Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William 
Henry Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, 
Chicago, 1882. Cass County.

JOHN W. THOMPSON, farmer; P.O. Beardstown; was born in 
Lancashire, England, in 1827; only child of Thomas and Mary 
Thompson, natives of England; he, a carpenter by trade, 
deceased; she, died in this county in 1842. Mr. Thompson 
received his education in England, where he afterward 
worked in a cotton factory. In 1842 he came to this 
country, where he has since followed farming. He is one of 
the most prominent farmers of this county, where he owns 
612 acres of land; the somewhat famous "Clear Lake," of 
this county, is mostly owned by him. He is a member of the 
M.E. Church; was School Trustee in 1863-4; he is a 
Democrat.

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