Russell Ralph Thompson Sr

Brief Life History of Russell Ralph

When Russell Ralph Thompson Sr was born on 28 October 1908, in Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States, his father, Edward E. Thompson, was 31 and his mother, Adelia Schava, was 34. He married Signa Victoria Engdahl on 3 July 1939, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1950. He died on 23 February 1964, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in São Tomé and Príncipe.

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Family Time Line

Russell Ralph Thompson Sr
1908–1964
Signa Victoria Engdahl
1912–1976
Marriage: 3 July 1939
Georgia Dee Thompson
1940–2013
Russell Ralph Thompson Jr
1942–2020

Sources (11)

  • Russell Thompson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Russell Thompson, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Russell Ralph Thompson, "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

1910 · Boy Scouts of America

When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

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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