John Lee Thompson

1855 - 1941  (86 years)

• Name	John Lee Thompson
  Birth	01 Feb 1855	Madison Co, TN   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	District 2, Madison Co, TN   [2]
  	age 5
  Census	1870	Madison Co, TN   [3]
  	age 14
  Census	1880	Boyetts Store, Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN   [4]
  	age 24, single, son
  Occupation	1880	Boyetts Store, Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN   [4]
  	School Teacher
  Census	1891	Gibson Co, TN   [5]
  	age 38
  Census	1900	Gibson Co, TN   [6]
  	age 45,wife Lelia V-age 37, dau Annie L-age 16
  Census	1910	Gibson Co, TN   [7]
  	age 55,widowed, dau Annie L-age 26
  Census	1930	District 11, Obion Co, TN   [8]
  	age 75,widowed, dau Annie Taylor-age 46, divorced, gson Gordon Taylor-age 13
  Census	1940	Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN   [9]
  	age 85,widowed, dau Annie L Taylor-age 54, gson Gordon Taylor-age 23
  Death	30 Mar 1941	Obion Co, TN   [10, 11, 12]
  Findagrave.com	04 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Burial	Gibson Co, TN   [1, 13]
  	Bethpage Cemetery
  Person ID	I520	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	James B Thompson,   b. 06 Nov 1819, KY d. 15 Sep 1891, Gibson Co, TN (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Jane Barnett,   b. 12 Jan 1826, Kenton, Obion Co, TN d. 16 Apr 1911, Kenton, Obion Co, TN (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	04 May 1842	Madison Co, TN   [12, 14]
  Notes	------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDQN-33F Sarah Jane Barnett, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950" Name: James B. Thompson **** Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Sarah Jane Barnett **** ?? or Barrett ?? Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 02 May 1842 **** Event Place: Madison,Tennessee **** Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51948-1 System Origin: Tennessee-ODM GS Film number: 390180 Reference ID: ----------------------------------------------------------------
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  Family ID	F152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary E Pollock-xx,   b. 14 Dec 1851   d. 23 Apr 1884 (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	Bef Nov 1883
  Notes	Children: dau Annie Lee Thompson 11/1883 - 1/13/1972 - see findagrave.com page later - married Rev. ??? Taylor - prev. married to ??? son Gordon McConnell Taylor 4/23/1917 OK - 9/10/1992 Obion Co, TN - see findagrave.com page later - on 7/10/1942 in Obion Co, TN married Imogene Ruth Collins 1917 - 2007
  Family ID	F1746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Lelia V Floyd-xx,   b. 21 Dec 1862, TN d. 18 Aug 1903 (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	22 Oct 1892	Gibson Co, TN   [14, 15]
  Family ID	F1747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 01 Feb 1855 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 5 - 1860 - District 2, Madison Co, TN Census - age 14 - 1870 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 24, single, son - 1880 - Boyetts Store, Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN Occupation - School Teacher - 1880 - Boyetts Store, Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN Census - age 38 - 1891 - Gibson Co, TN Marriage - 22 Oct 1892 - Gibson Co, TN Census - age 45,wife Lelia V-age 37, dau Annie L-age 16 - 1900 - Gibson Co, TN Census - age 55,widowed, dau Annie L-age 26 - 1910 - Gibson Co, TN Census - age 75,widowed, dau Annie Taylor-age 46, divorced, gson Gordon Taylor-age 13 - 1930 - District 11, Obion Co, TN Census - age 85,widowed, dau Annie L Taylor-age 54, gson Gordon Taylor-age 23 - 1940 - Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN Death - 30 Mar 1941 - Obion Co, TN Burial - - Gibson Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  		Thompson-Lelia-V-(Barger) --(John-Lee-Thompson)-TS

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - death certificate shows widowed but lists spouse name as Lillie Barker?? - did he remarry? - & she died before him? - on 1/4/1888 in Weakley Co, TN a Lillie Floyd married a T J Barger -- could this be her? - findagrave.com has a T J Barger 8/26/1861 - 5/9/1889 in Weakley Co, TN -- could this be him? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSQH-GY2 Name: John Lee Thompson Event Type: Death Event Date: 30 Mar 1941 **** Event Place: Obion, Tennessee **** Gender: Male Marital Status: Widowed **** Race: White Age: 86 **** Birth Year (Estimated): Birth Date: 01 Feb 1855 **** Birthplace: Tenn. Spouse's Name: Lillie Barker ???? - not Floyd? Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Retired School Teacher Address: Residence Place: Kenton, Obion, Tenn. Cemetery: Bethpage Burial Place: Kenton Burial Date: 31 Mar 1941 Informant's Name: ** Annie Lee Taylor -- see digital image (daughter) Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 004184463 Image Number: 02090 GS Film number: 1876898 Reference ID: cn 9364 Citing this Record: "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSQH-GY2 : accessed 18 May 2015), John Lee Thompson, 30 Mar 1941; citing Bethpage Cemetery, Obion, Tennessee, cn 9364, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,898. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/4/2023 John Lee Thompson Birth: 1 Feb 1855 Tennessee, USA Death: 30 Apr 1941 (aged 86) Tennessee, USA Burial: Bethpage Baptist Church CemeteryGibson County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 109833541 Family Members Parents James B. Thompson 1819-1891 Sarah Jane Barnett Thompson 1826-1911 Spouse Lelia V Littleton Thompson 1862-1903 ?? - Littleton? Siblings William A. Thompson 1845-1912 George Gaston Thompson 1847-1914 Sarah Jane Thompson Graves 1850-1925 James Michael Thompson 1852-1920 Susan Thompson 1857-1862 Henry A. Thompson 1859-1862 Albert T. Thompson 1862-1929 Francis Marion Thompson 1865-1947 Created by: william poma (47077501) Added: 2 May 2013 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109833541/john-lee-thompson Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109833541/john-lee-thompson: accessed 04 July 2023), memorial page for John Lee Thompson (1 Feb 1855-30 Apr 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 109833541, citing Bethpage Baptist Church Cemetery, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by william poma (contributor 47077501). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/4/2023 J L Thompson Birth: 1855 Death: 1941 Tennessee, USA Family links: Spouse: L V Littleton (1862 - 1903)* ?? not Floyd? or Barker? or Barger? *Calculated relationship Burial: Bethpage Cemetery Gibson County Tennessee, USA Created by: william poma Record added: May 02, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 109833541 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com L V Littleton ???? Littleton? - not Barker? not Floyd? --- not Thompson? Birth: Dec. 21, 1862 Death: Aug. 18, 1903 Tennessee, USA Family links: Spouse: J L Thompson (1855 - 1941) **** Burial: Bethpage Cemetery Gibson County Tennessee, USA Created by: william poma Record added: May 02, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 109833588 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Annie Lee Taylor Birth: 1884 Tennessee, USA Death: Jan. 13, 1972 Tennessee, USA Family links: Children: Gordon McConnell Taylor (1917 - 1992)* ***** *Calculated relationship Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery Mason Hall Obion County Tennessee, USA Created by: Don Record added: Apr 03, 2017 Find A Grave Memorial# 178054877 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Gordon McConnell Taylor Birth: Apr. 23, 1917 Oklahoma, USA Death: Sep. 10, 1992 Kenton Obion County Tennessee, USA Family links: Parents: Annie Lee Taylor (1884 - 1972) Spouse: Imogene Collins Taylor (1917 - 2007) Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery Mason Hall Obion County Tennessee, USA Created by: Don Record added: Apr 03, 2017 Find A Grave Memorial# 178054784 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S57] TN,Gibson Co, 1891 Census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S58] TN,Gibson Co,Cemeteries, Bethpage Cemetery. THOMPSON, J.L. - 1855 - 1941 (father) THOMPSON, L.V. - 12-21-1862 - 8-18-1903 (wife of J.L. Thompson) [S22] Death Certificate. [S48] See Notes. [S58] TN,Gibson Co,Cemeteries, Bethpage Cemetery. THOMPSON, J.L. - 1855 - 1941 (father) THOMPSON, L.V. - 12-21-1862 - 8-18-1903 (wife of J.L. Thompson) [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S41] Marriage License.