NameAmos Thompson
Birth4 Nov 1839, South of Briery Gap, Pendleton Co., (W) Virginia
Death5 Sep 1917, Middle Timber Ridge, Pendleton Co., West Virginia
FlagsServed in Civil War (Confederacy)
FatherAdam Harness Bible (~1799-)
MotherElizabeth Thompson (1812-~1890)
Spouses
Birth26 Mar 1844, Middle Timber Ridge, Pendleton Co., (W) Virginia
Death8 Feb 1923, Middle Timber Ridge, Pendleton Co., West Virginia
Marriage29 Nov 1865, Solomon Fleisher’s Home, Highland Co., Virginia
Notes for Amos Thompson
687Amos Thompson
November 04, 1839 Pendleton County, VA/WV - September 05, 1917 Middle Timber Ridge, Pendleton County, WV
Amos served in Company C, 62nd Regiment of the Confederate Army. This regiment saw action at Gettysburg where Amos was captured in 1863. The story was told that he became ill while in prison and was cured when a comrade prepared him a stew made from dog meat.
He married Mary Elizabeth Hedrick after the war. Amos and Mary settled on Timber Ridge north of the Hedrick homeplace.
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