Mary Belle Thompson

Femaleabout 1876–

Brief Life History of Mary Belle

When Mary Belle Thompson was born about 1876, in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States, her father, Johnson H Thompson, was 70 and her mother, Lucy Jane Roberts, was 39. She lived in Blaine, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States in 1880.

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Family Time Line

Johnson H Thompson
1807–1896
Lucy Jane Roberts
1838–1901
Mary Belle Thompson
1876–
Rosa Dell Thompson
1878–1960
John Jay Thompson
1880–1940

Sources (1)

  • Marry B Thompson in household of Johnson H Thompson, "United States Census, 1880"

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Siblings (3)

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

Age 0

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1892 · The Radio is invented

Age 16

Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892

1907 · Not for profit elections

Age 31

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

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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