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Melvin Thompson 1831–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1831

Birth Location: Green River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: Jun 1880

Death Location: Henderson County, North Carolina, United States

Father: Andrew Thompson

Mother: Elizabeth Lankford

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The story of Melvin Thompson began in 1831 in Green River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States. Melvin Thompson passed away in 1880 in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Thompson began in 1831 in Green River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States.
  • Melvin Thompson passed away in 1880 in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States.

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Melvin Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Melvin Thompson
1831–1880
Birth Place: Green River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Andrew Thompson
1788–1878
Saluda, Polk, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Martha) Lankford
1791–1860
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Thompson
1750–1835
Augusta Co., VA
Margaret (Willison) 👪👥
1771–1850
Pennsylvania, American British Colonies
Robert (William Lankford) Sr
1756–1831
Tryon Mountain, Pancolet Valley, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Sybil (Sarah) Taylor
1756–1840
Rutherford County, Providence of North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Thompson
1720–1758
William Lankford
1695–1800
AMANDA STONE
1721–1778
Lewis *
1740–1815
Nancy Full
1750–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thompson
1688–1781
William Lankford
1670–
Mary Morton
1675–1698
William Stone
1700–1765
Elizabeth Robertson
1706–1775
Lewis Taylor
1720–
Samuell Johnson
1730–
Nannie Oakley
1730–

Melvin Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1831
23 Aug 1831
Birth of Melvin Thompson in Green River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
Green River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
1880
Jun 1880
Age 49
Death of Melvin Thompson in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States
Henderson County, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1831
    Event Place: Green River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1880
    Event Place: Henderson County, North Carolina, United States

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