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Laura (Britt) Thompson (1864 - 1960)

Laura "Sarah" Thompson formerly Britt
Born in Crawford County, Georgia, USAmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 20 Oct 1887 in Crawford County, Georgia, USAmap
Died at age 96 in Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Laura was born in 1864. Her parents were John and Mary Britt. In 1870, the family was living in Crawford County, Georgia.[1]

She married William Alexandria Thompson on 20 Oct 1887 in Crawford County, Georgia.[2] In 1900, the couple was living in Crawford County, Georgia, and had four children (Andrew, Lillie, Herman, and William) at home.[3]

By 1910, they were living in Spence, Grady County, Georgia.[4] They had 8 children at home (Andrew, Herman, William, Buford, Mary, James, Ruby and Annie).] The family was still in Spence in Grady County in 1920. Two more children had been born by then - sons, J C and Warnell.[5]

By 1930, Laura was widowed and she and her son, J C, were living in the household of her son, James Cecil Thompson, in Pelham, Mitchell County, Georgia.[6]

She passed away in 1960. Burial was in the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Spence, Grady County, Georgia.[7]

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCST-GB5 : 12 April 2016), Laura Britt in household of John Britt, Georgia, United States; citing p. 57, family 443, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,645.
  2. "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW48-P4X : 11 February 2018), William A. Thompson and Laura Britt, 20 Oct 1887; citing , Crawford, Georgia; FHL microfilm 417,017.
  3. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3NC-D7Q : accessed 15 February 2018), Laura Thompson in household of William Thompson, Militia Districts 497 & 630, Crawford, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 7A, family 119, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,190.
  4. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLKT-QS8 : accessed 15 February 2018), Laura Thompson in household of William A Thompson, Spence, Grady, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 97, sheet 19A, family 302, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 189; FHL microfilm 1,374,202.
  5. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJDY-17P : accessed 15 February 2018), Sarah Thompsen in household of William Thompsen, Spence, Grady, Georgia, United States; citing ED 85, sheet 8A, line 22, family 133, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 258; FHL microfilm 1,820,258.
  6. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:34T1-LW2 : accessed 15 February 2018), Laura Thompson in household of James C Thompson, Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 3B, line 54, family 52, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 376; FHL microfilm 2,340,111.
  7. Find A Grave Memorial #34047804 [1]

See also:

  • "Descendants of William Thompson", compilation of research by Dr. Geoffrey Allen Thompson, 1766 Cass Court, Libertyville, Illinois 60048, geoffrey.thompson@sbcglobal.net : 14 Jan 2018, pp 196-197




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