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Walter Jeremiah Thompson 1868–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 December 1868

Birth Location: Williamsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 24 February 1957

Death Location: Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Robert Thompson

Mother: Elizabeth Yearger

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In 1868, Walter Jeremiah Thompson entered the world in Williamsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to Robert Gray Thompson And Elizabeth Yearger. Walter Jeremiah Thompson passed away in 1957 in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1868, Walter Jeremiah Thompson entered the world in Williamsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to Robert Gray Thompson And Elizabeth Yearger.
  • Walter Jeremiah Thompson passed away in 1957 in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Walter Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Walter Thompson
1868–1957
Birth Place: Williamsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Robert Gray Thompson
1822–1899
Union City, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Elizabeth Yearger
1823–1916
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Abel (K.) Thompson
1757–1840
Burlington County, New Jersey, United States of America
Tamor Gray
1768–1840
Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Henry Thompson
1729–1760
Mary Shinn
1727–1760
Rev. Gray
1732–1796
Sarah (1735–1801
1735–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Thompson
1707–1759
Elizabeth Staples
1710–1759
Samuel Shinn
1695–1761
Sarah Schooley
1692–1735
Captain III
1707–1763
Anne Hibbard
1705–1746
Sarah Foster
1696–1778
Sarah bourne
1696–1778

Walter Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1868
9 December 1868
Birth of Walter Jeremiah Thompson in Williamsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Williamsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1957
24 February 1957
Age 89
Death of Walter Jeremiah Thompson in Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 December 1868
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 1957
    Event Place: Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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