Brief Life History of Thilman or Tilghman
When Thilman or Tilghman Thompson was born in 1844, in Owen, Indiana, United States, his father, James Thompson Jr, was 31 and his mother, Rachel Johns, was 26. He died in 1862, in Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 18, and was buried in Heath, Rockwall, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Tellman Thompson in household of Jas Thompson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Tilghman Thompson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Thilman Thompson in household of James Thompson, "United States Census, 1850"
Parents and Siblings
1813–1863 Male
1818–1849 Female
Siblings (5)
1834–1867 Female
1840–1889 Male
1844–1862 Male
1847–1860 Female
1848– Male
World Events (7)
1844 · German Immigration to Texas
Age 0
1846
Age 2
1850 · Compromise of 1850
Age 6
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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