The thompson lines
Mary Julia Thompson married William Franklin Crafts on 14 Aug 1890 in Provo, Utah.
She was born on 30 Jul 1867 in Springville, Utah and died on 22 Nov 1939 in Mesa, Arizona. Her parents were Albert Harold Thompson and Charlotte Julia Avery. Mary Julia and William Franklin Crafts had six children together; John A, Charlotte, Howard Franklin, Mary Laverne, William Cornell, and Phoebe Luceil Craft.
Mary Julia Thompson was the daughter of Albert and Charlotte (Avery) Thompson of Springfield, Utah. William and Mary lived in Deseret, Utah in 1893, where he was engaged in farming.
She was born on 30 Jul 1867 in Springville, Utah and died on 22 Nov 1939 in Mesa, Arizona. Her parents were Albert Harold Thompson and Charlotte Julia Avery. Mary Julia and William Franklin Crafts had six children together; John A, Charlotte, Howard Franklin, Mary Laverne, William Cornell, and Phoebe Luceil Craft.
Mary Julia Thompson was the daughter of Albert and Charlotte (Avery) Thompson of Springfield, Utah. William and Mary lived in Deseret, Utah in 1893, where he was engaged in farming.
Albert Harold Thompson was born on 22 Aug 1834 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died on 12 Dec 1882 in Springville, Utah. He married Charlotte Julia Avery on 12 Jun 1869 in Springville, Utah and died on 20 Jan 1920 in Deseret, Utah. Albert and Charlotte Julia had nine children together; David, Albert Charles, Mary Julia, Thomas, Bert, Guy Brigham, John Cornell, Charlotta "Lottie" Amanda, and Zada Lavern. The parents of Albert Harold Thompson were David and Mary Julia Cornell.
This note was found on ancestry.com about Albert Harold Thompson:
"(Not sure who wrote what I am about to enter, but it is on Albert Harold Thompson. This was found in my fathers effects after he died, but it is not his handwriting or his fathers.)
Grandfather Albert HArold Thompson freigher from Salt lake to East also Fish Springs - Died of quick pnemonia Dec 12-1882 - ready to move Arizona when he died, good natured, average build, blue eyes and sandy complection. Farmer - milked 12 cows - Zada born sunrise 18 Sept 1881 - youngest child.
Great Grandmother - 3 April 44. Iowa, Alert drove Avery teams across the plaines. Family was ready to leave Utah at the time of Gf death. So moved to Snowflake, Ariz. Worked to support kids doing housework. GM Barney kept Zada. Then moved to Holbrook. Moved back to Springville.
Added by Wayne Thompson 12/20/08, Tucson, AZ"
This note was found on ancestry.com about Albert Harold Thompson:
"(Not sure who wrote what I am about to enter, but it is on Albert Harold Thompson. This was found in my fathers effects after he died, but it is not his handwriting or his fathers.)
Grandfather Albert HArold Thompson freigher from Salt lake to East also Fish Springs - Died of quick pnemonia Dec 12-1882 - ready to move Arizona when he died, good natured, average build, blue eyes and sandy complection. Farmer - milked 12 cows - Zada born sunrise 18 Sept 1881 - youngest child.
Great Grandmother - 3 April 44. Iowa, Alert drove Avery teams across the plaines. Family was ready to leave Utah at the time of Gf death. So moved to Snowflake, Ariz. Worked to support kids doing housework. GM Barney kept Zada. Then moved to Holbrook. Moved back to Springville.
Added by Wayne Thompson 12/20/08, Tucson, AZ"
Also found on ancestry.com is this biography of Charlotte Julia Avery:
Biography of Charlotte Julia Avery Written by Julia K. Black, Her Granddaughter of Springville, Utah.
In the year of 1843 at Lee County, Iowa on Dec 31, Charles Edward Avery and Mary Miranda Harrington were married by Esq. Banks. To this union were born 5 children, three daughters and two sons. The first child, Charlotte Julia, born 3 April 1845, was my Grandmother. Her girlhood days were spent in Iowa on a farm. Grandmother being the eldest, helped with all the chores. She said they planted forty acres of corn with a shovel. The winters were cold and snow would fall so deep that they could sleigh ride over the tops of fences.
Grandmother used to go to dances riding over the snow, dancing all night and arriving home at sunrise. In the year 1860 she was baptized a member of the Church of Latter day Saints. In the year 1862 her parents and Grandparents left Iowa for Utah. They came as an independent company known as the Arba Lambsons Company. They left in early spring of 1862 and arrived at Springville, Utah in late summer of the same year. Grandmother often talked about coming across the Plains. She said they had good teams and wagons and plenty of supplies so that they had few hardships in crossing. Grandmother was sixteen at this time. In the company also was a cousin Julia Harmer and an orphan Welch girl, whom my great Grandmother took in her home and cared for her. Grandmother always spoke of her as the “Little Welch Girl,” later she married Mr. Phillips and was daughter Myrtle Bird’s Grandmother.
Grandmother said the two of them, Julia Harmer, Welch girl, and herself walked most of the way just for the novelty and fun of it. She said they would walk just ahead of the teams and pick out camps for the night. The three girls were the life and fun of the company. One of their duties consisted of rounding up the horses in the morning. She said one time the horses were lost and the girls were frighten, but finally found the horses and returned to camp just as the men were ready to go looking for them. I have a glass pitcher that came over with them, belonging to my Great-Grandmother Harrington.
My Great-Grandfather Charles Avery needed an extra teamster to take one wagon. A young man, Albert Harold Thompson who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 22 Aug 1834 and about 26 years old was hired for the job. He was later my Grandfather. He was son of David Thompson and Mary Julia Cornell.
Grandmother said she never gave it a thought of someday being Mrs. Thompson, but the little Welch girl acted as Cupid, talking back and forth with Charlotte and Albert and that started the romance and caused a little excitement to break the monotony off the trip. Albert was eleven years older than Charlotte and she never thought of marriage, but after coming to Springville she and Albert were married at Springfield, Utah. Not knowing the exact date of their marriage, am taking the date 12 Jan 1869. On this day they were remarried and sealed in the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Grandfather and Grandmother lived in Springfield for several years, then moved to Grass Valley, Utah. They were farmers and milked twenty heard of cows. Eight children came to bless this union. On the farm the boys were a great help. Grandfather was also one of the first freighters to bring goods to Utah. Thompson Springs that is between Springville and Grand Junction, Colorado was named after Grandfather. He being the one that found the spring.
Grandfather decided to sell his farm and take his family and his large herd of cattle to Arizona. They were already to leave when he was stricken with pneumonia and died 12 Dec 1882 in Springville. This left Grandmother with eight little children and no home. She took her family and stock and moved to Arizona, they had a good wagon and team to move in.
She went to Taylor, Arizona which is about 5 miles north of Snowflake, Ariz. While I lived in Arizona I met some of the older residents that knew my Grandmother. She was known as Widow Thompson. Grandmother had to work very hard to get another start, but she was able to hold her family together until they were old enough to go for themselves. Her cattle and teams were turned over to the boys.
She later moved to Holbrook, which is 35 miles north of Taylor. She lived here for some time, still working hard. The youngest daughter Zada, was the only one left at home. In those days in Holbrook, the Mormons weren’t thought much of, but she always held her head high and was never ashamed to claim “I am a Mormon.” No matter what obstacles came in her path she never lost her faith in the Gospel and was known for her sunny jovial disposition.
She worked in a hotel while in Holbrook and one day a Mr. Little who was stopping at the Hotel, was talking about the Prophet Joseph Smith and bragging about the way he was killed. Grandmother stood it as long as she could then tore into him giving him a tongue lashing, making him very angry. He threatened to kill Grandmother. After work and she had gone home, two friends came in and told her Mr. Little was trying to borrow a gun and for her to keep her doors locked. After her friends left, she and Zada knelt down and prayed. After her prayers Grandmother wasn’t frightened anymore. These friends came back that evening and stayed until midnight. Mr. Little hadn’t showed up, so the young man went to town to see what had become of him but soon returned and said Mr. Little had taken a train out of town. It was some time before he returned to Holbrook and when he did he apologized to Grandmother.
Grandmother missed the snow in Arizona, she was used to lots of snow and cold winters. She missed the Mormon meetings. She spent her Sundays at home resting and reading the Church books. I can remember her having one of the first Book of Mormon, published with no chapters or versus. I would liked to have had that.
In spite of hard times she was always ready to help those that were in need. Holbrook was a railroad center and all outlying districts would come in for supplies and to shop. Grandmother’s door latch always hung on the outside for friends would come and put up for the night, some just for the day. No matter how tired she was, meals were prepared and beds were made. Grandmother said she enjoyed those visits for she could learn of the progress of the Church was making and it rested her both physically and mentally.
After a while Grandmother and Zada came back to Springville and stayed one winter with their Mother, Mary Harrington. My Mother and Step-father sent for them to come to Deseret, Millard County, Utah. That was when she came into my life, I was about three and a half years old. I lived with her a great deal of the time, going to school in Deseret, as my folks lived out of town.
There is one thing I’ll always remember while living with my Grandmother, when bed time came, Aunt Zada and I had to wash our faces, ears, necks and feet before going to bed. On rising we had to do it all over again before we could go to school. I would plead with her that the beds were clean and couldn’t see why we had to wash again. She always won out and had to be done.
Grandmother was very kind and good to me, and when not too tired was a jolly companion. I learned a great deal from her such as how to launder clothes, turning them in the rise water, as it was easier to iron. I found this to be true. She also taught me the right way to dry knives and forks. I always thought of my Grandmother as a real old lady and very hard worker.
It seemed to me as a child that she was away from home most of the time, helping where ever and whatever was needed. She made braided rugs for everyone, old mattresses into new ones. Aunt Zada was a great help to her and when she was older made it possible for Grandmother to take things a little easier. Then another hardship came into her life. Her next to the youngest daughter Lottie, came home for a visit. Aunt Lottie had two small daughters, Alice and Pearl. While visiting she gave birth to a son, a darling curly haired boy. When he was two months old, Aunt Lottie was ready to go home. While packing she turned to Grandmother and said, “I can’t manage and care for the three children on the train, I believe I shall leave Pearl with you and come back for her when baby is older.” Grandmother still being the true blue to help where there was need said, “Sure, I’ll be glad to keep her.” That night we took Aunt Lottie to Oasis and put her on the train and that was the last Aunt Lottie was ever seen or heard from to this day.
Again Grandmother took up the hard life to care for herself and the two year old baby as Aunt Zada had married and left to make a home on her own. Pearl lived with Grandmother until she married. She was married while she and Grandmother were visiting in Colorado with my Mother and Uncle Albert.
Grandmother stayed a few years with us. I was 14 at the time and enjoyed many things she told me which I have never forgotten. She went back to Deseret, Utah to her little home that she had bought and paid for along with Aunt Zada awhile. Grandmother died at Desert, 20 Jan 1920 and was buried there.
Biography of Charlotte Julia Avery Written by Julia K. Black, Her Granddaughter of Springville, Utah.
In the year of 1843 at Lee County, Iowa on Dec 31, Charles Edward Avery and Mary Miranda Harrington were married by Esq. Banks. To this union were born 5 children, three daughters and two sons. The first child, Charlotte Julia, born 3 April 1845, was my Grandmother. Her girlhood days were spent in Iowa on a farm. Grandmother being the eldest, helped with all the chores. She said they planted forty acres of corn with a shovel. The winters were cold and snow would fall so deep that they could sleigh ride over the tops of fences.
Grandmother used to go to dances riding over the snow, dancing all night and arriving home at sunrise. In the year 1860 she was baptized a member of the Church of Latter day Saints. In the year 1862 her parents and Grandparents left Iowa for Utah. They came as an independent company known as the Arba Lambsons Company. They left in early spring of 1862 and arrived at Springville, Utah in late summer of the same year. Grandmother often talked about coming across the Plains. She said they had good teams and wagons and plenty of supplies so that they had few hardships in crossing. Grandmother was sixteen at this time. In the company also was a cousin Julia Harmer and an orphan Welch girl, whom my great Grandmother took in her home and cared for her. Grandmother always spoke of her as the “Little Welch Girl,” later she married Mr. Phillips and was daughter Myrtle Bird’s Grandmother.
Grandmother said the two of them, Julia Harmer, Welch girl, and herself walked most of the way just for the novelty and fun of it. She said they would walk just ahead of the teams and pick out camps for the night. The three girls were the life and fun of the company. One of their duties consisted of rounding up the horses in the morning. She said one time the horses were lost and the girls were frighten, but finally found the horses and returned to camp just as the men were ready to go looking for them. I have a glass pitcher that came over with them, belonging to my Great-Grandmother Harrington.
My Great-Grandfather Charles Avery needed an extra teamster to take one wagon. A young man, Albert Harold Thompson who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 22 Aug 1834 and about 26 years old was hired for the job. He was later my Grandfather. He was son of David Thompson and Mary Julia Cornell.
Grandmother said she never gave it a thought of someday being Mrs. Thompson, but the little Welch girl acted as Cupid, talking back and forth with Charlotte and Albert and that started the romance and caused a little excitement to break the monotony off the trip. Albert was eleven years older than Charlotte and she never thought of marriage, but after coming to Springville she and Albert were married at Springfield, Utah. Not knowing the exact date of their marriage, am taking the date 12 Jan 1869. On this day they were remarried and sealed in the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Grandfather and Grandmother lived in Springfield for several years, then moved to Grass Valley, Utah. They were farmers and milked twenty heard of cows. Eight children came to bless this union. On the farm the boys were a great help. Grandfather was also one of the first freighters to bring goods to Utah. Thompson Springs that is between Springville and Grand Junction, Colorado was named after Grandfather. He being the one that found the spring.
Grandfather decided to sell his farm and take his family and his large herd of cattle to Arizona. They were already to leave when he was stricken with pneumonia and died 12 Dec 1882 in Springville. This left Grandmother with eight little children and no home. She took her family and stock and moved to Arizona, they had a good wagon and team to move in.
She went to Taylor, Arizona which is about 5 miles north of Snowflake, Ariz. While I lived in Arizona I met some of the older residents that knew my Grandmother. She was known as Widow Thompson. Grandmother had to work very hard to get another start, but she was able to hold her family together until they were old enough to go for themselves. Her cattle and teams were turned over to the boys.
She later moved to Holbrook, which is 35 miles north of Taylor. She lived here for some time, still working hard. The youngest daughter Zada, was the only one left at home. In those days in Holbrook, the Mormons weren’t thought much of, but she always held her head high and was never ashamed to claim “I am a Mormon.” No matter what obstacles came in her path she never lost her faith in the Gospel and was known for her sunny jovial disposition.
She worked in a hotel while in Holbrook and one day a Mr. Little who was stopping at the Hotel, was talking about the Prophet Joseph Smith and bragging about the way he was killed. Grandmother stood it as long as she could then tore into him giving him a tongue lashing, making him very angry. He threatened to kill Grandmother. After work and she had gone home, two friends came in and told her Mr. Little was trying to borrow a gun and for her to keep her doors locked. After her friends left, she and Zada knelt down and prayed. After her prayers Grandmother wasn’t frightened anymore. These friends came back that evening and stayed until midnight. Mr. Little hadn’t showed up, so the young man went to town to see what had become of him but soon returned and said Mr. Little had taken a train out of town. It was some time before he returned to Holbrook and when he did he apologized to Grandmother.
Grandmother missed the snow in Arizona, she was used to lots of snow and cold winters. She missed the Mormon meetings. She spent her Sundays at home resting and reading the Church books. I can remember her having one of the first Book of Mormon, published with no chapters or versus. I would liked to have had that.
In spite of hard times she was always ready to help those that were in need. Holbrook was a railroad center and all outlying districts would come in for supplies and to shop. Grandmother’s door latch always hung on the outside for friends would come and put up for the night, some just for the day. No matter how tired she was, meals were prepared and beds were made. Grandmother said she enjoyed those visits for she could learn of the progress of the Church was making and it rested her both physically and mentally.
After a while Grandmother and Zada came back to Springville and stayed one winter with their Mother, Mary Harrington. My Mother and Step-father sent for them to come to Deseret, Millard County, Utah. That was when she came into my life, I was about three and a half years old. I lived with her a great deal of the time, going to school in Deseret, as my folks lived out of town.
There is one thing I’ll always remember while living with my Grandmother, when bed time came, Aunt Zada and I had to wash our faces, ears, necks and feet before going to bed. On rising we had to do it all over again before we could go to school. I would plead with her that the beds were clean and couldn’t see why we had to wash again. She always won out and had to be done.
Grandmother was very kind and good to me, and when not too tired was a jolly companion. I learned a great deal from her such as how to launder clothes, turning them in the rise water, as it was easier to iron. I found this to be true. She also taught me the right way to dry knives and forks. I always thought of my Grandmother as a real old lady and very hard worker.
It seemed to me as a child that she was away from home most of the time, helping where ever and whatever was needed. She made braided rugs for everyone, old mattresses into new ones. Aunt Zada was a great help to her and when she was older made it possible for Grandmother to take things a little easier. Then another hardship came into her life. Her next to the youngest daughter Lottie, came home for a visit. Aunt Lottie had two small daughters, Alice and Pearl. While visiting she gave birth to a son, a darling curly haired boy. When he was two months old, Aunt Lottie was ready to go home. While packing she turned to Grandmother and said, “I can’t manage and care for the three children on the train, I believe I shall leave Pearl with you and come back for her when baby is older.” Grandmother still being the true blue to help where there was need said, “Sure, I’ll be glad to keep her.” That night we took Aunt Lottie to Oasis and put her on the train and that was the last Aunt Lottie was ever seen or heard from to this day.
Again Grandmother took up the hard life to care for herself and the two year old baby as Aunt Zada had married and left to make a home on her own. Pearl lived with Grandmother until she married. She was married while she and Grandmother were visiting in Colorado with my Mother and Uncle Albert.
Grandmother stayed a few years with us. I was 14 at the time and enjoyed many things she told me which I have never forgotten. She went back to Deseret, Utah to her little home that she had bought and paid for along with Aunt Zada awhile. Grandmother died at Desert, 20 Jan 1920 and was buried there.
David and Mary Julia (Cornell) Thompson were the parents of Albert Harold Thompson. David Thompson was born on 1813 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His death date and place is unknown as well as his burial place. He was married to Mary Julia Cornell. Their marriage information is unknown. They had one known child together named Albert Harold Thompson; However, records show that Mary Julia was married before to a man named Francis Whitmore on 30 May 1698 in Middletown, Connecticut. Mary and Francis Whitmore, if the records are correct, had thirteen children together; John, Edith, Francis, Mary, Margaret, Jacob, Nathaniel, Hannah, Daniel, Elizabeth, Abigail, Ebenezer, and Hesekiah. David's wife Mary Julia Cornell was born on 2 Nov 1679 in Middletown, Connecticut and died on 1725 in Middletown, Connecticut.
David Thompson is the farthest generation back, that research has produced, on the Thompson line.