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Source:
History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Genealogy Memoirs
- Illustrated -
Vol. II & III
The Lewis Publishing Company
CHICAGO - NEW YORK
1906

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ROBERT J. THOMPSON, a police officer of Greensburg, is the son of Isaac and Margaret (Irvin) Thompson, and was born at Morris Hill, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, Mar. 10, 1862.  He is descended from grandparents came from Ireland.  Mr. Thompson left the common schools at the age of sixteen and followed farming four years.  He then did mill work three years, and later went into the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as a brakeman, holding that position five years.  After mining coal for several years he was appointed, in 1902, on the police force of Greensburg, a place he now fills.      April 10, 1887, Mr. Thompson married Lizzie M. Eisaman, daughter of Reuben and Julia (Fox) Eisaman born Oct. 28,1870.  They have five children: Theresa L., born Nov. 21, 1888; Myrtle A., Dec. 11, 1890; James R., Mar. 20, 1892; Luella, Oct. 30, 1895, and Freeda M., Dec. 2, 1900.  Source: History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania - Genealogical Memoirs - Vol. III - Publ. New York - Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - Page 614

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