R. R. Thompson
Among the notable families who have become identified with the interests and welfare of Holmes Clunty appears the name of Thompson, one of the oldest and best known families in the county, and one of the most prominent in all enterprising movements which are started for the benefit of the county. William Thompson, the father of R. R., was born in Union Cojnty, Penn., August 5, 1793, and, October 30, 1817, he married Matilda Heard. He was by trade a hatter, but after his marriage abandoned his trade and began to farm on rented land. In the spring of 1835 he came to Holmes County, but before moving his family he walted from Centre County, Penn., to Holmes County, and back again to Centre County. When he came to this county he was in limited circumstances, but at the time of his death he owned three farms of eighty acres each. His family consisted of eight children--five sons and three daughters--of whom two sons and one daughter are living. Mr. Thompson was a Democrat in his political views, but his sons affiliate with the Republican party. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1889