Brief Life History of Carl
When Carl Thompson Balla was born on 16 December 1879, in Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Marinus Thompson, was 31 and his mother, Dorthea Diantha Nielson, was 29. He married Hanna Christina Anderson on 12 September 1900, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Rural, South Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1935 and Modesto Judicial Township, Stanislaus, California, United States in 1940. He died on 27 July 1957, in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Lars T Balla in household of Mauris T Balla, "United States Census, 1880"
- Carl Thompson, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Carl Thompson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1879–1957 Male
1879–1901 Female
Children (1)
1902– Male
Parents and Siblings
1848–1916 Male
1850–1931 Female
Siblings (10)
1868–1945 Male
1870– Female
1872–1953 Female
1874–1960 Male
1878–1878 Male
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 2
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Age 12
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 21
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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