Brief Life History of Stella Belle
When Stella Belle Thompson was born on 13 April 1918, in Brighton, Washington, Iowa, United States, her father, James Hugh Thompson, was 44 and her mother, Mary Ella Lauderman, was 40. She married Ray Gilbert "Pug" Hough on 4 July 1938. She lived in Washington, Iowa, United States in 1935 and Franklin Township, Washington, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died on 1 March 2000, in Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in West Chester Cemetery, West Chester, Washington, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Stella B Hough in household of Ray G Hough, "United States Census, 1940"
- Stella Thompson in household of James H Thompson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Stella Thompson, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
Spouse and Children
1917–2006 Male
1918–2000 Female
Parents and Siblings
1873–1955 Male
1877–1961 Female
Siblings (14)
1896–1993 Female
1897–1983 Female
1899–1995 Male
1901–1989 Female
1902–1997 Female
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
Age 1
1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi
Age 4
1941
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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