Joseph Hiram Thompson Jr.Age: 80 years1845–1925
- Name
- Joseph Hiram Thompson Jr.
- Given names
- Joseph Hiram
- Surname
- Thompson
- Name suffix
- Jr.
 Birth | August 20, 1845 35 45 |
 Birth of a sister | Harriett Thompson before 1847 (Age 16 months) |
| Death of a mother | Cynthia Suretha Ratts 1847 (Age 16 months) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 months)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 4 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary H Thompson after 1850 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Frederick Thompson after 1850 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 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 15 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 21 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 21 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 23 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 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 32 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 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 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 70 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson February 22, 1916 (Age 70 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 70 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 71 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 72 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 | November 25, 1925 (Age 80 years) Note: Cornelia Mock? |
| 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 elder brother |
Capt. Charles M Thompson Birth: about 1844 33 44 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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20 months himself |
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: |
| Death | Cornelia Mock? |