Marriage of Bertram Thompson and Mary Hill

Samuel Bertram Thompson, son of William and Daisy Catherine Thompson, and Mary Lydia Hill, daughter of Jessie Delbert and Nannie Belle Hill, were married March 22, 1930, at the court house in Marion County, Kentucky.  She would die less than three years later.  A son,  Henry Thompson, was born January 4, 1931.  On March 7, 1933, Nancy Jeanette Thompson, a baby girl, was born.  Mary died four days later from scarlet fever – she was nineteen.  Little Nancy Jeanette died five months after her mom and was buried beside her in St. Joseph Cemetery.

Mary Lydia was my father’s oldest sister – she was born and died before he ever came along.  I didn’t know about her until later in life and never had the opportunity to ask him about her.  Mary’s husband, Bert, married again and raised a family.  The saying that ‘life goes on’ is true.  But it was sad story from a lovely beginning for a husband and wife.

This is the only known photo of Mary and Bert Thompson.  The original picture was in bad shape and one of my cousins had it restored.  What a priceless treasure!