History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 878, Putman Township
Berintha Thompson, relict of A. C. Thompson, whom she married in
Sept. 1834, and who died Sept. 15, 1863. There were born to them 11
children, 8 of whom are living, - 3 boys and 5 girls. Mrs. T. was born
in Yates Co., N. Y., and is the daughter of Alien and Eagleton ______
_____. Mrs. T. has proven herself to be a woman possessing unusual
business capacities. For 16 years she has managed a large farm
consisting of 322 acres at present. She has purchased 320 acres of land
since she has been a widow. P. O. address, Canton.
