M, #3820, b. March 1850
| Birth* | March 1850 | Josephus Thompson was born in March 1850 at Gilmer Co., Georgia, age 5/12 in 1850 census. |
| (InHomeOf) Census1850 | 1850 | He appeared on the 1850 census in the household of Joseph Thompson, pg 354 #77-77, Division 33, Gilmer Co., Georgia. His info on the census included - Thompson, Josephus 5/12 b.GA. |
| Education* | 1858 | Josephus Thompson was educated in 1858 at Militia District 1009 (Tail Creek District), Gilmer Co., Georgia; in school records age 9.1 |
| (InHomeOf) Census1860 | 1860 | He appeared on the 1860 census in the household of Joseph Thompson, pg 88 #681-594, Subdivision 33, Gilmer Co., Georgia. His info on the census included - Thompson, Joseph 10 b.GA; Thompson, Joseph 50 b.SC farmer - no land but $75 personal property. |