Dudley Thompson (1839 - 1933)

Husband of Ellen (Hunter) Thompson — married 18 May 1872 in Harrison, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Jun 1933 at about age 94 in Greenwood, Caddo, Louisiana, United States

Biography

Dudley Thompson is a part of US Black heritage.

Dudley Thompson was born on May 31, 1839 in Waskom, Harrison, Texas, United States.

Dudley married Ellen Hunter (~1857 - 1930) on May 18, 1872 in Harrison, Texas.

Their children were...

1. Tom Thompson (~1876 - 1956)
2. Huldy Ann Thompson (~1878 - )
3. Mollie (Thompson) Long (1880 - 1971)
4. Charles Thompson (~1884 - 1931)
5. William Thompson (~1888 - )
6. Lucy Thompson (~1890 - )
7. Lula (Thompson) Choyce (1892 - 1992)
8. Fannie B (Thompson) Moore (1895 - 1964).

Dudley died on June 12, 1933 in Greenwood, Caddo, Louisiana aged ~93. He is buried in Union Chapel Cemetery, Waskom, Texas.

Dudley marred Ella Hunter on Saturday, May 18, 1872, in Harrison, Texas, USA.^[1]

He reached 94 years of age and died in Greenwood, Caddo, Louisiana, USA, on June 12, 1933.^[2]. Dudley was buried at Union Chapel Cemetery in Waskom, Harrison, Texas, USA, in June 1933.^[3]

Research Notes

• Dudley was recorded in Caddo, Louisiana, USA, in 1880 in the census.
• He was also counted in the census in 1900 in Caddo, Louisiana, USA. Later Dudley appeared in the census in Police Jury Ward 5, Caddo, Louisiana, USA, in 1910.^[4]
• He was recorded in Police Jury Ward 5, Caddo, Louisiana, USA, in 1920 in the census.^[5]
• Dudley was also counted in the census in 1930 in Police Jury Ward 5, Caddo, Louisiana, USA.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8Y-CSJN : 10 December 2017), Dudley Thompson and Ellen Hunter, 28 May 1872; citing Harrison, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,403,335.
2. ↑ "Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982", Ancestry.com,
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 28 May 2020), memorial page for Dudley Thompson (1840–1933), Find A Grave: Memorial #144669277, citing Union Chapel Cemetery, Waskom, Harrison County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Bill T. Whitis (contributor 48066287) ..
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPTJ-LBM : accessed 17 May 2020), Dudley Thompson, Police Jury Ward 5, Caddo, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 53, sheet 13A, family 217, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 509; FHL microfilm 1,374,522.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVQD-GLJ : accessed 17 May 2020), Dudley Thompson, Police Jury Ward 5, Caddo, Louisiana, United States; citing ED 71, sheet 3A, line 47, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 607; FHL microfilm 1,820,607.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMT1-Z38 : accessed 17 May 2020), Dudley Thompson, Police Jury Ward 5, Caddo, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 65, sheet 2A, line 41, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 788; FHL microfilm 2,340,523.