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Franklin Pierce Thompson 1856–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1856

Birth Location: Hancock County, Illinois

Death Date: 17 Dec 1929

Death Location: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas

Father: Thomas Thompson

Mother: Theresa Shircliffe

Spouse(s): Louisa McGinnis

Children(s): Donald THOMPSON

The story of Franklin Pierce Thompson began in 1856 in Hancock County, Illinois. Franklin Pierce Thompson married Louisa Mcginnis, and had children including Donald Aaron Thompson. Franklin Pierce Thompson passed away in 1929 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas.

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Biography

  • The story of Franklin Pierce Thompson began in 1856 in Hancock County, Illinois.
  • Franklin Pierce Thompson married Louisa Mcginnis, and had children including Donald Aaron Thompson.
  • Franklin Pierce Thompson passed away in 1929 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Thompson
1815–1883
Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, United States
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Theresa Shircliffe
1817–1860
Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Louisa McGinnis
1864–1953
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Donald THOMPSON
1910–1998
Birth Location: Elmont, Shawnee, Kansas
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Franklin Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Franklin Thompson
1856–1929
Birth Place: Hancock County, Illinois
Parents
Thomas Washington Thompson
1815–1883
Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Theresa (G) Shircliffe
1817–1860
Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Thomas ((1782) Shircliffe) III
1782–1870
St. Mary’s Co., MD
Mary Beam
1787–1822
Frederick Co., MD
Great-Grandparents
Anna Kämpf
1765–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Franklin Thompson's Descendants

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Franklin (Pierce) Thompson (26 Feb 1856–17 Dec 1929) m. Louisa McGinnis (27 Oct 1864–19 Mar 1953)
  1. 1. Donald (Aaron) THOMPSON 1910–1998 m. Leona (Claire) FLOWERS 1918–1986
    1. 1. Barbara (Lou) Thompson 1943–2019 m. Billy (Rex) Scholes 1934–2007 m. James (Daniel) Potter 1942–2020 m. James (Daniel) Potter 1942–2020

Franklin Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1856
26 Feb 1856
Birth of Franklin Pierce Thompson in Hancock County, Illinois
Hancock County, Illinois
1929
17 Dec 1929
Age 73
Death of Franklin Pierce Thompson in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1856
    Event Place: Hancock County, Illinois
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1929
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
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