucky|none      |               |  |   |             |
   |    |   |   |Thompson, Henry   |son     | |m|w|22|s|   |yes|yes|Arkansas|Missouri|Kentucky|Farm Labor|home farm      |w |   |             |
   |    |   |   |Thompson, Joshua  |son     | |m|w|17|s|no |yes|yes|Arkansas|Missouri|Kentucky|Farm Labor|home farm      |w |   |             |
   |    |   |   |Thompson, Delilah |daughter| |f|w|13|s|yes|yes|yes|Arkansas|Missouri|Kentucky|none      |               |  |   |             |
   |    |   |   |Thompson, Bertha  |daughter| |f|w|11|s|yes|yes|yes|Arkansas|Missouri|Kentucky|none      |               |  |   |             |
   

4. Margie Garr
   Hatch Match & Dispatch, Vol. 5, transcribed from "The Baxter Bulletin"
   
   May 29, 1936, page 53, Joshua Thompson celebrated his 33rd birthday
   
5. Margie Garr
   Hatch Match & Dispatch, Vol. 7, transcribed from "The Baxter Bulletin"
   
   September 11, 1942, page 50, "Aunt" Sarah Chandler is now making her home with her niece, Mrs. Joshua Thompson and family.
   
6. Margie Garr
   Hatch Match & Dispatch, Vol. 9, transcribed from "The Baxter Bulletin"
   
   May 16, 1947, page 14, Joshua Thompson and son Lowell of Ava, MO were visiting his sister, Mrs. Isaac Lance.
   
7. Margie Garr
   Hatch Match & Dispatch, Vol. 9, transcribed from "The Baxter Bulletin"
   
   June 9, 1949, Page 84, Mrs. Bertha Mae Studdard died in Neosho, MO. She is survived by her husband, Horace Studdard, eight children: Otto and Elmer of Neosho, Ernie, Wanda, Billy Wayne, Bobby, Carl and Don, four sisters: Mrs. Delila Dyer of Knoxville, PA, Mrs. Myrtle McCarty of Southfork, MO, Mrs. Ellen Dover of Mountain Home, Mrs. Elsie Jones and Mrs. Rosa Skaggs of Riverside, CA, and two brothers: Joshua Thompson of Mountain Home and Hobert Stone of Bartlesville, OK.