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WILLIAM G. THOMPSON, farmer; P. O. Normal; son of Charles and Ann (Graves) Thompson; was born in Culpeper Co., Va., April 30, 1804; he came with his parents to Christian Co., Ky., in 1812, where they lived until 1835; thence to McLean Co., Ill., where he has since lived, and been a witness of the change from a wild and desolate, to a thickly-settled and well developed country. He has taken an active part in public matters, and especially in the Church, being one of the first to organize and establish the First Baptist Church, of Bloomington, and has since been prominently connected with its growth and prosperity. He has been twice married; first, to Miss Louisa Hazard, in December, 1831; she died in July, 1838. And, Sept. 27, 1841, he married Miss Mary Dodge, of Culpeper Co., Va. Mr. Thompson owns 140 acres of beautiful land, in sight of Bloomington, and finely located. Here he has resided twenty-six years, and has been a resident of the county forty-four years. He has four daughters— Margaret, Minnie, (now Mrs. John Burgart, of Bloomington,) Abbie and Hattie.