Rockwell Morrell Thompson
Rockwell Morrell Thompson (1828-1901) was born in 1828 in Hartford Co., Connecticut. He was the son of Cyrus D. Thompson and Abi Stanley and a cousin to Wilford Woodruff. He married Sophia Tillotson on 20 Nov. 1850 in Avon, Harford Co., Connecticut. He married Adelie A. about 1885. He corresponded with and met with Wilford Woodruff from 1882 to 1892. He died 16 Dec. 1901 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.
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