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James Wesley Thompson 1822 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: Alabama, United States

Death Date: 1903

Death Location: Tolosa, Kaufman, Texas, United States

Father: Samuel Thompson

Mother: Elizabeth Norwood

Spouse(s): Permintey Elzey

Children(s): James Thompson, Samuel Thompson, William Thompson, Josiah Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson, Charles Thompson, Johnathan Thompson

James Wesley Thompson was born in Alabama, United States in 1822, to Samuel C. Thompson and Elizabeth Ann Norwood. Later in life, James Wesley Thompson married Permintey Jane Elzey; among their children were James D "Jim" Thompson, Samuel Miller "Sam" Thompson, William Steven Thompson, Josiah S Thompson, Elizabeth Dulcina Thompson, Charles Thompson and Johnathan Lafayette Thompson. James Wesley Thompson died in Tolosa, Kaufman, Texas, United States, 1903.

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Parents

Samuel Thompson
1793 – 1842
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
ST
Elizabeth Norwood
1798 – 1860
Birth Location: York, South Carolina, United States
EN

Spouses(s)

Permintey Elzey
1824 – 1899
Birth Location: Marshall, Tennessee, United States
PE

Children(s)

James Thompson
1856 – 1923
Birth Location: Tippah, Mississippi, United States
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Samuel Thompson
1845 – 1918
Birth Location: Marshall, Tennessee, United States
ST
William Thompson
1847 – 1914
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
WT
Josiah Thompson
1854 – 1936
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Elizabeth Thompson
1859 – 1911
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
ET
Charles Thompson
1865 – 1936
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
CT
Johnathan Thompson
1869 – 1957
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1822
    Event Place: Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1903
    Event Place: Tolosa, Kaufman, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Baker Cemetery, Kaufman, Texas, United States
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