Brief Life History of Thompson
When Thompson Park was born on 4 November 1818, in Dearborn, Indiana, United States, his father, Elijah Parke, was 26 and his mother, Evaline Hill, was 24. He married Elizabeth Stoddard on 4 September 1841, in Montgomery, Indiana, United States. He died on 1 January 1905, at the age of 86, and was buried in Higgins, Lipscomb, Texas, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Thompson Park in household of William F Peugh, "United States Census, 1900"
- Thompson Parks, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Thompson Park, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1818–1905 Male
1831–1894 Female
Children (6)
1850– Female
1851–1928 Female
1852– Female
1854–1907 Female
1855–1916 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1793–1844 Male
1795–1843 Female
Siblings (10)
1816–1901 Female
1818–1905 Male
1820–1860 Female
1822–1822 Male
1824– Male
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 1
1830
Age 12
1846
Age 28
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Korean Young, Sang, Sung, Yong, Jung, Jong, Chan, Jae, Jin, Kwang, Kyung, Myung, Chong, Chang, Chung, Byung, Min, Moon, Chul, Hae, Jeong, Dae, Seong, Myong.
English and Scottish: from Middle English and Older Scots parc, parke, perk ‘park, enclosure’ (Old French parc), often referring to the grounds of a manor house or a deer park where the lord hunted. The name was probably synonymous with Parker , denoting an officer who looked after a park for the lord of the manor.
English and Scottish: from a medieval pet form of the personal name Peter . Compare Parkin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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