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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

Adam THOMSON, farmer; P. O., East Wheatland; was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 
Sept. 6, 1822, and is the son of Benjamin THOMSON, of Scotland; when Mr. THOMSON 
was but 17 years of age, he commenced to learn the carpenter trade; this business 
he followed for over twenty-three years, working in Scotland, England and America; 
in 1854, he emigrated to America, and landed in New York City, and, on June 29, 
1854, arrived in Will Co., IL; here he has lived ever since. Mr. THOMSON has held 
several offices of public trust; at present, holds office as Township Assessor, 
which office he was elected to in 1877. Is a Republican in politics, and a 
Presbyterian in religion. He married Miss Mary PATTERSON, of Scotland.


Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.