THOMPSON, John Edward (who is the 4th generation of the line in Ireland who bears this name) b.Oct 1811 in Fermanaugh, Ireland- STUART. June Ellen b. 1818 in Ireland
The family is supposed to have arrived in Boston bef 1860.
The children are Ellen b. 13 Oct 1847 in Ireland, Margaret, John
Edward, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, William James b. Massachusetts, 1860,
Robert A. From Mass they went to LaSalle, Illinois where the name
John Edward continues down each generation.