Lake County Biographies

S.A. THOMPSON

Contributed by Margie Hinton 

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives
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Was born in North Carolina, December 20, 1852. When but a child his parents 
crossed the plains to California, and settled at Folsom, Sacramento County. In 
1863 they came to Lake County and after a residence of about two years at Lower 
Lake moved to Big Valley. In 1871 the subject of this sketch went to Cloverdale, 
and after a short residence there went to Sacramento, where he worked in a 
machine shop for about two years. He then returned to lake County, and after 
filling the position of engineer at Bogg's mill for three years, he took up his 
residence at Rice's mill, where he fills the same position. Mr. Thompson married 
December 18, 1876, Miss A. Benton, a native of California and they have two 
children: Carrie M. and Emma L.

"History of Napa and Lake Counties" 1881