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Richard Manford THOMPSON

Richard Manford THOMPSON

Male 1917 - 1969  (52 years)


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  • Name Richard Manford THOMPSON
    Birth 16 Sep 1917  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1920  Meade District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Chub Run (Mt. Clare), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1935  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1950  Bunnells Run, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1950  [4] 
    tending horses in horse barns 
    Death 25 Sep 1969  Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Burial Mt. Pleasant (Burnt Hill) Church Cemetery, Williamstown, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I58447  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2023

    Father William Lemuel THOMPSON,   b. 12 Nov 1864, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1936, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Mother Anna May "Annie" BARKER,   b. 24 Feb 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1957 (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F39611  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nellie Blanche RICHARDS,   b. 29 Jul 1920, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 2008, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [7]
    Marriage 18 Mar 1935  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Divorce Y  [9]
    Children 
     1. Junior M. THOMPSON,   b. 1939   d. 1993 (Age 54 years)
    Documents
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    Family ID F24151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S302] 1950 Census, Ritchie County, WV.

    5. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S1362] Obituary of wife's father.

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 272 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796681&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Richard Manford Thompson, 18, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co; and Nellie Blanche Richards, 16, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Mar 18 1935 in West Union, officiated by Rev. Clarence Edman, a United Brethren Minister. Informants for marriage license: "Okey Richards et als of Doddridge & Harrison Counties."

    9. [S1967] Record of wife's remarriage.