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Emma Avelda Thompson 1888–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1888

Birth Location: Oklahoma

Death Date: 22 Jul 1974

Death Location: Houghton, Kansas

Father: John Thompson

Mother: Marget Jewell

Spouse(s): John Tassel

Children(s): William VanTassel, Edna VanTassel, Doctor Vantassel, Ruby VanTassel, Edith VanTassel, Elma VanTassel, Forrest Vantassel, John Vantassel, Pauline Vantassel

In 1888, Emma Avelda Thompson entered the world in Oklahoma, born to John Hiram Thompson And Marget S Jewell. Emma Avelda Thompson married John Alonzo Van Tassel, and had children including Doctor Francis Vantassel, Edith Viola Vantassel, Edna Mae Vantassel, Elma Alfreda Vantassel, Forrest Vivian Vantassel, John Vantassel, Pauline Margaret Vantassel, Ruby Alta Vantassel, William Earl Vantassel. Emma Avelda Thompson passed away in 1974 in Houghton, Kansas.

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Biography

  • In 1888, Emma Avelda Thompson entered the world in Oklahoma, born to John Hiram Thompson And Marget S Jewell.
  • Emma Avelda Thompson married John Alonzo Van Tassel, and had children including Doctor Francis Vantassel, Edith Viola Vantassel, Edna Mae Vantassel, Elma Alfreda Vantassel, Forrest Vivian Vantassel, John Vantassel, Pauline Margaret Vantassel, Ruby Alta Vantassel, William Earl Vantassel.
  • Emma Avelda Thompson passed away in 1974 in Houghton, Kansas.

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Emma Thompson's Ancestors

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Emma Thompson
1888–1974
Birth Place: Oklahoma
Parents
John Hiram Thompson
1851–1922
Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Marget (S.) Jewell
1852–1918
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emma Thompson's Descendants

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Emma (Avelda) Thompson (17 Jun 1888–22 Jul 1974) m. John (Alonzo Van) Tassel (9 Oct 1881–23 Dec 1947)
  1. 1. William (Earl) VanTassel 1923–2010 m. Ruby (Lucille) Ermel 1927–2016
  2. 2. Edna (Mae) VanTassel 1907–1983 m. Clyde Moody 1893–1965
    1. 1. Eva (Clydene) Moody 1933–2011
  3. 3. Doctor (Francis) Vantassel 1910–1977
  4. 4. Ruby (Alta) VanTassel 1917–2010
  5. 5. Edith (Viola) VanTassel 1920–1991
  6. 6. Elma (Alfreda) VanTassel 1914–2002
  7. 7. Forrest (Vivian) Vantassel 1915–1936
  8. 8. John Vantassel 1908–1909
  9. 9. Pauline (Margaret) Vantassel 1911–1918

Emma Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1888
17 Jun 1888
Birth of Emma Avelda Thompson in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
1974
22 Jul 1974
Age 86
Death of Emma Avelda Thompson in Houghton, Kansas
Houghton, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1888
    Event Place: Oklahoma
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1974
    Event Place: Houghton, Kansas
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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