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Thompson Mead

1820–c.1880

Also recorded as Tomson Mead, Tomps Mead.

Biography

Thompson Mead is identified as the son of Israel Thompson Mead and Elizabeth Newman. The family accounts give his birth as October 30, 1820, in Ulysses Township, New York, and also use the spellings Tomson and the nickname Tomps.

The Clark genealogy describes him as a cabinetmaker and farmer. He married Leafy Francis Clark in Michigan in 1846. The accounts place his later life near Little Sioux, Iowa, and give his death only approximately, around 1880.

Family connections

Parents

  • Israel Thompson Mead

    1784–1832

    Reported in the family source

    The family compilation explicitly names this parent-child connection. It remains a compiled family account; original vital records have not been checked for this link.

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  • Elizabeth Newman Mead

    1787–1872

    Reported in the family source

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Marriages and partners

Siblings

Children

These are the relationships currently documented in this archive, not necessarily a complete list of relatives. Provisional connections remain clearly marked.

What still needs checking

About 1880 is an estimate in the family account, not a verified death date.

Sources for this page

  1. The Clarks · PDF page 6 · printed 8 Read cited record Family account Historical excerpt checked against the cited scan; a family compilation rather than an independently verified vital record.
  2. The Meads · PDF page 13 · printed 16–17 Family account Historical excerpt checked against the cited scan; a family compilation rather than an independently verified vital record.
  3. The Meads · PDF page 19 · printed 26 Family account Historical excerpt checked against the cited scan; a family compilation rather than an independently verified vital record.

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