Brief Life History of Clara Jean
When Clara Jean Thompson was born on 13 February 1915, in Circleville, Piute, Utah, United States, her father, Alton Rex Thompson, was 37 and her mother, Rhoda Ann Gillies, was 33. She died on 26 January 1916, in her hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Circleville Cemetery, Circleville, Piute, Utah, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Clara Jean Thompson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Clara Jean Thompson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
- Clara Jean Thompson, "BillionGraves Index"
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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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