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Willie Ross Thompson 1894 – 1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1894

Birth Location: Fort Gaines, Clay, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 6 December 1975

Death Location: Fort Gaines, Clay, Georgia, USA

Father: Isaiah Thompson

Mother: Priscilla Whitaker

Spouse(s): Lula Hall

Children(s): Earnest Thompson, Mattie Thompson, Willie Thompson, Isaiah Thompson, Evelyn Thompson, Thelma Thompson, Elijah Thompson, James Thompson, Sidney Thompson, Johnnie Thompson, Bobbie Thompson, Velma Thompson

1894 marked the beginning of Willie Ross Thompson's life in Fort Gaines, Clay, Georgia, USA, to parents Isaiah Thompson and Priscilla Whitaker. Eventually, Willie Ross Thompson married Lula Hall, and they welcomed Earnest Lee Thompson, Mattie Lester Thompson, Willie Coley Thompson, Isaiah Joel Thompson, Evelyn Thompson, Thelma Thompson, Elijah Harolda Thompson, James E Thompson, Sidney W Thompson, Johnnie L Thompson, Bobbie L Thompson and Velma Thompson. Willie Ross Thompson passed in 1975 at Fort Gaines, Clay, Georgia, USA.

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Parents

Isaiah Thompson
1849 –
Birth Location: Fort Gaines, Clay, Georgia, USA
IT
Priscilla Whitaker
1853 –
Birth Location: Fort Gaines, Clay, Georgia, USA
PW

Spouses(s)

Lula Hall
1907 – 1977
Birth Location: Georgia
LH

Children(s)

Earnest Thompson
1926 – 2006
Birth Location: Fort Gaines, Clay, Georgia, USA
ET
Mattie Thompson
1928 –
Birth Location: Georgia
MT
Willie Thompson
1931 – 2015
Birth Location: Clay County, Georgia, USA
WT
Isaiah Thompson
1933 – 2015
Birth Location: Georgia
IT
Evelyn Thompson
1935 –
Birth Location: Georgia
ET
Thelma Thompson
1937 –
Birth Location: Georgia
TT
Elijah Thompson
1939 –
Birth Location: Georgia
ET
James Thompson
1941 –
Birth Location: Georgia
JT
Sidney Thompson
1943 –
Birth Location: Georgia
ST
Johnnie Thompson
1945 –
Birth Location: Georgia
JT
Bobbie Thompson
1945 –
Birth Location: Georgia
BT
Velma Thompson
1947 –
Birth Location: Georgia
VT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Jul 1894
    Event Place: Fort Gaines, Clay, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Georgia Deaths, 1919-98, Georgia, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cotton Hill, Clay, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00657; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 30-3, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 037886, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Clay County, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cotton Hill, Clay, Georgia; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1240188, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cotton Hill

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Cotton Hill, Clay, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cotton Hill, Clay, Georgia; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1240188

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Clay County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Clay County

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Cotton Hill, Clay, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cotton Hill, Clay, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00657; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 30-3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Cotton Hill, Clay, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cotton Hill, Clay, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00657; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 30-3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Cotton Hill, Clay, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cotton Hill

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clay, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia Deaths, 1919-98, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 037886

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fa Gaines, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 December 1975
    Event Place: Fort Gaines, Clay, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia Deaths, 1919-98, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 037886
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