Legislator Details
Portrait captured from Find-a-Grave.com 7/9/2025
Vital Records Information:
Marital Information:
married Ida May Goodenow about 1874, she died in 1906; children: 3, Claudia Grace (Randall), Walter S. and Bessie B. (Porter); married Marian F. Kubiak [or Kubine] Smith, 9/4/1907 in Manistee, MI; children: 3, Ida May (Jach), Stacey jr, and Gayle W. (McKinley)
total children: 6
Number of Children: 6
Background
Education:
public schools of Manistee
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Stacy W. and Elizabeth (Bloom) Thompson. He came to Michigan in 1869 and to Manistee in 1870. He learned the printer's trade and for nearly 20 years followed that line of business, occupying the various positions of printer, editor and publisher. In 1892, he sold out his printing and publishing interests, and engaged in the real estate business. In 1893 he took over an irrigation project in Bellefourche, SD, serving as president and manager for 17 years. He served the community for 2 terms as president of the Board of Commerce, as a member of the Board of Education for 3 years, and for several years represented the first district on the city commission. Five years after leaving the legislature, he became probate judge, a post he filled for a period of 4 years.
Notable Facts:
Detroit News spelled his first name Stacey in its death notice.