Thompson, Frank Barton Collection
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Thompson, Frank Barton
Title: Collection
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 9 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss. A T471
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence relating to genealogical research on various family lines by Thompson. The material is arranged in four divisions: (1) the Orr family, (2) the Thompson family,
(3) miscellaneous, and (4) biographical sketches. Most of the information consists of copies of public and private records; photographs; extracts of directories, census, Bible and church records; and family mementos. Included is data on some of Louisville’s and Kentucky’s most prominent families and the distillery business.
Biographical Note
Frank Barton Thompson was born in Anchorage, Ky., on July 4, 1895. He graduated from Male High School and the University of Michigan, where he studied engineering. He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War I. In 1923, Thompson became president of the Glenmore Distilleries, a company which his father had founded. When his National Guard commission was not activated following the attack at Pearl Harbor, Thompson enlisted in the Army as a private. He rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel, becoming a battalion commander in the 158th Regimental Combat Team. He left the distillery in 1974. He was married to Ida Maney Webb in 1925, they had four children. Thompson died in Louisville in 1990.
Folder List
Family Names Appearing on Folders :
Box 1
Baird 1-4
Barber 5-7
Barker 8-9
Barrett 10-24
Becker 25-27
Beglan 28-33
Bell 34-49
Biven 50-53
Boyce 54
Bragg 55
Brown 56-94
Brownell 95-98
Clark 99
Collings 100-102
Corbin 103
Cuthbertson 104-118
Day 119-120 (no 121)
Dearing 122-123
Dowds 124-125
Duncan 126-128
Dunn 129-130
Durrett 131
Eastland 132-133
Flathan 134
Foster 135-144
Frazier 145-146
Box 2
Garvin 147-159 (also Veech)
Getty 160-168
Goligher 169
Galligher 170
Green 171-175
Greer 176
Gwyn 177-203
Hall 204-205
Harmnond 206-216
Hastings 217-218
Heyburn 219-230
Hood 231-232
Hunt 233-234
Hunter 235-275
Box 3
Hunter 276-298
Jones 299-311
Kaine 312-313
Kennedy 314-315
Kerr 316-317
Kirkpatrick 318
Lasher 319
Lee 320-321
Lytle 322
Marshall 323
Mayer 324-345
McCloskie 326-328
Merrill 329-331
Miller 332-344
Nash 345-347
Natcher 348-349
Orr 350-364
Payne 365-367 (365 also Sweets)
Poe 368
Perkins 369
Quinn 370
Reardon 371-372 (372 also Natcher)
Rehn 373-374
Rutherford 375-377
Scott 378-380
Seward 381-382
Sherard 383-407
Stewart 408
Sweets 409-411 (410 also Orr)
Taylor 412-416
Thomas 417
Box 4
Thompson 418-435d
Box 5
Thompson 436a-453
Vischer 454
Waggener 455-456
Walker 457-458
Wallace 559
Weston 460-461
Wilson 462-464
Woodford 465-467
Wright 468-469
Coyle 470-473
George 474-477
Henry 478-479
Lindsay 480-482
Longwell 483-492
McFarland 493-521
Montgomery 522
Nill 523-524
Thompson 525-552
Wellman 553-556
Box 6
Bell 557
Getty 558
Brownell, Garvin, Gwyn, Hunter, Walker 559
Thompson 560
Barret, Brown, Kerr, Sherard, Waggener 561
McFarland 562
Lowry, Orr 564
Cochran, Getty, Gwyn, Hunter, Longwell, McFarland, Orr, Rehn, Patchell, Thompson 565
Craig 566
Foster 567
Orr 568
Miller 569
Sherard 570-571
Lindsay, McFarland, Patchell. Thompson 572
Getty 573
Gwyn 574
Barrett, Brown, Garvin 575
Hunter 576
Foster 577
Longwell 578
Boyce, Cuthbert, Getty, Longwell, Orr 579
Maney 580
Foster, Garvin, Gwyn, Kerr, Sherard 581
Boyce 582
Orr 583-584
Ruffner 585
Orr 586
Hays, Taylor 587
Waggener 588
Orr 589
Barton 590-593
DuRelle 594
Fox 595-598
Farnsley 599
Miscellaneous Topics
History of Nitta Yuma, a Jefferson County, Kentucky, subdivision 68
History of Brown-Forman Distillers Corporation 69
History of the Presbyterian Church, Munfordville, Kentucky 563
Boxes 7 and 8
Biographical sketches
Box 9
Photograph albums
