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Mabel Lafe ThompsonAge: 85 years18981984

Name
Mabel Lafe Thompson
Given names
Mabel Lafe
Surname
Thompson
Married name
Mabel Lafe Williams
Birth July 1898 50 42
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 23 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAlexander Thompson
April 10, 1903 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherOrva Adaline Holland
March 29, 1909 (Age 10 years)
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 19 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 2, 1920 (Age 21 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Lafayette Thompson
July 10, 1921 (Age 23 years)
MarriageMarion Ralph WilliamsView this family
April 17, 1922 (Age 23 years)
Death of a brotherNathaniel Alexander Thompson
December 14, 1924 (Age 26 years)
Death of a motherSarah A Adams
1928 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 23, 1930 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sisterIda Luella Thompson
March 12, 1939 (Age 40 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a sisterCorda Ruth Thompson
July 21, 1950 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sisterHattie May Thompson
1951 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a sisterClara Etta Thompson
July 7, 1961 (Age 63 years)
Death of a husbandMarion Ralph Williams
February 4, 1974 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a sisterOrva I Thompson
June 29, 1976 (Age 77 years)
Death 1984 (Age 85 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Johnson County Chapel and Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 1, 1871Newton, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
Ida Luella Thompson
Birth: August 3, 1874 26 18Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 12, 1939Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
1 year
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
Hattie May Thompson
Birth: October 1879 31 23Buffalo, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: 1951Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
4 years
elder sister
Clara Etta Thompson
Birth: February 28, 1884 36 27Missouri, United States
Death: July 7, 1961Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder sister
Orva I Thompson
Birth: May 28, 1886 38 30Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: June 29, 1976Blythe, Riverside, California, United States
2 years
elder sister
Corda Ruth Thompson
Birth: June 29, 1888 40 32Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 21, 1950Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
10 years
herself
Family with Marion Ralph Williams - View this family
husband
Marion Ralph Williams
Birth: February 22, 1901Blue Springs, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: February 4, 1974Johnson, Kansas, United States
herself
Marriage: April 17, 1922St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States

Mabel Lafe Thompson has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Lafayette Thompson - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Thompson, William LheadWMFeb184852M29MOKYKYFarmer
Thompson, Sarah AwifeWFApr185644M29118OHOHOH
Thompson, Ida LdaughterWFAug187227SMOMOOH
Thompson, Martha EdaughterWFOct187722DMOMOOH
Thompson, Hattie MdaughterWFOct187920SMOMOOH
Thompson, Clara EdaughterWFFeb188317SMOMOOH
Thompson, Orva IdaughterWFJun188910SMOMOOH
Thompson, Corda RdaughterWFMay188515SMOMOOH
Thompson, Lafe MdaughterWFJul18981SMOMOOH

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Lafayette Thompson - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Thompson, William LheadMW62M137MOKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Thompson, Sarah AwifeFW52M137118OHOHOH
Thompson, Mabel LdaughterFW11SMOMOOH
Manning, Dora Agrand daughterFW13SMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Lafayette Thompson - Household

3045 Hiawathia Avenue Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Thompson, William LheadMW71MMOKYKY
Thompson, Sarah AwifeFW62MOHOHOH
Thompson, EmmadaughterFW38DMOMOOHOrder ClerkDepartment Store
Thompson, OrvadaughterFW34SMOMOOHFile ClerkTent and Awning Company
Thompson, MabeldaughterFW21SMOMOOHTypistFilm? Company
Manning, Doragrand daughterFW23SMOMOMOStenographerDepartment Store

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Marion Ralph Williams - Household

7129 Pasco Boulevard Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Williams, Ralph MheadMW30M22MOMOUNForemanPullman Company
Williams, Mabel FwifeFW26M18MOMOOH

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Marion Ralph Williams - Household

2516 West 50th Terrace Mission, Johnson, Kansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Williams, Marion RheadMW39MMORJohnsonKSManager Air ConditioningRailroad
Williams, Mabel FwifeFW36MMORJohnsonKS