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Eliza Caroline Thompson 1849 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1849

Birth Location: Vermilion, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 8 Dec 1935

Death Location: Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA

Father: John Thompson

Mother: Jane West

Spouse(s): Lafayette McWhorter

Children(s): Maude McWhorter, Curtis McWhorter, Clifford McWhorter

In 1849, Eliza Caroline Thompson entered the world in Vermilion, Illinois, USA, born to John F. Thompson and Jane Adeline West. In 1900, Eliza Caroline Thompson resided in South Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA. Eliza Caroline Thompson married Lafayette McWhorter, and had children including Maude Arminta McWhorter, Curtis Manford McWhorter, Clifford Claude McWhorter. Eliza Caroline Thompson passed away in 1935 in Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1849, Eliza Caroline Thompson entered the world in Vermilion, Illinois, USA, born to John F. Thompson and Jane Adeline West.
  • In 1900, Eliza Caroline Thompson resided in South Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
  • Eliza Caroline Thompson married Lafayette McWhorter, and had children including Maude Arminta McWhorter, Curtis Manford McWhorter, Clifford Claude McWhorter.
  • Eliza Caroline Thompson passed away in 1935 in Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Thompson
1814 – 1873
Birth Location: Blaine's Crossing, Grainger County, Tennessee
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Jane West
1816 – 1905
Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee
JW

Spouses(s)

Lafayette McWhorter
1849 – 1922
Birth Location: Bourbon, Marshall, Indiana, USA
LM

Children(s)

Maude McWhorter
1873 – 1926
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Curtis McWhorter
1878 – 1879
Birth Location: Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
CM
Clifford McWhorter
1883 – 1955
Birth Location: Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
CM

Eliza Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Thompson
1849 – 1935
Birth Place: Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Parents
John F. Thompson
1814 – 1873
Blaine's Crossing, Grainger County, Tennessee
Jane (Adeline) West
1816 – 1905
Grainger County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Samuel West
1767 – 1834
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth Thompson
1769 – 1850
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas West
1740 – 1796
Rachel Oliphant
1745 – 1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eliza Thompson's Descendants

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Eliza (Caroline) Thompson (13 Oct 1849 – 8 Dec 1935) m. Lafayette McWhorter (3 Mar 1849 – 17 Mar 1922)
  1. 1. Maude (Arminta) McWhorter (11 Oct 1873 – 14 Mar 1926)
  2. 2. Curtis (Manford) McWhorter (3 Feb 1878 – Aug 1879)
  3. 3. Clifford (Claude) McWhorter (25 Jul 1883 – 1955) m. Julia (Nelva) Day (02 JUL 1885 – 12 Mar 1965)
    1. 1. Hazel Mcwhorter (abt 1903 – )
    2. 2. Claude (LaFayette) McWhorter (8 Nov 1903 – 10 Dec 1972) m. Bessie (Violet) Baldwin (8 Mar 1907 – 5 Jun 1984)
      1. 1. Claude (L) McWhorter (5 Jan 1924 – 12 Oct 1969) m. Delona (L) McWhorter
      2. 2. Muriel (Jean Mc) Whorter (abt 1933 – )
    3. 3. Frances (F) Mcwhorter (5 Aug 1909 – 16 December 1987) m. Kermit (Orville) Brothers (17 May 1910 – 3 January 2002)
      1. 1. Geneva (Frances) Smith (25 November 1931 – 6 April 1971)
      2. 2. Generveive Brothers (abt 1932 – )
      3. 3. Marilyn (Joyce) Brothers (abt 1940 – )
    4. 4. Helen (Alice Mc) Whorter (abt 1914 – ) m. Otho (Hamann) Smither (30 Mar 1907 – )
    5. 5. Harold (Arthur) McWhorter (5 Feb 1922 – 21 August 2002) m. Georgia (Maxine) Elliot (25 Sep 1917 – 20 Nov 2009)
      1. 1. Nancy McWhorter (23 Nov 1935 – 1 Mar 2001) m. Fred (Wolverton) Davis
        1. 1. David (Edwin Davis) Lawson m. Irma
      2. 2. Harold (James) McWhorter (23 Jul 1940 – 14 Feb 1965)
      3. 3. Sandra McWhorter (abt 1944 – ) m. Tom Fentress
      4. 4. John McWhorter (abt 1946 – ) m. Julie
      5. 5. Julia (Joyce) McWhorter (1 Jul 1948 – ) m. Donald (Lynwood) Westbrook (22 Feb 1946 – ) m. Robert (William) Walsh
        1. 1. Wendy (Lynn) Westbrook (8 Dec 1969 – ) m. Jonathan (Paul) DeBenedetto (24 07 1970 – ) m. Thomas (Paul) Milonas (11 Dec 1963 – 17 Feb 2025) m. Ashley (Nicole) Shannon (18 Aug 1987 – )
        2. 2. Paul (Lynwood) Westbrook (30 Sep 1972 – 20 Jul 2017) m. Mary Fulop
      6. 6. David McWhorter (11 Dec 1949 – ) m. Alicia
        1. 1. Jennifer McWhorter (abt 1974 – ) m. John (Howard) Mclaughlin
      7. 7. Ralph (Eugene) McWhorter (abt 1954 – ) m. Brenda (Joyce) Herring
      8. 8. Sharon (Lynn) McWhorter (17 Apr 1954 – ) m. Eugene (Thomas "Gene") Chapman (29 July 1959 – 28 January 2013)
        1. 1. Michael (James) Chapman (2 Dec 1976 – ) m. Madeline (Nicole) Coyer
        2. 2. Steven Chapman
        3. 3. Rebecca Chapman m. Chris m. Jeff
      9. 9. Eva (Sue) McWhorter (9 May 1959 – ) m. Jerome Runion (20 Mar 1957 – 23 Aug 2021) m. David Cummings
        1. 1. Michael Runion
        2. 2. Rachelle Runion
      10. 10. Mary McWhorter (9 Apr 1961 – ) m. Dennis Trexler
      11. 11. Robert (Michael) McWhorter (1963 – 23 May 1963)
      12. 12. Richard (Allen) McWhorter m. Jeanette (Lyn) Stracener
        1. 1. Alana (Marie) McWhorter
        2. 2. Bethaney (Lynn) McWhorter

Eliza Thompson's Timeline

3 Records

1849
13 Oct 1849
Birth of Eliza Caroline Thompson in Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 51
Eliza Caroline Thompson resided here in South Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
South Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1935
8 Dec 1935
Age 86
Death of Eliza Caroline Thompson in Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA
Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1849
    Event Place: Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: South Homer, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: 241; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240241

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: South Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: South Homer, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: 241; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240241

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1935
    Event Place: Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA
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