Capt. Charles M Thompson1844–
- Name
- Capt. Charles M Thompson
- Name prefix
- Capt.
- Given names
- Charles M
- Surname
- Thompson
 Birth | about 1844 33 44 |
 Birth of a brother | Joseph Hiram Thompson Jr. August 20, 1845 (Age 19 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Harriett Thompson before 1847 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a mother | Cynthia Suretha Ratts 1847 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a sister | Louisa V Thompson after 1850 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary H Thompson after 1850 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Frederick Thompson after 1850 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 years)Note: 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 23 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 23 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 25 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 |
| Death of a father | Joseph Hiram Thompson July 23, 1872 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 34 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | William Lewis Thompson December 17, 1892 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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 |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson February 21, 1916 (Age 72 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson February 22, 1916 (Age 72 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 72 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 73 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 74 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/ |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Hiram Thompson Jr. November 25, 1925 (Age 81 years) Note: Cornelia Mock? |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 85 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 97 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 106 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 102 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph Hiram Thompson Birth: February 1, 1810 Death: July 23, 1872 |
| mother |
Cynthia Suretha Ratts Birth: about 1800 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: 1847 |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Louisa V Thompson Birth: about 1832 21 32 Death: after 1850 |
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4 years elder sister |
Mary H Thompson Birth: about 1835 24 35 Death: after 1850 |
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3 years elder brother |
John Frederick Thompson Birth: about 1837 26 37 Death: after 1850 |
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18 months elder sister |
Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson Birth: June 30, 1838 28 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 21, 1916 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Lewis Thompson Birth: December 14, 1841 31 41 Death: December 17, 1892 |
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3 years himself |
Capt. Charles M Thompson Birth: about 1844 33 44 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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20 months younger brother |
Joseph Hiram Thompson Jr. Birth: August 20, 1845 35 45 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: November 25, 1925 |
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2 years younger sister |
Harriett Thompson Birth: before 1847 36 47 Death: |