George W. Thompson (1880–1948) • FamilySearch

George W. Thompson

14 July 1880–26 July 1948 (Age 68)
Wayne, West Virginia, United States

The Life of George W.

When George W. Thompson was born on 14 July 1880, in Wayne, West Virginia, United States, his father, Zaddock Nathaniel “Dock” Thompson, was 27 and his mother, Ada Frances Crabtree, was 19. He married Matilda "Tildie" Robertson on 8 September 1900, in Wayne, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Union Magisterial District, Wayne, West Virginia, United States in 1930 and Ceredo Magisterial District, Wayne, West Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 26 July 1948, in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

George W. Thompson

1880–1948

Matilda "Tildie" Robertson

1878–1958

Marriage: 8 September 1900

Alice Lee Thompson

1902–1995

Boyd Thompson

1904–1969

Faye Thompson

1906–1988

Georgia Thompson

1908–1915

Ruth Hazel Thompson

1909–2001

Vangie Helen Thompson

1912–2004

Jay Thompson

1914–

Lucile Thompson

1916–

Burnie Thompson

1917–

Burgess Thompson

1921–

Howard Glenn Thompson

1921–

Elmer Thompson

1925–2011

Spouse and Children

George W. Thompson

Male1880–1948Male

Matilda "Tildie" Robertson

Female1878–1958Female

MARRIAGE
8 September 1900
Wayne, West Virginia, United States

children

(12)

Alice Lee Thompson

Female1902–1995Female

Boyd Thompson

Male1904–1969Male

Faye Thompson

Female1906–1988Female

Georgia Thompson

Female1908–1915Female

Ruth Hazel Thompson

Female1909–2001Female

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Parents and Siblings

Zaddock Nathaniel “Dock” Thompson

Male1853–1942Male

Ada Frances Crabtree

Female1861–1916Female

siblings

(9)

George W. Thompson

Male1880–1948Male

Cumberland Thompson

Male1881–1899Male

Mary Mertie Thompson

Female1882–1951Female

William Henley Thompson

Male1883–1961Male

Solomon Cleveland Thompson

Male1885–1962Male

+4 More Children

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 1

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

Age 2

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 18

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Thompson

George

1 English: patronymic from Thomas . Thompson is widely distributed throughout Britain, but is most common in northern England and northern Ireland.2 Americanized form of Thomsen .

Possible Related Names

Thomas

Thomsen

Thomson

Sources (3)

George W Thompson, "United States Census, 1940"
George Thompson in household of Zedock W Thompson, "United States Census, 1900"
George Thompson, "United States Census, 1930"

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