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Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson 1901–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1901

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 Jan 1996

Death Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: James Thompson

Mother: Sallie Hurst

Spouse(s): Clarence Surles

Children(s):

Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson was born in 1901 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of James Henry Thompson And Sallie Pauline Hurst. In 1910, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1930, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson married Clarence Mcbee Surles. Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson passed away in 1996 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson was born in 1901 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of James Henry Thompson And Sallie Pauline Hurst.
  • In 1910, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1930, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
  • Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson married Clarence Mcbee Surles.
  • Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson passed away in 1996 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Thompson
1852–1931
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
JT
Sallie Hurst
1875–1922
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Clarence Surles
1887–1967
Birth Location: Durham, North Carolina, USA
CS

Children(s)

Mary Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Mary Thompson
1901–1996
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Henry Thompson
1852–1931
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Sallie (Pauline) Hurst
1875–1922
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Benjamin) Hurst
1830–1907
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mary (Jane) Marchant
1839–1912
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Owens
1803–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Owens
1772–1835
Sarah Forrest
1783–1854

Mary Thompson's Timeline

8 Records

1901
25 Sep 1901
Birth of Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 29
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 39
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 49
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson resided here in Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1988
1988
Age 87
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson resided here in Norfolk, VA
Norfolk, VA
1996
29 Jan 1996
Age 95
Death of Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1901
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04314; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 114-108
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 2342205
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101144532
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: 5902; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 65-69

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 2342205

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04314; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 114-108

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04314; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 114-108

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: 5902; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 65-69

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1988
    Event Place: Norfolk, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1996
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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