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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

James Rayford Thompson was born in 1855 in North Carolina, the child of Terah W Thompson and Chloe Jane Bissette. James Rayford Thompson had children including Nora Elizabeth Thompson. James Rayford Thompson passed away in 1929 in Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Rayford Thompson was born in 1855 in North Carolina, the child of Terah W Thompson and Chloe Jane Bissette.
  • James Rayford Thompson had children including Nora Elizabeth Thompson.
  • James Rayford Thompson passed away in 1929 in Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Thompson's Ancestors

Self
James Thompson
1855 – 1929
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Terah W Thompson
1828 – 1889
Nash, North Carolina, United States
Chloe (Jane) Bissette
1836 – 1886
Nash County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Arthur (William) Thompson
1788 – 1873
Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
Charlotte Martin
1802 – 1878
Wayne Co, NC
Daniel Bissette
1813 – 1876
Nash, North Carolina
Letha ('Letty') Chamblee
1811 – 1860
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Thompson
1755 – 1838
Aley Perry
1788 – 1856
James Chamblee
1770 – 1836
(Paternal Chamblee
1769 – 1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sion Perry
1760 – 1814
Bartheny Arendell
1763 – 1821
(DNA) Chamblee
1738 – 1819
(DNA) Warren
1742 – 1788

James Thompson's Descendants

1.
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James (Rayford) Thompson (12 May 1855 – 10 May 1929)
  1. 1. Nora (Elizabeth) Thompson (20 Jan 1876 – 6 Mar 1954) m. Hugh (Hezekiah) Morphis (22 Sep 1873 – 04 June 1959)

James Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1855
12 May 1855
Birth of James Rayford Thompson in North Carolina
North Carolina
1929
10 May 1929
Age 74
Death of James Rayford Thompson in Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA

Sources

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

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

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