NOBLE COUNTY OHIO - OBIT: THOMPSON, Joseph H. (d. 1886)
***************************************************************************
OHGENWEB NOTICE:  All distribution rights to this electronic data are
reserved by the submitter.  Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted
material will require the permission of the copyright owner.
***************************************************************************
File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by
CJ Patterson  
cjpatterson@usa.net
Oct. 22, 1997
***************************************************************************

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Caldwell Press
Thursday, 17 Jun 1886
 Obituary


Died--June 3d, 1886, Joseph H. Thompson in the 80th year
of his age. Mr. Thompson was born in Fallowfield
Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Feb 8, 1807.
He was married January 7, 1830 to Ann S. Hearthington
who survives her husband.  He engaged in teaching for a
time, but throughout his long and useful life, he was
deeply interested in the cause of education, employing
his means and exerting his influence in building up
schools and advancing the interests of teachers and
pupils.

At an early age he took a decided stand against the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as a
beverage.  He assisted in organizing the first
temperance society in Fallowfield Township, Washington
County, bringing from Pittsburg a lecturer for the
occasion.  He afterwards became a charter member of
lodge No 297 at Bentleysville, furnishing the timber for
building the hall.  He was all his life, a strict
temperance man and his influence was felt wherever he
resided.

Opposed to oppression, he espoused to abolition of
slavery at a time when that cause was very unpopular,
casting the only vote given in the township which he
resided for James G. Birney, Abolition candidate for the
Presidency in 1840, who received but 7059 votes.  But he
was a man who always followed his convictions, however
unpopular they might be.

He connected himself with the M.E. church while quite
young and lived the life of an upright Christian,
generously contributing his time and means to the cause
of religion, and furnishing an example of Christian
deportment worthy of emulation.

Having decided convictions on all the great questions of
the day, he was liberal toward those with whom he
differed, disarming their hostility and often converting
their reason and it may be truly said of him, he had no
enemies.

He came to Ohio in 1854 and located near Carlisle, where
he has since resided.

He was followed to the tomb by a large concourse of
mourning friends and relatives, all of whom felt they
were better for having known him.  The funeral exercises
were conducted by the Rev. Geo. M. Wilson, who preached
an eloquent sermon from the words of Paul, "I have
fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have
kept the faith henceforth, there is laid up for me, a
crown of righteousness."  With these appropriate words,
we shall take our leave. B.A. [Died 3 Jun 1886]