William Berry Thompson
January 3, 1836 – July 29, 1909

1860 Residence: Robeson County, NC

Military Record
May 15, 1862 – Enlisted in New Hanover County, NC
1st Battalion North Carolina Heavy Artillery, Company A
Rank: Private
January 13, 1864 – Transferred to
1st Battalion North Carolina Heavy Artillery, Company D
January 15, 1865 – Captured at Fort Fisher, NC
Confined at Point Lookout, MD
June 20, 1865 – Released after taking Oath of Allegiance

Parents
Hugh Thompson 1803-1871
Lucy Matilda Thompson 1812-1887

Siblings
Nathan Thompson 1827-1850
Archibald Thompson 1829-1900
Sarah Jane Thompson 1831-1877
Eliza Ann Thompson 1833-1892
Lemuel William Thompson 1837-1900        40th NC Co E
John Ervin Thompson 1840-1913
Catherine Thompson 1842-1904
Jehu Wesley Thompson 1845-1925        40th NC Co E
Elizabeth Patience Thompson 1854-1888

Wife
Martha Ann Hamer 1836-1883

Children
James Neuman Thompson 1861-1929
Mary Catherine Thompson 1866-1938
Martha Lucy Thompson 1867-1944
Delilah Hamer Thompson 1869-1905
Julia Elizabeth Thompson 1871
Floretta Yates Thompson 1873-1904
Willie Atrell Thompson 1878-1957

Wife
Sophia Bethea 1837-1906

Wife
Penelope Oliver 1856-1937

Burial
Rowland Cemetery
Rowland Cemetery Road
Rowland, NC

William Berry Thompson Grave