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Adam Thompson 1856–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1856

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 24 December 1936

Death Location: Whitmer, Randolph County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Jr.

Mother: Sarah Thompson

Spouse(s): Mary Thompson, Mary CLAYTON

Children(s): Myrtle Clayton, Martha Thompson, Mary Long, Martha Thompson, Katie Mullenax, Luther Thompson, Nellie Lambert, Thaddas Thompson, Garnett Thompson, William Thompson, Dolly Long, Jessie Thompson

Adam Thompson was born in 1856 in West Virginia, the child of William Billie Thompson Jr And Sarah Thompson. In 1860, Adam Thompson resided in Pendleton, Virginia, USA. Adam Thompson married Mary Jane Clayton, Mary Jane Thompson, and had children including Dolly May Long, Garnett Thompson, Jessie Thompson, Katie Verna Mullenax, Luther Edgar Thompson, Martha Thompson, Mary E Long, Myrtle G Clayton, Nellie Mae Lambert, Thaddas Thompson, William Perry Thompson. Adam Thompson passed away in 1936 in Whitmer, Randolph County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Adam Thompson was born in 1856 in West Virginia, the child of William Billie Thompson Jr And Sarah Thompson.
  • In 1860, Adam Thompson resided in Pendleton, Virginia, USA.
  • Adam Thompson married Mary Jane Clayton, Mary Jane Thompson, and had children including Dolly May Long, Garnett Thompson, Jessie Thompson, Katie Verna Mullenax, Luther Edgar Thompson, Martha Thompson, Mary E Long, Myrtle G Clayton, Nellie Mae Lambert, Thaddas Thompson, William Perry Thompson.
  • Adam Thompson passed away in 1936 in Whitmer, Randolph County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Jr.
1826–1915
Birth Location: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
WJ
Sarah Thompson
1823–1912
Birth Location: West Virginia
ST

Spouses(s)

Mary Thompson
1862–1948
Birth Location: West Virginia
MT
Mary CLAYTON
1862–1948
Birth Location: Pendleton, West Virginia
MC

Children(s)

Myrtle Clayton
1878–1964
Birth Location: West Virginia
MC
Martha Thompson
1879–
Birth Location: West Virginia
MT
Mary Long
1890–1978
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States of America
ML
Martha Thompson
1879–1957
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States of America
MT
Katie Mullenax
1894–1975
Birth Location: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
KM
Luther Thompson
1879–1961
Birth Location: Riverton, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
LT
Nellie Lambert
1888–1978
Birth Location: Whitmer, W. VA.
NL
Thaddas Thompson
1885–1960
Birth Location: Riverton, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
TT
Garnett Thompson
1892–1966
Birth Location: Riverton, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
GT
William Thompson
1885–1952
Birth Location: Riverton, West Virginia
WT
Dolly Long
1900–1973
Birth Location: Whitmer, Randolph County, West Virginia, United States of America
DL
Jessie Thompson
1896–
Birth Location: West Virginia
JT

Adam Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Adam Thompson
1856–1936
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
William BILLIE Thompson Jr.
1826–1915
Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Thompson
1823–1912
West Virginia
Grandparents
John Thompson
1789–1850
of Culpeper, Virginia
Julia (Ann) Thompson
1782–1870
Orange, Orange Co., Virginia
Frederick Simmons
1791–1874
Pendleton, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Rexroad
1795–1877
Pendleton, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
LEONARD SIMMONS
1765–1822
CATHERINE SMITH
1765–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Simmons
1737–1781

Adam Thompson's Descendants

1.
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Adam Thompson (Abt 1856–24 December 1936) m. Mary (Jane) Thompson (Abt 1862–2 June 1948) m. Mary (Jane) CLAYTON (4 Jun 1862–2 Jun 1948)
  1. 1. Myrtle (G) Clayton 1878–1964 m. Henry (A) Clayton 1875–1955
    1. 1. Alva (Frederick) Clayton 1901–1980 m. Nellie (Virginia) Rader 1906–1972
      1. 1. Virginia (D.) CLAYTON 1929–1978 m. Paul (A) Hopper 1926–
        1. 1. Gerald (D.) Hopper 1948–2002
      2. 2. Fred (W) Clayton 1926–1985
      3. 3. June (ann) Clayton 1935–1956
      4. 4. John (A) Clayton 1931–2018
    2. 2. Grace (Mae) Earnest 1912–1993
    3. 3. Harold Clayton 1910–
    4. 4. Sterley (G) Clayton 1904–
    5. 5. Clinton (C) Clayton 1897– m. Estella Clayton 1904–
    6. 6. Arthur (M) Clayton 1910–
    7. 7. Bernard Clayton 1920–
    8. 8. Mary (G) Clayton 1913–
    9. 9. Arthur (Harold) CLAYTON 1909–
    10. 10. Sterley (Golden) Clayton 1903–1995
    11. 11. Dewey (C) Clayton 1900–1978 m. Thelma (Hope) Johnson 1902–
      1. 1. Donald ('Don' Duane) Clayton 1922–1990
  2. 2. Martha Thompson 1879–
  3. 3. Mary (E.) Long 1890–1978
  4. 4. Martha Thompson 1879–1957
  5. 5. Katie (Verna) Mullenax 1894–1975
  6. 6. Luther (Edgar) Thompson 1879–1961
  7. 7. Nellie (Mae) Lambert 1888–1978
  8. 8. Thaddas Thompson 1885–1960
  9. 9. Garnett Thompson 1892–1966
  10. 10. William (Perry) Thompson 1885–1952
  11. 11. Dolly (May) Long 1900–1973
  12. 12. Jessie Thompson 1896–

Adam Thompson's Timeline

11 Records

1853
4 June 1853
Birth of Adam Thompson in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
1856
Abt 1856
Birth of Adam Thompson in West Virginia
West Virginia
1860
1860
Age 4
Adam Thompson resided here in Pendleton, Virginia, USA
Pendleton, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
Adam Thompson resided here in Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
1879
1879
Age 23
Adam Thompson was married
None
1880
1880
Age 24
Adam Thompson resided here in Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
Adam Thompson resided here in Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 54
Adam Thompson resided here in Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 64
Adam Thompson resided here in Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 74
Adam Thompson resided here in Greenbank, Pocahontas, West Virginia, USA
Greenbank, Pocahontas, West Virginia, USA
1936
24 December 1936
Age 80
Death of Adam Thompson in Whitmer, Randolph, West Virginia
Whitmer, Randolph, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 June 1853
    Event Place: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Marriages Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1971; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 150
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenbank, Pocahontas, West Virginia; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342285
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia; Roll: 1411; Page: 72C; Enumeration District: 048
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1697; Page: 383B; Family History Library Film: 553196
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1241769
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Pendleton, Virginia; Page: 92; Family History Library Film: 805370
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1693; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1375706
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1856
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia; Roll: 1411; Page: 72C; Enumeration District: 048

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1879
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1241769

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Pendleton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Pendleton, Virginia; Page: 92; Family History Library Film: 805370

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1697; Page: 383B; Family History Library Film: 553196

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia; Roll: 1411; Page: 72C; Enumeration District: 048

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1241769

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1693; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1375706

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1971; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 150

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Greenbank, Pocahontas, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenbank, Pocahontas, West Virginia; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342285

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1936
    Event Place: Whitmer, Randolph, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitmer, Randolph County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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