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Joseph Bertram Thompson 1872 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1872

Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 16 Nov 1936

Death Location: Halfway, Baker, Oregon, United States

Father: James Thompson

Mother: Mary Shaffer

Spouse(s): Laura Weimer

Children(s): Harry Thompson, Luella Hunsaker, Letha Thompson, Herman Thompson

In 1872, Joseph Bertram Thompson entered the world in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, born to James Mort Thompson and Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer. Joseph Bertram Thompson married Laura Mae Weimer, and had children including Harry Leroy Thompson, Luella Thompson, Bloom, Hunsaker, Letha May Thompson, Herman Bruce Thompson. Joseph Bertram Thompson passed away in 1936 in Halfway, Baker, Oregon, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1872, Joseph Bertram Thompson entered the world in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, born to James Mort Thompson and Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer.
  • Joseph Bertram Thompson married Laura Mae Weimer, and had children including Harry Leroy Thompson, Luella Thompson, Bloom, Hunsaker, Letha May Thompson, Herman Bruce Thompson.
  • Joseph Bertram Thompson passed away in 1936 in Halfway, Baker, Oregon, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Thompson's Ancestors

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Joseph Thompson
1872 – 1936
Birth Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James Mort Thompson
1844 – 1878
Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Mary (Catharine "Kate") Shaffer
1848 – 1935
Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William (B.) Shaffer
1809 – 1892
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Margaret "Peggy") Walter
1809 – 1890
Salem Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Philip Walter
1787 – 1849
Catherine Trout
1785 – 1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Walters
1756 – 1807
Maria Spahr
1764 – 1815

Joseph Thompson's Descendants

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Joseph (Bertram) Thompson (2 Mar 1872 – 16 Nov 1936) m. Laura (Mae) Weimer (4 Jul 1875 – 29 Jan 1959)
  1. 1. Harry (Leroy) Thompson (5 Dec 1899 – 30 Jun 1972)
  2. 2. Luella (Thompson, Bloom,) Hunsaker (5 Mar 1904 – 17 Jul 1957)
  3. 3. Letha (May) Thompson (26 Nov 1908 – 2008)
  4. 4. Herman (Bruce) Thompson (4 Dec 1913 – 10 Sep 1973)

Joseph Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1872
2 Mar 1872
Birth of Joseph Bertram Thompson in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
1936
16 Nov 1936
Age 64
Death of Joseph Bertram Thompson in Halfway, Baker, Oregon, United States
Halfway, Baker, Oregon, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1872
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1936
    Event Place: Halfway, Baker, Oregon, United States

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