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William Cook Thomson 1900 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 October 1900

Birth Location: 15 Chapel St., Cowdenbeath, Fife, , Scotland

Death Date: 30 October 1979

Death Location: Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA

Father: William Thomson

Mother: Elizabeth Cook

Spouse(s): Ann O'Dell, Pauline Thomson

Children(s):

The story of William Cook Thomson began in 1900 in 15 Chapel St., Cowdenbeath, Fife, , Scotland. In 1891, William Cook Thomson resided in Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland. In 1901, William Cook Thomson resided in Beath, Fife, Scotland. William Cook Thomson married Ann Minnie O'Dell, Pauline Mae Thomson. William Cook Thomson passed away in 1979 in Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cook Thomson began in 1900 in 15 Chapel St., Cowdenbeath, Fife, , Scotland.
  • In 1891, William Cook Thomson resided in Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • In 1901, William Cook Thomson resided in Beath, Fife, Scotland.
  • William Cook Thomson married Ann Minnie O'Dell, Pauline Mae Thomson.
  • William Cook Thomson passed away in 1979 in Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Thomson's Ancestors

Self
William Thomson
1900 – 1979
Birth Place: 15 Chapel St., Cowdenbeath, Fife, , Scotland
Parents
William Archibald Thomson
1856 – 1940
Donibristle Colliery, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth ((Betsy) A) Cook
1860 – 1939
Crossgates, Dumferline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Thomson
1828 – 1859
Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland
Margaret Archibald
1825 – 1916
Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
David Cook
1821 – 1878
Dunfermline, Fife
Janet Hynd
1821 – 1912
Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland,
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Thomson
1797 – 1850
Agnes Hynd
1808 – 1860
William Archibald
Violet Nasmyth
Archibald Cook
1832 –
Annie Stewart
1794 –
David Hynd
1779 – 1855
Euphemia Muir
1780 – 1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Thomson
1772 – 1820
Margaret Bowman
1771 – 1857
David Hynd
1779 – 1855
Euphemia Muir
1780 – 1855
Henry Archibald
1771 – 1848
Margaret King
1771 – 1847
William Naysmith
1763 – 1818
Violet
Archibald Cook
Christina Christie
1853 –
Robert Hynd
1742 – 1809
Agnes Simpson
1746 – 1796
William Muir
1749 – 1833
Janet Beveridge
1749 – 1850

William Thomson's Timeline

9 Records

1891
1891
William Cook Thomson resided here in Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland
Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland
1900
5 October 1900
Birth of William Cook Thomson in 15 Chapel St., Cowdenbeath, Fife, , Scotland
15 Chapel St., Cowdenbeath, Fife, , Scotland
1901
1901
Age 1
William Cook Thomson resided here in Beath, Fife, Scotland
Beath, Fife, Scotland
1930
1930
Age 30
William Cook Thomson resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
William Cook Thomson resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 40
William Cook Thomson resided here in Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 51
William Cook Thomson resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1979
30 October 1979
Age 79
Death of William Cook Thomson in Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA
1979
1 Nov 1979
Age 79
Burial of William Cook Thomson in Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America
Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 October 1900
    Event Place: 15 Chapel St., Cowdenbeath, Fife, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Beath; ED: 8; Page: 14; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1901_131
    [2] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Leith South; ED: 1; Page: 4; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1891_364
    [3] U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index Cards to Naturalization Petitions for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, Detroit, 1907-1995; Microfilm Serial: M1917; Microfilm Roll:
    [4] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1202
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01828; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 82-67A
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0525; FHL microfilm: 2340788
    [8] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 180; Film Title: 63 Oakland 26390-29659; Film Description: Oakland (1943-1945)
    [9] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Alabama Journal; Publication Date: 1/ Nov/ 1979; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.7709743,0.99415153,0.8830063
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Leith South; ED: 1; Page: 4; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1891_364

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Beath, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Beath; ED: 8; Page: 14; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1901_131

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1921
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0525; FHL microfilm: 2340788

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0525; FHL microfilm: 2340788

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01828; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 82-67A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01828; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 82-67A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 1001-A Main St., Tallassee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Alabama Journal; Publication Date: 1/ Nov/ 1979; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.7709743,0.99415153,0.8830063

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Birmingham, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 180; Film Title: 63 Oakland 26390-29659; Film Description: Oakland (1943-1945)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bloomfield Hills, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1202

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index Cards to Naturalization Petitions for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, Detroit, 1907-1995; Microfilm Serial: M1917; Microfilm Roll:

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 October 1979
    Event Place: Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Alabama Journal; Publication Date: 1/ Nov/ 1979; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.7709743,0.99415153,0.8830063
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Web: Butler County, Pennsylvania, Obituary Index, 1810-2010

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1979
    Event Place: Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Alabama Journal; Publication Date: 1/ Nov/ 1979; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.7709743,0.99415153,0.8830063

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