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Earnest J. Thompson 1918–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1918

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 Nov 1985

Death Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA

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Spouse(s): Wanda Wagoner, Ella Falin, Clorine Watson

Children(s): Ernest Watson, Earnest Thompson, Jackie Thompson, Fred Thompson, Terry Thompson

Earnest J. Thompson was born in 1918 in Virginia, USA, the child of John Thompson And Rhoda Bishop. In 1935, Earnest J. Thompson resided in Rural, Wise, Virginia. In 1940, Earnest J. Thompson resided in Richmond Magisterial District, Richmond, Wise, Vir. Earnest J. Thompson married Clorine Watson, Doris Ann Carmony, Ella Baker Falin, Wanda Ray Wagoner, and had children including Anna Kathleen Thompson, Corienne Thompson, Doris Ernestine Thompson, Earnest Jackson Jack Thompson, Ernest Levern Watson, Frankie Clifton Thompson, Fred Thompson, Jackie Lee Watson Thompson, John Ira Thompson, Louella Thompson, Michael Thompson, Phillip E Thompson, Randell Thompson, Terry Patton Fred Thompson, Wanda Darlene Thompson. Earnest J. Thompson passed away in 1985 in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Earnest J. Thompson was born in 1918 in Virginia, USA, the child of John Thompson And Rhoda Bishop.
  • In 1935, Earnest J. Thompson resided in Rural, Wise, Virginia.
  • In 1940, Earnest J. Thompson resided in Richmond Magisterial District, Richmond, Wise, Vir.
  • Earnest J. Thompson married Clorine Watson, Doris Ann Carmony, Ella Baker Falin, Wanda Ray Wagoner, and had children including Anna Kathleen Thompson, Corienne Thompson, Doris Ernestine Thompson, Earnest Jackson Jack Thompson, Ernest Levern Watson, Frankie Clifton Thompson, Fred Thompson, Jackie Lee Watson Thompson, John Ira Thompson, Louella Thompson, Michael Thompson, Phillip E Thompson, Randell Thompson, Terry Patton Fred Thompson, Wanda Darlene Thompson.
  • Earnest J. Thompson passed away in 1985 in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA.

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Earnest Thompson
1918–1985
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
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Earnest Thompson's Descendants

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Earnest (J.) Thompson (7 Feb 1918–2 Nov 1985) m. Wanda (Ray) Wagoner (26 Apr 1937–27 Dec 1997) m. Ella (Baker) Falin (23 Jun 1918–18 Jan 2013) m. Clorine Watson (abt 1922–Apr 1956)
  1. 1. Ernest (Levern) Watson 1945–1982 m. Wanda (Lee) McIntosh 1950–2009
  2. 2. Earnest (Jackson (Jack)) Thompson 1942–2021 m. Patricia (Ann) Coppock 1945–2017
  3. 3. Jackie (Lee (Watson)) Thompson 1944–2008
  4. 4. Fred Thompson 1951–
  5. 5. Terry (Patton (Fred)) Thompson 1943–2017

Earnest Thompson's Timeline

5 Records

1918
7 Feb 1918
Birth of Earnest J. Thompson in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Earnest J. Thompson resided here in Rural, Wise, Virginia
Rural, Wise, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 22
Earnest J. Thompson resided here in Richmond Magisterial District, Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Richmond Magisterial District, Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Earnest J. Thompson resided here in Mad River, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Mad River, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
1985
2 Nov 1985
Age 67
Death of Earnest J. Thompson in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1918
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168661
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Kingsport Times-News; Publication Date: 4 Nov 1985; Publication Place: Kingsport, Tennessee, USA; ,0.4450869,0.65701973,0.7193257&xid=3355
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04302; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 98-33

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Richmond Magisterial District, Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04302; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 98-33

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mad River, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1985
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Kingsport Times-News - 4 Nov 1985 - Page 3, Obituary for Ernest Thompson (Aged 67) 4 Nov 1985

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Kingsport Times-News; Publication Date: 4 Nov 1985; Publication Place: Kingsport, Tennessee, USA; ,0.4450869,0.65701973,0.7193257&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1985
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Kingsport Times-News; Publication Date: 4 Nov 1985; Publication Place: Kingsport, Tennessee, USA; ,0.4450869,0.65701973,0.7193257&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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