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THOMPSON, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Norwalk; a native of Ross county, Ohio; born November 2, 1832, and was raised there; came to Des Moines; November 2, 1854, and shortly after he engaged in the mercantile business, and continued in it till July 1866, when, on account of poor health, he was compelled to give it up, and through advice of his physicians he returned to his old home in Ohio, to attend the Sulphur Springs, and after six months he came back to Des Moines, February 20, 1867, and in May, the same year, he came to his present home, in Linn township, and since that time has followed farming, very successfully; he was first married in Ohio, August 30, 1854, to Miss Patience C. Breedlove, who died June 6, 1857, in Ross county, and left one daughter, Patience E. A.; he was married to his present wife, whose maiden name was Marian A., daughter of James Crane, of Polk county, December 30, 1858; they have a family of five sons and four daughters, living: Emma C., John E., Charles A., Edward E., Minnie M., James, Frank M., Ida B., Nellie, and one deceased; he has held the office of justice of the peace for six years.