John D. Thompson

As printed in 1914

JOHN D. THOMPSON.

John D. Thompson has been engaged in business in Lamont for many years and is now the owner of a general store. Also for a time he served as postmaster of the town. He was born in Kane county, Illinois, May 19, 1860, and received his education in the country schools near Lamont, his parents removing to this county while he was still a child. He remained at home until he was twenty-eight years of age and then for four years operated a farm of two hundred and forty acres on section 36, Madison township. At the end of that time he removed to Lamont and purchased a half interest in a furniture and undertaking business. He was appointed postmaster of the town under Cleveland's administration and held that office for four years or from 1892 to 1896. He still retained his interest in the furniture and undertaking establishment while serving as postmaster and in the meantime became connected with the coal, feed, grain and stock business. He eventually sold his interests in all of these undertakings save the stock business, which he has continued to engage in to some extent ever since. In 1900 he invested in a meat market, which he conducted until 1912, and still owns the building and fixtures. While he was engaged in the butcher business he was elected secretary of the Cooperative Creamery, which is located in Lamont, and held that responsible position Tor seven years. For the last three years he has been again engaged in mercantile business, conducting a general store in Lamont. He knows what lines of goods are demanded by his customers and spares neither time nor pains in securing a stock that best supplies the local demands. His business methods are above reproach and his patronage is growing steadily.

Mr. Thompson was married January 1, 1891, to Miss Sadie Colomey, a daughter of Levi and Mary (Hutchinson) Colomey. The father was born in Farmington, New Hampshire, February 26, 1832, and in 1867 came to Delaware county, Iowa, and settled upon a farm. However, he continued to follow his trade, which was that of a shoemaker, and resided in Delaware county until 1889, when he came to Buchanan county. His fe was born at Litchfield, Kennebec county, Elaine, February 12, 1834, and lived there until sixteen years of age, when she accompanied her parents to Massachusetts, her marriage occurring in Natick, that state. They had five children. Herbert Erwin, who resides in Kansas, has been twice married. Childs B. died when sixteen years of age. Anna May died when a child of three years. Sadie is now Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. Etta M. Sherwin is residing in Kansas and is the mother of five children. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are the parents of two children. George Levi, whose birth occurred November 1, 1891. is now taking the animal husbandry course in the Ames Agricultural College. Mary Cynthia, born August 27, 1893, completed one term of study at the Iowa State College for Teachers at Cedar Falls after completing the course offered by the high school at Lament.

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As printed in History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and its people (1914). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.