Sarah Margaret “Sadie” ThompsonAge: 89 years1862–1951
- Name
- Sarah Margaret “Sadie” Thompson
- Given names
- Sarah Margaret
- Surname
- Thompson
- Married name
- Sarah Margaret Murphy
- Nickname
- Sadie
 Birth | August 30, 1862 31 25 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 4 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 4 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a sister | Lansa Thompson 1869 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a father | Robert Levi Thompson July 1869 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Levi Daniel Thompson October 1869 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | July 11, 1870 (Age 7 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William Gibson — Delilah Adeline Lee — View this family 1871 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Flora Delilah “Dellie” Gibson 1874 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Alma Gibson 1876 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Nellie Gibson 1878 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 19, 1880 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Phillip F Murphy — View this family 1881 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lansa Thompson January 5, 1884 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 years)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 8, 1900 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a husband | Phillip F Murphy May 1, 1910 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a mother | Delilah Adeline Lee September 2, 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Burial of a husband | Phillip F Murphy 1910 (Age 47 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery |
| Census | April 16, 1910 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 67 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 |
| Death of a sister | Melvina Pamelia Thompson May 18, 1935 (Age 72 years) Cause: Cardiac Arrhythmia |
| Burial of a sister | Melvina Pamelia Thompson May 21, 1935 (Age 72 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lamine Cemetery |
| Census | May 18, 1940 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 79 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 |
| Census | April 7, 1950 (Age 87 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 87 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 83 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 | October 20, 1951 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | October 23, 1951 (3 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert Levi Thompson Birth: 1831 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 1869 — Randolph, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Delilah Adeline Lee Birth: May 13, 1837 36 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: September 2, 1910 — Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: September 6, 1853 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months elder sister |
Melvina Pamelia Thompson Birth: May 27, 1854 23 17 — Illinois, United States Death: May 18, 1935 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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7 years elder brother |
Levi Daniel Thompson Birth: 1860 29 22 — Illinois, United States Death: October 1869 — Randolph, Illinois, United States |
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3 years herself |
Sarah Margaret “Sadie” Thompson Birth: August 30, 1862 31 25 — Randolph, Illinois, United States Death: October 20, 1951 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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7 years younger sister |
Lansa Thompson Birth: 1869 38 31 — Randolph, Illinois, United States Death: January 5, 1884 — Illinois, United States |
| Mother’s family with William Gibson |
| step-father |
William Gibson Birth: 1825 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: 1907 — Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Delilah Adeline Lee Birth: May 13, 1837 36 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: September 2, 1910 — Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: 1871 — Randolph, Illinois, United States |
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4 years half-sister |
Flora Delilah “Dellie” Gibson Birth: 1874 49 36 — Randolph, Illinois, United States Death: |
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3 years half-sister |
Alma Gibson Birth: 1876 51 38 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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3 years half-sister |
Nellie Gibson Birth: 1878 53 40 — Illinois, United States Death: |
| Family with Phillip F Murphy |
| husband |
Phillip F Murphy Birth: August 1858 — Illinois, United States Death: May 1, 1910 — Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Sarah Margaret “Sadie” Thompson Birth: August 30, 1862 31 25 — Randolph, Illinois, United States Death: October 20, 1951 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: 1881 — Randolph, Illinois, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Delilah Adeline Lee - Household
Randolph, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Charles D Wassel - Household
Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Phillip F Murphy - Household
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Phillip F Murphy - Household
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Lola V “Lady V” Wassell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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