After his first wife's death, Thompson married Arabella Stuart White (1820–1858, the daughter of the court clerk in Romney, Hampshire County (then in Virginia and on his judicial circuit, after the Civil War in West Virginia) in 1855.
After losing his first spouse, Thompson united with Arabella Stuart White (1820–1858, daughter of the court clerk in Romney, Hampshire County (formerly Virginia and on his judicial circuit following the Civil War in West Virginia) in 1855.