Brief Life History of William Hertzog
When William Hertzog Thompson was born on 16 June 1895, in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States, his father, Lorin Andrew Thompson, was 26 and his mother, Annie Irene Hertzog, was 26. He married Dorothy Long about 1923. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States in 1930. He died on 6 July 1981, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Wm H Thompson, "United States Census, 1930"
- William H. Thompson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- William H Thompson in household of Lorin A Thompson, "United States Census, 1910"
Spouse and Children
1895–1981 Male
1900–1982 Female
Children (2)
1924–1996 Female
1932–2004 Female
Parents and Siblings
1869–1938 Male
1869–1910 Female
Siblings (4)
1895–1981 Male
1903– Male
1905–1988 Male
1913– Male
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 1
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 3
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
Age 23
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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