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Erastus Meeks Thompson 1851–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 13, 1851

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: June 11, 1939

Death Location: Appleton City, St Clair, Missouri, USA

Father: Martin Thompson

Mother: Elizabeth Stroud

Spouse(s): Olivia Herndon

Children(s): Albert Thompson

Erastus Meeks Thompson was born in 1851 in Ohio, USA, the child of Martin Bennett Thompson And Elizabeth Gibson Stroud. Erastus Meeks Thompson married Olivia Catherine Herndon, and had children including Albert Emmett Thompson. Erastus Meeks Thompson passed away in 1939 in Appleton City, St Clair, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Erastus Meeks Thompson was born in 1851 in Ohio, USA, the child of Martin Bennett Thompson And Elizabeth Gibson Stroud.
  • Erastus Meeks Thompson married Olivia Catherine Herndon, and had children including Albert Emmett Thompson.
  • Erastus Meeks Thompson passed away in 1939 in Appleton City, St Clair, Missouri, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Erastus Thompson's Ancestors

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Erastus Thompson
1851–1939
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
Martin Bennett Thompson
1818–1858
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth (Gibson) Stroud
1823–1915
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Israel (Hoxworth) Stroud
1799–1881
Valley, Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Gibson
1796–1884
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stroud
1758–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Erastus Thompson's Descendants

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Erastus (Meeks) Thompson (April 13, 1851–June 11, 1939) m. Olivia (Catherine) Herndon (April 1858–28 May 1925)
  1. 1. Albert (Emmett) Thompson 1877–1961 m. Lillie (Lavonia) Carroll 1880–1974
    1. 1. Emmet (Carroll) Thompson 1905–1993 m. Eva (Mae) Rollins 1908–1962
      1. 1. Peggy (Mae) Thompson 1925–

Erastus Thompson's Timeline

4 Records

1851
April 13, 1851
Birth of Erastus Meeks Thompson in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1876
December 24, 1876
Age 25
Erastus Meeks Thompson was married in Osceola, St Clair, Missouri, USA
Osceola, St Clair, Missouri, USA
1877
1877
Age 26
Erastus Meeks Thompson was married
None
1939
June 11, 1939
Age 88
Death of Erastus Meeks Thompson in Appleton City, St Clair, Missouri, USA
Appleton City, St Clair, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 13, 1851
    Event Place: Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: December 24, 1876
    Event Place: Osceola, St Clair, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1877

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 11, 1939
    Event Place: Appleton City, St Clair, Missouri, USA

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