Brief Life History of Robert Lee
When Robert Lee Thompson was born in 1864, in Union, North Carolina, United States, his father, Newton Thompson, was 37 and his mother, Sarah W "Sallie" Rogers, was 26. He married Lillian Geneva Riggins on 1 March 1887, in Sandy Ridge Township, Union, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Sandy Ridge Township, Union, North Carolina, United States for about 20 years and Pageland, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States in 1910. He died on 12 January 1934, in Cross City, Dixie, Florida, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Cross City, Dixie, Florida, United States.
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- Robert Thompson in household of Renton Thompson, "United States Census, 1870"
- R L Thompson, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Robt L Thompson in entry for Basil Thompson and Evalyn Mc Farland, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1865 · Battle of Bentonville
The Battle of Bentonville took place in Johnston, North Carolina from March 19, 1865- March 21, 1865. It was considered the bloodiest battle of North Carolina, with around 4,000 casualties.
1871 · KKK Supression
In March of 1871, in an attempt to supress the Ku Klux Klan in South Carolina, President Grant sends troops in. Later that year in October, the KKK are told to disarm and break up. They do not do this and later many are arrested by the US marshals.
1885
Historical Boundaries: 1885: Lafayette, Florida, United States 1921: Dixie, Florida, United States
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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