Harvey James Thompson
Harvey James Thompson, pharmacist, of West Union, was born on Island Creek, Adams County, January 10, 1871. His father was John Thompson, and his mother, Dorcas Jane Vance. He was educated in the common schools, Manchester High school and the Normal University, Lebannon, Ohio. He taught in the Public schools of Adams County from 1891 to 1893, and then took a course in pharmacy at Ada, Ohio, where he graduated in that science. February 19, 1895, he married Eva Prather, and they have one interesting little daughter. Anna Thelma, as fruit of that union. Mr. Thompson is a successful business man and is repected in the community where he resides. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Improved Order of Red Men, and belongs to the uniformed rank of each of these orders. He was left an orphan at the age of nine years and by energy and economy, under the watchful care of his mother, acquired a good education and has now a good business and a pleasant home.
From "History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time" - by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers - West Union, Ohio - Published by E. B. Stivers - 1900