Albert C. Thompson was born in Carroll County, December 2, 1834, and is the
fourth child of a family of two sons and six daughters born to Samuel W. and
Matilda P. (Copeland) Thompson, and is of Irish descent. His father was born
in East Tennessee, and came with his parents to the western part of the state
when eighteen years of age. He was married in Maury County, Tenn., and
settled in Carroll County, living there until 1842, when he moved to Giles
County, where he died in 1845. The mother was born in Maury County, Tenn.,
May 23, 1808, and was the first female white child born south of Duck River.
She died at Campbellsville, Giles County, July 16, 1884. Our subject was
partly raised on the farm, received a good education, and has made saw-milling
his chief business. Mr. Thompson enlisted in the Confederate Army, and
belonged to Company B, Third Tennessee Infantry, under Col. Harvey Walker, and
was at the engagements at Vicksburg, the bombardment of Port Hudson, and the
battle of Raymond, Miss. After a year’s service he was released on account of
disability. Mr. Thompson was married in Giles County, April 27, 1854, to Miss
Lucy A. Harris, a daughter of George B. Harris, a prominent farmer. She was
born in Maury County, Tenn., June 17, 1833. Three sons and four daughters
were born to them — six are living: George S., William W., Albert N., Fannie
I., Susie and Rosalie. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson and two daughters are members of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is a Democrat, strongly advocating
temperance. He is a liberal in disposition, and upright in all business
transactions, and a good citizen.

Goodspeed’s Biographies of Lauderdale Co., TN