John Homer Tompkins

Brief Life History of John Homer

When John Homer Tompkins was born on 11 August 1850, in Utica, Hinds, Mississippi, United States, his father, Harrison Homer Tompkins, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Ann Wall Tompkins, was 16. He married Louisiana A. Barlow on 5 March 1874, in Hinds, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Mississippi, United States in 1870 and Beat 3, Hinds, Mississippi, United States for about 20 years. He died on 2 August 1933, in Utica, Hinds, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Utica, Hinds, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Homer Tompkins
1850–1933
Louisiana A. Barlow
1854–1933
Marriage: 5 March 1874
Lucy Olive Tompkins
1875–1968
Henry Baskim Tompkins
1876–1971
Homer Columbus Tompkins
1878–1964
John Milton Tompkins
1881–1952
Cicero Heard Tompkins
1883–1948
Oscar Owen Tompkins
1885–1916
Lena Tompkins
1887–1977
Jenna Jena Tompkins
1890–1892
Grover Cleveland Tompkins
1892–1919
Jimmie Tompkins
1895–
Francis Jacob Tompkins
1896–1975

Sources (10)

  • John Tompkins in household of H Tompkins, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John H. Tompkins, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
  • John Homer Tompkins, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1861

Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from Tomkin, a medieval pet form of the personal name Thomas .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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