Born in Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Payson Thompson
and Susan (Burrington) Thompson
Sister of
Alice (Thompson) Shonkwiler
Wife of
Benjamin Gratz
— married
20 Oct 1896 in Piatt, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Marion Howland (Gratz) Carr and Helen (Gratz) Rockefeller
Died
at age 45
in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Mar 2023
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Biography
Marion was born in 1873. She passed away in 1918.
Parents:
- Father's Name Edward P.
- Mother's Name Susan J.
Sources
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192127429/marion-gratz
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F456-148 : 15 January 2020), Marion Foster Thompson, 1873.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKQ-1HQ : 13 January 2022), Marion Thompson in household of Edward P. Thompson, Bement, Piatt, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK92-L55N : 19 February 2021), Benjamin Gratz and Marion Thompson, 20 Oct 1896; citing Piatt, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 988,100.
"United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3DC-JM5 : 11 March 2022), Marion Grutz in entry for Benjamin Grutz, 1900.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLMM-RVR : accessed 3 March 2023), Marion Gratz in household of Benjamin Gratz, St Louis Ward 28, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 454, sheet 1A, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 823; FHL microfilm 1,374,836.
"Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPS9-M39 : 23 February 2021), Marion Thompson in entry for Benjamin Gratz, 1939.
"Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FFTN-KJN : 4 March 2021), Marion Gratz in entry for null, Immigration; citing 1950, Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro (National Archives, Rio de Janeiro).
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