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Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson 1869–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1869

Birth Location: Utica, La Salle, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 11 Apr 1957

Death Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Father: James Thomson

Mother: Helen Carr

Spouse(s): Midgie Conner

Children(s): James Thomson, Theodore Thomson, William Thomson, Hart Thomson, Pearl Thomson, Marjorie Thomson, Alexander Jr., John Thomson, George Thomson, Ada Thomson

In 1869, Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson entered the world in Utica, La Salle, Illinois, USA, born to James Benjamin Thomson And Helen Ellen Carr. In 1870, Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided in Dimmick, La Salle, Illinois, USA. In 1880, Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided in Nevada, Livingston, Illinois, USA. Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson married Midgie Elizabeth Conner, and had children including Ada Louisa Thomson, Alexander Leroy Thomson Jr, George Francis Thomson, Hart Douglas Thomson, James Alfred Thomson, John Harold Thomson, Marjorie Louella Thomson, Pearl Marie Thomson, Theodore Raymond Teddy Thomson, William Samuel Thomson. Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson passed away in 1957 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1869, Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson entered the world in Utica, La Salle, Illinois, USA, born to James Benjamin Thomson And Helen Ellen Carr.
  • In 1870, Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided in Dimmick, La Salle, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1880, Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided in Nevada, Livingston, Illinois, USA.
  • Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson married Midgie Elizabeth Conner, and had children including Ada Louisa Thomson, Alexander Leroy Thomson Jr, George Francis Thomson, Hart Douglas Thomson, James Alfred Thomson, John Harold Thomson, Marjorie Louella Thomson, Pearl Marie Thomson, Theodore Raymond Teddy Thomson, William Samuel Thomson.
  • Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson passed away in 1957 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Thomson
1841–1933
Birth Location: Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Helen Carr
1842–1878
Birth Location: Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Midgie Conner
1878–1954
Birth Location: Washington County, Iowa, USA
MC

Children(s)

James Thomson
1902–1983
Birth Location: Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
JT
Theodore Thomson
1907–1998
Birth Location: Hinckley, Pine, Minnesota, USA
TT
William Thomson
1900–1970
Birth Location: Reading, Nobles, Minnesota, USA
WT
Hart Thomson
1905–1991
Birth Location: Fairmount, Richland County, North Dakota, USA
HT
Pearl Thomson
1909–2005
Birth Location: Tyler, North Dakota, USA
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Marjorie Thomson
1898–1993
Birth Location: Worthington, Nobles, Minnesota, USA
MT
Alexander Jr.
1914–1986
Birth Location: Tyler, Richland County, North Dakota, USA
AJ
John Thomson
1912–1978
Birth Location: Tyler, Richland County, North Dakota, USA
JT
George Thomson
1918–1987
Birth Location: Finlayson, Pine, Minnesota, USA
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Ada Thomson
1916–1977
Birth Location: Tyler, Richland, North Dakota, USA
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Alexander Thomson's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Thomson
1869–1957
Birth Place: Utica, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Parents
James Benjamin Thomson
1841–1933
Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Helen ("Ellen") Carr
1842–1878
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Thomson
1800–1871
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes Bryden
1802–1880
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Bryden
1762–1828
Jane McCleary
1762–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James McClary\McCleary
1733–1766
Martha McCulloch
1735–

Alexander Thomson's Descendants

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Alexander (Leroy (Alec)) Thomson (3 Feb 1869–11 Apr 1957) m. Midgie (Elizabeth) Conner (27 Aug 1878–2 Jan 1954)
  1. 1. James (Alfred) Thomson 1902–1983 m. Anita (Pearl) Vaughan 1906–1982
    1. 1. Mary (Louise) Thomson 1929–2006 m. James (Mortimer "Bud") Carpenter 1927–1967
    2. 2. Anita (Vaughan) Thomson 1924–1995 m. Frederick (Alexander) Knaggs 1927–1997
  2. 2. Theodore (Raymond (Teddy)) Thomson 1907–1998 m. Lydia (Josephine Blackbird) (Letourneau) 1909–1968
    1. 1. Raymond (Bernard) Thomson 1939–1988 m. Rita 1941–2018
  3. 3. William (Samuel) Thomson 1900–1970 m. Goldie (M (Florence) ?) 1905–1992
  4. 4. Hart (Douglas) Thomson 1905–1991 m. Ruth (Mitchell) Gibson 1904–1953
    1. 1. Gail (Annette) Thomson 1936–2012 m. John (Jacob Klein) Jr 1933–2006
  5. 5. Pearl (Marie) Thomson 1909–2005 m. Gustaf Peterson 1889–1962
    1. 1. Gustav (Edward) Peterson 1949–2010
  6. 6. Marjorie (Louella) Thomson 1898–1993 m. Vivian (Smith) Baker 1896–1953
    1. 1. Vernon (Sylvan) Baker 1918–1987 m. Lucille (Mary Ann) Caza 1921–1997
  7. 7. Alexander (Leroy Thomson) Jr. 1914–1986 m. Dorothy (Mildred) Murck 1918–2002
  8. 8. John (Harold) Thomson 1912–1978 m. Harriet (Christine) Finrud 1914–1988 m. Dorothy (Christine) Hartfield 1917–1997
    1. 1. Yvonne (Marie) Thomson 1938–1996 m. William (Roger) Carlson 1933–1995
    2. 2. John (Edwin) Thomson 1945–2012
  9. 9. George (Francis) Thomson 1918–1987
    1. 1. Ronald (Paul) Thomson 1941–1999
  10. 10. Ada (Louisa) Thomson 1916–1977 m. Melvin (George) Johnson 1910–1976
    1. 1. Jack (Alfred) Johnson 1943–2006

Alexander Thomson's Timeline

14 Records

1869
3 Feb 1869
Birth of Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson in Utica, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Utica, La Salle, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 1
Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided here in Dimmick, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Dimmick, La Salle, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided here in Nevada, Livingston, Illinois, USA
Nevada, Livingston, Illinois, USA
1895
1895
Age 26
Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided here in Worthington, Nobles, Minnesota, USA
Worthington, Nobles, Minnesota, USA
1900
1900
Age 31
Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided here in Summit Lake, Nobles, Minnesota, USA
Summit Lake, Nobles, Minnesota, USA
1902
abt 1902
Age 33
Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided here
None
1910
1910
Age 41
Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided here in Summit, Richland, North Dakota, USA
Summit, Richland, North Dakota, USA
1915
1915
Age 46
Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided here in Summit, Richland, North Dakota, USA
Summit, Richland, North Dakota, USA
1920
1920
Age 51
Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided here in St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
1930
Abt 1930
Age 61
Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided here in Minneapolis, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
1935
1935
Age 66
Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided here in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1940
1940
Age 71
Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided here in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 81
Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson resided here in Mounds View, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
Mounds View, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
1957
11 Apr 1957
Age 88
Death of Alexander Leroy (Alec) Thomson in St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1869
    Event Place: Utica, La Salle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mounds View, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: 4462; Page: 59; Enumeration District: 62-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Dimmick, La Salle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Nevada, Livingston, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Worthington, Nobles, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Summit Lake, Nobles, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Summit Lake, Nobles, Minnesota; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0211; FHL microfilm: 1240778

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1902
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; DGS: 101693743

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Summit, Richland, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Summit, Richland, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: North Dakota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, North Dakota State University Archives; Fargo, North Dakota

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1930
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01991; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 89-365

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01991; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 89-365

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mounds View, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mounds View, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: 4462; Page: 59; Enumeration District: 62-3

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Brighton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1957
    Event Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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