The work of compiling the family genealogy was begun several years ago by Albert Thompson (No. 695), of Philadelphia, son of John Praul and Lydia (Knipe) Thompson, and up to the time of his death he devoted much time to the work of tracing out the descendants of Elizabeth (McGraudy) Thompson and of John Wilson, the Scotch progenitors of the two families under consideration and gathering together in annual reunions the surviving descendants. After a lapse of several years the work was resumed by R. Thompson Engart, Howard Thompson, Caroline McClusky and Elizabeth Pettit and a committee was appointed at one of the family reunions to get the manuscript collections into tangible shape.