William G. Thompson

1806 - 1876  (70 years)

• Name	William G. Thompson
  Born	26 Jun 1806	Langloan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Christened	6 Jul 1806	Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Dec 1876	Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
  Person ID	I480	Staples-Record
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	David Thompson,   b. 14 Nov 1784, Longlore, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
  Mother	Jean Wotherspoon,   b. 26 Oct 1776, Wanflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Married	8 Aug 1801	Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth MacAulay,   b. 1805, Argyllshire, Scotland, United Kingdom ,   d. 7 Oct 1845, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States  (Age 40 years)
  Married	8 Mar 1831	Sunderland, Cumbria, United Kingdom
  Children	1. David W. Thompson,   b. 26 Dec 1831, Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland ,   d. 20 Mar 1865, Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States  (Age 33 years) + 2. Daniel Thompson,   b. 25 Dec 1834, Markham, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jul 1912, Scipio, Millard, Utah, United States  (Age 77 years)   3. William Thompson,   b. 12 Jan 1836, Markham, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Oct 1913, Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States  (Age 77 years)   4. Maria Thompson,   b. 16 Aug 1838, Caldwell, Missouri, United States ,   d. 16 Oct 1911, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States  (Age 73 years)   5. Orvil Browning Thompson,   b. 8 May 1842, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States ,   d. 24 Aug 1888, Scipio, Millard, Utah, United States  (Age 46 years)   6. Eliza Jane Thompson,   b. 8 Feb 1845, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States ,   d. 8 Jul 1845, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Jun 1806 - Langloan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Christened - 6 Jul 1806 - Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland Died - 5 Dec 1876 - Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  William G. Thompson Portrait

  
  

• Notes

  History of William G. Thompson Contributed By Gracie Rose Platt · 14 June 2013 William G. Thompson; a pioneer of 1851; was born 1806 at Longloan, near Coatbridge, Scotland. He was the oldest son of David Thompson and Jean Wetherspoon. There was a family of twelve; six boys and six girls. He married Elizabeth McCauley of Portnahaven, Islay, Scotland, in 1831. Immigrated to America in 1833, locating in Canada with one son; here two more sons were born. Here also he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The family traveled west to be with the Church and joined the Saints in Missouri at the time of the persecutions and drivings. Here my mother was born, August l6, 1838. We next find them living in Quincy, Illinois, where two more children, a boy and girl, were born; and the baby and wife and mother died in July and October of 1845. In letters written to his parents in Scotland, while living in Quincy, Illinois, he tells of his troubles and how thankful for the gospel and urges them to go listen to the Elders laboring in Scotland, he also tells of his work, which was raising garden truck, milking cows etc., and compared prices. He says, "David cares for cows and chores, Daniel keeping house and caring for the younger children, and William helping at a doctor's house." Also tells of the killing of the Prophets and the burning of homes, etc. Be was very anxious to get a letter back by spring as they would go west with the Saints to find a place where they could be in peace. From Quincy he would go to Nauvoo to meetings and conferences. The next stop was at Garden Grove; crossing the plains in the Company of Hector Haight. They arrived in Salt Lake in the fall of 1851, stopping a short time in Salt Lake City, then coming to Bountiful, then known as Sessions Settlement. So William G, Thompson, and family of four sons and one daughter were true pioneers. David W. Thompson was called to protect people in Sanpete from Indians. He married and located in Ephriam, Utah. Daniel Thompson and Orvil Thompson were early settlers of Fillmore and Scipio, Utah. William Thompson settled in Richmond, Utah, and Maria married and after two years in Nevada came back and lived with her father and cared for him. There were other William Thompsons in the community when he took out his citizenship papers on June l, 1868, so he added the initial "G" to his name. He was licensed to preach the Gospel, December 25, 1844, signed by Enos Curtis, presiding Elder. He also had a membership and attended the School of Prophets, which was held in Salt Lake City. He died on December 5, 1876 on the farm and home that he located on in 1851. Several years ago I visited an aged lady friend of his. She said, "Brother Thompson used to visit us, and what a lovely hymn singer he was in his sleep." (By Elizabeth "Lizzie" HATCH [1871-1956]. In an email dated 10 June 2003, Lisa TALBERT identifies Lizzie HATCH as a daughter of Martha Marie THOMPSON HATCH, a daughter of William G. THOMPSON who was born in Caldwell, Missouri on 16 Aug 1836. Lisa noticed that the author states her mother was a child of William G. and was born in Missouri on 16 Aug 1836 and that Martha Marie THOMPSON's children would be surnamed HATCH because she married Orin HATCH.)