Brief Life History of Mary Catherine
When Mary Catherine Thompson was born in 1860, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas H Thompson, was 26 and her mother, Sarah C. Hawley, was 29. She married James J Long on 4 March 1898, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Radford, Montgomery, Virginia, United States in 1880 and Auburn District, Montgomery, Virginia, United States for about 30 years.
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Sources (9)
- Mary T Long in household of Waddy Williamson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Kate Thompson, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Kate Thompson in entry for Jas L Long, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1890 · Name Change
The Town of Central City changed its name to Radford in 1890.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate 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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