The Family of Rev. Joseph Franklin Thompson & Mary Elizabeth Watson,
shown with their children. Back Row: L to R: Wade Hampton, Rachel Irene,
& John Looney Thompson. Front Row: L to R: Nancy Elmyra, Joseph Franklin,
Willie Birdie & Mary Elizabeth (Watson) holding Mahulda Cordelia Thompson.
Picture dated ca. 1908, taken in Oklahoma
Courtesy of John Tom Woods & his wife Mary Katherine Johnson.
Rev. Joseph Franklin Thompson
b. 29 August 1867, Boma, Putnam Co., TN
d. 16 August 1934, Stonewall, Pontotoc Co., OK
Wife: Mary Elizabeth Watson
Father: Esquire Looney Thompson Jr.
Mother: Naomie/Naomi Avo Jared
Buried: Highland Cemetery, in Stonewall, Pontotoc County, OK
See Chapter 15
Married Oct 27, 1889
