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Richard Henry Thompson 1879–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1879

Birth Location: Richmond Co., Virginia

Death Date: 30 Mar 1951

Death Location: Ethel, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Sophia Newman

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Children(s):

In 1879, Richard Henry Thompson entered the world in Richmond Co., Virginia, born to John W Thompson Sr And Sophia Ann Newman. Richard Henry Thompson passed away in 1951 in Ethel, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Richard Henry Thompson entered the world in Richmond Co., Virginia, born to John W Thompson Sr And Sophia Ann Newman.
  • Richard Henry Thompson passed away in 1951 in Ethel, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

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Richard Thompson's Ancestors

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Richard Thompson
1879–1951
Birth Place: Richmond Co., Virginia
Parents
John W. Thompson Sr.
1832–
Virginia
Sophia (Ann) Newman
1832–1918
Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Hanrietta Thompson-Jenkins
1805–1887
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
John (Newman) Jr.
1802–1875
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Millie Newton
1811–1891
Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
DANIEL THOMPSON
1780–1870
PRISCILLA THOMPSON
–1861
John 307
1770–
Winnie Newman
1771–
Isaac Newton
1768–1835
JUDITH LIVERPOOL
1778–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Criss 469
1742–
Thomas Newton
1744–1838
Judith Liverpool
1756–

Richard Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1879
1 Jun 1879
Birth of Richard Henry Thompson in Richmond Co., Virginia
Richmond Co., Virginia
1951
30 Mar 1951
Age 72
Death of Richard Henry Thompson in Ethel, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Ethel, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1879
    Event Place: Richmond Co., Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1951
    Event Place: Ethel, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

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