Brief Life History of Edwin L
When Edwin L Thompson was born on 13 August 1873, in Bingham Township, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Levi Jared Thompson, was 27 and his mother, Rachel Permelia Lewis, was 25. He married Emma Melissa Comstock on 18 October 1904, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Genesee, Genesee Township, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930. He died on 23 March 1937, in Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Ulysses Cemetery, Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Edwin Tompson in household of Jared Tompson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Edwin L. Thompson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Edwin Thompson in entry for Earl Fred Pye and Orpha Charlotte Thompson, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
Spouse and Children
1873–1937 Male
1871–1952 Female
Children (6)
1905–1988 Female
1906–1939 Female
1908–1993 Male
1910–1999 Male
1912–1997 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1845–1910 Male
1849–1877 Female
Siblings (5)
1867–1870 Female
1869–1870 Female
1871–1926 Female
1873–1937 Male
1877–1947 Male
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 2
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Age 4
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 17
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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