Henry Benson Thompson

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Shelia Wiseman

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03/03/2020

Henry Benson Thompson

This is a GLASS photo (or Ambrotype) of my 4th Great-Grandfather, Henry Benson Thompson. This photo was in an album owned by my Great-Grandmother, Mary Elizabeth (Gleaton) Glover Johnson. Her parents were Daniel Forest Gleaton and Rossie Ida (Thompson) Gleaton. Rossie was the daughter of Henry Benson Thompson.

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Henry Benson Thompson Nov 20, 1849 - May 7, 1902 Alabama, United States

Henry Benson Thompson was born on November 20, 1849 at Alabama in Alabama United States, and died at age 52 years old on May 7, 1902. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Henry Benson Thompson.

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