John Alexander ThompsonAge: 82 years1859–1942
- Name
- John Alexander Thompson
- Given names
- John Alexander
- Surname
- Thompson
 Birth | February 3, 1859 46 36 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | June 9, 1860 (Age 16 months) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 |
 Death of a brother | Nathaniel S Thompson October 5, 1866 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 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 7 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a sister | Clara Chrissie “Ella” Thompson March 4, 1868 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 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 30, 1870 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 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 maternal grandfather | Thomas Holland January 26, 1879 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | June 2, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Cordelia Thompson July 3, 1883 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 father | Alexander Thompson April 10, 1903 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Clay Thompson April 4, 1904 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Orva Adaline Holland March 29, 1909 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Leonard Thompson May 11, 1915 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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 sister | Nancy Keziah Thompson January 29, 1920 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Lafayette Thompson July 10, 1921 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Paralel Thompson January 16, 1928 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 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 | Malinda Jane Thompson August 29, 1933 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 82 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 | January 27, 1942 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Thompson Grove Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alexander Thompson Birth: February 29, 1812 — Pulaski, Kentucky, United States Death: April 10, 1903 — Newton, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Orva Adaline Holland Birth: January 14, 1823 25 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 29, 1909 — Newton, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: June 10, 1841 — Hickory, Missouri, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Nancy Keziah Thompson Birth: November 26, 1842 30 19 — Newton, Missouri, United States Death: January 29, 1920 — Newton, Missouri, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Thomas Leonard Thompson Birth: June 14, 1844 32 21 — Newton, Missouri, United States Death: May 11, 1915 — Newton, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Nathaniel S Thompson Birth: August 26, 1846 34 23 — Missouri, United States Death: October 5, 1866 — Newton, Missouri, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
William Lafayette Thompson Birth: February 1848 35 25 — Newton, Missouri, United States Death: July 10, 1921 — Kansas City, Kansas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Martha Cordelia Thompson Birth: March 29, 1850 38 27 — Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, United States Death: July 3, 1883 — Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Malinda Jane Thompson Birth: September 9, 1852 40 29 — Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, United States Death: August 29, 1933 — Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Sarah Paralel Thompson Birth: February 18, 1854 41 31 — Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, United States Death: January 16, 1928 — Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Henry Clay Thompson Birth: June 23, 1856 44 33 — Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, United States Death: April 4, 1904 — Newton, Missouri, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Victoria Adeline Thompson Birth: September 3, 1857 45 34 — Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, United States Death: January 8, 1945 — Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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17 months himself |
John Alexander Thompson Birth: February 3, 1859 46 36 — Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, United States Death: January 27, 1942 |
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9 years younger sister |
Clara Chrissie “Ella” Thompson Birth: March 4, 1868 56 45 — Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States Death: May 23, 1951 — Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
John Alexander Thompson has 17 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (17)
Parents Henry Ward Holland + Elizabeth Haseltine Parker
Parents John Siddle Williams + Carolina Isabelle Holland
Parents Shandy Walker Holland + Clara Dent
Parents Thomas James Holland + Mary E Williams
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Thompson - Household
Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Thompson - Household
Buffalo, Newton, Missouri
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Thompson - Household
Buffalo, Newton, Missouri
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