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Richard M Thompson 1855 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1855

Birth Location: Walker, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 17 Jan 1939

Death Location: Carrollton, Dallas, Texas, USA

Father: Milton Thompson

Mother: Sarah HUMPHREY

Spouse(s): Emma Akard, Minnie Thompson

Children(s): Isaac Thompson, Charlie Thompson, George Thompson, Sarah Thompson, Ernest Thompson, Mattie Thompson, Bessie Thompson, Frances Patrick, Maggie Thompson, Esther Thompson, William Thompson, Infant Thompson

Richard M Thompson was born in 1855 in Walker, Georgia, United States, the child of Milton Mathew Thompson and Sarah Ann HUMPHREY. Richard M Thompson married Emma Akard, Minnie A Thompson, and had children including Isaac (Birdie) Melton Thompson, Charlie B. Thompson, George L Thompson, Sarah Melissa Thompson, Ernest Lendzy Thompson, Mattie Thompson, Bessie Mae Thompson, Frances Beatrice Patrick, Maggie Gertrude Thompson, Esther Ann Thompson, William M. Thompson, Infant Son Thompson. Richard M Thompson passed away in 1939 in Carrollton, Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard M Thompson was born in 1855 in Walker, Georgia, United States, the child of Milton Mathew Thompson and Sarah Ann HUMPHREY.
  • Richard M Thompson married Emma Akard, Minnie A Thompson, and had children including Isaac (Birdie) Melton Thompson, Charlie B. Thompson, George L Thompson, Sarah Melissa Thompson, Ernest Lendzy Thompson, Mattie Thompson, Bessie Mae Thompson, Frances Beatrice Patrick, Maggie Gertrude Thompson, Esther Ann Thompson, William M. Thompson, Infant Son Thompson.
  • Richard M Thompson passed away in 1939 in Carrollton, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Thompson's Ancestors

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Richard Thompson
1855 – 1939
Birth Place: Walker, Georgia, United States
Parents
Milton Mathew Thompson
1816 – 1862
Madison, Georgia, United States
Sarah (Ann) HUMPHREY
1820 – 1888
Walton, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William Humphrey
1796 – 1853
, Walton, Georgia, USA
Nancy Stephens
1796 – 1834
Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Humphreys
1765 – 1837
Susanna Bradford
1765 – 1856
Joshua Stephens
1768 – 1837
Nancy Johnson
1762 – 1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Humphrey
1739 –
Mary Smith
1743 – 1829
Richard Bradford
1743 – 1826
Elizabeth Singleton
1740 – 1830
Thomas Stephens
1730 – 1818
Susannah Thomas
1740 – 1819
JOHNSON
1740 –

Richard Thompson's Descendants

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Richard (M) Thompson (10 Jul 1855 – 17 Jan 1939) m. Emma Akard (March 1867 – 06 Feb 1887) m. Minnie (A) Thompson (5 May 1873 – 6 April 1914)
  1. 1. Isaac ((Birdie) Melton) Thompson (31 Dec 1886 – 16 Oct 1953)
  2. 2. Charlie (B.) Thompson (17 March 1890 – 2 September 1977)
  3. 3. George (L) Thompson (12 March 1892 – 24 August 1939)
  4. 4. Sarah (Melissa) Thompson (10 Jan 1894 – 15 Nov 1972) m. Arthur (F) Butler (13 Feb 1888 – 7 Jul 1949)
    1. 1. Charlie (Franklin) Butter (04 MAR 1912 – 01 Apr 1988) m. Nellie Blackburn (18 MAY 1912 – May 1998)
      1. 1. Marshall (M) Butler (abt 1933 – )
      2. 2. Sarah (Nellie) Butler (1937 – ) m. James (Martin) King (16 Feb 1940 – 11 Feb 2017)
        1. 1. Rebecca (Marta) King (18 Sep 1960 – ) m. Kirk (Kelly) Evans
      3. 3. Arthur (Clay) Butler (abt 1938 – )
    2. 2. Bertha Butler (abt 1914 – )
    3. 3. Jessie Butler (abt 1916 – )
    4. 4. Georgia Butler (abt 1917 – )
  5. 5. Ernest (Lendzy) Thompson (27 Feb 1896 – 10 Dec 1955)
  6. 6. Mattie Thompson (March 1898 – 12/2/1991)
  7. 7. Bessie (Mae) Thompson (12 Feb 1901 – 29 Jul 1993)
  8. 8. Frances (Beatrice) Patrick (1904 – 11 Feb 1966)
  9. 9. Maggie (Gertrude) Thompson (31 Mar 1906 – 2 Aug 1999)
  10. 10. Esther (Ann) Thompson (1 May 1909 – 19 Jan 1995)
  11. 11. William (M.) Thompson (4 March 1911 – 23 October 1977)
  12. 12. Infant (Son) Thompson (1914 – 1914)

Richard Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1855
10 Jul 1855
Birth of Richard M Thompson in Walker, Georgia, United States
Walker, Georgia, United States
1939
17 Jan 1939
Age 84
Death of Richard M Thompson in Carrollton, Dallas, Texas, USA
Carrollton, Dallas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1855
    Event Place: Walker, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Carrollton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1939
    Event Place: Carrollton, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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