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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 birth of William Cook Thomson took place in 1900 in 15 Chapel St., Cowdenbeath, Fife, , Scotland, to William Archibald Thomson and Elizabeth (Betsy) A Cook. William Cook Thomson married Ann Minnie O'Dell and Pauline Mae Thomson. William Cook Thomson's death occurred in 1979 in Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA.

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Parents

William Thomson
1856 – 1940
Birth Location: Donibristle Colliery, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
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Elizabeth Cook
1860 – 1939
Birth Location: Crossgates, Dumferline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ann O'Dell
1893 –
Birth Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Pauline Thomson
1899 – 1992
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 October 1900
    Event Place: 15 Chapel St., Cowdenbeath, Fife, , Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, 1901 Scotland Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Parish: Beath; ED: 8; Page: 14; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1901_131, Parish: Leith South; ED: 1; Page: 4; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1891_364, 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; Microfi, 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, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01828; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 82-67A, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0525; FHL microfilm: 2340788, 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), Alabama Journal; Publication Date: 1/ Nov/ 1979; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.7709743,0.99415153,0

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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

    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; Microfi

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 October 1979
    Event Place: Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Web: Butler County, Pennsylvania, Obituary Index, 1810-2010, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Alabama Journal; Publication Date: 1/ Nov/ 1979; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.7709743,0.99415153,0

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1 Nov 1979
    Event Place: Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Alabama Journal; Publication Date: 1/ Nov/ 1979; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.7709743,0.99415153,0

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