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Martha A Thompson 1847 – 1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1847

Birth Location: Middlesex, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1876

Death Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Wm Thompson

Mother: Elizabeth Jacob

Spouse(s): William KELSO

Children(s): Blanch Shaw, Joseph Kelso

Martha A Thompson was born in 1847 in Middlesex, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Wm Thompson and Elizabeth Jacob. In 1850, Martha A Thompson resided in North Middleton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA. Martha A Thompson married William Linn KELSO, and had children including Blanch K Shaw, Joseph Thompson Kelso. Martha A Thompson passed away in 1876 in Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha A Thompson was born in 1847 in Middlesex, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Wm Thompson and Elizabeth Jacob.
  • In 1850, Martha A Thompson resided in North Middleton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Martha A Thompson married William Linn KELSO, and had children including Blanch K Shaw, Joseph Thompson Kelso.
  • Martha A Thompson passed away in 1876 in Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wm Thompson
Birth Location: –
WT
Elizabeth Jacob
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

William KELSO
1849 – 1912
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
WK

Children(s)

Blanch Shaw
1870 – 1956
Birth Location: Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
BS
Joseph Kelso
1873 – 1954
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
JK

Martha Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Martha Thompson
1847 – 1876
Birth Place: Middlesex, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Wm Thompson
Elizabeth Jacob
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Thompson's Descendants

1.
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Martha (A) Thompson (23 Aug 1847 – 22 May 1876) m. William (Linn) KELSO (30 July 1849 – 30 Oct 1912)
  1. 1. Blanch (K) Shaw (07 Nov 1870 – 17 Sep 1956) m. Rev (William Frances) Shaw (09 Dec 1863 – 28 Jan 1932)
    1. 1. Dale (Kelso) Shaw (4 OCT 1896 – 29 MAR 1899)
    2. 2. Geraldine (Blanche) Shaw (28 Nov 1898 – 28 Sep 1975)
      1. 1. Caryl (Geraldine) HOBBS (30 April 1923 – 21 August 2011)
      2. 2. Mary (Lorraine) Hobbs (27 May 1926 – 24 August 2015)
    3. 3. Dorothy (F) Palluth (11 Mar 1902 – 10 Feb 1992) m. Frank (William) Palluth (Dec 1898 – Abt 1955)
      1. 1. Patricia (M) Palluth (25 Aug 1926 – May 10, 2018) m. Herbert (Hewitt) Tate (9 Jan 1927 – 2 Jan 1990) m. William (Edward) Sandor (11 Dec 1921 – 10 Nov 2010)
        1. 1. Diana Tate (10 May 1949 – ) m. Thomas (Dale) McCurry (Apr 1936 – ) m. Ollie (Anderson) Warren (May 8 1958 – )
        2. 2. William (Herbert) TATE (22 Apr 1951 – Aug 2022)
      2. 2. William (Francis) Palluth (18 April 1931 – 5 November 2011)
    4. 4. William (Linn) Shaw (20 Oct 1904 – 27 Oct 1970) m. Bertha (Irene) Turner (21 Jul 1904 – 15 Dec 1993)
      1. 1. Geraldine (B.) Shaw (18 Jan 1935 – )
  2. 2. Joseph (Thompson) Kelso (13 Feb 1873 – 1954) m. Lottie (P) Kelso (12 October 1877 – 9 March 1944)

Martha Thompson's Timeline

6 Records

1785
1785-1918
Martha A Thompson was baptized in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1847
23 Aug 1847
Birth of Martha A Thompson in Middlesex, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Middlesex, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 3
Martha A Thompson resided here in North Middleton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
North Middleton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 13
Martha A Thompson resided here in Mifflin, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Mifflin, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 23
Martha A Thompson resided here in Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1876
22 May 1876
Age 29
Death of Martha A Thompson in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1847
    Event Place: Middlesex, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 275
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1333; Page: 468B; Family History Library Film: 552832
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mifflin, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1332; Page: 160A; Family History Library Film: 552831
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: North Middleton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 772; Page: 53B
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1785-1918
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 275

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: North Middleton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: North Middleton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 772; Page: 53B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Mifflin, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1333; Page: 468B; Family History Library Film: 552832
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mifflin, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1332; Page: 160A; Family History Library Film: 552831

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1876
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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