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try is Welch and English, was born in Wisconsin, August 31, 1892. They have two children Margaret Helen, born October 18, 1919; and Janet Liewellyn, born July 19, 1921.
Mr. Thomas is affiliated with the First Presbyterian Church of Omaha. Residence: Omaha.
Dale L. Thomas
Dale L. Thomas, superintendent of Kilgore Public Schools, was born at Vaughnsville, Ohio, April 22, 1906, son of James G. and Cora L. (Sherrick) Thomas. His father, who is an agriculturist, was presidnet (sic) of the local school board, 1923-25, and is active in Republican politics. He was born at Kalida, Ohio, August 28, 1882, of Welsh ancestry. His wife, Cora, was born February 1, 1884.
In 1921 Mr. Thomas graduated from the consolidated schools of Sugar Creek Township, Ohio, and in 1925 was graduated from Vaughnsville High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in education and science at Asbury College at Wilmore, Kentucky, in June, 1930. He was a member of Kappa Delta Kappa, Debating Club, the Club of Journalism, Synedria (charter member), all at Asbury, and received letters in basketball, 1928, 1929, 1930, and baseball, 1929 at college.
During 1930 and 1931 Mr. Thomas was coach of the Kilgore Public Schools, and since that time has been coach and superintendent. He is a Republican. During his college days he was circulation manager of the Asbury Collegian, a college weekly.
He is a member of the Nebraska State Teachers Association, the Red Cross, the Nebraskana Society, and the "A" Club of Asbury College. His favorite sports are basketball, tennis, and golf, while his hobbies are reading and the radio. Residence: Kilgore. (Photograph in Album).
Elmer Alonzo Thomas
Elmer Alonzo Thomas was born in Webster County, Nebraska, December 11, 1874, the son of Lorenzo Dow and Mary Anne (Chambers) Thomas. His father, who was a teacher, farmer and pioneer homesteader of Webster County, was born in Monroe County, Ohio, May 15, 1846, and died in Webster County, Nebraska, January 15, 1915; his Welsh ancestors settled in New Jersey before the Revolution. His mother was born in Illinois, February 2, 1855, and died in Webster County, March 15, 1917.
Dr. Thomas, who is a prominent dental surgeon at Hastings, received his education in the schools of Webster County, and in 1903 received his degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery at the University of Omaha. He took post graduate work at the University of Nebraska, 1916, and Northwestern University, 1918. In 1920, he attended Columbia University for a time. His fraternity is Delta Sigma Delta.
From 1902 to 1911, Dr. Thomas practiced dentistry at Red Cloud, Nebraska, and since 1911 he has been at Hastings. He has given numerous lectures on dental subjects, and is the editor of the Journal of the Nebraska State Dental Society. He served as superintendent of dental research at the Hastings State Hospital for ten years, doing scientific work for the American Dental Association, is retiring president of the Nebraska State Dental Society and research director and chairman of the history committee. At the present time Dr. Thomas is writing and publishing a history of dentistry in Nebraska. From 1909 to 1915, he served on the Nebraska State Dental Examining Board.
Dr. Thomas has held membership in the American Dental Association since 1905, is a member of the state and district dental organizations. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club, acting especially in the interests of underprivileged boys, and the First Presbyterian Church of Hastings. His hobby is science. During the late war he served as Four Minute Man, and took part in loan drives of all kinds.
His marriage to Jessie Radley was solemnized at Nelson, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, June 9, 1902. Mrs. Thomas was born in Morgan County, Illinois, September 25, 1875. Their children are: Frances Muril, born May 15, 1905; and Charles Elmer, born May 29, 1907, who married Irene Sadler, and is established in the oil business at Hastings.
Dr. Thomas became interested in psychopathic research before he entered dental college. His first published article was accepted by the Western Dental Journal in 1908, after having been read by him before the Nebraska State Dental Society. He has written more than 25 articles which have been printed. Residence: Hastings.
Frederick Wagner Thomas
Frederic Wagner Thomas, banker, was born at Sargent, Nebraska, May 1, 1885, the son of Joseph William and Idella Edith (Wagner) Thomas. Joseph W. Thomas, also a banker, was born in London, England. November 17, 1852, and came to America when a young men. He died in Omaha, January 17, 1920. His wife, Idella, was born at Clinton, Iowa, December 12, 1863, and is a concert singer of some note. She is of German descent.
Frederic Thomas was educated in the public and high schools of Omaha, and received his B. A. from the University of Nebraska. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta. Entering the banking business with the Union National Bank, he has been connected successively with Hayden Brothers, Bankers, the Corn Exchange National Bank, the Live Stock National Bank, and the First National Bank, of which he is vice president.
He is vice president of the Lininger Implement Company, the Douglas Investment Company and the Merchants Investment Company, a member of the board of directors of the First National Bank, and of the Security National Bank of Laurel, Nebraska. During the World War he was regional chairman of the War Finance Corporation.
On October 27, 1910, he was married to Marion Caroline Haller, at Omaha. Mrs. Thomas was born at Omaha, January 17, 1889. Mr. Thomas attends Trinity Cathedral. He is state treasurer of the Nebraska Children's Home Society and a charter member of the Triangle Club. He is a Mason and an Elk, and a member of the Nebraska State Historical Society and the Nebraskana Society. His clubs are the Omaha Club, the Omaha Athletic Club and the Omaha Field Club. Residence: Omaha.
Fredrick Ferdinand Thomas
On June 6, 1893, Frederick Ferdinand Thomas, postmaster and merchant, was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Fred Conrad Thomas and Katherina Menshik. His mother was born in Moravia, Europe, and has made a profession of commercial cooking for which she is widely known.
Mr. Thomas has attended school in Omaha, Hastings and Linwood, Nebraska. August 24, 1916, he married Anna Wesely, in David City, Nebraska. She was born in Omaha, on August 16, 1893, of Bohemian parentage. To this union five children were born: Fredriek, March 5, 1917, Muriel, December 16, 1918, Conrad, March 30, 1922, Betty, June 1, 1924, and Elaine, April 23, 1926.
Fredrick Thomas was township assessor from 1915 to 1919 and would have been re-elected for a second term but declined because of his appointment as postmaster in 1920, which position he holds at present. Mt. Thomas began as a newsboy at the age of eight, and worked for four years. Later he became a professional musician and traveled for eight years doing Lyceum work.
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store in Linwood, where he has been prominent since 1910. He is a 32nd degree Mason, a member of the Shrine and a member of The Nebraskana Society.
During the late war Mr. Thomas contributed auctioneer services for the Red Cross in which he had phenomenal success. He is especially fond of baseball. Residence: Linwood.
Herman H. Thomas
Herman H. Thomas, insurance executive, was born in Hebron, Nebraska, August 12, 1898, son of Julius and Augusta Thomas. His father, who was a baker, was born in Germany of German and Welsh descent. His wife, Augusta, was born in Ohio and died at Hebron.
Mr. Thomas was graduated from Hebron High School in 1916, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska in 1921. He attended the University of Illinois, and took graduate work in the University of Southern California, as well as at the University of Nebraska. He is a member of Sigma Delta Chi, Delta Tau Delta, and Phi Alpha Tau. He was a member of Kosmet Club and the Dramatic Club of the University of Nebraska, was stage manager of the university players two years, and prominent in dramatics, and was editor of Awywan.
During the year 1921, Mr. Thomas was connected with the Potts-Turnbull Advertising Agency, and traveled with the Fritz Leiber Company (Shakesperian Repertoire Company). In 1922 he became associated with the Omaha Trust Company, and from 1922 until 1925 was principal of the Hebron High School. In 1925 he was appointed superintendent of schools, continuing until 1931. During five summers he traveled with various Chautauqua companies. At the present time Mr. Thomas is connected with the Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, with offices at Omaha.
On August 18, 1925, he was married to Grace B. Duey at Chester. Mrs. Thomas was born at Chester, and before her marriage was a nurse. They have one son, John Duey, born September 8, 1929.
During the late war Mr. Thomas was a member of Officers Training Camp. He was a member and active in the American Legion, a member of the First Presbyterian Church (former trustee), the Schoolmasters Club, the Kiwanis Club (former president), and is a Mason (Knight Templar and Royal Arch). His hobby is cabinet making. Residence: Omaha. (Photograph on Page 1187).
James Right Thomas
James Right Thomas, farmer, merchant and miller, was born in Washington, Indiana, September 2, 1844. He is the son of Solomon and Eliza (Hawkins) Thomas, both of whom have been deceased for a number of years.
In the Civil War period he served with the Union Army, and has been successively a merchant, miller and farmer. He is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church and a life member of the Nebraskana Society.
In January, 1869, he was united in marriage to Emma Wood Griswold at Anamosa, Iowa. Mrs. Thomas, who was born at Guilford, Connecticut, October 29, 1846; died at Osmond on January 8, 1917.
There were seven children born to them, five of whom are living: Edward, born in January, 1871, died in December, 1877; Abbie E., born February 2,1873; Albert M., born October 12, 1874; Grace I., born December 18, 1875, married Lee Osborn; Arthur, born in April, 1879, died in October, 1879; Roy E., born July 28, 1881, married Ethel Leedom; and Frank W., born September 24, 1888, married Blanche Huey. Residence: Osmond.
Louis E. Thomas
Louis E. Thomas, jeweler and optometrist of Hebron, has been a resident of Nebraska all his life. He was born at Hebron, December 5, 1893, the son of Julius E. and Augusta Thomas. His father, who died in 1900, was of English descent. His mother, whose ancestry was German, died at Hebron in 1911.
Mr. Thomas was graduated from Hebron High School in 1911, was a student at the University of Nebraska, 1911-12, and attended Bradley College at Peoria, Illinois, 1913-14. In 1915 he studied at Needles School of Optometry at Kansas City, Missouri. He was elected to membership in Delta Upsilon at the University of Nebraska, and was active in football and baseball at Hebron High School.
For two years Mr. Thomas was employed by a jewelry firm at York, and for four years worked in a jewelry store at Fairbury, Nebraska. Since 1921 he has been optometrist and owner of the Thomas Jewelry Store at Hebron. He is a member of the Nebraska Optometric Association, the National Jewelers Association, the Hebron Chamber of Commerce, and the Hebron Kiwanis Club. He holds membership in The Nebraskana Society, is affiliated with the First Presbyterian Church of Hebron, and is a member of the Boy Scout Advisory Board.
Mr. Thomas is a Mason (Blue Lodge, Chapter, Commandery). During 1924 and 1925 he served as a member of the local school board, and has always taken an active interest in educational affairs in his community. He is a member of the Hebron Golf Club and has won a number of cups and trophies in various golf matches.
His marriage to Ethel A. McKenzie was solemnized at Hebron in 1917. Mrs. Thomas, who was born at Hebron, April, 1893, is of Scotch descent. She is treasurer of the Hebron Woman's Club, holds membership in the Order of Eastern Star, and is a member of the Pollyanna Club. They have three children: Robert and Richard, twin boys, born April 28, 1918; and Ruth, born June 5, 1919. The three children are active in the school band at Hebron.
Mr. Thomas served in the Reserve Officer's Training Corp at the University of Nebraska. His political affiliation is with the Republican party. Residence: Hebron.
Minnie Florella Thomas
Minnie Florella Thomas was born at Newville, DcKalb County, Indiana, February 7, 1869. She is the daughter of Charles Leroy and Harriet Eliza (Fusselman) Thomas, both of Revolutionary ancestry. Her father was born at Newville, April 18, 1840. He was a realtor and councilman of Omaha from 1892 to 1896. He served with the 12th and 55th regiments of Indiana Volunteers in the Civil War. Of Welsh ancestry, he was descended from William Thomas, born in England, 1573, sailed from Yarmouth on the Mary and Ann in 1637, and settled in Marshfield, Massachusetts. He died in 1651. Charles L. Thomas died at Omaha, March 6, 1924. His wife, Harriet Fusselman Thomas was born at Newville, March 16, 1842. She was a descendant of Aaron Merrill who served with a Connecticut regiment in the American Revolution. Two of her brothers enlisted for service in the Civil War. She was a member of the Earnest Workers and of the First Christian Church of Omaha from 1881 until her death on June 4, 1908.
Minnie F. Thomas attended the Omaha public and high school, and was graduated in 1885. On April 27, 1886, she entered the service of the Union Pacific Railroad as stenographer, secretary and clerk and was retired after thirty-four years service, on May 1, 1920.
A member of the Omaha chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, she was local treasurer of that chapter 1924-25, and state chairman of the organization 1927-28. She belongs to Betsy Ross Tent No. I, Daughters of Union Civil War Veterans. She is affiliated with Fontenelle Chapter No. 249, Order of Eastern Star.
A Republican, she is a member of the Douglas County Republican Woman's Club. During the World War she was a subscriber to Liberty Loan drives, and for several years was a member of Red Cross, and is a former mem-
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her of the Carter Lake Club. She has served as secretary and treasurer of various departments, and as auditor of the Omaha Woman's Club (1927-28-31-32). She is a member of the First Christian Church of Omaha. Her hobby is genealogy. Residence: Omaha. (Photograph in Album).
Valorus Arbie Thomas
A leading physician at Nelson, Nebraska, now retired, is Valorus Arbie Thomas, who was born at Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, September 24, 1856, and for over 46 years has lived at Nelson. His father, Wilson Coulter Thomas, who was a farmer and stockman, was born at Cambridge Springs, October 31, 1832, and died at Woodcock, Pennsylvania, July 13, 1907; the ancestral home of the Thomas family was at Beckett, Massachusetts, where members of the family settled upon their arrival from Wales.
Helen Elizabeth (Doctor) Thomas, who was born at Cambridge Springs, February 7, 1834, and died there, September 19, 1919, was of Scotch-Irish and German descent. Her maternal great-grandmother came directly from Ireland to this country about 1812.
Dr. Thomas attended the rural and town schools of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and was graduated from Cambridge Springs Academy. He was a student at Edinborough State Normal College for a time, and was awarded the Doctor of Medicine degree at Jefferson Medical College in 1897. Since 1897 he has been engaged in medical practice at Nelson with the exception of three years which time he took a claim in Grant County, Nebraska, which he now owns.
His marriage to Helena Grace Coup occurred at Woodcock, Pennsylvania, December 22, 1881. Mrs. Thomas, whose ancestry was French and Pennsylvania Dutch, was born at Woodcock, July 22, 1864, and died at Nelson, September 25, 1929. Their daughter, Nova, Elizabeth, (see Nebraskana), who was born October 27, 1888, married Henry Herbert Hite.
Dr. Thomas is a member of the Nelson Methodist Episcopal Church, and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society. He is a Mason (Scottish Rite and Shrine). Politically he is a Democrat. During the World War he was a member of the local examining board of Nuckolls County. Residence: Nelson.
Verne Nelson Thomas
Verne Nelson Thomas, lawyer and farm operator, was born at Adams, Nebraska, May 8, 1896, son of Nelson David and Laura Vivian (Dosie) Thomas.
His father was born in Indiana, February 22, 1851, and at the time of his death at Adams, March 20, 1928, was a retired farmer. His wife, Laura, was born in Nuckols County, Nebraska, and died at Lincoln, December 6, 1925. She was active in church work and in the Woman's Club and Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Mr. Thomas was graduated from Adams High School, attended Peru State Normal School, and the University of Nebraska, from which he received his degree of Bachelor of Laws. A member of Pi Kappa Phi, he was archeon in his senior year. Since his admission in August, 1924, Mr. Thomas has been active in the practice of law. He also has extensive farming operations.
On August 24, 1924, he was married to Margaret Anne Johnson at Sioux City, Iowa. Mrs. Thomas was born at Sterling, Nebraska, February 21, 1904. She is active in and holds office in the Eastern Star, and the P. E. O. Sisterhood. She is active in church work, the Woman's Club, and is also a devoted wife and mother. They have one child, David Edward, who was adopted March 23, 1930.
Mr. Thomas is a Republican. During the late war, he served in the United States Navy, and had oversea service. He holds a reserve officers commission in the United States Army, is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, the Chamber of Commerce and the Masons. He is a member of the committee of the local Salvation Army organization. He is a Methodist. Among his sports are fishing and hunting, while his hobby is pure bred stock. Residence: Crawford.
Albert Thompson
Born near Belleville, Illinois, October 9, 1860, Albert Thompson has been an outstanding lawyer at Fullerton, Nebraska, for the past 46 years. His father, Abel Thompson, a farmer, was at West Bowdoin, Maine, April 20, 1814, and died near Belleville, September 15, 1882. The Thompson family originated in America about 1643, settling in Maine, near West Bowdoin. His mother, Deliah Alexandra America (Charles) Thompson, whose parents were natives of North Carolina, was born at Alexandria, Illinois, October 6, 1820, and died at St. Clair County, Illinois, September 14, 1867. The Charles family were early settlers in North Carolina, near Gilford and members of this family fought in the Revolutionary War. The grandfather, Lavin Charles; lived in this community and bore a commission in the Colonial Army.
Mr. Thompson attended the public schools of St. Clair County, Illinois, was a student at Ewing College, 1878-79, and received the LL. B. degree at Washington University at St. Louis, Missouri in 1885. He is a member of the law firm Thompson and Thompson at Fullerton, Nebraska, where he served as county attorney for one term, 1906-07. He is a member of the State Historical Society, is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, and was a member of the local school board for six years.
He served as chairman of the Nance County Council of Defense during the World War, was a local speaker, and took part in loan drives. Mr. Thompson maintains an unusual private library, containing over 1700 volumes of history, biography, economic treatises, and fiction. His hobby is reading.
On June 6, 1893, he was married at Burlington, Vermont, to Mary Kate Taggart who was born at Charlotte, Vermont, April 11, 1871, the daughter of Benjamin H. and Emma (Naramore) Taggart. They have two sons; Carroll N., born June 26, 1901, who was graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1924 and is serving his second term as county attorney of Nance County; and Dudley, born April 30, 1909, who is a student at the University of Nebraska Law College. Carroll married Pauline Gilmore, daughter of James T. and May Gilmore, of Fullerton, in 1925. They have a son, Don Gilmore, born April 16, 1926. Residence: Fullerton.
Charles Yoder Thompson
Charles Y. Thompson was born at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, October 17, 1875, the son of Thomas Dick Thompson and Lizzie (Yoder) Thompson. He is descended from a long line of illustrious ancestors, most of whom were physicians. William Thompson, great-grandfather of Charles Y. Thompson, was an iron-master, and was the father of four sons, John, a farmer, Joel, a dentist, William, a dentist, and Levi, a physician. Levi Thompson, grandfather of Charles, was the father of six sons, four of whom were physicians, one a druggist, and one a farmer. Dr. T. D. Thompson, father of Charles, reared a family of eight children, four of whom were physicians; Warren was graduated from Rush Medical School, Richard, from Cornell University, Chester, from Harvard, and Kimball, from Creighton University.
Dr. Thompson moved to West Point, Cuming County, Nebraska, in 1876, and became a typical pioneer country doctor. Many of his calls were made in a lumber wagon and later in the first top buggy in Coming County. For many years he travelled throughout a territory of 20 miles in the surrounding country near West Point caring for his patients both day and night. He was the confi-
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dante and advisor of many families in Cuming County, was highly respected for his integrity and progressive spirit, and has been given much credit for his part in the advancement of his community. He died at West Point, January 13, 1925. For many years he was a member of the school board at West Point; was president of the Nebraska State Bank; and took part in all civic affairs in that part of the state. His ancestry was Scotch-Irish and German.
Lizzie (Yoder) Thompson was born at Lyons Station, Berks County, Pennsylvania, December 18, 1853. In 1670 two Yoder brothers came to America, and during the Revolution members of the family were soldiers. Mrs. Thompson is a cousin to Nathan T. Schafer, superintendent of public instruction in Pennsylvania; the Schafers came to this country from Holland, in 1681.
Mr. Thompson attended the public schools of Cuming County, and later was graduated from the West Point High School, 1893, after a year in Central High School at Omaha. He was graduated from the University of Nebraska Law School, and admitted to the bar June 10, 1897. Later he took a short course in the College of Agriculture. He held membership in Phi Kappa Psi and Phi Delta Phi, at the University of Nebraska.
For many years he has been a farmer and feeder near West Point, and is active in 4-H Club work. He has been staff correspondent for the Nebraska Farmer since 1912. He holds membership in the Crop. Growers Association (president), Improved Live Stock Breeders Association; West Point Community Club; the Business Men and Farmers Club, of which he was president for two years and director since its organization in 1921; and the County Fair Association of which he is president. He served as president of the Nebraska State Farm Bureau Federation in 1926, and is now a director of this organization. During the World War he acted as chairman of the Strong Arm committee. Mr. Thompson was elected to membership in the Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement, January 17, 1928, and is known throughout the state as an efficient and progressive farmer. His hobbies are boys and girls clubs; and reading. He is a Republican.
He was married to Martha Helen Berthold at West Point, in 1899; she was born of German parentage at West Point, January 29, 1876, and died there June 2, 1924. Three children were born to their marriage: Margaret E., born May 9, 1900, who was graduated from Northwestern University and now teaches English and dramatics at Washington High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Melvin, born May 7, 1901, who was graduated from the dental collage of Northwestern University and is now practicing dentistry in Chicago; and Thomas D., born November 11, 1903, who was graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical College at Omaha, 1931.
Mr. Thompson was united in marriage with Maria E. Chamber, March 10, 1926. Mrs. Thompson is the daughter of A. H. and Margaret Chambers, who were among the earliest settlers of Cuming County, Nebraska. Residence: West Point. (Photograph in Album).
Edgar Thompson
Edgar Thompson, rancher and commission man, was born in Selma, Ohio, January 3, 1881, son of Elwood and Sarah (Wiemer) Thompson.
His father was born in Ohio, November 9, 1847, came to Nebraska and settled in York County in 1883, and died at York, March 20, 1917. He was a farmer, of Irish, English and Scotch ancestry. His wife, Sarah, was born in Germany, March 28, 1853, and died at York, September 14, 1903. Her ancestry was German and French.
Mr. Thompson was graduated from country school, and has since engaged in farming and ranching At the present time, he is manager of the York Livestock Commission Company, and is a rancher in Cherry County. He is a Republican.
His marriage to Elsie Belle Weir was solemnized at York, on October 5, 1904. Mrs. Thompson was born in Bradford, Illinois, December 2, 1881, daughter of William and Mary (Noies) Weir, of German and Irish ancestry. They have two sons, Howard; born June 19, 1906, who was graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1930; and Glen, born February 1, 1911, who is a student there.
During the World War, Mr. Thompson gathered in Cherry County the first car load of cattle to be given to the Red Cross in the United States. He is a member of the First Methodist Church, the York Chamber of Commerce, the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Residence: York.
Frank Charles Thompson
Frank Charles Thompson, leading farmer in Washington County, was born at Omaha, December 7, 1879. His father, John Thompson, who was born at Kendall, England, June 4, 1829, came to America in 1849, settling in Nebraska where he engaged as a blacksmith and farmer. His death occurred at Blair, Nebraska, February 29, 1908. Susan Saunders, wife of John Thompson, was born in Torkey, England, December 30, 1838. Her life was devoted to the interests of her family, until her death at Blair on March 29, 1926.
Mr. Thompson attended the public schools to the 11th grade, and while in school played baseball. On February 17, 1904, he was united in marriage to Elnora Leona Bernhard, at at Blair. Mrs. Thompson was born at Union, Illinois, October 18, 1883. They have two sons, Leslie, born May,1908, who attends college; and Glenn, born February 12, 1913, who is also a student.
A farmer all his life, Mr. Thompson has been active always in the civic and educational life of his community. He is treasurer of the Sutherland School Board, and is a members of the Modern Woodmen of America, the Masons and the Eastern Star. During the World War he was active in loan drives and Red Cross Work. His political affiliation is with the Democratic party, and he is active in local politics. His hobbies are reading and history. Residence: Blair.
Harry Harold Thompson, M. D.
One of Nebraska's leading professional men, Harry Harold Thompson has been engaged in the practice of medicine at Oxford since 1908, and is at this time the owner and. chief physician of the Republican Clinic in that community. He was born at Brock, Nebraska, March 21, 1883, the son of Daniel Caldwell ad Margaret Jane (Dysart) Thompson, the former a pioneer homesteader in Nebraska. His father, whose Scotch ancestors settled in New York in 1798 and homesteaded in Illinois in 1842, was born at Genoa, Illinois, March 22, 1855, and died at Talmage, Nebraska, March 31, 1924.
His mother, who was born at Delhi, New York, April 22, 1855, was a devoted mother and homemaker, and took an active interest in religious affairs until her death., November 30, 1912. Her great-grandmother was the third daughter of Laird Thomas of Edinborough, Scotland.
Dr. Thompson attended Peru State Normal School and Nebraska Wesleyan Academy, and in 1904, was graduated from Creighton Academy at Omaha. He received the M. D. degree in 1908 at Creighton University where he was editor of the Medical Bulletin. He served as a general practitioner at Scribner, Nebraska, for three years, at David City, Nebraska, for five years, and since the recent war has been prominent as a specialist of the eye, ear, nose and throat at his clinic in Oxford.
He is a member of the Republican Valley Medical Society, was formerly coroner of Butler County, and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society. During the World War Dr. Thompson served as a lieutenant
