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Alexander Johnson Thompson 1870–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1870

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: Jan 1957

Death Location: Cople District, Westmoreland County, VA, US

Father: Johnson Thompson

Mother: Millie Smith

Spouse(s): Ella Johnson

Children(s): Millie Wilson, Ruth Diggs, Harvey Thompson, Alexena Thompson, Henrietta Thompson, Mary Thompson, John Thompson, James Thompson, Julie Thomson, Rose Thompson

Alexander Johnson Thompson was born in 1870 in Virginia, the child of Johnson Thompson And Millie Smith. Alexander Johnson Thompson married Ella Johnson, and had children including Alexena Zena Thompson, Harvey F Thompson, Henrietta Louisa Thompson, James Hezekia Thompson, John Parker Thompson, Julie Thomson, Mary E Thompson, Millie Ann Wilson, Rose Thompson, Ruth Thompson Diggs. Alexander Johnson Thompson passed away in 1957 in Cople District, Westmoreland County, VA, US.

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Biography

  • Alexander Johnson Thompson was born in 1870 in Virginia, the child of Johnson Thompson And Millie Smith.
  • Alexander Johnson Thompson married Ella Johnson, and had children including Alexena Zena Thompson, Harvey F Thompson, Henrietta Louisa Thompson, James Hezekia Thompson, John Parker Thompson, Julie Thomson, Mary E Thompson, Millie Ann Wilson, Rose Thompson, Ruth Thompson Diggs.
  • Alexander Johnson Thompson passed away in 1957 in Cople District, Westmoreland County, VA, US.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johnson Thompson
1835–1916
Birth Location: Cople District, Westmoreland County, VA
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Millie Smith
1841–1886
Birth Location: Richmond County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ella Johnson
1857–1913
Birth Location: Virginia
EJ

Children(s)

Millie Wilson
1896–1955
Birth Location: Hague, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
MW
Ruth Diggs
1911–1986
Birth Location: Hague, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Harvey Thompson
1907–1985
Birth Location: Virginia
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Alexena Thompson
1900–1989
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Henrietta Thompson
1909–1999
Birth Location: Hague, VA
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Mary Thompson
1892–1918
Birth Location: Westmoreland Co. Virginia
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John Thompson
1904–1974
Birth Location: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
JT
James Thompson
1906–1938
Birth Location: Virginia
JT
Julie Thomson
1898–1985
Birth Location: Virginia
JT
Rose Thompson
1895–1986
Birth Location: Virginia
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Alexander Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Thompson
1870–1957
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Johnson Thompson
1835–1916
Cople District, Westmoreland County, VA
Millie Smith
1841–1886
Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Thompson
1816–1889
Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Thompson's Descendants

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Alexander (Johnson) Thompson (Abt. 1870–Jan 1957) m. Ella Johnson (Abt. 1857–27 Feb 1913)
  1. 1. Millie (Ann) Wilson 1896–1955 m. Richard (Landon) Wilson 1885–1967
    1. 1. Emma Wilson 1919–2008 m. Gilford (Randolph) Clayton 1908–1952
      1. 1. Gilford (Randolph) Clayton 1939–1990
      2. 2. Mary (Ann "Annie") Clayton 1940–1981 m. Edward (Raymond) Hall 1932–2016
      3. 3. Joseph (Walter) Clayton 1942–2009
      4. 4. Pearl (Elizabeth) Clayton 1950–2019
    2. 2. Bessie Wilson 1924–1997 m. Frank Turner 1918–1968
      1. 1. Lucy (Jane) Turner 1941–2009
      2. 2. Vernell Turner 1946–1996 m. Willie (Lee Cobb) Jr. 1947–2015
      3. 3. Millie (Ann) Turner 1947–2014
      4. 4. James (Lewis) Turner 1950–2007
      5. 5. Alice (Maxine) Turner 1951–2019
    3. 3. Thomas (Eugene) Wilson 1925–2006 m. Alma (Louise) Brown 1929–1988
    4. 4. Buelah (Flossie "Boofar") Wilson 1931–1985 m. Henry (Woodrow) Johnson 1929–1995
    5. 5. Walter (Lee) Wilson 1916–1948 m. Daysie Dobyns 1920–1944
    6. 6. Lottie (Virginia) Wilson 1922–1943 m. Edmund (Abraham Edward) Tate 1917–1991
    7. 7. Ralph Wilson 1929–2015 m. Louise Garner 1933–2016
      1. 1. Larry (Nathaniel) Wilson 1951–1951
    8. 8. Ella (Mildred Wilson) Clayton 1917–2013 m. Samuel Clayton 1884–1964
      1. 1. Lue (Ella) Clayton 1941–1985 m. James (Augustus) Jones 1942–2008
      2. 2. Henrietta (Ann) Clayton 1945–2020 m. Melvin (Vernor) Betts 1939–2012
      3. 3. George (Samuel) Clayton 1951–2024
    9. 9. Mary (Rose) Wilson 1914–1986 m. Arthur Clayton 1906–
      1. 1. Mary (Blanche) Clayton 1945–1995
      2. 2. Thomas (Arthur) Clayton 1948–2023
      3. 3. Wilson (Carter " Roach") Clayton 1949–2006
    10. 10. Martha (Ann) Wilson 1927–2022 m. Zebedee Thompson 1923–2012
      1. 1. Lillian (Taylor) Wilson 1944–1999
    11. 11. John (R) Wilson 1921–2000 m. Lena (Pearl) Perkins 1922–2013
      1. 1. Leroy (Asbury) Wilson 1949–2019 m. Betty (Marie) Carter 1951–2023
      2. 2. Walter (Taylor Wilson) Sr. 1951–2023
    12. 12. William (Russell "Alec") Wilson 1926–2012 m. Lucille Foster 1929–2003 m. June Gardner 1930–2007
  2. 2. Ruth (Thompson) Diggs 1911–1986 m. Edward Diggs 1909–1978
    1. 1. Samuel (Edward) Diggs 1931–2005 m. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Cooke 1925–
    2. 2. Norman (Sherman) Diggs 1933–1990
    3. 3. John (W) Diggs 1937–2019
    4. 4. Mitchell (Louis) Thompson 1925–1945
    5. 5. Brenda (D.) Diggs 1935–1974 m. Rudolph Dockery 1929–1993
    6. 6. Thelma (r) Diggs 1942–2018
  3. 3. Harvey (F) Thompson 1907–1985 m. Brownie (Mae) Magett 1907–2003
  4. 4. Alexena (Zena) Thompson 1900–1989 m. Vincent (Hugh) Thompson 1892–1979 m. William (Grant) Johnson 1866–1955
    1. 1. William (Grant Johnson) Jr 1898–1981 m. Mary Johnson 1927–2003
      1. 1. William (Grant Johnson) Jr 1947–2007
    2. 2. Naomi (L) Johnson 1931–2012 m. Harry (Lewis) Thompson 1927–2008
      1. 1. Frances (Collette) Thompson 1949–2011
    3. 3. Harvey (Fairfax) Johnson 1932–1994
    4. 4. Louise (Virginia) Johnson 1938–1980
    5. 5. Joseph Johnson 1920–1993 m. Mamie Weatherspoon 1919–2005 m. GLORIA FERNANDEZ 1935–1996
    6. 6. Emily (Ann) Johnson 1918–1986
    7. 7. Zena (Gertrude) Johnson 1926–
    8. 8. Moses (Arthur) Johnson 1928–2010
      1. 1. Calvin (Moses) Johnson 1947–1986
    9. 9. James (Edward) Johnson 1935–1985
    10. 10. Mae (Ruth) Johnson 1931–2002 m. Lawrence (Douglas) Carey 1922–1992
      1. 1. James (Ulysses) Johnson 1948–2004
  5. 5. Henrietta (Louisa) Thompson 1909–1999 m. William (Walter) Newman 1905–1973
    1. 1. Alverta (L.) Newman 1928–2014
    2. 2. Delois (Fairfax) Newman 1926–2009 m. Lewis (A.) Ball 1925–1991
      1. 1. Lewis (Fairfax) Ball 1945–1968
    3. 3. Millian Newman 1925–2018 m. Jaspeh (R.) Lee 1921–1976
      1. 1. Monroe (A.) Lee 1943–2009
  6. 6. Mary (E) Thompson 1892–1918 m. Thornton Wilson 1892–1928
    1. 1. Ada (Lee) Wilson 1912–1994 m. Wilbur (S) Johnson 1912–1970
      1. 1. Mary (L) Johnson 1932–2020 m. James (W.) Clark –2007
      2. 2. Junior (Grant) Johnson 1934–1997 m. Arleane Johnson –1969
      3. 3. Louise Johnson 1936–2002 m. Eugene (Dewey) Byrd 1917–1981
    2. 2. Theadora Wilson 1912–
    3. 3. Thornton Wilson 1916–1996
  7. 7. John (Parker) Thompson 1904–1974 m. Flossie Thompson 1905–1985
    1. 1. John (Parker Majett) Thompson 1930–1993
    2. 2. Eugene (Edward Thompson) Sr 1932–2013 m. Gladys (Ardith) Burnett 1932–2019
  8. 8. James (Hezekia) Thompson 1906–1938
  9. 9. Julie Thomson 1898–1985 m. Clarence Johnson 1895–
    1. 1. Leroy (Thomas) Johnson 1917–
    2. 2. Ruth Johnson 1919–1964 m. JAMES BEARD 1918–1987
    3. 3. Walter (Lenwood) Johnson 1920–2006
    4. 4. Roland (Alexander) Johnson 1922–1983
  10. 10. Rose Thompson 1895–1986 m. Jacob Newman 1890–
    1. 1. Zebedee Thompson 1923–2012 m. Martha (Ann) Wilson 1927–2022 m. Rosanna Fulcher 1924–1997 m. Lucy (Ann) Ball 1920–1948
    2. 2. Rose (Thompson) Tate 1921–1991 m. James (Walker) Tate 1917–
      1. 1. Ella (Mae) Tate 1936–2015 m. Willie (J.) Edwards 1928–1999
    3. 3. Vernon Thompson 1925–2009 m. Eugenia (Myrtle) Davis 1925–2015
      1. 1. Warren (W) Thompson 1950–2010
    4. 4. Lewis Thompson 1928–1994

Alexander Thompson's Timeline

22 Records

1870
Abt. 1870
Birth of Alexander Johnson Thompson in Virginia
Virginia
1870
Abt. 1870
Birth of Alexander Johnson Thompson in Virginia
Virginia
1871
26 Jan 1871
Age 1
Birth of Alexander Johnson Thompson in Cople District, Westmoreland Co., VA, USA
Cople District, Westmoreland Co., VA, USA
1871
26 Jan 1871
Age 1
Birth of Alexander Johnson Thompson in Westmoreland Co., Virginia
Westmoreland Co., Virginia
1871
26 Jan 1871
Age 1
Birth of Alexander Johnson Thompson in Westmoreland Co., Virginia
Westmoreland Co., Virginia
1872
26 Jan 1872
Age 2
Birth of Alexander Johnson Thompson in Hague, VA
Hague, VA
1872
26 Jan 1872
Age 2
Birth of Alexander Johnson Thompson in Hague, VA
Hague, VA
1880
1880
Age 10
Alexander Johnson Thompson resided here in Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
1880
1880
Age 10
Alexander Johnson Thompson resided here in Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
1900
1900
Age 30
Alexander Johnson Thompson resided here in Cople District (north part), Westmoreland, Virginia
Cople District (north part), Westmoreland, Virginia
1900
1900
Age 30
Alexander Johnson Thompson resided here in Cople District (north part), Westmoreland, Virginia
Cople District (north part), Westmoreland, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 40
Alexander Johnson Thompson resided here in Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 40
Alexander Johnson Thompson resided here in Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 40
Alexander Johnson Thompson resided here in Westmoreland, VA
Westmoreland, VA
1920
1920
Age 50
Alexander Johnson Thompson resided here in Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 50
Alexander Johnson Thompson resided here in Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 60
Alexander Johnson Thompson resided here in Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
1935
1935
Age 65
Alexander Johnson Thompson resided here in Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 70
Alexander Johnson Thompson resided here in Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1957
Jan 1957
Age 87
Death of Alexander Johnson Thompson in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
1957
Jan 1957
Age 87
Death of Alexander Johnson Thompson in Cople District, Westmoreland County, VA, US
Cople District, Westmoreland County, VA, US
1959
21 Jan 1959
Age 89
Death of Alexander Johnson Thompson in Hague, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Hague, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1871
    Event Place: Cople District, Westmoreland Co., VA, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: T627_4301; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 97-1
    [2] Virginia 1910 Census Miracode Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: T625_1918; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 155; Image: .
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: 1393; Family History Film: 1255393; Page: 430D; Enumeration District: 115; Image: .
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: T623_1731; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 83.
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [8] Virginia, Death Records
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1872
    Event Place: Hague, VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1871
    Event Place: Westmoreland Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1870
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1872
    Event Place: Hague, VA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1871
    Event Place: Westmoreland Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1870
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: 1393; Family History Film: 1255393; Page: 430D; Enumeration District: 115; Image: .
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: T623_1731; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 83.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: 1393; Family History Film: 1255393; Page: 430D; Enumeration District: 115; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cople District (north part), Westmoreland, Virginia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: T623_1731; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 83.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cople District (north part), Westmoreland, Virginia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: T623_1731; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 83.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Westmoreland, VA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: T625_1918; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 155; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: T625_1918; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 155; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: T627_4301; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 97-1

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: T627_4301; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 97-1

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1959
    Event Place: Hague, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Virginia, Death Records

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1957
    Event Place: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1957
    Event Place: Cople District, Westmoreland County, VA, US
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