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Josiah Wesley Thompson 1865–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 February 1865

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 19 Nov 1948

Death Location: Giles, Tennessee, United States

Father: Levi Thompson

Mother: Elizabeth Thompson

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In 1865, Josiah Wesley Thompson entered the world in Indiana, born to Levi Thompson And Elizabeth Susan Thompson. Josiah Wesley Thompson passed away in 1948 in Giles, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1865, Josiah Wesley Thompson entered the world in Indiana, born to Levi Thompson And Elizabeth Susan Thompson.
  • Josiah Wesley Thompson passed away in 1948 in Giles, Tennessee, United States.

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Josiah Thompson's Ancestors

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Josiah Thompson
1865–1948
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Levi Thompson
1837–1919
Walnut Grove, Hardin, Tennessee, United States,
Elizabeth (Susan) Thompson
1838–1934
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Mitchell Norwood) Jr
1804–1891
Union District, South Carolina
Lucinda Larwood
1807–1899
Lauren, Laurens, South Carolina, United States,
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM NORWOOD
1771–1850
Susanna SMITH
1773–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Norwood
1728–1790
Ann Oglesby
1730–1799

Josiah Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1865
18 February 1865
Birth of Josiah Wesley Thompson in Indiana
Indiana
1948
19 Nov 1948
Age 83
Death of Josiah Wesley Thompson in Giles, Tennessee, United States
Giles, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 February 1865
    Event Place: Indiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1948
    Event Place: Giles, Tennessee, United States

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