Augustus Stillman Thompson

Augustus Stillman Thompson was born at Montville, Penobscot Co., Me., April 8, 1839. His father, Benjamin M. Thompson, served with the Maine militia during the frontier troubles. His mother was Miss Ann McLaughlin, of old Irish Revolutionary stock in that State. The family came from Freedom, Me., in 1856, to Stark county. Bradford F., referred to fully in the history of Toulon; Augustus S., Charles R., a grain merchant, and George H., on the home farm, accompanied their father. The second son, Augustus, was engaged in farming here until 1862, when he enlisted in Company B, One-hundred-and-Twelfth Infantry. He served in all the battles of this command until its muster out. (Vide Mil. ch) After the war he resumed farming, and continued thereat until 1871, when he established his present business. In 1859 he married Miss Sarah, daughter of Alex. Fowler, of this township. Their children are: Ralph, a student of the Polytechnic school of Terre Haute, Ind.; Cora and Albert, attending the Bradford schools; Isadora, the first-born, died in 1862, and rests in the cemetery here. A reference to the history of the Baptist church, township and village official history and sketches of the Masonic, Odd Fellow and G. A. R. associations, will more clearly point out the relations of this family to the county than anything which might be written here.