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James Rayford Thompson 1855 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1855

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 10 May 1929

Death Location: Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA

Father: Terah Thompson

Mother: Chloe Bissette

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Nora Thompson

In 1855, James Rayford Thompson entered the world in North Carolina, born to Terah W Thompson and Chloe Jane Bissette. James Rayford Thompson became a parent to Nora Elizabeth Thompson. James Rayford Thompson died in 1929 in Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA.

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Parents

Terah Thompson
1828 – 1889
Birth Location: Nash, North Carolina, United States
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Chloe Bissette
1836 – 1886
Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nora Thompson
1876 – 1954
Birth Location: , Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 May 1855
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 May 1929
    Event Place: Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
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