Notes:

Notes from D. H. Gomez
Richard T. Thompson came to Cooper Co. Missouri with his parents in 1836. He was a builder, and later an undertaker in Boonville. He mad the coffins by hand and his daughter Fannie helped him in his shop. "Home Town Sketches" by Emile Paillou states that "Uncle Dick" Thompson was his "cross-the-street neighbor and he had two charming daughters, Cornelia and Fannie, who kept the place cluttered up with beaux." Cornelia is burried near Fannie in Walnug Grove Cemetery.

Richard married Kelly, Mary Elizabeth on 11 Jan 1848. Mary (daughter of Kelly, John Jr. and Lawless, Bitha) was born on 27 Oct 1836; died on 16 Mar 1907 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thompson, Cornelia
2. Thompson, Fannie Pope was born on 13 Oct 1859; died on 12 Dec 1936 in Kansas City, MO.

Richard married Yeatman, Sarah on 25 Jun 1798. Sarah (daughter of Yeatman, Thomas and Robinson, Francis) was born in 1779; died on 28 Jun 1868 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Sallie Yeatman
• Name: Sarah Thompson

Notes:

Sally Yeatman's brother, Griffin Yeatman, was one of the pioneer residents of Cincinnati, Ohio, moving there when it was known as Losantiville and had only a few houses. He ran a historic tavern known as the Square and Compass, overlooking one of the earliest landing places of the Ohio River, a cove still known atoday as Yeatman's Cove. The tavern was the center of all civic and social live and visited by such luminaries as Lafayette, Andrew Jackson, and Aaron Burr. He was the county recorder of Hamilton County for many years, He also served as justice of the peace.

Buried:
The stone next to Richard Thompson has been laid on the ground and is impossible to read. Cemetery logbook shows that this is Sally Yeatman Thompson.

Notes:

See DAR Ancestor #: A129539

Thomas married Robinson, Francis on 8 Feb 1758 in Richmond County, Virginia. Francis was born on 8 Mar 1740 in Westmoreland County, Virginia; died in 1810 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Francis Yeatman

Notes:

Died:
Place of death uncertain