Levi Douglas Thompson
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Nov 1851 - Jefferson, Louisa, IA 6,907,1091
Christening:
Death: 29 Apr 1924 - Gifford, Macon, MO 479,907,1092,1093,1094
Burial: 2 May 1924 - Walnut Twp, Adair, MO 1095
Cause of Death: apoplexy; arterial sclerosis 907
Events
• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Liberty, Adair, Missouri. 17 Listed with J. W. Thompson.
• He appeared on the census in 1870 in Walnut Twp, Adair, MO. 910 Listed with John W. Thompson.
• He owned land bought on 14 Feb 1872 in , Adair, MO. 1087 Levi bought land from his father John W. Thompson.
• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Walnut Twp, Adair, MO. 189
Levi Thompson, white male, age 27, farmer, b. IA, f. OH, m. OH
Mary M., white, female, age 24, wife, keeping house, b. MO, f. VA, m. Va
Annie, white, female, age 7, dau, at school, b. MO, f. IA, m. MO
Levi, white, male, age 3, son, at home, b. MO, f. IA, m. MO
Sarah E, white, female, age 1, at home, b. MO, f. IA, m. MO
Sizzle Pogth, white, male, servant, farmer, b. MO, f. MO, m. MO
• He owned land bought on 6 Dec 1880 in , Adair, MO. 1096 Levi Thompson bought land from Benjamin F.Linder.
• He owned land on 16 Feb 1886 in , Adair, MO. 1097 Levi Thompson bought land from G. Reynolds.
• He owned land sold on 24 Jan 1887 in , Clark, MO. 156 John Billiter was to pay $50 each to each of the descendants of Joseph Billiter, deceased for their share of the estate.
• He appeared on the census in 1900 in Walnut Twp, Adair, MO. 190
Levi Thompson, head, white, male, b. Nov 1851, age 48, married 28 years, b. IA, f. OH, m. OH
Mary M., wife, white, female, b. May 1852, age 49, 9 children, 9 living, b. VA, f. VA, m. VA
Lora, dau, white, female, b. Aug 1885, age 14, single, b. MO, f. IA, m. VA
Mary E., dau, white, female, b. Feb 1892, age 8, single, b. MO, f. IA, m. VA
• He owned land sold in 1919 in , Adair, MO. 957 Quit Claim deed for $1. to daughter Laura and husband Henry Lowe.
• He appeared on the census in 1920 in Easley, Macon, MO. 478
Levi D. Thompson, head, own, male, white, age 68 married, b. IA, f. OH, m. OH
Mary, wife, female, white, age 63, married, b. MO, f. IL, m. MO
Pearl Lowe, granddaughter, female white, age 9 10/12, b. OK, f. MO, m. MO
• He owned land owned at death in 1924 in Gifford, Macon, MO. 1098 Lots in Montgomery and McNeil addition to town of Gifford. In addition lots in Gifford appraised at $190, and another lot in Gifford appraised at $2400.
• He owned land owned at death in Apr 1926 in , Macon, MO. 963 Pearl Lowe Thompson (birth name: Unice Pearl Lowe), granddaughter of Levi Thompson, deceased filed for land owned by her grandfather in Texas.
Parents
Father: John Wesley Thompson (1829-1892)
Mother: Mary Harpole (1819-1898) 907
Spouses and Children
1. Sarah Bosley ( - )
Marriage: 17 Jan 1870 235
2. *Mary Martha Billiter (20 May 1854 - 23 Jun 1904)
Marriage: 28 Jul 1872 - Kirksville, Adair, MO 191,192
Children:
1. Annie Aleva Thompson (1873-1949)
2. Rosetta Thompson (1875-1877)
3. Levi Douglas Thompson Jr. (1878-1943)
4. Sarah Elizabeth Thompson (1880-1938)
5. Laura Alice Thompson (1885-1964)
6. Thompson (Abt 1888-Abt 1888)
7. Mary Elva Thompson (1892-1947)
8. John Earl Thompson (1895-1895)
3. Mary Dowdy ( - )
Marriage: 16 Jan 1907 - , Adair , MO 479
Notes
Death Notes:
Informant: D. L. Thompson (son)Burial Notes:
He is buried in Mt. Carmel Cemetery.General:
Source: Gladys Treadway. - No will was located but was an inventory and appraisement recorded in Macon, Macon, MO. Also Gladys Treadway has a copy of Declaration of election by widow to take child's share., Macon Co., Missouri 1924. That paper states daughter was adopted. Pearl Lowe was the daughter of Lev's daughter Laura and Henry Lowe. Never located any actual adoption papers. Pearl did live with Levi and wife Mary for many years.Marriage Notes (Sarah Bosley)
It was stated that Levi was the injured party in the divorce. They lived together until 3 Jul 1871.