Family:Robert Thompson and Catherine Wantz (1)

From: The Aldrich History, Chapter 44 [1]

Chapter 44; History of Knox Township (Clearfield County, PA)

New Millport The only village in the township is situated on the banks of Little Clearfield Creek.......

Methodist Episcopal Church.... The New Millport M.E. Church was organized as near as we can learn, about 1845. Meetings were held in the woods, and in Wiley's school-house, and afterwards in the little church on the hill, mentioned in connection with the history of the Lutheran denomination until 1852, when we find by the records that on June 29th of that year, David and Christian Erhard deeded to Robert Thompson, Sr., Richard Curry, Simon Thompson, George W. Curry and George Galer, trustees, a certain lot in the village of New Millport, for "thirty dollars in specie." Witnesses, W.G. Butler, John Arnold and John Miles, Sr., and acknowledged before Isaac Thompson, J.P. Upon this lot a church was built the same year.......

The records, giving the names of members in the first organization are lost, but of the number were Richard Curry, who was the first class-leader, Robert Thompson, Sr., Catharine Thompson, George Galer, Simon Thompson, Samuel Orr, Isaac Thompson and George W. Curry.

The rebuilt (1884) church still standing as of the writing of this chapter.

Sons of Robert & Catherine [Wantz] Thompson