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Eliza Jane “Mother” Trimble Thompson

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Birth	:	24 Aug 1816 Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	3 Nov 1905 Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Highland County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.2140600, -83.6035400
Description	:	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Thompson Eliza J. Thompson Eliza Jane Trimble.jpg Eliza Jane Trimble "Mother" Thompson, national and local leader of the Temperance movement, from Hillsboro, Ohio, ca. 1900. Eliza Jane Trimble Thompson lived in the community of Hillsboro, Ohio. She was the daughter of former Ohio governor Allen Trimble and the wife of a local judge. By the 1870s, the issue of temperance became more important to Ohio residents. Hillsboro had about twenty saloons, and Thompson and her supporters became determined to stop alcohol consumption in their town. Thompson had attended a speech given by Dr. Diocletian Lewis in 1873. Dr. Lewis... Read More	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Thompson Eliza J. Thompson Eliza Jane Trimble.jpg Eliza Jane Trimble "Mother" Thompson, national and local leader of the Temperance movement, from Hillsboro, Ohio, ca. 1900. Eliza Jane Trimble Thompson lived in the community of Hillsboro, Ohio. She was the daughter of former Ohio governor Allen Trimble and the wife of a local judge. By the 1870s, the issue of temperance became more important to Ohio residents. Hillsboro had about twenty saloons, and Thompson and her supporters became determined to stop alcohol consumption in their town. Thompson had attended a speech given by Dr. Diocletian Lewis in 1873. Dr. Lewis had suggested that women should organize to protest against saloons and to pray for the bars' closing. Thompson took Lewis's advice. She and seventy-five other women in the community marched on the saloons, demanding that they pledge to no longer serve alcohol. Ultimately, Thompson and her followers were successful in closing the town's saloons. As a result of their success, women in more than one hundred other Ohio towns held their own protest marches. Many of these women later became involved in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Furnished by Marianna Kerns Morgan 7/8/2918 Suggested edit: "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958" Name: James H. Thompson Spouse's Name: Eliza Jane Trimble Event Date: 22 Sep 1837 Event Place: Highland,Ohio Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51447-1 System Origin: Ohio-ODM GS Film number: 570612 Reference ID: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Eliza T Thompson Age: 33 Birth Year: abt 1817 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1850: Hillsborough, Highland, Ohio, USA Gender: Female Family Number: 169 Household Members: Name Age James H Thompson 37 Eliza T Thompson 33 Allen T Thompson 11 Anna P Thompson 9 Joseph T Thompson 7 Maria D Thompson 5 Mary mca Thompson 0 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Eliza Thompson Age: 42 Birth Year: abt 1818 Gender: Female Birth Place: Ohio Home in 1860: Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio Post Office: Hillsboro Dwelling Number: 274 Family Number: 285 Household Members: Name Age James H Thompson 46 Eliza Thompson 42 Joseph Thompson 15 Maria Thompson 13 Mary Thompson 10 Heny Thompson 8 Jack Thompson 5 Catharin Urig 22 Abertenia Urig 15 Jacob Urig 18 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Eliza T Thompson Age in 1870: 53 Birth Year: abt 1817 Birthplace: Ohio Dwelling Number: 180 Home in 1870: Hillsborough, Highland, Ohio Race: White Gender: Female Occupation: Keeping House Personal Estate Value: 1000 Real Estate Value: 50000 Household Members: Name Age James Thompson 58 Eliza T Thompson 53 Marie D Thompson 22 Mary Thompson 19 Henry Thompson 17 John Thompson 13 Lucy C Thompson 24 Sallie Thompson 10 George C Thompson 4 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Eliza J Thompson Age: 83 Birth Date: Aug 1816 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1900: Liberty, Highland, Ohio House Number: 1 Sheet Number: 5 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 10 Family Number: 117 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: James H Thompson Marriage Year: 1847 Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Mother: Number of Living Children: 4 Mother: How Many Children: 10 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Household Members: Name Age James H Thompson 87 Eliza J Thompson 83 Henry B Thompson 46 Maria T Rives 53 Mary Mc A Tuttle 50 Rachel A Jones 49 Eliza Jane Thompson Trimble - 1816-1905 - She was Allen Trimble's daughter. Raised as a Quaker, her parents became active Methodists. As a young child, she was required to rise at midnight and pray with her grandmother. At 9, she was sent to a private school in Cincinnati. But, after her father granted clemency to a convicted murderer who Gov. Trimble thought was not of sound mind, there was a plot to kidnap her and she was secreted back to Hillsboro. She attended the first National Temperance Convention in Saratoga, N.Y. with her father. She married in 1837 and had eight children, a few of which died early in life and others who went on to successful careers far and wide. She spent much of her adulthood taking care of various family members who stayed in her home. After a lecture in the music hall (third story of Parker House) on Dec. 23, 1873 - which she did not attend - about the evils of alcohol (there were 21 liquor establishments in Hillsboro at the time) she was elected president of a committee formed to ask the establishment owners to quit selling booze. She led a now-famous march that led to the formation of the Women's Christian Temperance Union and eventually prohibition. She became known nationally and internationally. Eliza J. Thompson Home » History » People » Eliza J. Thompson Eliza Jane Trimble Thompson lived in the community of Hillsboro, Ohio. She was the daughter of former Ohio governor Allen Trimble and the wife of a local judge. By the 1870s, the issue of temperance became more important to Ohio residents. Hillsboro had about twenty saloons, and Thompson and her supporters became determined to stop alcohol consumption in their town. Thompson had attended a speech given by Dr. Diocletian Lewis in 1873. Dr. Lewis had suggested that women should organize to protest against saloons and to pray for the bars' closing. Thompson took Lewis's advice. She and seventy-five other women in the community marched on the saloons, demanding that they pledge to no longer serve alcohol. Ultimately, Thompson and her followers were successful in closing the town's saloons. As a result of their success, women in more than one hundred other Ohio towns held their own protest marches. Many of these women later became involved in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. From the Ohio History Connection, Archivegrid Canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Oil painting (technique). Oil on canvas bust portrait is of temperance leader Eliza Jane Trimble Thompson (1816-1905). It is framed. It was painted by the subject's daughter, May McArthur Thompson Tuttle (1849-1916), around 1875-1885. Eliza Jane Thompson was a leader in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. She was born in 1816, the daughter of Rachel Woodrow Trimble and Allen Trimble, an Ohio governor and politician. She was educated in Cincinnati, and, in 1837, she married James Henry Thompson. The couple had eight children. Her eldest son, Allen Trimble Thomas, left a promising career in the ministry as a result of his drinking, which is believed to have hastened his early death. For twenty-five years, "Mother Thompson" was hailed as a beloved leader of the WCTU, although her position was largely ceremonial due to her advanced age. She died in 1905. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union had its origin in a series of speeches in December 1873 on the destructive power of alcohol by Dr. Dio Lewis in Fredonia, New York, and Hillsboro and Washington Court House, Ohio. Typically quiet women in those towns began protesting outside of saloons by praying and singing hymns in hopes of convincing saloonkeepers of the evil of their ways. Eventually, the crusade spread to all parts of the state. In some areas, the women were successful in closing saloons, but they also faced mobs and arrest in others. In November 1874, the National WCTU was formed in Cleveland. This portrait hung in the St. Louis Exhibition in 1904. It was also used in a women's exhibit in March of 1987 at the Ohio Historical Center. Contributor: Marianna Kerns Morgan (47616369)

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Eliza Jane “Mother” Trimble Thompson's memorial is located at: Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Highland County, USA.
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Eliza Jane “Mother” Trimble Thompson death on 3 Nov 1905 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, USA
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Latitude: 39.2140600
Longitude: -83.6035400

Family Members:

Parent

Allen Trimble Famous memorial

(1783 - 1870)

Rachael Woodrow Trimble

(1785 - 1870)

Spouse

Judge James Henry Thompson

(1812 - 1900)

Siblings

Col. William Henry Trimble

(1811 - 1883)

Rev Joseph McDowell Trimble

(1807 - 1891)

James Madison Trimble

(1808 - 1874)

Children

Rev Allen Trimble Thompson

(1838 - 1868)

Annie P. Thompson

(1840 - 1859)

Mary McArthur Thompson Tuttle

(1845 - 1916)

Henry Burton Thompson

(1852 - 1936)

John Burton “Jack” Thompson

(1854 - 1947)

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Coordinate: 39.2140600, -83.6035400

2. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
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3. Norman V. Statzer Memorial Garden
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6. Fenner Cemetery #3
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Coordinate: 39.2350006, -83.6389008

7. Fenner Cemetery #2
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Coordinate: 39.2383003, -83.6477966

8. Fenner Cemetery #1
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Coordinate: 39.1986008, -83.6549988

9. Little Rock Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2532170, -83.5796680

10. Resthaven Memory Gardens
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11. Strain Cemetery
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12. Creek Cemetery
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13. Hansbrough Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2543983, -83.5693970

14. Zink Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2463989, -83.6500015

15. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1658983, -83.6274208

16. Chapman Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1741982, -83.6496964

17. Kelley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1596985, -83.5892029

18. Highland County Infirmary Cemetery
Highland County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1820100, -83.5432520

19. Glascock Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1613998, -83.6408005

20. Duckwall Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2131192, -83.6835334

21. Ambrose Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1781006, -83.6710968

22. Fall Creek Cemetery
Highland County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2594660, -83.5458280

23. Hightop Cemetery
Highland County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2831001, -83.6031036

24. New Light Cemetery
Highland County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2106018, -83.5102997