Esther E Thompson
1918–2010 (Age 92)
Butte, California, United States
The Life of Esther E
When Esther E Thompson was born on 3 April 1918, in Butte, California, United States, her father, Fred Alfred Thompson, was 39 and her mother, Laura Amelia Burroughs, was 20. She died in December 2010, in California, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Brownsville Cemetery, Brownsville, Yuba, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Esther E Thompson
1918–2010
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Spouse & Children
1918–2010Female
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Parents & Siblings
- Fred Alfred Thompson
1879–1918Male
1898–1980Female
siblings
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1918–2010Female
World Events (8)
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
Age 1
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Age 16
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1942 · The Japanese American internment
Age 24
Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.
Name Meaning
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 .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Esther E Thompson, "California Birth Index, 1905-1995"
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