Person

William H. H. Thompson (Aledo, Illinois, postmaster)

b. 1818

Aledo, Illinois, postmaster. Virginia native. Married to Caroline M. Hackney Thompson on September 23, 1855. Father of Ida Bell Thompson. Postmaster in Aledo from 1858 to 1861.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Illinois, Mercer County, Aledo, p. 198; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994038, Laurel County Marriages, September 23, 1855, p. 1; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Mercer County, Illinois,

(accessed via Ancestry.com).
KYR-0001-029-0505.

Citation

Thompson, William H. H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209796 (November 12, 2026).

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