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Roy Lee Thompson 1916–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1916

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 21 Aug 1997

Death Location: Etowah, McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Daniel Thompson

Mother: Maude Galloway-Thompson

Spouse(s): Nelle Irene

Children(s):

In 1916, Roy Lee Thompson entered the world in Tennessee, born to Daniel Taylor Thompson And Maude Galloway Thompson. Roy Lee Thompson married Nelle Irene. Roy Lee Thompson passed away in 1997 in Etowah, McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1916, Roy Lee Thompson entered the world in Tennessee, born to Daniel Taylor Thompson And Maude Galloway Thompson.
  • Roy Lee Thompson married Nelle Irene.
  • Roy Lee Thompson passed away in 1997 in Etowah, McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roy Thompson's Ancestors

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Roy Thompson
1916–1997
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Daniel Taylor Thompson
1890–1954
Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, United States
Maude Galloway-Thompson
1894–1942
Georgia
Grandparents
Marcus (F) Galloway
1858–1910
Bradley, Tennessee, USA
Martha (J) Hickman
1857–1905
Bradley, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Galloway
1819–1895
Rebeca Moore
1823–1873
Henry Hickman
1821–1870
Elizabeth Newton
1830–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Galloway
1793–1872
Hannah Aiken
1793–1870
Rhoda Wilson
1792–1859
William Newton
1800–1875

Roy Thompson's Timeline

4 Records

1916
8 Mar 1916
Birth of Roy Lee Thompson in Tennessee
Tennessee
1919
10 February 1919
Age 3
Birth of Roy Lee Thompson in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, United States
Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, United States
1970
16 March 1970
Age 54
Death of Roy Lee Thompson in Etowah, McMinn, Tennessee, United States
Etowah, McMinn, Tennessee, United States
1997
21 Aug 1997
Age 81
Death of Roy Lee Thompson in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States of America
Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 February 1919
    Event Place: Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 1970
    Event Place: Etowah, McMinn, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1997
    Event Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Etowah, McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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