Peder THOMPSON

1876 - 1969  (93 years)

• Name	Peder THOMPSON
  Birth	11 Jul 1876	Valders/St. Nazians, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Brillion, Wisconsin, USA   [4]
  	photographer
  Death	26 Aug 1969	Crandon, Forest County, Wisconsin, USA   [2, 5]
  Notes	"Peter J. Thompson was a staunch Republican. He was a professional photographer in both Brillion and Crandon. Those days Crandon had no electricity so his work in the dark room was done by kerosene lamps. The end of his business came when his lamp exploded in his hands burning him extensively. The galery burned to the ground along with his records and books. Only one or two people came and paid him. The others knew he couldn't prove they owed him so they didn't pay." -- Pearl Thompson, written for her granddaughter Mary Schaleger's "Search for My Roots." He started his photography studio in Crandon about 1915. It was located next to the present Mobil station. Peter was a non-believer but belonged to the Lutheran church, presumably for the sake of the children. He switched to the Methodist church at some point over a dispute about insurance. It seems that the Lutherans would not permit him to switch to the cheaper Woodmen's insurance so he switched religious affiliation instead. (family lore) "Peter and Melita lost their youngest son Edmund in World War II while liberating Paris. He was a co-pilot and was killed by flying shrapnel. This tragedy nearly killed them and they never got over it." [4]
  Person ID	I10063	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2010

  
  

  Family ID

  F3507

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  John Thompson Family Front row: Emma (Ingeborg) Olson, Anton John Thompson (father), Peter, Jennie (Jorgina) Back row: John, Sever (Syver), Edward, Carrie (Kari)

  
  

• Sources

  [S59] Bjerke. Robert A., Manitowoc-skogen, (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Dobbs, 1994), p. 115 (Reliability: 3). [S158] SSDI, (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network., 2007. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.). [S166] Personal Correspondence, Larry Schaleger (Reliability: 3). [S166] Personal Correspondence, Roger Thompson (Reliability: 3). [S166] Personal Correspondence, Larry Schaleger, from Social Security Death Index (Reliability: 3).