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at Fort Riley, Kansas. He organized the American Red Cross in Butler County and served as a Four Minute Speaker in various loan drives. He holds membership in the American Legion.
On April 26, 1924, he married Elizabeth Shanks at Hiawatha, Kansas. Mrs. Thompson, who is of Scotch descent, was born at Auburn, Nebraska, March 21, 1893. He has one daughter by a former marriage: Margaret Katherine, born April 21, 1909, who was graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa and took a post graduate course at Chicago University. She is now engaged in secretarial work.
Dr. Thompson's chief sport is duck hunting along the Platte River. Residence: Oxford.
James E. M. Thompson
James E. M. Thompson, orthopedic surgeon, was born at Los Angeles, California, August 17, 1889, son of Edward and Ella Mary (Tarr) Thompson. Edward Thompson, who was born at Delaware, Ohio, in 1848, was a clergyman and educator, with the degrees of A. B., M. A., Ph. D., LL. D. and D. D. He was first president of York Seminary, and later associated with Nebraska Wesleyan University, and still later served as president of the University of Southern California. He died at San Antonio, Texas, January 16, 1916. His father, Edward Thompson, was a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and president of Ohio Wesleyan University. The family's ancestry is Scotch thruout.
Ella Mary (Tarr) Thompson, wife of Edward, was born at Albion, Michigan, in 1858, and died at Fort Worth, Texas, in 1912. Her mother was Dutch and her father Scotch. She held the degrees of A. B., M. D., and Ph.D., and served as dean of women at the University of Southern California, and dean of Arlington Heights College.
Dr. Thompson attended Northwestern Academy, Northwestern and Arlington Heights Colleges, receiving his A. B. at the latter, and his M. D. from Rush Medical College. He has taken postgraduate work at various European clinics. At Northwestern he played football, and is a member of Beta Theta Pi and Phi Chi.
On June 21, 1916, he was married to Helen Virginia Yoke at Adrian, Nebraska. Mrs. Thompson was born at Grafton, Virginia, March 19, 1896, and is descended from participants in the American Revolution. There are two children, Helen Jean, born March 29, 1924, and James E. M. born November 11, 1926.
Dr. Thompson is a member of the firm of Drs. Orr and Thompson, and has practiced orthopetic surgery exclusively since 1916. He is one of the leading orthopedic surgeons of the country, and is a member of the following professional associations: The American Orthopedic Association; Clinical Orthopedic Society; American College of Surgeons (fellow); American Medical Association (fellow); Nebraska State and Lancaster County Medical Societies. During 1930 he was president of the Nebraska section of the American College of Surgeons. He is the author of numerous medical essays appearing in the leading medical journals of the country; together with a chapter on foot disabilities in Obts Pediatrics.
At the present time Dr. Thompson is president of the Community Chest, a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Lions Club, the Nebraska Arts Association of which he is a director, and the Masons in which he is a member of the Scottish Rite and Shrine Bodies. During the World War he held the rank of first lieutenant in the Medical Corps, attached to Base Hospital No. 49, American Expeditionary Forces at Allery, France. He is a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. For five years he was president of the Lincoln Boy Scout Council, and 8th region chairman Boy Scouts of America. He enjoys boating and fishing. His social clubs are the University and the Lincoln Country Clubs, and his hobby is art. Residence: Lincoln.
Lawrence Lewis Thompson
Lawrence Lewis Thompson, prominent Blaine County rancher, was born at Warwick, Kansas, June 6, 1886, son of Andy Charles and Linnet Adelaide (Glasgow) Thompson.
The father was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, March 1, 1852, and is a farmer whose parents came to America from Ireland in 1848. Linnet Adelaide Glasgow was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa, January 24, 1859, and was a teacher in the early days of Kansas, 1878, 1879 and 1880. Her ancestry is Scotch, her family having come from Ohio to Iowa before that was a state, and then to Kansas in 1877. In a family of nine all were teachers except one.
Mr. Thompson received his elementary education in the schools of Republic County, Kansas, with a few months in grade school at Denver, Colorado. He settled in Blaine County, Nebraska on May 1, 1910, and since has been engaged in ranching there. He is Independent in politics.
On December 25, 1912, he was married to Fern Kennedy at Dunning. She was born at Merna, Nebraska, March 26, 1893, and is a teacher. There are two children, Edward Maxwell, born November 18, 1913; and Clifford Eugene, born September 21, 1918. Both are in high school at Dunning. Residence: Dunning.
Lynn Thompson
Lynn Thompson, druggist, was born at Java, New York, January 28, 1880, and has resided in Nebraska for the past 45 years. His father, Wellington Thompson, was born in New York, and died at Scottsbluff, March 26, 1926. His wife, Ellen Thompson, was born in New York State, and is still living.
Mr. Thompson attended public school and was graduated from Gordon High School, in June, 1898. On August 5, 1901, he was graduated from pharmacy from Highland Park College at Des Moines, Iowa. Since that time he has been in the retail drug business.
On October 26, 1926, he was married to Beulah I. Garman at Kansas City, Kansas. Mrs. Thompson was born in Iowa, May 26, 1883. She is a member of the Episcopal Church and the Eastern Star.
Mr. Thompson is a Republican. He was a private in the Iowa National Guard for some time, is affiliated with the Episcopal Church of Scottsbluff, and is an Elk and a Mason, and a member of the Eastern Star. His club is the Scottsbluff Country Club. His favorite sport is golf, and his hobby is hard work. Residence: Scottsbluff.
Theos Jefferson Thompson
For over fifteen years Theos Jefferson Thompson has been engaged in educational work. He was born at Northville, Spink County, South Dakota, November 1, 1886, the son of Charles Kare and Flora Belle (Torrence) Thompson. His father, who was a minister, farmer, and legislator, was born at Geneva, Illinois, February 2, 1860, and is still living; he came from West Virginia to Illinois, and later settled in South Dakota. His mother, who was an active missionary worker, was born at Senecaville, Ohio, May 21, 1869, and died at Northville, January 14, 1917; her parents moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio and from Ohio to South Dakota.
Dr. Thompson attended Northville elementary school in 1901 and completed his high school education at Regent Preparatory School at Houghton, New York. He was awarded the A. B., A. M., and Ph. D. degrees at the University of Nebraska. He was a student at Houghton College, New York, the University of Michigan, and the University of Chicago. He is a member of Sigma Xi, and the American Chemical Society, holding honorary
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membership in Alpha Chi Sigma and Phi Lambda Upsilon. He received letters in baseball and basketball at Houghton College.
He was a teacher at Miltonvale Wesleyan College, Miltonvale, Kansas, 1913-14, at Nebraska University, 1914-15, at Miltonvale Wesleyan College where he was a dean and professor of chemistry, 1915-18. He became graduate assistant in chemistry in 1918 and later instructor, professor, and at the present time is dean of student affairs and professor of chemistry at the University of Nebraska. He is also chairman of the Nebraska Basic Science Board in Medicine.
Dr. Thompson is the author of research articles in chemistry, published at various dates from 1920 to 1930, including these subjects: solubilities of fatty acid salts; hydrolosis of proteins; the relation of diet to the blood constituents synthesis of coumarins, hydantoins and substituted succinic acids; and benzyl esters. He has also written on philosophical subjects.
During the late war he served as four minute speaker and assisted in loan drives. From July 1918-December 1918, he was employed by the Hercules Powder company. He is now major in the Chemical Warfare Service Reserves. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Association of University Professors, the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, and The Nebraskana Society. He holds membership in the Nebraska Educational Association, the State Teacher Retirement Committee, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the First Methodist Church at Lincoln. His social clubs are the University Club and the Eastridge Country Club, and his sports include golf, tennis, baseball and basketball. He is especially interested in flower gardening and reading.
A Republican, Dr. Thompson served for several terms as a member of the city council of University Place. He was married to Mabel Elizabeth Dow at Miltonvale, May 25, 1916. Mrs. Thompson, who is a teacher and educational executive, was born at Buffalo, New York, June 19, 1889. Her paternal grandfather settled in New York after living in Vermont for a time, and her maternal grandfather came to this country from Germany. They have three children; Theos Jardin, born August 30, 1918; John Rutherford, born April 16, 1921; and Richard Dow, born December 20, 1923. Residence: Lincoln.
William Henry Thompson
One of the distinguished professional leaders of Grand Island, Nebraska, is William Henry Thompson who has been engaged in the practice of law there for many years. His father, Eli Thompson, who was born in Carroll County, Ohio, in 1825, was a homesteader in Custer County, Nebraska, about 1889, and died in that county February 3, 1903; his ancestry was Scotch and Dutch.
Judge Thompson attended a private school in Iowa, supplemented his education with work in the Upper Iowa University, and enrolled in the law department of the University of Iowa in 1875, graduating with the LL. B. degree. In 1877 on his graduating, he opened up a law office. at Brush Creek, now Arlington, in Fayette County and remained there until June, 1881, when he and his family moved to Grand Island, Nebraska, where they have resided ever since. He has served as a member of the Nebraska Capitol Commission since its organization, has served as a member of the Nebraska Supreme Court, and has always taken an unusually prominent part in state affairs.
A lifelong Democrat, Judge Thompson began his career in public office as county attorney for Hall County. In 1890 he was nominated for United States congress from the Big Third District, which then comprised all of the state north of the Platte River except Douglas and Sarpy counties. Since his arrival in Nebraska he has been a delegate to practically every state convention of his party and has been an outstanding figure in national conventions. He was delegate-at-large to the Democratic National Convention in 1892, serving as chairman of the Nebraska delegation, and was an ardent supporter of Grover Cleveland. In 1896 he was delegate-at-large to the party's national convention where he warmly supported William Jennings Bryan, and was chosen national committeeman. He held the same office in the national convention of 1900, and 1904, but was defeated for that position in the one of 1908.
In 1916 Judge Thompson was a member of the notification committee at the St. Louis Democratic National Convention where Woodrow Wilson was nominated for the presidency. He was nominated for the United States senate in 1900, and for governor in 1902, but in both cases was defeated by a small majority. From 1895 to 1899 he served Grand Island, and in 1924 was elected associate justice of the Supreme Court of Nebraska.
He is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce, and the Nebraskana Society. He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Grand Island Baptist College for 21 years, and is a member of the Kiwanis Club, the Red Cross, the Modern Woodmen of America, the Elks, and the Presbyterian Church of Grand Island. On September 7, 1879, Judge Thompson was united in marriage with Nettle I. Hutchison. Mrs. Thompson was born in Michigan, but was reared in Iowa. Her father, who was a lawyer, served as county recorder for a number of years and she acted as his deputy prior to her marriage. To this marriage were born: Edith L., who married Wallace E. Porter, and who died August 31, 1904; Mattie, who died in infancy; Grover, who married Lena Neifeldt has four sons; and Lloyd G., who married Aimee Ruth Schwyn, and now resides with his family in Los Angeles, California. In addition to their own children and their grandson, Judge and Mrs. Thompson also reared two of their nieces. Residence: Grand Island.
William Townsend Thompson
William T. Thompson was, born at Fennimore, Wisconsin, the son of James and Charlotte (Hall) Thompson. His father, who was a farmer, was born in London, England, and died at Fennimore, in 1865. His mother died at Fennimore, September, 1871.
Mr. Thompson attended public school and later was a student at Simpson College where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta. He was admitted to the bar at Des Moines, Iowa, 1884, and since then has been active in the legal world. A Republican, he has held the following positions; member of lower house of the legislature, 1899-1903, deputy attorney general, 1904-06, attorney general, 1906-10, solicitor of the United States Treasury, 1910-14, supreme court commissioner from 1925 to 1929, and since 1931 has held this position.
He is a member of the Lancaster. County Bar Association and the Nebraska State Bar Association. He is affiliated with the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Lincoln; holds membership in the Modern Woodmen of America; and is a member of the Lincoln Automobile Club.
His marriage to Florence Bell Bussell was solemnized at Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, April 21, 1885. Mrs. Thompson was born in Iowa. They have three children: Vivian, born April 6, 1887; Charlotte, born November, 1892; and Norma, born January, 1897. Residence: Lincoln.
Arthur Christian Thomsen
Arthur C. Thomsen, lawyer and judge, was born at Pierce, Nebraska, July 23, 1886. He is the son of Claus Christian and Catherine (Haman) Thomsen, both natives
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of Norderstapel, Schleswig, Germany. The father was born in 1850, came to America about 1880, and died here in 1889. His wife, Catherine, was born at Norderstapel, September 3, 1860. Her father was a general contractor in northern Germany and the inventor of a machine for road grading, patent for which was granted in the United States in 1887. The machine is substantially the same as those used today.
Judge Thomsen was graduated from Omaha High School in 1905, and attended the Omaha Law School until 1909. He received his A. B. and LL. B. at the University of Omaha in 1912. He is a member of Lambda Phi and Tau Delta Upsilon. He entered the active practice of law in 1909, associating with the firm of Montgomery, Hall and Young, which continued until 1912. He was a member of the firm of Searle and Thomsen 1912-13; Wakeley and Thomsen 1914-15; Thomsen, Horton and Standeven 1916-17 and 1919-20, and Thomsen, Mossman and Standeven 1920-27.
He was nominated for judge of the district court for the fourth judicial district in 1924. In 1928 he was elected to that office, which position he still holds. Judge Thomsen has been called by the Supreme Court to serve on the Supreme bench several times, and has written several Supreme Court opinions. He is also the author of An Inquiry Directed to the Secretary of the Treasury (1925), and is editor of the Night Law Bulletin of the University of Omaha. From 1920 to 1926 he was instructor in law at the Night Law School of the University of Omaha, and acting dean from 1914-28. Since 1928 he has been dean of the Night. Law School of the University of Omaha. He was formerly its secretary.
At the beginning of the World War he was a four-minute speaker; later he was a second lieutenant, Air Service (balloon division), 1917-18. He is a licensed balloon pilot, member of the Society Aeronatique Internationale. He is a lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corps of the Air Service of the Army of the United States. He is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Omaha-Douglas County Bar. He was formerly affiliated with the Commercial Law League of America. He is still a member of the International Association of Inventors, having had patents granted to him in the United States; also the American Title Association, the Nebraska Manufacturers Development Society, the International Transportation Association and the American Legion;
He is a member of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 32nd degree, Scottish Rite, and of Covert Lodge No. 11 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Elks and Fontenelle Society of America. He is a trustee of the University of Omaha, and former president of the Alumni Association. He is a member of the Ad-Sell League and of Ak-Sar-Ben.
His marriage to Emily Susan Johnson was solemnized at Omaha, July 23, 1913. Mrs. Thomsen was born in England, January 26, 1880. She has taught in Omaha High Schools at various times. They have two children, Lystra Cecilia, 14 and Emily Margaret, 12.
Judge Thomsen's clubs are the Professional Mens, the A. B. C., the Concord and the Hiram Clubs. Residence: Omaha.
Ingebert Johansen Thomsen
Born at North Abild, Germany, August 4, 1873, Ingebert Johansen Thomsen is the son of Peter Hendick and Marie (Johansen) Thomsen. His father, who was born at Fahrenstedt, Germany, June 16, 1823, and died at Minden, Nebraska, July 17, 1905, was a stone mason and builder of bridges for 32 years, and then came to America, where he engaged in farming; he was descended from prosperous land owners and builders in Germany, and was active in political affairs there. His mother was born in Denmark, September 24, 1833, and died at Minden, September 4, 1907.
Mr. Thomsen was a farmer, specializing in full blooded stock, Percherson horses, and Shorthorn cattle until 1910, when he entered the land business. Four years later he became county clerk of Kearney County, Nebraska, and in 1923, was appointed postmaster at Minden. He is president of the Thomsen Pneumatic Collar Company, manufacturers of the pneumatic horse collar invented and patented by Mr. Thomsen.
During the World War, Mr. Thomsen served as secretary of the local board under very trying conditions. Shortly before war was declared it was discovered from the records that his father, who came to America as an old man, had been misinformed as to the requirements of the naturalization laws, and had failed to get what was called the "last papers." That made Mr. Thomsen technically a German citizen. The matter was reported to the governor, who was acting adjutant general of the state, but appreciating his loyalty to America and the faithful service he had rendered, the governor ordered Mr. Thonssen to continue. Although political opposition made an effort to have him removed, he was rewarded by being continued in the office of county clerk by a large majority at the next election.
He is president of the United Presbyterian Church Board at Minden, serving as a ruling elder, is a member of the Minden Commercial Club, holds membership in the Nebraska Historical Society and the Nebraskana Society, and in 1929, served as secretary of the Minden ParentTeachers' Association. He is a member of the local Red Cross.
His marriage to Hedvig Ellen Holstein, occurred at Minden, November 18, 1903. Mrs. Thomsen was born at Rutland, Vermont, October 15, 1876. Five children were born to them: Vernon I., born May 24, 1905; Immanuel H., born December 16, 1907; Bernice M., born September 3, 1912; Eldoris S., born February 13, 1915; and Homer H., born December 31, 1918, who died in July, 1930. Residence: Minden. (Photograph in Album).
Soren Milton Thomsen
Sorne (sic) Milton Thomsen, head of the department of chemistry and physics at Dana College, Blair, Nebraska, was born at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 21, 1908. His father, Soren Christian Thomsen, who was born at Vinding, Denmark, March 23, 1872, is a building contractor; he came to this country in 1903. His mother, Johanna Marie Pedersen Thomsen was born at Vinding, August 3, 1881, and came to America in 1906.
Professor Thomsen attended Cass Street School at Milwaukee until 1921, and in 1925, was graduated from the Lincoln High School there. He received the Bachelor of Education degree at Milwaukee State Teacher's College in 1929, and in 1930, was awarded the Master of Science degree at the University of Wisconsin. Since 1930 he has been dean of men and head of the chemistry and physics department at Dana College.
In 1928 he was licensed by the Wisconsin State Board of Pharmacy as a registered assistant pharmacist. He is affiliated with the First Lutheran Church at Blair, and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society. He is independent, politically. Residence: Blair.
William Fred Thomsen
William F. Thomsen, who has lived in this state all his life and for many years has been a farmer in Saunders County, was born at Cedar Bluffs, December 17, 1875, the son of John Frederick and Anna M. (Wiegand) Thomsen. His father, who was a carpenter and farmer, was born at Flensburg, Schleswig, Denmark, November 30, 1842, and died at Cedar Bluffs, December 30, 1927; he came to this country in 1867. His mother was born at Holstein, Denmark, July 20, 1849, and died at Cedar Bluffs, December 6, 1930.
Mr. Thomsen has been interested in the general welfare of his community for many years, and has been active in improvement work at Cedar Bluffs. He has
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always been an industrious farmer, has been a school director for 15 years, and has made a hobby of better farming. He is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church at Cedar Bluffs, and is a member of The Nebraskana Society, and the Woodmen of the World. He is a Republican.
He was united in marriage with Mary Christena Lorenzen at Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska, June 2, 1909. Mrs. Thomsen, whose parents came to this country from Denmark in 1867, was born at Cedar Bluffs, September 2, 1880. Two children were born to this union: Adelbert F., born January 22, 1912; and Howard E, born January 22, 1914. Residence: Cedar Bluffs.
Bertha Evelyn Mangon Thomson
Bertha Evelyn Mangon, daughter of Charles Anthony and Margaret Anna (Habig) Mangon, was born at Brock, Nebraska, September 9, 1889. Her father, born near Bordeaux, France, July 20, 1849, came to the United States at about the age of two with his parents. A farmer and fruit grower, he served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and was active in politics and political reform. His death occurred at Lincoln, April 19, 1924. Anna Habig, whose parents were German, was born at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, September 5, 1850, and died at Lincoln, on December 6, 1923. Primarily a homemaker, she was active in the life of her community, also. She came with her parents to Nemaha County in 1856, they being among the first settlers of the county, Nebraska City then being the nearest town.
Upon her graduation from Brock High School in 1906, as valedictorian of her class, Bertha Evelyn Mangon attended Peru State Normal School and then taught in country school two years before beginning the study of medicine. In 1918 she received her M. D. from Cotner University Medical College, since which time she has been actively engaged in practice. During 1914-15 she spent one year in post graduate work at the College of Missions and Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
On July 26, 1914, she was united in marriage to Clinton Harris Thomson at North Platte, Nebraska. Mr. Thomson was born at West Side, Iowa, December 28, 1886, and was a minister and missionary to India. His death occurred at Hatta Damoh, District C. P. India, on December 24, 1927, from accidental drowning. Mr. Thomson was graduated from Cotner College in 1914. While a student there he was a participant in all activities, representing Cotner in state oratorical contests and being a member of her debating teams. He was an officer in the Young Men's Christian Association, the Student Volunteer Band and the literary societies. After his marriage he also took post graduate work at the College of Missions and Butler University.
There are five children, Paul Harris, born June 29, 1916; Margaret Evelyn, born March 14, 1918; Catherine Myrtle, born May 27, 1921; Alice Lucile, born December 8 1923; and Ellen Mangon, born September 5, 1926. All of the children with the exception of Alice, were born in British India. The three older ones have crossed the Atlantic three times, once on the S. S. Leviathan.
During 1913-14, Dr. Thomson practiced medicine at North Platte, and in 1915 served an interneship at the Methodist Episcopal Hospital at Indianapolis. In September, 1915, Mr. and Mrs. Thomson sailed from San Francisco, going by way of Japan and China to India, to take up missionary work. From 1916, until 1923, she had charge of a dispensary and thirty bed mission hospital at Mahoba U. P., India. She and her husband were under the United Christian Missionary Society of the Christian Church. At the present time Dr. Thomson is engaged in private practice at Bethany, Lincoln, Nebraska.
From June, 1923, until September 6, 1924, the Thomsons were on furlough in Lincoln. At the time of Mr. Thomson's accidental death in December, 1927, they had served since September, 1915, as missionaries. Dr. Thomson has given many missionary addresses in and around Lincoln, since her return to the United States in 1928. She is a member of Bethany Christian Church, the Medical Woman's National Association, the National Electric Medical Association, the Nebraska State Electric Medical Association, of which she is secretary, and during 1928-29, was secretary-treasurer of the Nebraska Association of Medical Women.
Dr. Thomson is physical examiner for physical education department of the Lincoln Woman's Club, and of Cotner College girls. A member of the committee on health of the Bethany Parent-Teachers' Association, she is superintendent of the Loyal Temperance Legion, and a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Dr. Thomson says her greatest object in life is to keep her five children busy and happy with their chickens, gardening and fruit, and to raise them to be valuable Christian citizens of their country. Residence: Lincoln. (Photograph in Album).
John Thomssen
Born at Alda, Nebraska, May 6, 1870, John Thomssen is the son of John and Anna (Stehr) Thomssen. His father, who was a farmer and a soldier in the Danish Army, was born in Germany, March 23, 1832, and died at Alda, in June 27, 1917. His mother was born in Germany, April 27, 1833, and died at Alda, August 19, 1925.
Mr. Thomssen was successfully engaged in farming in Hall County, Nebraska, for 33 years, served as cashier of the Alda State Bank for over ten years, and was vice president of the Farmers State Bank. He was a member of the Alda Board of Education for 11 years, acting as moderator part of that time, and is now a member of the Parent-Teachers' Association, the Masons, Royal Highlanders, and the Elks.
A Democrat, he has held the following positions: county treasurer of Hall County, 1898-1900; member of the House of Representatives, 1923-24, 1925-26, 1927-28; and unsuccessful candidate for Public Lands and Buildings commissioner, 1930. He is affiliated with the English Lutheran Church and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society.
His marriage to Christine Oltman was solemnized at Grand Island, Nebraska, March 8, 1894. Mrs. Thomssen, who is a homemaker, was born at Keil, Germany, August 2,1876. To them were born: Eli, August 25,1906, who was formerly employed in the First National Bank at Aurora, Nebraska; Emil, March 20, 1909, the owner of an oil station at Alda, and Arthur, July 2, 1913, a student. Residence Alda. (Photograph in Album).
Lindon Hackett Thornburgh
Lindon Hackett Thornburgh, who has been in public life as an educator and newspaper man for nearly 50 years, was born at Dalton, Wayne County, Indiana, November 11, 1856, the son of Lorenzo Rachel (McCrecken) Thornburgh. His father, who was born at Swann Creek, Tennessee, 1838, was an engineer for a saw mill in Indiana, and was killed August 30, 1862, while serving in the Civil War; he was descended from John Maulsby who came from England in 1869 in the Bristol, a merchant vessel. His mother, whose ancestry was Irish, was born in North Carolina in 1833 and died at Meckling, South Dakota, 1876.
Mr. Thornhurgh was graduated from Fremont Teachers College, Fremont, Nebraska, with the B. S. degree. He has lived in Nebraska for 45 years and has been prominent in educational and newspaper work in this state for many years. He is now senior editor of the Alexandria Argus, Alexandria, Thayer County, Nebraska, and is retired from active service.
He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Nebraskana Society, and the First Presbyterian Church at Alexandria. For thirty years he
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served as secretary of the local school board; Reading and editorial writing are his hobbies. Mr. Thornburgh married Mary Melrose, she was born at Eminence, Ohio, July 3, 1865, ad died at Alexandria, January 26, 1925. Twin sons were born to them January 8,1898: Lewis, who died October 10, 1898; and Charles, who is publisher of the Alexandria Argus. Residence: Alexandria.
Wallace Gladstone Thornton
Wallace Gladstone Thornton, secretary of the Kearney Chamber of Commerce for nearly seven years, was born at Neligh, Nebraska, June 20, 1892. He is the son of Fred and Mary Serena (Wilcox) Thornton, the former born in Michigan, April 26, 1862. Fred Thorton moved to Illinois with his parents as a child, locating in Wennebago County. Now retired, he was for many years a building contractor and later engaged in the lumber and coal business.
Mary Serena Wilcox was born in Winnebago County, Illinois, September 12, 1860, and died at Neligh, October 1, 1926. A devoted wife and mother, she was the daughter of the Reverend John Wilcox, who was ordained a Congregational minister in London. He preached for nearly fifty years in a small country Congregational Church near his farm in Winnebago County, Illinois, with no remuneration for his services.
In June, 1906, Wallace Gladstone Thornton was graduated from the Neligh grade school, and in 1910 from the high school there. Shortly thereafter he became employed in the clerical department of the Northwestern railroad in Nebraska, and was next associated as clerk and bookkeeper with a Nebraska creamery. For seven years he was a commercial salesman in Nebraska territory. The ensuing five years Mr. Thornton was assistant secretary of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, leaving to become secretary of the Kearney organization.
His marriage to Carrie Delle Vesy was solemnized at Omaha, Nebraska, on April 8, 1916. Mrs. Thornton, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Vesy, was born at Gibbon, Nebraska, August 17, 1893. Her father died in 1899 and her mother now resides in Omaha. There are two children, Mary Elaine, born January 1, 1919, and Richard Wallace, born April 10, 1923.
Mr. Thornton is a Republican. He is secretary-treasurer of he Kearney Grain Exchange, secretary of the Nebraska division of the Central Western Shippers Advisory Board, and treasurer of the local Boy Scout organization. For the past four years he has been secretary of the Fort Kearney Memorial Association.
His religious affiliation is with the Kearney Methodist Church. He is a member of the National Association of Commercial Organization Secretaries, the Nebraska Association of Commercial Organization Secretaries, the Red Cross, the Travelers Protective Association, the Modern Woodmen of America and is a 32nd degree Mason. Recently Mr. Thornton was made a life member of The Nebraskana Society. Residence: Kearney.
Charles Duvawl Thorp
Charles D. Thorp, president of the Nebraska State Poultry Association for the past six years, is prominent. in school activities and community affairs at McCool Junction, Nebraska. He was born in Hendricks County, Indiana, October 29, 1859, the son of Franklin and Martha Ann (Rawlings) Thorp. His father, who was a farmer, was born in Indiana of English and German parents, and died during service in the Civil War. His mother, who was of English descent, was born in Hendricks County, March 3, 1840.
Mr. Thorp came to Nebraska in 1880, having received his elementary and high school education in Indiana. As a successful farmer in York County he has always been interested in Nebraska public affairs. For the past is years he has served almost continuously as a member of the local school board. He is a Democrat, a Mason, and holds membership in The Nebraskana Society.
His marriage to Alice Missouri Heady was solemnized at Kokomo, Indiana, February 1, 1893. Mrs. Thorp whose ancestry is English, was born in Hamilton County Indiana, November 21, 1863. To this marriage ten children were born: Roy, born April 1, 1884; Ethel, born October 31, 1885; Leslie, born September 4, 1887; Earl born January 8, 1889; Percy, born February 5, 1891, Martha, born September 11, 1894; Myrtle, born July 16, 1897; Esther, born October 26, 1899; Mildred, born December 30, 1904; and Ronald, born August 27, 1909. Residence: McCool Junction.
Milton Ralph Thorp
Milton R. 'Thorp has been active in the life of his community for many years. Born at Eastport, Iowa, February 15, 1867, he is the son of Edward Franklin and Martha Ann (Nicholson) Thorp. When he was a child his parents moved to Nebraska, where he has since been a resident. Edward Franklin Thorp was born at Cleveland, Ohio, August 31, 1834, and died at Nebraska City, December 14, 1913. He was a millwright and hotel proprietor. His wife, Martha Ann Nicholson, was born in Indiana, November 21, 1838, and died at Nebraska City, January 16, 1920.
Mr. Thorp was educated in the public and high schools of Nebraska City. From June 10, 1890, until December 1, 1909, he was a United States letter carrier. Since the last mentioned date he has served as assistant post master at Nebraska City.
He was married to LoRenna Perkins, at Nebraska City, October 4, 1896. She was born at Maquoketa, Iowa, October 20, 1868, and died at Nebraska City, May 18, 1921. There is one son, Ralph M., born December 11, 1897. Mr. Thorp's second marriage was to Carrie Browne on June 17, 1925. Mrs. Thorp had been a teacher in the public schools of Omaha for thirty-five years.
Mr. Thorp is a Republican, is active in the Red Cross, and the Boy Scouts of America, and is a director of the Chamber of Commerce. He is also former president of the Nebraska City board of education.
His fraternal organizations include the Elks Lodge No. 1049, of which he is past exalted ruler. He is past master of Western Star Lodge No. 2, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; past commander of Mt. Olivet Commandry No. 2, Knights Templar, and a member of Sesostris Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, the Order of Eastern Star, and the Royal Arch Masons.
He is a baseball fan, and a member of the Country Club. Residence: Nebraska City.
Frank Dwight Throop
Frank D. Throop, publisher of the Lincoln Star at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, was born at Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, September 23, 1878. His father, George E. Throop who was publisher of the Mount Pleasant Daily News, was born at Preston, Chenengo County, New York, September 17, 1849, the son of D. W. C. Throop and Lydia Ann (Whippie) Throop; he died at Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, January 31, 1917.
His mother, Ida Carmeleta (Gimble) Throop, the daughter of O. J. and Clara Smith Gimble, was born at Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois, August 21, 1856, and died at Davenport, March 5, 1929. Her father was born in Germany while her mother was a resident of Philadelphia.
Mr. Throop was graduated from the Mount Pleasant High School in 1895, received the B. S. degree in 1899
