Orphan

Have you ever wondered whether there could be another definition for a familiar word? That's my case with the word, orphan. I recently uncovered several apprenticeship documents in Ohio County, Kentucky, that refer to John Thompson as a 14 year old orphan. Having assumed that an orphan is a child who has lost both parents, …

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Thompson – Iglehart Descendants

1-John Thompson-4601 [Ancestry Profile] [WikiTree Profile] [FamilySearch K2TP-YPX] b: 4 March 1797, Kentucky, United States d: 14 August 1857, Adams, Iowa, United States +Sarah Iglehart-4600 b: 24 March 1800, Maryland, United States m: 1 February 1820, Ohio, Kentucky, United States d: 5 February 1877, Adams, Iowa, United States . . . . . 2-William T. …

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