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Patton THOMPSON and Delana Tomlin were united in the holy bonds of matrimony in
Logan county, (now) West Virginia, October 1, 1845, and they have been blessed with nine children, born as
follows: William, August 24, 1846; John F., March 11, 1849, died in 1858; Martha J., September 3, 1851; Chloa,
January 24, 1854, died in 1864; Margaret, July 27, 1856; David, December 4, 1858; Albert G., September 10, 1861;
Mary A., May 15, 1864; Susan, June 15, 1868. Mrs. Thompson was born in Tazewell county, Virginia, in 1826, and
her parents are Branson and Feriba (Lewis) Tomlin, natives of North Carolina. Patton Thompson is a native of
Logan county, born May 28, 1824, and his parents, William and Patsy (Wilkins) Thompson, came to this county in
1893. Mr. Thompson owns 100 acres of farming land on Guyan river, and 300 acres in Logan county, on Hart creek.
The land produces well and is highly cultivated. Patton Thompson is deputy sheriff of Lincoln county, and is
also constable of Hart Creek district. He is a man of considerable means and ability, is tilling the soil in
this district, and receives his mail at Hart, Lincoln county, West Virginia.
Extracted from West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia, a reprint of Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia Lincoln County, WV, Biographies List, 1884.