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Ralph Ernest Thompson 1895 – 1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 11, 1895

Birth Location: Sierra City, Sierra County, California

Death Date: November 6, 1967

Death Location: Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California

Father: Charles Thompson

Mother: Eldora Lombard

Spouse(s): Zelma Black, Ada Cook

Children(s): Patricia Thompson, Marilyn Thompson

1895 marked the beginning of Ralph Ernest Thompson's life in Sierra City, Sierra County, California, to parents Charles Albion Thompson and Eldora Jane Lombard. Eventually, Ralph Ernest Thompson married Zelma Marguerite Black and Ada Johnston Cook, and they welcomed Patricia Shirley Thompson and Marilyn Jane "Janie" Thompson. Ralph Ernest Thompson passed in 1967 at Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California.

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Parents

Charles Thompson
1851 – 1926
Birth Location: Truimph, Ophir Township, LaSalle County, Illinois
CT
Eldora Lombard
1858 – 1942
Birth Location: Vermontville, Eaton County, Michigan
EL

Spouses(s)

Zelma Black
1900 – 1927
Birth Location: Cloverdale, Sonoma, California
ZB
Ada Cook
1905 – 1992
Birth Location: Shelton, Mason, Washington
AC

Children(s)

Patricia Thompson
1923 – 2003
Birth Location: Sonoma County, California, United States
PT
Marilyn Thompson
1930 – 2010
Birth Location: Napa, Napa County, California
MT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: October 11, 1895
    Event Place: Sierra City, Sierra County, California
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cloverdale, Sonoma, California; Roll: T627_349; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 49-10, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cloverdale, Sonoma, California; Roll: T623_114; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 158., Year: 1910; Census Place: Cloverdale, Sonoma, California; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Cloverdale Town, Sonoma, California
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cloverdale, Sonoma, California; Roll: T623_114; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 158.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Cloverdale, Sonoma, California
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cloverdale, Sonoma, California; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Cloverdale, Sonoma, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cloverdale, Sonoma, California; Roll: T627_349; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 49-10

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cloverdale, Sonoma, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cloverdale, Sonoma, California; Roll: T627_349; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 49-10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: November 6, 1967
    Event Place: Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California
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