Smallwood Thompson
Smallwood Thompson was born in Loudon County, Va., in 1791. He emigrated from there to Muskingum County, O., but the time of his removal is not known. Here he married Margaret Kevitt. In the year 1829 he moved, with his wife and six children, to Perry Township, Shelby County, and settled on the east half of the N. E. quarter of section 19, land he had bought of Beeden. His land at the time of his settlement was entirely in the woods. The first school in the north part of the township was held in an old log house on his land, and was taught by John Hathaway. Mr. Thompson lived on this farm until the day of his death, which was in 1875. His remains are now resting on the same farm, in a family burying-ground. His widow still survives him, and has her home with her son, Thomas W., who is on the old homestead. Thomas W. was born in 1840. In 1865 he married Miss Lovina B. Miller, a daughter of Isaac Miller. They have had born to them seven children—Elizabeth E., Emery S., William 1E, Albert O., Maggie, Clarence E., and Vernon.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883