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Wilbur Willis Thompson 1852 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1852

Birth Location: Lander, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 30 Dec 1940

Death Location: Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Daniel Thompson

Mother: Annice Knapp

Spouse(s): Barbara Kingsley

Children(s): Bernice Thompson

In 1852, Wilbur Willis Thompson entered the world in Lander, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Daniel E Thompson and Annice Knapp. Wilbur Willis Thompson married Barbara Maria Jane Kingsley, and had children including Bernice Maude Thompson. Wilbur Willis Thompson passed away in 1940 in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1852, Wilbur Willis Thompson entered the world in Lander, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Daniel E Thompson and Annice Knapp.
  • Wilbur Willis Thompson married Barbara Maria Jane Kingsley, and had children including Bernice Maude Thompson.
  • Wilbur Willis Thompson passed away in 1940 in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Wilbur Thompson's Ancestors

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Wilbur Thompson
1852 – 1940
Birth Place: Lander, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Daniel E Thompson
1813 – 1876
Lander, Pennsylvania, United States
Annice Knapp
1818 – 1880
Broome, Schoharie, New York, USA
Grandparents
William (S. R. Thompson) II
1780 – 1850
Connecticut, United States,
Sarah ("Sally" Thompson) (Parmentier)
1788 – 1859
New Hackensack, Dutchess County, New York
Deacon (Comfort Starr) Knapp
1770 – 1850
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, Colony of England
Tirzah Gillette-Knapp
1774 – 1849
Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Thompson
1749 – 1782
Martha (Forbes)
1755 – 1816
John Palmetier
1762 – 1851
Amos Knapp
1739 – 1785
Phebe (Knapp)
1744 – 1785
Jacob Gillet
1749 – 1777
Deborah Manrow-Gillette-Knapp
1753 – 1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Garradus Drake
1685 – 1797
Mary Taylor
1705 – 1775
David Nelson
1718 – 1807
Mary Atwood
1719 – 1760
Nathaniel Gillett
1702 – 1756
Noah Manroe
1729 – 1793
Deborah Younglove
1735 – 1805

Wilbur Thompson's Descendants

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Wilbur (Willis) Thompson (23 Aug 1852 – 30 Dec 1940) m. Barbara (Maria Jane) Kingsley (20 Sep 1857 – 20 Dec 1927)
  1. 1. Bernice (Maude) Thompson (11 Jul 1882 – 28 Mar 1979) m. Archie (Dean) Swift (15 Aug 1877 – 29 Sep 1961)
    1. 1. Infant Swift (19 July 1902 – )
    2. 2. Shirley (Bernice) Swift (10 Jan 1911 – 27 Jun 1987)
    3. 3. Virginia (Ailene) Swift (9 Nov 1913 – 6 Sep 2002)
    4. 4. Archie (Dean) Swift (20 December 1914 – 2 September 1998) m. Barbara (Newton) Godley✖ (13 May 1917 – Oct 1976) m. Rose (Baldi) Douglas (July 30, 1920 – December 11, 1994)
      1. 1. Archie (Dean) Swift (13 January 1946 – 7 February 2014)
      2. 2. Douglas Swift (1948 – )
      3. 3. Scott (Kingsley) SWIFT (abt 1953 – ) m. Andrea (G.) Finlay (abt 1958 – )
        1. 1. Taylor (Alison) Swift (December 13, 1989 – )
        2. 2. Austin SWIFT
    5. 5. Lyle (Jackett) Swift (27 Jun 1916 – 27 May 1918)
    6. 6. Eugene (Clinton) Swift (31 Jul 1919 – 28 July 1973)
    7. 7. Martin (Reno) Swift (24 Jul 1924 – 20 Sep 2003)

Wilbur Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1852
23 Aug 1852
Birth of Wilbur Willis Thompson in Lander, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA
Lander, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA
1940
30 Dec 1940
Age 88
Death of Wilbur Willis Thompson in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA
Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1852
    Event Place: Lander, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1940
    Event Place: Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA

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