Malachi was the youngest child of Benjamin and Tabitha Thompson of Bryan County, GA. Joining the Confederate Army in 1862, he was soon transferred to Company E of the 47th Regiment of the Georgia Infantry. He was wounded at Chickamauga (September 19–20, 1863/Union Defeat) when a cannon ball cut a tree causing him to lose his right eye and breaking his right collar bone; he was in the field hospital in Montgomery, Alabama for several weeks before being discharged. His location in 1870 is unknown. After the war, he relocated to Charlton County, Georgia near the area called Trader's Hill. There he met his wife Nellie Sellers, and shortly afterwards, they moved across the St. Mary's River into north Florida to rear their six children on a 40-arce hog farm south of Hilliard. Malachi was a simple farmer who was very proud of his Scottish ancestors,and his Y-DNA can be found in northern England and southern Scotland.
Camden County, GA Mounted Rifles along with many Florida Chapters of Son of Confederate Veterans and ladies in UDC chapters honored Malachi Thompson with a formal service during the dedication of a Historical Grave marker. After a 2-year ordeal, his old rotten wooden marker had been replaced with this one at request of his great granddaughter. Over 100 friends and family members attended the service on January 24, 2004.
More about service can be found on Tony Thompson's website:
Kin Folks Across the River
Family Tree Y-DNA Thompson Surname Project has a distantly match with this Thompson DNA. The common ancestor is unknown and should be in the early 1700's:
Reubin Thompson's line.
Sanders Thompson's line
Henry William Thompson's line
Link to Malachi's brother Hezekiah's family. Hezekiah and his wife may be buried here in Old Still Cemetery in unmarked graves or with his daughter's Smith family in Verdie Cemetery.
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Camden County, GA Mounted Rifles along with many Florida Chapters of Son of Confederate Veterans and ladies in UDC chapters honored Malachi Thompson with a formal service during the dedication of a Historical Grave marker. After a 2-year ordeal, his old rotten wooden marker had been replaced with this one at request of his great granddaughter. Over 100 friends and family members attended the service on January 24, 2004.
More about service can be found on Tony Thompson's website:
Kin Folks Across the River
Family Tree Y-DNA Thompson Surname Project has a distantly match with this Thompson DNA. The common ancestor is unknown and should be in the early 1700's:
Reubin Thompson's line.
Sanders Thompson's line
Henry William Thompson's line
Link to Malachi's brother Hezekiah's family. Hezekiah and his wife may be buried here in Old Still Cemetery in unmarked graves or with his daughter's Smith family in Verdie Cemetery.
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Malachi was the youngest child of Benjamin and Tabitha Thompson of Bryan County, GA. Joining the Confederate Army in 1862, he was soon transferred to Company E of the 47th Regiment of the Georgia Infantry. He was wounded at Chickamauga (September 19–20, 1863/Union Defeat) when a cannon ball cut a tree causing him to lose his right eye and breaking his right collar bone; he was in the field hospital in Montgomery, Alabama for several weeks before being discharged. His location in 1870 is unknown. After the war, he relocated to Charlton County, Georgia near the area called Trader's Hill. There he met his wife Nellie Sellers, and shortly afterwards, they moved across the St. Mary's River into north Florida to rear their six children on a 40-arce hog farm south of Hilliard. Malachi was a simple farmer who was very proud of his Scottish ancestors,and his Y-DNA can be found in northern England and southern Scotland.
Camden County, GA Mounted Rifles along with many Florida Chapters of Son of Confederate Veterans and ladies in UDC chapters honored Malachi Thompson with a formal service during the dedication of a Historical Grave marker. After a 2-year ordeal, his old rotten wooden marker had been replaced with this one at request of his great granddaughter. Over 100 friends and family members attended the service on January 24, 2004.
More about service can be found on Tony Thompson's website:
Kin Folks Across the River
Family Tree Y-DNA Thompson Surname Project has a distantly match with this Thompson DNA. The common ancestor is unknown and should be in the early 1700's:
Reubin Thompson's line.
Sanders Thompson's line
Henry William Thompson's line
Link to Malachi's brother Hezekiah's family. Hezekiah and his wife may be buried here in Old Still Cemetery in unmarked graves or with his daughter's Smith family in Verdie Cemetery.
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Camden County, GA Mounted Rifles along with many Florida Chapters of Son of Confederate Veterans and ladies in UDC chapters honored Malachi Thompson with a formal service during the dedication of a Historical Grave marker. After a 2-year ordeal, his old rotten wooden marker had been replaced with this one at request of his great granddaughter. Over 100 friends and family members attended the service on January 24, 2004.
More about service can be found on Tony Thompson's website:
Kin Folks Across the River
Family Tree Y-DNA Thompson Surname Project has a distantly match with this Thompson DNA. The common ancestor is unknown and should be in the early 1700's:
Reubin Thompson's line.
Sanders Thompson's line
Henry William Thompson's line
Link to Malachi's brother Hezekiah's family. Hezekiah and his wife may be buried here in Old Still Cemetery in unmarked graves or with his daughter's Smith family in Verdie Cemetery.
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