Thompson, Albert W.
Albert W. Thompson, son of John A. and Margaret (Trueblood) Thompson, was born on May 14, 1869, in Washington township, some three miles east of Salem. John A. Thompson was born near Canton and was the son of Levi J. and Patsy (Arbuckle) Thompson, the former of whom was a native of this county, his parents being among the early settlers, having come from North Carolina as pioneers of this section. Margaret (Trueblood) Thompson was born near Salem, being the daughter of William Penn and Anna (White) Trueblood, who came from North Carolina after their marriage and settled in the Quaker neighborhood northeast of Salem. The family have been farmers for generations.