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Silas W Thompson 1818–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 November 1818

Birth Location: Union County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 12 September 1896

Death Location: Clarke County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Israel Thompson

Mother: Mary Vancell

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Silas W Thompson was born in 1818 in Union County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Israel Thompson And Mary Vancell. Silas W Thompson passed away in 1896 in Clarke County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Silas W Thompson was born in 1818 in Union County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Israel Thompson And Mary Vancell.
  • Silas W Thompson passed away in 1896 in Clarke County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Silas Thompson's Ancestors

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Silas Thompson
1818–1896
Birth Place: Union County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Israel Thompson
1771–1846
Pineville, Wyoming, West Virginia
Mary Vancell
1774–1851
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Archibald Thompson
1736–1802
Montgomery, Virginia
Mary Thompson
1741–1782
Augusta, Virginia, USA
John Vancell
1747–1816
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Penrod
1750–1815
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Thompson
1710–1780
Mary Rodden
1707–1777
John ELSWICK
1720–1749
Lydia RATLIFF
1718–1798
Johnann (Vancil)
1722–1815
Maria Brerathin
1725–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Thompson
1669–1725
Engelhard Wentzell
1703–1815
Sara Collettin
1705–

Silas Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1818
22 November 1818
Birth of Silas W Thompson in Union County, Illinois, United States of America
Union County, Illinois, United States of America
1896
12 September 1896
Age 78
Death of Silas W Thompson in Clarke County, Iowa, United States of America
Clarke County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 November 1818
    Event Place: Union County, Illinois, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1896
    Event Place: Clarke County, Iowa, United States of America

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