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Willis Calvin (WC) Thompson 1818–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1818

Birth Location: Dickson, Tennessee, United States,

Death Date: 4 Dec 1888

Death Location: Birdsong Heights, Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Thompson

Mother: Penelope Holland

Spouse(s): Sarah Whitwell, Rebecca )

Children(s): Sarah Thompson, Nancy Thompson, Minna Thompson, Reverend Thompson, Mary Thompson, Artimacy Thompson, Christopher Thompson, Rebecca Thompson, Therzy Thompson, Lucinda Thompson

Willis Calvin (WC) Thompson was born in 1818 in Dickson, Tennessee, United States,, the child of William Billy Jasper Thompson And Penelope Holland. In 1880, Willis Calvin (WC) Thompson resided in District 5, Benton, Tennessee, USA. Willis Calvin (WC) Thompson married Rebecca Strickland, Sarah Rebecca Whitwell, and had children including Artimacy Thompson, Christopher Kieth Kit Thompson, Lucinda Isabella Thompson, Mary Camalee Thompson, Minna Jane Thompson, Nancy Thompson, Rebecca W Thompson, Reverend William Franklin Thompson, Sarah Josephine Thompson, Therzy Valona Thompson. Willis Calvin (WC) Thompson passed away in 1888 in Birdsong Heights, Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willis Calvin (WC) Thompson was born in 1818 in Dickson, Tennessee, United States,, the child of William Billy Jasper Thompson And Penelope Holland.
  • In 1880, Willis Calvin (WC) Thompson resided in District 5, Benton, Tennessee, USA.
  • Willis Calvin (WC) Thompson married Rebecca Strickland, Sarah Rebecca Whitwell, and had children including Artimacy Thompson, Christopher Kieth Kit Thompson, Lucinda Isabella Thompson, Mary Camalee Thompson, Minna Jane Thompson, Nancy Thompson, Rebecca W Thompson, Reverend William Franklin Thompson, Sarah Josephine Thompson, Therzy Valona Thompson.
  • Willis Calvin (WC) Thompson passed away in 1888 in Birdsong Heights, Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willis Thompson's Ancestors

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Willis Thompson
1818–1888
Birth Place: Dickson, Tennessee, United States,
Parents
William 'Billy' Jasper Thompson
1797–1842
Northampton County, North Carolina, USA6, 1842
Penelope Holland
1797–1895
Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Pvt (Charles Thompson) -Hodges
1760–1837
Chamberlayne Bed, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Mary Hodges
1769–1848
Northampton County, North Carolina, USA
Benjamin Holland
1765–1853
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Rhoda Key
1773–1862
Wilkes, NC, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Thompson
1720–1788
Hannah Bell
1723–1788
Thomas Hodges
1740–1817
Elizabeth White
1720–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thompson
1693–1752
Mary Clifton
1688–1728
John II
1690–1746
Hannah Stokes
1700–1762
Richard Hodges
1700–1751
Sarah Wilkins
1713–1760

Willis Thompson's Descendants

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Willis (Calvin (WC)) Thompson (18 Nov 1818–4 Dec 1888) m. Sarah (Rebecca) Whitwell (1845–28 May 1936) m. Rebecca (( Strickland) ) (18 Apr 1817–4 Dec 1870)
  1. 1. Sarah (Josephine) Thompson 1875–1952
  2. 2. Nancy Thompson 1880–1883
  3. 3. Minna (Jane) Thompson 1876–1883
  4. 4. Reverend (William Franklin) Thompson 1839–1914
  5. 5. Mary (Camalee) Thompson 1847–1910 m. Mark (Andrew) Hatley 1841–1923
    1. 1. Dora Oatsvall 1867–1961
    2. 2. Mary (Valonia) Allen 1877–1932
    3. 3. William (B.) Hatley 1890–1959
    4. 4. James (Allen) Hatley 1883–1956 m. Nettie (L) Hatley 1893–
      1. 1. Virginia Hatley 1920–
    5. 5. Ella Farmer 1869–1938 m. W (A) Farmer 1860–
  6. 6. Artimacy Thompson 1843–1872
  7. 7. Christopher (Kieth "Kit") Thompson 1846–1897 m. Maryann King 1847–1919
    1. 1. William (Chesley) Thompson 1866–1915
    2. 2. Willis (David) Thompson 1868–1914
    3. 3. Katharine Thompson 1870–1902
    4. 4. Maryann Thompson 1872–
    5. 5. John (R) Thompson 1876–1945
    6. 6. Lusien Thompson 1880–1954
    7. 7. Ollie (Christopher) Thompson 1882–1919
    8. 8. James (Marcus) Thompson 1875–1949
  8. 8. Rebecca (W.) Thompson 1850–1913
  9. 9. Therzy (Valona) Thompson 1855–1895
  10. 10. Lucinda (Isabella) Thompson 1840–1888

Willis Thompson's Timeline

3 Records

1818
18 Nov 1818
Birth of Willis Calvin (WC) Thompson in Dickson, Tennessee, United States,
Dickson, Tennessee, United States,
1880
1880
Age 62
Willis Calvin (WC) Thompson resided here in District 5, Benton, Tennessee, USA
District 5, Benton, Tennessee, USA
1888
4 Dec 1888
Age 70
Death of Willis Calvin (WC) Thompson in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States
Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1818
    Event Place: Dickson, Tennessee, United States,
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 5, Benton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 5, Benton, Tennessee; Roll: 1244; Page: 460D; Enumeration District: 004

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1888
    Event Place: Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Birdsong Heights, Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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