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Married:
- In 1882 William W. Thompson, son of Zenus/Zenas J. Thompson, married Eva D., daughter of Mrs. Vesta C. Dyke, Wm's former partner at the Journal.
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Early History of Coudersport, Early Families.pdf
THE THOMPSON FAMILY
Miss Vesta Cordelia French came from Amity, N. Y., and
lived with her brother, Dr. Amos French, while she attended the
academy in 1843-44. She married Chauncey V. Dvke and had Monta, who died young, and Eva, born March 3, 1853. After a
divorce from her husband, she worked as compositor in the Potter Journal printing office.
In 1867 she and William W. Thompson bought the business
and worked in partnership until Jan. 1871, when Mr. Thompson
went to Kansas after which she continued the business alone for a few years. She was a very industrious woman and most successful in business. She died on June 21, 1878.
Mr. Thompson returned to Coudersport in 1874 and in May
of that vear became one of the publishers and the first editor
of the Potter Enterprise. On Oct. 4, 1882, he was married to
Miss Eva Dyke. Their only child, Vesta Ella, was born on Oct.
10, 1886, On Sept. 16, 1914, she married DeGrover VanDeBoe,
born Aug. 23, 1&85, son of Carmi D. and Ida (Grover) VanDeBoe. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. He was a Boy Scout executive from 1919 until his retirement in 1948, due to ill health. Children: Mrs. Gretchen Fesus, Mrs. Evelyn Dyke Mann, and Mrs. Wilhelmina Irvine.
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- Married at the bride's residence in Coudersport, by Rev. H. B. Leavenworth
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