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Walter Frances Thompson 1901 – 1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1901

Birth Location: Hunter, Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 11 Nov 1980

Death Location: Ossian, Wells County, Indiana, USA

Father: Ira Thompson

Mother: Mary Ward

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Walter Frances Thompson began in 1901 in Hunter, Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA. In 1935, Walter Frances Thompson resided in Rural, Wells, Indiana. In 1940, Walter Frances Thompson resided in Chester Twp, Chester, Wells, Indiana, USA. Walter Frances Thompson passed away in 1980 in Ossian, Wells County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Frances Thompson began in 1901 in Hunter, Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Walter Frances Thompson resided in Rural, Wells, Indiana.
  • In 1940, Walter Frances Thompson resided in Chester Twp, Chester, Wells, Indiana, USA.
  • Walter Frances Thompson passed away in 1980 in Ossian, Wells County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ira Thompson
1876 – 1952
Birth Location: Pleasant, Van Wert, Ohio
IT
Mary Ward
1885 – 1954
Birth Location: Illinois
MW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Walter Thompson
1901 – 1980
Birth Place: Hunter, Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Ira Sanford Thompson
1876 – 1952
Pleasant, Van Wert, Ohio
Mary (Jessie) Ward
1885 – 1954
Illinois
Grandparents
John (William) Thompson
1840 – 1919
Harveysburg, Warren, Ohio, USA
Sietta (Adaline) Ward
1845 – 1912
Washington, Warren, Ohio, United States
Francis (Marion) Ward
1842 – 1915
Marion, Williamson County, Illinois, USA
Mary (Mariah) Rawls
1842 – 1916
Williamson County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Thompson
1818 – 1885
Martha McKinney
1823 – 1902
James Ward
1817 – 1884
Elena Schoonover
1821 – 1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thompson
1790 – 1859
Susan Pursley
1800 – 1880
Joseph McKinney
1801 – 1880
Mary Harriet
1800 – 1880
Zachariah Ward
1793 – 1854
Mary Fry
1796 – 1875
Peter Schoonover
1782 –
Phebe Myers
1786 – 1860

Walter Thompson's Timeline

5 Records

1901
23 Feb 1901
Birth of Walter Frances Thompson in Hunter, Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA
Hunter, Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Walter Frances Thompson resided here in Rural, Wells, Indiana
Rural, Wells, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 39
Walter Frances Thompson resided here in Chester Twp, Chester, Wells, Indiana, USA
Chester Twp, Chester, Wells, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 49
Walter Frances Thompson resided here in Chester, Wells, Indiana, USA
Chester, Wells, Indiana, USA
1980
11 Nov 1980
Age 79
Death of Walter Frances Thompson in Ossian, Wells County, Indiana, USA
Ossian, Wells County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1901
    Event Place: Hunter, Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chester, Wells, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01110; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 90-2
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chester, Wells, Indiana; Roll: 3813; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 90-4
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Wells, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chester, Wells, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01110; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 90-2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chester Twp, Chester, Wells, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chester, Wells, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01110; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 90-2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chester, Wells, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chester, Wells, Indiana; Roll: 3813; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 90-4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1980
    Event Place: Ossian, Wells County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tocsin, Wells County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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