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Samuel Miller "Sam" Thompson 1845 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 AUG 1845

Birth Location: Marshall, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 8 JUN 1918

Death Location: Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, United States

Father: James Thompson

Mother: Permintey Elzey

Spouse(s): Modrah Tuttle, Divinie Parker

Children(s):

In 1845, Samuel Miller "Sam" Thompson entered the world in Marshall, Tennessee, United States, born to James Wesley Thompson and Permintey Jane Elzey. Samuel Miller "Sam" Thompson married Modrah Frances Tuttle, Divinie Ellen "Dovie" Parker. Samuel Miller "Sam" Thompson passed away in 1918 in Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Samuel Miller "Sam" Thompson entered the world in Marshall, Tennessee, United States, born to James Wesley Thompson and Permintey Jane Elzey.
  • Samuel Miller "Sam" Thompson married Modrah Frances Tuttle, Divinie Ellen "Dovie" Parker.
  • Samuel Miller "Sam" Thompson passed away in 1918 in Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Thompson
1822 – 1903
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
JT
Permintey Elzey
1824 – 1899
Birth Location: Marshall, Tennessee, United States
PE

Spouses(s)

Modrah Tuttle
1846 – 1874
Birth Location: Tippah, Mississippi, United States
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Divinie Parker
1846 – 1903
Birth Location: Green Acres, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
DP

Children(s)

Samuel Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Thompson
1845 – 1918
Birth Place: Marshall, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James Wesley Thompson
1822 – 1903
Alabama, United States
Permintey (Jane) Elzey
1824 – 1899
Marshall, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (C.) Thompson
1793 – 1842
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth (Ann) Norwood
1798 – 1860
York, South Carolina, United States
William Elzey
1758 – 1851
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Sarah Rice
1769 – 1853
Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Thompson
– 1792
Martha Denison
1745 – 1801
William Norwood
1771 – 1850
Susannah Smith
1773 – 1850
William Ellzey
1726 – 1796
Alice Blackburn
1738 – 1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Denison
1705 – 1790
Sarah
1715 –
George Norwood
1728 – 1790
Ann Oglesby
1730 – 1799
Josiah Smith
1728 – 1818
Elizabeth Collier
1728 – 1775
Lewis Ellzey
1702 – 1786
Elizabeth Travers
1703 – 1728
Richard Blackburn
1705 – 1757
Mary Watts
1705 – 1775

Samuel Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1845
29 AUG 1845
Birth of Samuel Miller "Sam" Thompson in Marshall, Tennessee, United States
Marshall, Tennessee, United States
1918
8 JUN 1918
Age 73
Death of Samuel Miller "Sam" Thompson in Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, United States
Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 AUG 1845
    Event Place: Marshall, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 JUN 1918
    Event Place: Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Baker Cemetery, Tolosa, Kaufman, Texas, United States
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