Arnettie Elizabeth Thompson

Brief Life History of Arnettie Elizabeth

When Arnettie Elizabeth Thompson was born on 24 January 1875, in Fort Gay, Wayne, West Virginia, United States, her father, Minville Thompson, was 32 and her mother, Rebecca Crabtree, was 27. She married John Wesley Dawson on 3 January 1895, in Wayne, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Cameron, Marshall, West Virginia, United States in 1930 and Washington District, Pleasants, West Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 27 May 1970, in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Wesley Dawson
1872–1950
Arnettie Elizabeth Thompson
1875–1970
Marriage: 3 January 1895
John Arthur Dawson Sr
1895–1964
Clyde Dawson
1897–1900
Thelma E Dawson
1899–1986
Daisy Gladys Dawson
1901–1989
Juanita Dawson
1908–1999

Sources (15)

  • Arnettie E Dawson in household of John W Dawson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Armella E. Thompson, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
  • Arnattie Thompson, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

World Events (8)

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

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.

1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn

An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

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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