Howard Hamilton & Eliza Melissa (Coleman) Tompkins

Clark Co., Wisconsin

Howard was born 17 Oct 1847 in Volney, Oswego Co., NY, son of Alexander Hamilton and Martha (Coe) Tomkins.  His siblings were: William H. (1842), Abigail M. (1844), Mary E. (1851), Francis M. (1852), Ruth C. (1856), Edwin M. (1858), Martha E. (1859) and Abram L. (1860). The family were pioneers in the Oswego area, a port town on Lake Ontario in north central NY.  Alexander died 23 Feb 1861, when Howard was 14 yrs. old, leaving his mother Martha with a house full of young children, including an infant less than 6 mo. old.  Three years later in the depth of winter, Howard said his goodbyes to his struggling family and went to Camden, NY where he enlisted as a Pvt. in Btry. G, 3rd NY L.A.  He served from 22 Feb 1864 to 20 Jun 1865 when he was mustered out at David’s Island, NY Harbor.  His company was commanded by Capt. David L. Aberdeen and was active at Wise’s Forks and Bennett house.

Eliza Melissa Coleman was born in Sussex, Eng. in 1847, and arrived in Hamilton NY with her parents when she was 6 yrs. old. She married Howard 8 Oct 1884 in Chicago, and the couple settled in Warner, Clark Co., WI, where their son Marcus H. was born, 19 Jul 1885.  Howard had a property sale during Aug 1889 and traded his farm to L. O. Garrison for the Randall farm ½ mi. N. of Greenwood.  Then, 21 Jul 1890 the Tompkins were granted a homestead at the Eau Claire Land Office for sec. 22, Butler Twp.  This was in the midst of a Great Depression and the collapse of the American economy which hit the farm states such as WI the hardest.  This was coupled with a period of unusually harsh weather, but the Tompkins made it through that first year on their homestead despite a whopping 72" snowfall for the season.  The next winter they were not nearly so fortunate, but their problem wasn’t money or weather, it was the dreaded epidemic of Typhoid Fever that was sweeping the county to claim victims.  Eliza was one of them and when her condition was complicated with pneumonia, she died 29 Jan 1892 and was buried in the Thorp Village Cemetery.

On 26 Jun 1900 Howard married his brother’s widow, Vianna (b. Sep 1860, IN), a mother of 5, in Clark Co., WI.  The couple moved to OR before their daughter Laura was born in 1904.  Howard worked as a Mail Carrier in Aumsville, and passed away 16 Mar 1928 in Klamath Falls, OR.  His son Marcus also worked as a Mail Carrier, and he passed away 13 Feb 1962 in Tampa, FL.

***Howard Hamilton Tompkins John E. Tatro is also featured in the book, "Civil War Soldiers in the heart of Clark Co., Wisconsin."

Name:            Howard Hamilton TOMPKINS

Born:              17 Oct 1847, Volney, Oswego, NY

Son of:           Alexander & Martha (Coe) Tompkins

                                    Siblings: William H., Abigail M., Theodore?, Francis, Ruth, and Martha

Died:               16 Mar 1928, Klamath Falls, Klamath, OR

Buried:

Married: (1) 8 Oct 1884, Chicago, Cook, IL

Spouse: (1) Eliza Coleman                        b. 1847, Sussex, England

                                                            d. 29 Jan 1892 Thorpe, Clark, WI

            Daughter of George & Eliza Coleman ? Brother: George, Sisters: Hannah and Elizabeth?

Children: Marcus Howard Tompkins        b. 19 July 1885, Augusta, WI

                                                                        d. 13 Feb 1962, Tampa. FL

                        m. 28 Nov 1907, Chicago, Cook, IL - Maud Berkman (1884 WI -1960 FL)

Married: (2) 26 June 1900, Clark Co., WI

Spouse: (2) Vianna L. Thompkins                        b. Sep 1860, IN         d.

                        1900 Census says she is his widowed sister-in-law

                            children of her 1^st marriage: (WI-NY-IN)

                                    Elonora Tompkins               MAR 1886    

                                    Josephine Tompkins           DEC 1888    

                                    William H. Tompkins           AUG 1891    

                                    Byrd L. Tompkins                 FEB 1894     

                                    Elsie Jessie Tompkins        30 Jun 1898, Withee, Clark, Wisconsin

Children: Daughter of Howard & Vianna:

                        Laura O. Tompkins  b. 1904, OR  

Civil War Service:    Private, Company G, 3^rd NY Lt Artillery Battery

                        Enlisted: 22 Feb 1864, Camden, Oneida Co., NY

                        Mustered Out: 20 Jun 1865, Davids’ Island, NY Harbor

Residence:

   1847 Oct - born in Volney, Oswego, NY

   1850 Census - as of June 1 - Volney, Oswego, NY - age 3 (1848)

   1860 Census - as of June 1 - Volney, Oswego, NY - age 13 (1847)

   1864 Feb 22 - from Camden, NY, enlisted in Co. Battery G, 3rd NY Light Artillery

   1865 Jun 20 - mustered out of military at Davids’ Island, NY Harbor

   1870 Census - as of June 1 - not found

   1880 Census - as of June 1 - not found

   18XX - moved to Wisconsin - unknown

   1884 Oct 8 - married Eliza Coleman, Chicago, Cook, IL

   1885 Special Veterans Census - Thorp, Clark Co., WI

   1890 June - Special Veterans Census / WI Census - Hixon, Clark, WI

   1895 Enumeration of Soldiers - Withee, Clark, WI

   1900 Census - as of June 1 - Withee, Clark, WI - age 52 (Oct 1847)

   1900 June 26 - married Vianna Thompkins, Clark Co., WI (widowed sister-in-law)

   1904 - daughter, Laura, born in OR

   1910 Census - as of April 15 - Aumsville, Marion, OR - age 62 (1848)

   1920 Census - as of January 1 - Shaw, Marion, OR - 72 (1848)

   1928 Mar 16 - died, Klamath Co., OR

   19XX - pension / widow’s pension applied for ? - no pension record found

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U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles

Name: Howard H Tompkins      Age at enlistment: 18      Enlistment Date: 22 Feb 1864

Rank at enlistment: Private                   Enlistment Place: Camden, NY

State Served: New York             Survived the War?: Yes           Service Record:

Enlisted in Company Batty G, New York 3rd LA Batty G Light Artillery Battery on 25 Feb 1864.

Mustered out on 20 Jun 1865 at David's Island, NY Harbor.

Birth Date: abt 1846             Death Date: 16 Mar 1929       Death Place: Klamath County, OR

Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General     Research by Harold Slavik

American Civil War Soldiers

Name: Howard Tompkins     Enlistment Date: 22 Feb 1864    

Enlistment Place: Camden, New York     Side Served: Union     State Served: New York

Death Date: 16 Mar 1929     Death Place: Klamath County, Oregon

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 22 February 1864 at the age of 18.

Enlisted in Company Batty G, 3rd Light Artillery Regiment New York on 25 Feb 1864.

Mustered Out Company Batty G, 3rd Light Artillery Regiment New York on 20 Jun 1865 at David's Island, NY Harbor.

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865

Name: Howard H. Tompkins          Side: Union  Regiment State/Origin: New York 

Regiment Name: Battery G, 3 N.Y. L. Art'y. 

Regiment Name Expanded: 3rd Regiment, New York Light Artillery 

Rank In: Private       Rank Out: Private    Film Number: M551 roll 141 

Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

Name:                         State Filed:                  Widow:  

18XX                  Invalid           Appl #                          Cert #                         

19XX                  Widow                                 

1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Hamilton H Tompkins     Age: 2    Est. Birth Year: abt 1848   Birth Place: New York

Home in 1850(City,County,State): Volney, Oswego, New York

   Household Members: Name Age

            Alexander K Tompkins       35  RI              Farmer             800               1815

            Martha C Tompkins             30  NY                                                            1820

            William Harrison Tompkins              7  NY                                                           1843

            Abigail M Tompkins               5  NY                                                            1845

            Hamilton H Tompkins           2  NY                                                            1848

neighbors

            William Tompkins               50  RI                                      1300               1800

            Elizabeth Tompkins             50  RI                                                              1800

            John Tompkins                    19  NY                                                            1831

            Welthy Dunbar                     28  NY            female                                    1822

            Sarah E Dunbar                     1  NY            female                                    1849

On the page

            William H Tompkins                        29  NY            Cooper                                   1821

            Hannah Tompkins               27  NY                                                            1823

            Abner C Tompkins                 3  NY                                                            1847

            Henry H Tompkins                 1  NY                                                            1849

1860 United States Federal Census       

Name: Hamilton Tucker      Age in 1860: 13        Birth Year: abt 1847

Combined with 1850 Census and Volney Cemetery records, this is TOMPKINS family

Home in 1860: Volney, Oswego, New York        Post Office: Minetto

     Household Members: Name Age

Alexander Tucker    46  RI              Farmer           1000   800                 1814

Mahaly Tucker          40  NY            female                                                1820

William Tucker          18  NY            Day Laborer                                      1842

Theodore Tucker      16  NY            male                                                   1844

Hamilton Tucker       13  NY            male                                                   1847

Francis Tucker           8  NY            male                                                   1852

Ruth Tucker                3  NY            female                                                1857

Martha Tucker            1  NY            female                                                1859

William Tompkins    75  RI              Carpenter              150                 1785

Next door - these were "Tompkins" in 1850, too…

William Land             40  RI                                                                          1820

Hannah                     37  RI                                                                          1823

Abner                         12  NY                                                                        1848

Henry                         11  NY                                                                        1849

Myron                           9  NY                                                                        1851

Byron                           7  NY                                                                        1853

Lewis                            3  NY                                                                        1857

Edward                        1  RI                                                                          1859

Elizabeth Tnkes       70  RI                                                                          1790

1870 United States Federal Census

1880 United States Federal Census

1885 Veterans Census

Tompkins, H. H.        Private            Co. G, # NY               PO: Thorp

1890 - Wisconsin Census, Database: WI 1890 Veterans Schedule

Veteran's Name: Howard H Tompkins

Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Hixon, Clark, Wisconsin

Year enlisted: 1863             Year discharged: 1865        Rank:             Private

Company: G                          Regiment or vessel: 3^rd NY Lt Art 

Length of service: 15 Feb 1863 - 25 June 1865            1y 4m 10d

1895 - Wisconsin State Censuses, Census Date: 1895

Name: H. H Tompkins         Residence County: Clark   Locality: Withee

            Household Members: 2 males; 2 US born

1895 - Enumeration of Soldiers and Sailors of the Late War  Census Date: 1895

1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Hamilton Tompkins [Hamilton H Tompkins] 

Age: 52          Birth Date: Oct 1847            Birthplace: New York

Relationship to head-of-house: Head     Marital Status: Widowed

Father's Birthplace: Rhode Island                        Mother's Birthplace: New York

Residence : Withee Town (Excl. Thorp Village), Clark, Wisconsin

Home in 1900: Withee, Clark, Wisconsin

   Household Members: Name Age

Hamilton Tompkins    Wd   52  NY-RI-NY            OCT 1847      Head                 Farmer

Markus Tompkins        S     14  WI-NY-Eng         JUL 1885       Son

Vienna Tompkins       Wd   39  IN-NC-IN             SEP 1860      Sister-in-law     House Keeper

Elonora Tompkins      S      14  WI-NY-IN             MAR 1886     Niece

Josephine Tompkins   S     11  WI-NY-IN             DEC 1888     Niece

William Tompkins       S        8  WI-NY-IN             AUG 1891     Nephew

Berdie Tompkins         S        6  WI-NY-IN             FEB 1894      Nephew

Jessie Tompkins         S        1  WI-NY-IN             JUN 1898      Niece              << Elsie

1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Howard H Tompkins           Age in 1910: 62        Est. Birth Year: abt 1848

Birthplace: New York          Relation to Head of House: Head     Marital Status: Married

Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island           Mother's Birth Place: New York

Home in 1910: Aumsville, Marion, Oregon

     Household Members: Name Age

            Howard H Tompkins            62    married 2    10 yrs        Carrier - US Mail

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Howard Tompkins       Age: 72 years     Est. Birth Year: abt 1848

Birthplace: New York      Relation to Head of House: Head      Marital Status: Divorced

Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island           Mother's Birth Place: New York

Home owned: Own     Able to read: Yes     Able to Write: Yes     Image: 378

Home in 1920: Shaw, Marion, Oregon

     Household Members: Name Age

            Howard Tompkins    72                    Occupation: none

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Wisconsin Genealogy Index

Marriage Record Details

Last Name: Tompkins   First Name: Howard H   Day: 26  Month: June  Year: 1900   

Last Name: Thompkins First Name: Vianna L    County: Clark  Volume: 02   Page: 0290

Marriage Record Details

Last Name: Tomkins   First Name: H        Day: 07 Month: May Year: 1869

Last Name: Jenz      First Name: L J M     County: Fond du Lac  Volume: 02  Page: 0065

Birth Record

Tomkins, Unnamed Female  ???????     Birth                Aug 14 1884                         Clark  

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900

TOMPKINS, HOWARD      COLEMAN, ELIZA M     1884-10-08    /     00086059 COOK

Oregon Death Index, 1903-98

Name: Tompkins, Howard H.    County: Klamath    Death Date: 16 Mar 1928    Cert: 47

Florida Death Index, 1877-1998

Name: Marcus H Tompkins            Death Date: Feb 1962

County of Death: Hillsborough     State of Death: Florida        Race: White    Gender: Male

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New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

Name: Eliza Coleman         Arrival Date: 7 Dec 1852    

     Est. Birth Year: abt 1846            Age: 6             Gender: Female 

George Coleman 31, Labourer; Eliza 28, Eliza 6; George 3; Hannah 2

Port of Departure: London, England  Destination: United States of America 

Place of Origin: England                     Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: English 

Ship Name: American Congress        Port of Arrival: New York 

Line: 13    Microfilm Serial: M237       Microfilm Roll: M237_122    List Number: 1613 

Port Arrival State: New York                          Port Arrival Country: United States 

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U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907

Name: Howard H Tompkins   Issue Date: 21 Jul 1890          State of Record: Wisconsin

Acres: 160       Accession Number:    WI0350__.201 Land Office:    Eau Claire

Authority: Homestead Entry Original (12 Stat. 392)   Document Number: 3389

Legal Land Description:         

Section            Twp     Range             Meridian                                  Counties

22                    27-N    4-W                 4th PM - 1831 MN/WI Clark

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Site Bios

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 02/04/1892

Tompkins, Eliza C. (1846? - 29 JAN 1892)

At her home just north of the village (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) limits, Mrs. Eliza C., wife of Howard H. Tompkins, died on Saturday morning last, of typhoid pneumonia, after an illness of eight days, aged 45 years. Mrs. Tompkins, whose maiden name was Eliza C. Coleman, was born in Sussex, England, and removed to Hamilton, N.Y. with her parents when six years of age, where she spent the greater portion of her life. In Oct. 1884 she was united in wedlock with Mr. Tompkins and they settled on a homestead in the town of Warner, Clark County, Wis, where they continued to reside until their removal here nearly two years ago. In early life she became a member of the Baptist Church and upon her removal here took a deep interest in church work, also teaching a Sunday school class and being an untiring worker in the ranks of the W. C. T. U. Always a good Christian, she passed quietly to rest in the arms of her Savior, her life work ended, her suffering past, for an eternity of happiness in heaven. She was devoted to her home circle and beloved for her extreme kindness to all by her every acquaintance. She leaves a husband and son, two sisters, one residing at Churchville, the other at Madison, N.Y., and a brother, George Coleman, of this place, to mourn her early demise. The interment took place on Monday afternoon from the Baptist Church, Rev. E. B. Edmunds officiating, the remains being followed to the Thorp Cemetery by a large concourse of sympathizing friends.

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 07/07/1892

Coleman, Myrtle H. (14 JUL 1891 - 29 JUN 1892)

Died at Sterling, Clark County, Wis., June 29, 1892, of cholera infantum, Myrtle H., only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Coleman, aged 11 months and 15 days.

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 23 Aug 1889

Howard H. Thompkins, last week, traded his farm nine miles south to L. O. Garrison for the Randall farm half mile north of town.

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http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/clark/data/1/bbs26/26762.htm

Bio: Tompkins, Howard H. "H. H."            Contact: Lani Bartelt                                6712646 adsl-69-211-94-242.

Howard H Tompkins lived in New York State during the Civil War. He served in Co/Battery G of the 3rd NY Light Artillery with a rank of Private

BATTERY "G" 3rd REGIMENT LIGHT ARTILLERY. Organized from, Company "G" 19th Regiment Infantry. December 11, 1861. Attached to; Defenses of Washington, D. C., to March, 1862. Unattached, Dept. of North Carolina, to December, 1862. Artillery Brigade, Dept. of North Carolina, to January, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to April, 1863. Defenses of Now Berne, N. C., Dept. of North Carolina, to May, 1863.

SERVICE - Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862. He sailed for New Berne, NC on March 27; arriving April 2, and duty there and at Washington, N. C., till May, 1863. Action at Washington, N. C., September 6, 1862. Siege of Washington March 30-April 20, 1863. Three years men transferred to Battery "K" May 22, 1863. He mustered out at Elmira, NY; June 2, 1863. A new Battery "G" organized February, 1864. He attached to Defenses of New Berne, N. C., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to February, 1865. Artillery Division, District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of North Carolina, to April, 1865. Artillery Reserve, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to July, 1865.

SERVICE - Duty; New Berne, and other points in North Carolina; until March 1865. Campaign of the Carolinas, March 1 - April 26. Southwest Creek March 7. Battle of Kinston or Wise's Forks March 8-10. Occupation of Goldsboro March 21. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty; Dept. of North Carolina until June.

July 7, 1865 mustered out at Syracuse, NY.

When Howard Tompkins came to Clark Co., Wis., is not known for sure but this property sale record is recorded in 1889.

In the Thorp Courier [Thorp, Clark County, Wis.] of 23 Aug. 1889 it states that Howard H. Tompkins, last week, traded his farm nine miles south to L. O. Garrison for the Randall farm half mile north of town.

From the 1890 Special Schedule Census for Surviving Soldiers, Sailors and Marines and Widows he is shown as living in Withee, Township of Hixon, Clark Co., Wis., as follows:

Tompkins, Howard H     Rank Private     Company: F 3 NY Infantry

Enlisted: 15 Feb 1863    Discharge: 25 Jun 1865             Time served: 1 yr 4 mo 10 days

In 1892 Howard Tompkins’ wife; Eliza (Coleman) Tompkins died at her home just north of Thorp. She died of typhoid pneumonia after an illness of eight days. She was 45 years old.

She was born in Sussex, England and came to Hamilton, NY with her parents when she was just six years old.

In Oct. of 1884 she married Howard H. Tompkins and they settled on a homestead in the town of Warner, Clark Co., Wis., where they resided until two years before her death.

In early life she became a member of the Baptist Church and after moving to Clark Co she became an active member of the Baptist Church, teaching Sunday school, and working in the ranks of the W.C.T.U.

Left to mourn her were her husband and son, two sisters, one living at Churchville and the other at Madison, NY, and a brother, George Coleman of Thorp.

Howard is again shown on the 1893 Roster of Clark Co., Wis., Veterans as having attended the second annual meeting of the Clark County Veterans Association in Thorp on June 8, 1893.

H. H. Tompkins Co G 3rd NY Lt. Art. Thorp

The last record we currently have on Howard H Tompkins is from the 1895 Clark County, WI. State Census:

Town of Withee, Clark Co., Wis., Page 2; H. H. Tompkins

I could find no obit or burial records for him in Clark Co., Wis.

Sources: Civil War Records: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/

1889 Property Sale Record:

1890 Census Record: http://www.wlhn.org/census/HixonWithee1890.html

Mrs. Eliza Tompkins, wife of Howard H. Tompkins’ obit

1893 Civil War Vet Meeting Record - Thorp, Wis.: http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/veterans/CivilWar_files/1893Roster.html

1895 State Census Record for Clark Co., Wis.: http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/clark/facts/1895State.htm

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Cemetery Index

East Thorp Village Cemetery

o  Tompkins, Eliza   1846?     29 Jan 1892     B. Sussex, Eng.     Howard Tompkins   Oct 1884   Coleman

MT. PLEASANT WESTERN CEMETERY, VOLNEY, OSWEGO CO., N. Y.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyoswego/cemeteries/mtpleasntwestvol5.html

TOMPKINS Alexander  d. Feb 23, 1861 husb of Martha C.; aged 46y,6m,2d                                 1814-1861

TOMPKINS Martha C.  d. July 11, 1875 wife of Alexander H. TOMPKINS; aged 54y,10m,10d        1820-1875

TOMPKINS Ruthie C.  d. Jan 31, 1861 dau of Alexander H. TOMPKINS & Martha C.; aged 4y,2m  1856-1861

TOMPKINS Edwin M.  d. Dec 14, 1858 son of Alexander H. TOMPKINS & Martha C.; aged 8m     1858-1858

TOMPKINS William  d. Aug 28, 1860 husb of Elizabeth D.; aged 74y,5m,16d                               1786-1860

TOMPKINS Elizabeth C.  d. Feb 27, 1861 wife of William TOMPKINS; aged 69y,10m,18d             1791-1861

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Tompkins/Horne Family Tree (Owner: lestompkins)

Hamilton H Tompkins

Parents: Alexander K Tompkins 1814 - 1861  &  Martha C Coe 1820 - 1875

Birth: 17 Oct 1847 Volney, New York 

Death: 16 Mar 1928 Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA 

Eliza Coleman

Parents: Unknown  &  Unknown

Birth: 1847 Sussex, England, United Kingdom 

Death: 20 Jan 1892 Thorpe, Wisconsin 

Marriage — 8 Oct 1884 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Marcus Howard Tompkins

Parents: Hamilton H Tompkins  &  Eliza Coleman

Birth: 19 Jul 1885 Augusta, Wisconsin 

Death: 13 Feb 1962 Tampa, Florida 

    Maud Berkman

Parents: Charles Berkman  &  Adelia Eliza Bascom

Birth: 14 Mar 1884 Gleason, Wisconsin 

Death: 3 Jul 1960 Tampa, Florida 

    Marriage — 28 Nov 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

            Children

            Harold Tompkins                              b. abt 1909 Illinois 

            Phillip W Tompkins                                     b. abt 1915 Florida 

            Clarence Howard Tompkins          b. 12 May 1919 Tampa, Florida 

                                                                        d. 10 Apr 2008 Tryon, Polk, North Carolina 

                                    Spouse & Children

                                                Bernice E Horne 1919 -

                                                            Evan Tompkins - 

                                                            Living Tompkins - 

                                                            Living Tompkins - 

                                                            Mary Ann Tompkins - 

Tree (this is his niece / step-daughter)

Elsie Jessie Tompkins            Parents: ____ Tompkins & Vienna Anna L _____ (IN 1863-___)

                        b. 30 Jun 1898, Withee, Clark, Wisconsin

                        d. 26 Feb 1977, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA

Spouse: Robert Roy Nerton

                        b. 2 Feb 1886, WA

                        d.

Children:

Edna Vina Nerton        m. Kuzma     

                        b. 10 Jan 1919                        Vancouver, Clark County, Washington         

                        d,

Robert Lynn "Bob" Nerton                 

                        b. 28 Nov 1920                       Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA

                        m. June Nadine Smithline 1921 - 1997

Family Group Sheet

                        d. 3 Apr 2001              Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA

her Siblings:

Elenora Tompkins                   1886 -

Josephine Tompkins               1889 -

William H Tompkins                1891 -

Byrd Linn Tompkins                1894 -

Elsie Jessie Tompkins            1898 - 1977

Laura O Tompkins                  1904 -

OBITS: NERTON, Robert L "Bob"; 80; Vancouver WA; The Columbian; 2001-4-6; shieter

                        NERTON, Robert L "Bob"; 80; Vancouver WA; The Columbian; 2001-4-7; shieter

Columbian, The (Vancouver, WA) - April 7, 2001

Deceased Name: Robert L. Nerton -- Vancouver

A lifetime Vancouver resident, Robert L. Nerton, died Tuesday, April 3, 2001, at a local foster home. He was 80.  Mr. Nerton was preceded in death by his wife, Nadine, who died in 1997, and a son, Larry, who died in 1957.

He was born Nov. 28, 1920, in Vancouver.  Mr. Nerton retired from the Alcoa wire mill. 

Survivors include one sister, Edna Kuzma of Aloha, Ore.

He was a Navy veteran of World War II.  Mr. Nerton was a union leader and served in many leadership roles, including vice president and president of the Aluminum Trade Council. He also served as president of Local 300 for 20 years.  He was a member of the Alcoa 25-Year Club and American Legion Post 14.

A funeral will begin at 11 a.m. today at Vancouver Funeral Chapel, followed by burial in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Columbian, The (Vancouver, WA)  Date: April 7, 2001 Page: C4 Record Number: 2001097048

Copyright (c) 2001 The Columbian Publishing Co., P.O. Box 180, Vancouver, WA 98666.

Columbian, The (Vancouver, WA) - March 20, 2002

Deceased Name: Edna V. Kuzma, Hillsboro, Ore.

Edna Vina Kuzma, who enjoyed gardening, her pets, reading and going to the beach, died Sunday, March 17, 2002, in Hillsboro, Ore. She was 83.

She was born Jan. 10, 1919, in Vancouver and lived in Washington County, Ore., for the last six years. Her maiden name was Nerton.  Mrs. Kuzma's husband, Edward L., died in 1996.

Survivors include two daughters, Kathleen Labavitch of Hillsboro and Patricia Campbell of Portland; two sons, Michael of Ruch, Ore., and Joseph of Kingman, Ariz.; and seven grandchildren.

The casket will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton-Mylan Funeral Home. A service will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Epilepsy Foundation of Oregon, 619 S.W. 11th, Suite 225, Portland, OR 97205.

Columbian, The (Vancouver, WA)  Date: March 20, 2002  Page: c4  Record Number: 2002079014

Copyright (c) 2002 The Columbian Publishing Co., P.O. Box 180, Vancouver, WA 98666.

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Son of Howard (first marriage)

1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Manus Tompkins [Marcus]            Age in 1910: 24        Est. Birth Year: abt 1886

Birthplace: Wisconsin         Relation to Head of House: Head             Spouse's Name: Maud

Father's Birth Place: New York                 Mother's Birth Place: England

Home in 1910: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois

   Household Members: Name Age

            Manus Tompkins     24  WI-NY-Eng         married 2 yrs

            Maud Tompkins       25  WI-Swed-NY      1 of 1 child living

            Herald Tompkins 10/12  IL-WI-WI             

            Adelia Berkman       62  NY-NY-NY          widowed, 4 of 4 children living

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Marcus H Tompkins            Age: 34 years            Est. Birth Year: abt 1886

Birthplace: Wisconsin         Relation to Head of House: Head             Spouse's Name: Maud

Father's Birth Place: New York     Mother's Birth Place: England

Home in 1920: Magdalene, Hillsborough, Florida

   Household Members: Name Age

            Marcus H Tompkins                        34  WI-NY-Eng         mail carrier

            Maud Tompkins                   35  WI-Swe-NY        

            Harold Tompkins                  10  IL-WI-WI             

            Phillip W Tompkins                           5  FL-WI-WI                        

            Clarence Tompkins                     8/12  FL-WI-WI 

            Adelia E Berkman                72  NY-NY-NY         

2^nd wife of Howard (divorced)

1910 United States Federal Census

Name: William H Tompkins            Age in 1910: 19                    Est. Birth Year: abt 1891

Birthplace: Wisconsin         Relation to Head of House: Son   Father's Birth Place: New York

Mother's Name: Anna L      Mother's Birth Place: Indiana

Home in 1910: West Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon

   Household Members: Name Age

VIANNA Anna L Tompkins               47  IN-NC-IN             Wd  4 of 4 children living    Farmer

             William H Tompkins           19  WI-NY-IN             single             Locomotive Engineer

             Byrd L Tompkins                 16  WI-NY-IN             single             ?-man - Paper Mill

             Elsie J Tompkins                 11  WI-NY-IN

             Laura O Tompkins                6  OR-NY-IN           

1917 June - World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Name: William Howard Tompkins     City: Umatilla    County: Umatilla   State: Oregon

Birthplace: Augusta, Wisconsin    Birth Date: 18 Aug 1891     Roll: 1852208   DraftBoard: 0

Age: 25  Occupation: Locomotive Fireman, O.W. RR & N Co

Nearest Relative: Wife and 2 sons

1917 June - World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Name: Byrd Linn Tompkins           City: Rieth  County: Umatilla  State: Oregon

Birthplace: Augusta, Wisconsin    Birth Date: 25 Feb 1894      Roll: 1852208 DraftBoard: 0

Age: 23     Occupation: Blacksmith, OWR & W Co        Nearest Relative: wife

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: William H Tompkins            Age: 28 years            Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892

Birthplace: Wisconsin    Relation to Head of House: Head     Spouse's Name: Emma H

Home in 1920: Precinct 45, Umatilla, Oregon

   Household Members: Name Age

            Byrd Tompkins                     25  WI-PA-PA           Blacksmith RR

            Maudie Tompkins                32  NE-NY-VA         

            William H Tompkins            28  WI-NY-PA           Blacksmith Helper RR

            Emma H Tompkins              28  MI-Ger-Ger         

            William H Tompkins              8  MI-WI-MI

            Richard A Tompkins              6  MI-WI-MI

            Violet E Tompkins         2 6/12  OR-WI-MI

1930 United States Federal Census

Name: William H Tompkins            Age: 38          Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892

Birthplace: Wisconsin    Relation to Head of House: Head     Spouse's Name: Emma H

Home in 1930: Scio, Washtenaw, Michigan

   Household Members: Name       Age

            William H Tompkins            38  WI-NY-IN             m. age 19       mechanic - garage

            Emma H Tompkins              37  MI-Ger-Ger          m. age 18       Silver Solderer - factory

            William H Tompkins            18  MI-WI-MI                                      Laborer - farm

            Richard A Tompkins            16  MI-WI-MI             

            Violet E Tompkins                12  OR-WI-MI           

Oregon Death Index, 1903-98

Name: Tompkins, Byrd L                County: Lane                        Death Date: 17 Sep 1955

Certificate: 11773     Spouse: Maude

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brother of Howard

1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Hannah Tompkins      Est. Birth Year: abt 1822     Age in 1870: 48

Home in 1870: Nelson, Kent, Michigan   Post Office: Cedar Springs

     Household Members: Name Age

            William Tompkins    50  NY

            Hannah Tompkins   48  NY

            Henry Tompkins       21  NY

            Sguire Tompkins      13  NY                                                << Lewis

            Eddy Tompkins        11  NY

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This is unconfirmed, and a little confused, but could be her family / father…

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

Name: Eliza Coleman             Arrival Date: 7 Dec 1852       

     Est. Birth Year: abt 1846    Age: 6              Gender: Female 

George Coleman 31, Labourer; Eliza 28, Eliza 6; George 3; Hannah 2

Port of Departure: London, England  Destination: United States of America 

Place of Origin: England                     Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: English 

Ship Name: American Congress        Port of Arrival: New York 

Line: 13    Microfilm Serial: M237       Microfilm Roll: M237_122    List Number: 1613 

Port Arrival State: New York                          Port Arrival Country: United States 

1860 United States Federal Census

Name: George Coleman Age in 1860: 37 Birth Year: abt 1823     Birthplace: England

Home in 1860: Madison, Madison, New York

     Household Members: Name Age                   (from arrival record above)

            George Coleman           37                                 = 39

            Mary Coleman               30                                 = 36 or this may be 2^nd wife (Gadwith?)

            George Coleman           11                                 = 11

            Hannah Coleman             9                                = 10

            Elizabeth Coleman           7                                = 14 or this may not be Eliza

            John H Coleman             1

            Charles Gadwith              7

            William Gadwith               3

Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

Name: George Coleman        State Filed: New York             A  176^th NY Inf

Widow: Mary Heerd                Minor: John H. Coleman, et al

FROM MADISON CO. NY: COLEMAN, George  age 40    Madison   Co. A, 176th NYSV

            (NYSV = New York State Volunteers, indicates Infantry)      d. 7/18/63 at Thibodeaux, LA

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles

Name: George Coleman        Age at enlistment: 40  Enlistment Date: 11 May 1862

Rank at enlistment:     Private     Enlistment Place: Madison, NY     State Served: New York

Survived the War?: No         Service Record:

Enlisted in Company A, New York 176th Infantry Regiment on 20 Nov 1862.

Mustered out on 18 Jul 1863 at Thibodeaux, LA.

Birth Date: abt 1822                Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

American Civil War Soldiers

Name: George Coleman                    Enlistment Date: 5 Nov 1862

Enlistment Place: Madison, New York           Side Served: Union          State Served: New York

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 5 November 1862 at the age of 40.

Enlisted in Company A, 176th Infantry Regiment New York on 20 Nov 1862.

Died of disease Company A, 176th Infantry Regiment New York on 18 Jul 1863 at Thibodeaux, LA.

Contributors

Paul Forster, Marsha Hosfeld, Deb Sanger, Janet Schwarze & The Clark Co. History Buffs