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Ethel May Thompson 1898 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1898

Birth Location: Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1951

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: William Thompson

Mother: Henrietta Zavitz

Spouse(s): Merton Walters

Children(s): Myrtle Walters, Betty Walters

Ethel May Thompson was born in Ontario, Canada in 1898, to William Andrew Thompson and Henrietta Sarah "Ettie" R. Zavitz. Later in life, Ethel May Thompson married Merton Rawlston Walters; among their children were Myrtle Mae Walters and Betty Bernice Walters. Ethel May Thompson died in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, 1951.

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Parents

William Thompson
1865 – 1944
Birth Location: West Williams Twp. Middlesex Cty, Ontario, Canada
WT
Henrietta Zavitz
1867 – 1946
Birth Location: West Williams Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
HZ

Spouses(s)

Merton Walters
1888 – 1981
Birth Location: Strathray, Ontario, Canada
MW

Children(s)

Myrtle Walters
1917 – 2009
Birth Location: Park Hill, Ontario, Canada
MW
Betty Walters
1920 – 2006
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
BW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Nov 1898
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, 1930 United States Federal Census, Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957, Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, The National Archives at Washington, D.C; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Card Manifests (Alphabetical) of Individuals Entering through the Port of Detroit, Michigan, 1906-1954; NAI: 4527226; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Natur, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0833; FHL microfilm: 2340801, Year: 1901; Census Place: McGillivray, Middlesex (north/nord), Ontario; Page: 3; Family No: 34, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1898

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: McGillivray, Middlesex (north/nord), Ontario; Page: 3; Family No: 34

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Nelson Str, Alliston Town 3 Ward, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 87; Census Place: 87, Simcoe South, Ontario; Page Number: 9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 17 Mar 1924
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957, The National Archives at Washington, D.C; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Card Manifests (Alphabetical) of Individuals Entering through the Port of Detroit, Michigan, 1906-1954; NAI: 4527226; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Natur, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0833; FHL microfilm: 2340801

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0833; FHL microfilm: 2340801

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Aug 1951
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1951
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