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Ben Walker Thompson 1884–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 April 1884

Birth Location: Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States of America

Death Date: 2 November 1943

Death Location: Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States of America

Father: George Thompson

Mother: Eliza Sells

Spouse(s): Hazel Thompson

Children(s): Shirley Thompson, Ruth Thompson, David Thompson

Ben Walker Thompson was born in 1884 in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States of America, the child of George Thompson And Eliza Jane Sells. Ben Walker Thompson married Hazel Adeline Thompson, and had children including David Ben Thompson, Ruth Thompson, Shirley May Thompson. Ben Walker Thompson passed away in 1943 in Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ben Walker Thompson was born in 1884 in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States of America, the child of George Thompson And Eliza Jane Sells.
  • Ben Walker Thompson married Hazel Adeline Thompson, and had children including David Ben Thompson, Ruth Thompson, Shirley May Thompson.
  • Ben Walker Thompson passed away in 1943 in Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States of America.

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Ben Thompson's Ancestors

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Ben Thompson
1884–1943
Birth Place: Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States of America
Parents
George Thompson
1846–1908
Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Eliza (Jane) Sells
1849–1923
Hemel, Hempstead, Herts, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Charles (Sells) Sr
1805–1862
Hemel Hampstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Eliza Durrant
1811–1884
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Sells
1783–1847
Margaret Sells
1783–1850
William Durrant
1782–1862
Margaret WHITLEY
1785–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sells
1743–1823
Elizabeth Ball
1757–
Thomas DURRANT
1748–1816

Ben Thompson's Descendants

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Ben (Walker) Thompson (14 April 1884–2 November 1943) m. Hazel (Adeline) Thompson (7 June 1894–30 August 1962)
  1. 1. Shirley (May) Thompson 1927–1927
  2. 2. Ruth Thompson 1917–1917
  3. 3. David (Ben) Thompson 1919–2012 m. Maxine Read 1925–2012

Ben Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1884
14 April 1884
Birth of Ben Walker Thompson in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States of America
Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States of America
1943
2 November 1943
Age 59
Death of Ben Walker Thompson in Elko, Elko County, Nevada, United States of America
Elko, Elko County, Nevada, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 April 1884
    Event Place: Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 November 1943
    Event Place: Elko, Elko County, Nevada, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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