John T. Thompson

As printed in 1916

JOHN T. THOMPSON.

Born on October 25, 1872, in St. Olaf township. Otter Tail county. Minnesota. John T. Thompson, who is a farmer and business man of Dalton. Minnesota, is the son of Isaak and Ingeborganna Thompson, both of whom were natives of Norway. Mr. Thompson's father was born in Stod, Norway. January 18. 1822, and was a laborer in his native land. In 1857 he came to America and made his home in Iowa, for ten years. Mr. Thompson's mother was born in Stod, Norway, Octoher 18, 1833. She came to America in 1865 and they were married at Decorah, Iowa, in 1866. In 1867 they moved to St. Olaf township where the father homesteaded one hundred and seventy acres of land where he lived the remainder of his active life on the farm. They spent their last years at Dalton, Minnesota.

Mr. and Mrs. Isaak Thompson were the parents of three children. One boy who died an infant. Annie was born on November 18, 1868. On November 18. 1891, she was married to Fred Anderson. They are farming at Aurora, Oregon. The third child was John T., the subject of this sketch. They were members of the Lutheran church. Isaak Thompson died on February 17, 1915, and Mrs. Thompson died on January 17, 1914.

John T. Thompson was educated in the common schools of Si. Olai township, Otter Tail county and. when a young man. began life on his father's farm on his own responsibility. When he was twenty-one years old he was presented with the home farm by his father and has owned it ever since. In 1900 he engaged in the clothing business at Dalton, Minnesota. He retired from the clothing business in 1915. He is now interested in the Northern Oil Company. Mr. Thompson is a stockholder and director of the First State Bank of Dalton and is otherwise prominent in commercial circles in this section of Otter Tail county.

On May 25, 1913, John T. Thompson was married to Dagny Vinje, and to them has been born one child, Margaret Irene.

Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are members of the Norwegian Lutheran church. Mr. Thompson is independent in politics. He is an intelligent and prosperous business man and is popular, not only in his home community, but throughout this and adjoining counties, where he is so well known.

As printed in History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota : its people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families (1916). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.