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Louis Austin Thompson 1876–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1876

Birth Location: Menard County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 14 Sep 1929

Death Location: Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: John Thompson

Mother: Filinda Bates

Spouse(s): Viola Ferguson

Children(s): Ruby Thompson, Joseph Thompson, Freda Thompson, Walter Thompson, Filinda Thompson, Clarence Thompson, Earnest Thompson, Violet Thompson, Milford Thompson

Louis Austin Thompson was born in 1876 in Menard County, Illinois, USA, the child of John Louis Thompson And Filinda Frances Bates. Louis Austin Thompson married Viola Melvina Ferguson, and had children including Clarence Hubert Stanton Thompson, Earnest S Thompson, Filinda Florence Thompson, Freda Thompson, Joseph Edward Thompson, Milford Thompson, Ruby Stella Thompson, Violet Yvonne Thompson, Walter L Thompson. Louis Austin Thompson passed away in 1929 in Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Louis Austin Thompson was born in 1876 in Menard County, Illinois, USA, the child of John Louis Thompson And Filinda Frances Bates.
  • Louis Austin Thompson married Viola Melvina Ferguson, and had children including Clarence Hubert Stanton Thompson, Earnest S Thompson, Filinda Florence Thompson, Freda Thompson, Joseph Edward Thompson, Milford Thompson, Ruby Stella Thompson, Violet Yvonne Thompson, Walter L Thompson.
  • Louis Austin Thompson passed away in 1929 in Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Louis Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Louis Thompson
1876–1929
Birth Place: Menard County, Illinois, USA
Parents
John "Louis" Thompson
1846–1887
Ohio
Filinda (Frances) Bates
1855–1906
IL. USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Louis Thompson's Descendants

1.
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Louis (Austin) Thompson (1876–14 Sep 1929) m. Viola (Melvina) Ferguson (10 October 1890–6 March 1956)
  1. 1. Ruby (Stella) Thompson 1927–1967 m. Leonnard (Francis Ishmael) Sr 1927–2009
    1. 1. Sharon (Lynn) Ishmael 1949–1996
    2. 2. Leonnard (Francis Ishmael) Jr 1947–2015
    3. 3. Janet (Eileen) Ishmael 1945–2007
  2. 2. Joseph (Edward) Thompson 1918–2001
  3. 3. Freda Thompson 1925–
  4. 4. Walter (L) Thompson 1908–
  5. 5. Filinda (Florence) Thompson 1906–1942 m. James (Simon) Baughman 1880–1938
    1. 1. William (S) Baughman 1922–
    2. 2. Evelyn (Maxine) Baughman 1924– m. Walter (William) Sutton 1921–1989
      1. 1. Kathryn (A.) Sutton 1944–2020 m. Dewey (Wesley) Ivy 1920–1985
  6. 6. Clarence (Hubert Stanton) Thompson 1912–1974 m. Irene (Jeanette) Chance 1908–1968
    1. 1. Julia (E.) Thompson 1941–2015
  7. 7. Earnest (S) Thompson 1911–
  8. 8. Violet (Yvonne) Thompson 1921–2009 m. Orville (Washington) Troesch 1916–1989
    1. 1. Janice (Kay) Troesch 1945–2003
    2. 2. Marilyn (Jean) Troesch 1938–2018
  9. 9. Milford Thompson 1910–

Louis Thompson's Timeline

10 Records

1874
21 Apr 1874
Birth of Louis Austin Thompson in Menard County, Illinois, USA
Menard County, Illinois, USA
1876
1876
Birth of Louis Austin Thompson
None
1883
15 Apr 1883
Age 7
Birth of Louis Austin Thompson
None
1884
Apr 1884
Age 8
Birth of Louis Austin Thompson
None
1900
1900
Age 24
Louis Austin Thompson resided here in Sweet Water, Menard, Illinois, USA
Sweet Water, Menard, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 34
Louis Austin Thompson resided here in Elvira, Johnson, Illinois, USA
Elvira, Johnson, Illinois, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 41
Louis Austin Thompson resided here in Logan County, Illinois, USA
Logan County, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 44
Louis Austin Thompson resided here in Broadwell, Logan, Illinois, USA
Broadwell, Logan, Illinois, USA
1929
11 Sep 1929
Age 53
Death of Louis Austin Thompson in Cowen Township, Logan, Illinois
Cowen Township, Logan, Illinois
1929
14 Sep 1929
Age 53
Burial of Louis Austin Thompson in Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, United States of America
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1874
    Event Place: Menard County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1884
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1883
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1876
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Sweet Water, Menard, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elvira, Johnson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Logan County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Broadwell, Logan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cowen Twp., Logan, Ill.
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1929
    Event Place: Cowen Township, Logan, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1929
    Event Place: Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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