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Melvin Eugene Thompson 1924–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1924

Birth Location: Beaver Pike, Ohio

Death Date: 8 Nov 2001

Death Location: Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Thompson

Mother: Bertha Christy

Spouse(s): Vanida Holcomb

Children(s):

Melvin Eugene Thompson was born in 1924 in Beaver Pike, Ohio, the child of Benjamin Franklin Thompson And Bertha Cecil Christy. In 1930, Melvin Eugene Thompson resided in Beaver, Pike, Ohio, USA. In 1940, Melvin Eugene Thompson resided in Beaver, Pike, Ohio, USA. Melvin Eugene Thompson married Vanida H Holcomb. Melvin Eugene Thompson passed away in 2001 in Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melvin Eugene Thompson was born in 1924 in Beaver Pike, Ohio, the child of Benjamin Franklin Thompson And Bertha Cecil Christy.
  • In 1930, Melvin Eugene Thompson resided in Beaver, Pike, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1940, Melvin Eugene Thompson resided in Beaver, Pike, Ohio, USA.
  • Melvin Eugene Thompson married Vanida H Holcomb.
  • Melvin Eugene Thompson passed away in 2001 in Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Thompson
1888–1961
Birth Location: Harrison County, Ohio, USA
BT
Bertha Christy
1897–1957
Birth Location: Beaver, Pike County, Ohio
BC

Spouses(s)

Vanida Holcomb
1922–1996
Birth Location: Jackson, Kentucky, USA
VH

Children(s)

Melvin Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Melvin Thompson
1924–2001
Birth Place: Beaver Pike, Ohio
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Thompson
1888–1961
Harrison County, Ohio, USA
Bertha (Cecil) Christy
1897–1957
Beaver, Pike County, Ohio
Grandparents
James (Franklin) Thompson
1862–1926
Vinton County, Ohio, United States of America
Elisabeth (Ann) Cramblet
1871–1949
Guernsey, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Cramblet
1850–1924
Malinda Phelps
1852–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah Phelps
1801–1887
Mary Staley
1812–1866

Melvin Thompson's Timeline

6 Records

1924
12 Oct 1924
Birth of Melvin Eugene Thompson in Beaver Pike, Ohio
Beaver Pike, Ohio
1930
1930
Age 6
Melvin Eugene Thompson resided here in Beaver, Pike, Ohio, USA
Beaver, Pike, Ohio, USA
1940
1940
Age 16
Melvin Eugene Thompson resided here in Beaver, Pike, Ohio, USA
Beaver, Pike, Ohio, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 27
Melvin Eugene Thompson resided here in Ohio
Ohio
1993
1993
Age 69
Melvin Eugene Thompson resided here in Englewood, OH
Englewood, OH
2001
8 Nov 2001
Age 77
Death of Melvin Eugene Thompson in Montgomery Co OH
Montgomery Co OH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1924
    Event Place: Beaver Pike, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1463
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaver, Pike, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03129; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 66-2
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beaver, Pike, Ohio; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2341595
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beaver, Pike, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beaver, Pike, Ohio; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2341595

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beaver, Pike, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaver, Pike, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03129; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 66-2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Englewood, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2001
    Event Place: Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Melvin E Thompson 2001

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Beaver, Pike, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1463

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Englewood, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rural, Pike, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaver, Pike, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03129; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 66-2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 2001
    Event Place: Montgomery Co OH
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [3] Web: Western Michigan Newspapers, Death Index, 1910-2012
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] Web: Dayton, Ohio, Obituary Index, 1850-2013

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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