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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Genealogy Memoirs
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Illustrated -
Vol. II
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,
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