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Pictured is the law office of my great grandfather Benjamin Franklin Thompson taken approximately 1925.

Pictured from left to right: Judge Craig, P. G. Henderson, Noah Tomlin, B. F. Thompson (my great grandfather),
Virginia Kathryn Thompson (my grandmother), Arleigh Seagraves.

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Picture was taken in 1960 at their 50th wedding anniversary party at my grandmother's house in Philadelphia, PA.

Benjamin Franklin Thompson and Kathryn "Kate" Cunningham Thompson.

In 1972 he slipped on ice while walking to his law office, broke his hip and died shortly thereafter.
She died in 1975, hardening of the arteries.

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This picture is approximately 1900. In the center is my grandfather. Notice he is wearing eye glasses.
In the Olive Hill Attorneys 1920 picture and in his law office in 1925 he is not wearing eye glasses.

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Picture is 1955-1960. Top left to bottom: Benjamin Franklin Thompson, Mildred Thompson,
Unknown Male brother, Susan (Sue) Thompson Teremi. Top right to bottom: Kathryn "Kate" Cunningham Thompson,
Virginia Kathryn Thompson (married sur names were first Williams, then Gresham and lastly Cannon), Ben Jr, Charles.

"I'd like to know who my grandfather really was. The birth records for my mother and her siblings 
say his name was Williams. He was supposedly Native American and operated one or more general or 
grocery stores in the county, one being in Olive Hill and during the same time as C M Erwin had a store. 
Did Olive Hill have several stores in the 1920's? Supposedly they were all born in Olive Hill but some of 
the dates cast doubt. Supposedly they left when the Imperial Bank of Olive Hill closed it's doors during 
the Great Depression. My great grandfather was a major stockholder in the bank, pledged his assets along 
with others but the bank closed it's doors as many did during the depression. My grandparents first born 
was 1929. Aunt Judy had black hair, dark olive skin and all the appearance of a Native American. 
My mother was born in 1936 and her brother in 1939. They looked so much alike they were often mistaken 
as twins. They were fair haired and fair complexion. According to my grandmother who wouldn't say much 
but she did tell me that during the depression they became unable to allow buying on credit at their 
stores and that the local people made an armed run on the store in Olive Hill and took everything. 
Afterwards my grandfather supposedly took a job with the government as a commissary manager in California 
and sent as much money as he could to her in Olive Hill. She said she received a telegram that he was 
killed by a street car. She received a death benefit from the government. Her oldest child had already 
been placed in a Catholic orphanage so she placed her infant son and my mother in the orphanage. 
She moved the rest of the family to Covington."

Submitted by: Donnie Dotzler