Thos. Thompson
  The Thos. Thompson family moved from Cass county, Nebr., to Frontier county in 1877, locating on the point between the two branches of Muddy Creek.
While at that location, Mr. Thompson ran a brick yard, using native wood for firing. The bricks were sold in Arapahoe.
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In 1879 the family moved to the location on East Deer Creek. At that time the old Circle Bar was located in West Deer Creek. In the valley north were the Upper 96, Circle Bar (Gilman), Lower 96 and Midway, also a 96 ranch, named from west to east.
The Gammils and Morgans were on the Medicine Creek, south.
The members of the family now living: J. W. Thompson, Farnam; Mrs. (Alta) Kerr, Farnam; Mrs. Ethel Horn, Bingham Canyon, Utah; Mrs. Edna Backowitz, St. Louis, Mo., and Elgie Thompson, Farnam, a son of Ed Thompson, now deceased.
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The cedar log house shown above was the house of the Thos. Thompson family. It is two and one half miles north of Ingham in East Deer Creek canyon. Ft. McPherson was abandoned in 1880. The buildings were sold in 1881. Mr. Thompson bought one of the company mess houses, tore it down, moved it to the present location and rebuilt it as it now stands. The logs are of red cedar from trees that were cut out of a strip of native red cedars, extending from about ten miles west of Lexington to within 10 miles of North Platte, along the heads of the Platte canyons. In this house was held the first school taught by J.N. France.
1886
1936
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