The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-21
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OBITUARY

After an illness of more than
years duration, there passed away
from our midst by death, one of the
oldest pioneer residents of Marshall
county, in the person of Alexander
c. Thompson" Alex. Thompson"
-as he was Familiarity known. He
died at the family rooms in the
Disher building. at AS Wednesday,
morning. Dec. 20, 1911.
His parents were Lewis Thompson
and his wife Phebe Dickson-Thomp-
son. He was born Nov. Is, 1892,
not far from ~connersville, in Fayette
county. Indiana, and with his parents
and a large caravan of relatives and
neighbors. removed to Marshall
county. arriving in Union township.
or the northeast region of Lake
Maxinkuckee, where log cabins had
been prepared for them, and in
which they took up their home July
&c, 1886, just six days after the
county had been legally organized
that important historical event hav-
ing occurred July 20, 1886, when he
was but three and half years old
About the period of time Mr..
Thompson was born, religious ex-
element was sweeping over that part
of the country, Of which the distin-
euished Alexander Campbell was
recognized as the moving spirit. The
principal features of the new belief
were the non-immortality of the
soul and the literal resurrection of
the body. coupled with immersion as
the only mode of baptism. Mr..
Thompson father and mother were
firm believers in the new faith. and
in token of their appreciation of
the great work the Evangelist had
done. they named their new born son
in his memory-Alexander Campbell
Thompson.
Coming to a new country when a
mere child, before the erection of
churches and school houses. before
the removal of the Indians. it never
happened that he took any part in
the pronunciation of the new form OF
religion. nor of any other. He OBJ
tanned a limited common school edu-
cation. such only as was furnished
in the log school houses of those
early days.
He early took a prominent part in
public affairs. in politics aligning
himself with the Democratic party,
in which he actively continued dur
ing his life. He was elected auditor
of Marshall county for two succeed
ing terms. then dropped one term.
and was again elected to the Office,
serving in all twelve years.
On January 26, 1860. he secured
editorial control of the Democrat,
which at that date he issued as the
Plymouth Weekly Democrat, Vol. l,
No. /. He. addressed his readers as
follows: "We make our hastv bow,
and consider ourselves in He con-
tinued in this capacity until April
H. 1861. when he disposed of his
interest in the paper. Fort Sumpter
was fired upon about this time. and
it was plainly to be seen that the
Civil war was on between the Moth
and the South. In taking final leave
of his readers Mr. Thompson said
"Coming events are casting their
shadows before. and the country
stands amazed. COMPOUNDED. and
paralyzed. God only knows what is
in store for us: but whatever it
NAV be. ii is certainly of such ma
ture that it will puzzle the brain and
grieve the heart of all philantrop-
lists dnpatriots. May the God of
our fathers save us from the horrors
of Civil war; That was a re-
markably correct forecast of what
actually occurred. and for five years
no such Civil war was ever known
to occur.
A. c. Thompson was married to
Miss Christina Patterson in Plym-
outh Sept. Is, 1859. To them were
horn six children, Jennie and Minnie
are both dead. Bessie is Mrs. bessie
Myers of Plymouth. Horace lives in
Cleveland. Ohio. Mortimer lives in
Chicago, and Iris is the wife OF
Marion Harris of Plymouth. He
leaves besides these children his
wife, who has been a faithful at
tendant at his bedside to the end
and ten grandchildren to mourn fol-
him.
Mr.. Thompson rested in Plymouth
with but a brief interval when hs
was at HUNTINGTON a short time, un'
til a little over thirteen years ago
when he returned to Plymouth
where his days were ended as above
stated.
The funeral arrangements are not
definitely made as we write, but will
be announced later when his sons