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East Thigpen 1909–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1909

Birth Location: Rose Hill, Jasper, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 02 Oct 2009

Death Location: Richland, Rankin, Mississippi, USA

Father: Webster Thigpen

Mother: Corine Bender

Spouse(s): Odessa Thigpen

Children(s):

East Thigpen was born in 1909 in Rose Hill, Jasper, Mississippi, USA, the child of Webster Webb Thigpen And Corine Bender. In 1940, East Thigpen resided in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA. In 1950, East Thigpen resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. East Thigpen married Odessa Deloise Thigpen, and had children including Clifton Thigpen, Glenester Thigopen, Joseph Thigopen. East Thigpen passed away in 2009 in Richland, Rankin, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • East Thigpen was born in 1909 in Rose Hill, Jasper, Mississippi, USA, the child of Webster Webb Thigpen And Corine Bender.
  • In 1940, East Thigpen resided in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1950, East Thigpen resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • East Thigpen married Odessa Deloise Thigpen, and had children including Clifton Thigpen, Glenester Thigopen, Joseph Thigopen.
  • East Thigpen passed away in 2009 in Richland, Rankin, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

East Thigpen's Ancestors

Self
East Thigpen
1909–2009
Birth Place: Rose Hill, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Webster (Webb) Thigpen
1888–1964
Mississippi
Corine Bender
1886–1957
Mississippi
Grandparents
Lewis Thigpen
1861–1929
Alabama
Nancy Willis
1862–
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Thigpen
1833–
Louisa Thigpen
1834–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Harriett Thigpen
1800–

East Thigpen's Timeline

4 Records

1909
10 Oct 1909
Birth of East Thigpen in Rose Hill, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
Rose Hill, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
1940
1940
Age 31
East Thigpen resided here in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA
Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
East Thigpen resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
2009
02 Oct 2009
Age 100
Death of East Thigpen in Richland, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
Richland, Rankin, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1909
    Event Place: Rose Hill, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02035; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 34-13
    [3] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02035; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 34-13

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02035; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 34-13

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 104

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Oct 2009
    Event Place: Richland, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

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