Robert Knox Thompson
1882 - 1939 (56 years)1. Robert Knox Thompson was born on 13 Nov 1882 in Oakdale, Washington County, Illinois; died on 21 Oct 1939 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Occupation: farmer
- Census: 1920, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
- Census: 1925, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa
- Census: 1930, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa
Notes:
Knox Thompson, 57, Morning Sun Taken By Death
Special to The Democrat
Morning Sun, Ia., Oct. 23. – Knox Thompson, 57, who had farmed in the Sharon community 35 years prior to his removal here three years ago, died in his home after a brief illness Saturday afternoon. He was born Nov. 13, 1882, near Oakdale, Ill., the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson. He began farming in the Sharon vicinity in 1904 and Dec. 13, 1910, married Miss Blanche Baird. They continued in that community until 1936, when the home was established here. His widow; two sons, Wilmer and Kenneth, at home; and two brothers: Waldo, Newcomerstown, Ohio, and Willard, Oakdale, Ill, survive.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the local Reformed Presbyterian church of which he was a lifelong member. Burial will be in the Sharon cemetery.
Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa. Monday, 23 October 1939.
Name:
son of James Thompson and Flora
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19859379/r_-knox-thompsonRobert married Blanche Verona Baird on 13 Dec 1910 in Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa. Blanche (daughter of James Wallace Baird and Mary Ann Walkinshaw) was born on 15 Aug 1890 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 25 Feb 1983; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. James Wilmer Thompson
was born on 13 Sep 1913 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 5 Jan 1995 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. - 3. Robert Kenneth Thompson was born on 22 Sep 1917 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 30 Sep 2003 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
Generation: 2
2. James Wilmer Thompson (1.Robert1) was born on 13 Sep 1913 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 5 Jan 1995 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21649404/james-wilmer-thompsonFamily/Spouse: Leatha Mae Drinkall. Leatha was born on 7 Oct 1909 in Wyman, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 24 Aug 1994; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. 
Robert Kenneth Thompson (1.Robert1) was born on 22 Sep 1917 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 30 Sep 2003 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21649160/robert-kenneth_ken_-thompson
Mehaffy Section S, Lot 088Robert married Evelyn Grace McKeown on 1 Jan 1941 in Northfield, Des Moines County, Iowa. Evelyn (daughter of Chester Alan McKeown and Minnie Clara Wunnenberg) was born on 1 Dec 1920 in Newport Township, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 23 Feb 2014 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Alan Thompson was born on 7 Aug 1943 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 3 Dec 2012 in Wynne, Cross County, Arkansa; was buried in Cogbill Cemetery, Wynne, Cross County, Arkansas.
- 4. Alan Thompson
Generation: 3
4. 
Alan Thompson (3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on 7 Aug 1943 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 3 Dec 2012 in Wynne, Cross County, Arkansa; was buried in Cogbill Cemetery, Wynne, Cross County, Arkansas. Notes:
Obituary from Find a Grave and Kim Thompson.
Mr. Alan Robert Thompson, 69, of Wynne, Arkansas, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012, in Wynne.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Lou Thompson and father, Kenneth Robert Thompson.
Mr. Thompson was born, August 7, 1943, in Burlington, Iowa. He moved to the Wynne area in 1978.
He was a member of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Forrest City, Arkansas. He was a Senior Manager of Sales for Sanyo.
Survivors are his son, Dale Robert Thompson of Fayetteville, Arkansas; daughter, Mary Ellen Thompson of Little Rock, Arkansas; mother, Evelyn Thompson of Burlington, Iowa; brother, Lee Chester Thompson of Burlington, Iowa; grand-children, Michael, Jacob, and Abigail Thompson.
Visitation will be Thursday, 6 to 8 PM at Kernodle Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Friday, December 7, 2012 at 2 PM Kernodle Funeral Home Chapel in Wynne. Burial will be in Cogbill Cemetery.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8695754/alan-robert-thompsonFamily/Spouse: Sharon Lou Troxel. Sharon was born on 28 Dec 1947 in Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa; died on 25 Sep 2000; was buried in Cogbill Cemetery, Wynne, Cross County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]