Coffin plate · primary-source record
William Thompson
abt 1822 – 1874
Transcribed from the original coffin plate
Editorially verified
At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
1874
Date of birth
abt 1822
Age at death
52 or 53 (only birth and death years are recorded, not exact dates)
Plate found in
The coffin plate
Researcher's notes
This coffin plate for William Thompson was found in Ohio USA. Submitted by Thomas Roberts.
1870 United States Federal Census
I went and had a hunt for William Thompson 1822 ~ 1874 in the 1870 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below. There are many thousands of genealogy entries for the Thompson surname. All entries below are birth year abt 1822.
| Name | Location (City, County, State) | Birthplace | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Thompson | Cypress Ridge, Monroe, AR | Tennessee | |
| Wm B Thompson | Wallingford, New Haven, CT | Connecticut | |
| William Thompson | New Castle Hundred, New Castle, DE | England | |
| William Thompson | Condit, Champaign, IL | Pennsylvania | |
| Wm Thompson | Garrett, Douglas, IL | Indiana | |
| William Thompson | Ustick, Whiteside, IL | Scotland | |
| Wm S Thompson | Millgrove, Steuben, IN | Vermont | |
| Wm Thompson | Eldorado, Benton, IA | Ohio | |
| Wm Thompson | Mound, Miami, KS | Ireland | |
| William Thompson | Panther, Graves, KY | North Carolina | |
| Wm R Thompson | Crossing of Kinniconick, Lewis, KY | Kentucky | |
| Wm Thompson | Doaks Precinct, Shelby, KY | Kentucky | |
| Wm Thompson | North, Washington, KY | Kentucky | |
| Wm Thompson | New Orleans Ward 9, Orleans, LA | Norway | |
| William Thompson | Gray, Cumberland, ME | Maine | |
| Wm Thompson | Baltimore Ward 19, Baltimore (Independent City), MD | Maryland | |
| William E Thompson | Baltimore Ward 7, Baltimore (Independent City), MD | Maryland | |
| Wm Thompson | District 3, Harford, MD | Maryland | |
| Wm C Thompson | Hyde Park, Norfolk, MA | Ireland | |
| Wm J Thompson | Tyrone, Livingston, MI | New York | |
| William Thompson | Meriden, Steele, MN | Connecticut | |
| Wm A Thompson | Clay, Atchison, MO | Ireland | |
| William Thompson | North Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ | New Jersey | |
| Wm P Thompson | Elizabeth Ward 5, Union, NJ | New Jersey | |
| William Thompson | Pomfret, Chautauqua, NY | England | |
| William Thompson | Aurora, Erie, NY | Ireland | |
| Wm Thompson | New York Ward 18 District 12 (2nd Enum), New York, NY | Ireland | Male |
| William Thompson | New York Ward 18 District 21, New York, NY | Ireland | |
| William Thompson | Northfield, Richmond, NY | Ireland | |
| William Thompson | Smithtown, Suffolk, NY | England | |
| William Thompson | Township 4, Polk, NC | South Carolina | |
| William J Thompson | Ohio, Gallia, OH | West Virginia | |
| William Thompson | Big Lick, Hancock, OH | Ohio | |
| William Thompson | Bedford, Bedford, PA | Pennsylvania | |
| Wm Thompson | Harris, Centre, PA | Pennsylvania | |
| Wm Thompson | Philadelphia Ward 24 Dist 79 (2nd Enum), Philadelphia, PA | Male | |
| Wm Thompson | Philadelphia Ward 24 District 78, Philadelphia, PA | Pennsylvania | |
| Wm H Thompson | Philadelphia Ward 24 District 79, Philadelphia, PA | Pennsylvania | |
| William Thompson | District 7, Hardeman, TN | Tennessee | |
| William M Thompson | Catalpa, Culpeper, VA | Virginia | |
| William Thompson | South Hill, Mecklenburg, VA | Virginia | Black Male |
| William Thompson | Sun Prairie, Dane, WI | Ireland |
Sources consulted
- 1870 United States Federal Census
Record submitted by
Thomas Roberts — to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Source & citation
- Source type
- Original photograph
- Provenance
- Submitted by Thomas Roberts to the Ancestors at Rest archive
- Transcribed by
- Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
- Last verified
- 2026-05-12
- Permalink
- /records/coffin-plates/thompson-william-1874/
- Image vs transcription
- Image only — plate carries no readable inscription
Citation: "Coffin plate of William Thompson (abt 1822 – 1874)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/thompson-william-1874/ : accessed [your access date]).
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