George W Thompson
Rank: Sgt Co: E Age: 26 Residence: Sanford Birthplace: Sanford Occupation: farmer Married/Single: S Height: 6' 2.5 Eyes: Bl Hair: Lt Complexion: Lt
GEORGE WASHINGTON THOMPSON was born in Sanford, Maine [Descriptive Roll; death rec] about Feb 1835 [1900 census], the son of Adrial and Hannah (Hazeltine) Thompson. He died on 5 Mar 1909 in Sanford [ME vr], aged 73 yrs, 4 mos, 10 das from La Grippe and exhaustion, and was buried in the Thompson family cemetery with his parents [YCCI, pg 1732].
He was married, in Sanford on 13 June 1867, to ADELINE FRANCES ALLEN. She was born about Aug 1844 [1900 census] in Wakefield, NH [death rec], the daughter of Shadrach (Shadrick on her death rec) and Mary Allen. She died on 9 Apr 1908 in Sanford [ME vr], aged 63 yrs, 7 mos, 20 days, and was buried in the Thompson cemetery in Sanford [YCCI, pg 1732].
George and his brother Adrial Jr were both shoe workers in Sanford when they enlisted with the 27th Maine Volunteers for nine months. George went on to be a farmer, owning a place on High Street in Sanford.
He and Adeline had seven children:
I. ADRIAL THOMPSON, b. June 1868 [1900 census]; d. 1958 [grave]. He married 1st, on 15 Oct 1892 in Hollis, Maine [ME vr], to MAUD JANE HARMON. She was b. 23 July 1874 in Hollis [marr rec], the dau of Cyril P and Sarah G (Elwell) Harmon [Harmon Gen, pg 117]. They divorced and he marr second, AGNES WALKER, dau of Melville H and Abbie (Tripp) Walker, on 30 Dec 1902 in Alfred. She was born in Alfred in 1874 and died in 1958 [grave]. They are both buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Alfred, Maine [YCCI, pg 54]. By his first wife, he had a son:
1. Cecil Earl Thompson, b. 6 June 1896 in Sanford [ME birth rec]. He died in 1939, and is buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Sanford, in plot with his mother and her 2nd husband, Fred S Sherburne.
II. GEORGE W THOMPSON Jr, b. Nov 1869 [1900 census]. Married by 1902 to MARY L CUSHING, the daughter of Charles L and Sarah (Alexander) Cushing. She was born in Portland (Long Island), Maine [birth rec's of children], date not known. She died on 19 June 1916 in Portland, and was buried on Long Island [death rec].
1. George W, b. 24 June 1902
2. Charles, b. abt 1904
3. Philip, b. 21 Oct 1905 in Sanford [ME vr - "3rd ch"]
4. (female), b. 1 May 1907 in Sanford; d. there 17 May from chronic indigestion
5. Adaline F, b. abt 1908 (age 2 in 1910)
7. Donald Elry, b. 23 July 1910 in Portland [ME vr - "7th child"]
III. MARTHA "MATTIE" ADELINE THOMPSON, b. 13 May 1871 [ME birth rec; grave]; d. 8 Dec 1958 [YCCI, pg 1757]. She married GILMAN SHIRLEY PERKINS, the son of James G Perkins (who served in the 27th Maine), on 22 Dec 1900 in Rochester, NH [NH vr]. He was born 5 June 1869, and died 22 Feb 1960. They are both buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Sanford [YCCI, pg 1757]. They lived on Island Ave, Sanford [1910,1930 censuses], the censuses not showing them with any children.
IV. HATTIE THOMPSON, b. Mar 1874 [1900 census]. She married CHARLES A ALLEN. She had two children:
1. Frank Allen, b. May 1893
2. Harry Allen, b. Aug 1894
V. FREEMAN BURTON THOMPSON, b. 21 Dec 1876 [WWI Draft Card]. He married EVELINE. He married 2nd, on 9 Jan 1907 in Portsmouth, NH, to ROSAMOND G QUINT. She was born in Sanford, ME, the daughter of Charles and Maria (Burroughs) Quint. By 1910, they were living in Los Angeles, where he worked as an electrician for the Pacific Electric Railroad. He and Rosa had a daughter:
1. Marjorie A, b. in ME.
VI. CHARLES S THOMPSON, b. 1882; d. 1883. He is buried in the Thompson Cemetery [YCCI, pg 1732]
VII. HERBERT LESLIE THOMPSON, b. 13 July 1885 [WWI Draft Card; 1900 census]; d. Feb 1972 [SSDI]. Married in Rochester, NH on 16 Jan 1907 [NH vr] to HAZEL EUNICE KERR, the daughter of Archibald and Susan (Bunton) Kerr. She was born in Canada [Marr rec], immigrating to the US around 1900 [1920 census]. They were living in Rensselaer, NY by the 1920 census, where he worked for a chemical company. Their children:
1. Leslie E, b.3 Mar 1907 in Sanford [ME vr]
2. Chester A, b. 18 June 1910 in Sanford [ME vr]; d. 12 Nov 1997. Bur in Houston, TX Nat'l Cemetery. He served in the US Army during WWII and in Korea.
3. Edward A, b. 6 Feb 1912 in Sanford [ME vr]; d. 4 Feb 1980 in Albany, NY. He was veteran of WWII, serving in the US Army. He was buried in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, NY.
4. Winona Irene, b. 24 July 1914 in Sanford [ME vr]
5. Agnes Rae, b. NY
6. Burton G, b. ca 1924 in NY
7. Harry F, b. NY (age 4 6/12 in 1930)
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He was married, in Sanford on 13 June 1867, to ADELINE FRANCES ALLEN. She was born about Aug 1844 [1900 census] in Wakefield, NH [death rec], the daughter of Shadrach (Shadrick on her death rec) and Mary Allen. She died on 9 Apr 1908 in Sanford [ME vr], aged 63 yrs, 7 mos, 20 days, and was buried in the Thompson cemetery in Sanford [YCCI, pg 1732].
George and his brother Adrial Jr were both shoe workers in Sanford when they enlisted with the 27th Maine Volunteers for nine months. George went on to be a farmer, owning a place on High Street in Sanford.
He and Adeline had seven children:
I. ADRIAL THOMPSON, b. June 1868 [1900 census]; d. 1958 [grave]. He married 1st, on 15 Oct 1892 in Hollis, Maine [ME vr], to MAUD JANE HARMON. She was b. 23 July 1874 in Hollis [marr rec], the dau of Cyril P and Sarah G (Elwell) Harmon [Harmon Gen, pg 117]. They divorced and he marr second, AGNES WALKER, dau of Melville H and Abbie (Tripp) Walker, on 30 Dec 1902 in Alfred. She was born in Alfred in 1874 and died in 1958 [grave]. They are both buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Alfred, Maine [YCCI, pg 54]. By his first wife, he had a son:
1. Cecil Earl Thompson, b. 6 June 1896 in Sanford [ME birth rec]. He died in 1939, and is buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Sanford, in plot with his mother and her 2nd husband, Fred S Sherburne.
II. GEORGE W THOMPSON Jr, b. Nov 1869 [1900 census]. Married by 1902 to MARY L CUSHING, the daughter of Charles L and Sarah (Alexander) Cushing. She was born in Portland (Long Island), Maine [birth rec's of children], date not known. She died on 19 June 1916 in Portland, and was buried on Long Island [death rec].
1. George W, b. 24 June 1902
2. Charles, b. abt 1904
3. Philip, b. 21 Oct 1905 in Sanford [ME vr - "3rd ch"]
4. (female), b. 1 May 1907 in Sanford; d. there 17 May from chronic indigestion
5. Adaline F, b. abt 1908 (age 2 in 1910)
7. Donald Elry, b. 23 July 1910 in Portland [ME vr - "7th child"]
III. MARTHA "MATTIE" ADELINE THOMPSON, b. 13 May 1871 [ME birth rec; grave]; d. 8 Dec 1958 [YCCI, pg 1757]. She married GILMAN SHIRLEY PERKINS, the son of James G Perkins (who served in the 27th Maine), on 22 Dec 1900 in Rochester, NH [NH vr]. He was born 5 June 1869, and died 22 Feb 1960. They are both buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Sanford [YCCI, pg 1757]. They lived on Island Ave, Sanford [1910,1930 censuses], the censuses not showing them with any children.
IV. HATTIE THOMPSON, b. Mar 1874 [1900 census]. She married CHARLES A ALLEN. She had two children:
1. Frank Allen, b. May 1893
2. Harry Allen, b. Aug 1894
V. FREEMAN BURTON THOMPSON, b. 21 Dec 1876 [WWI Draft Card]. He married EVELINE. He married 2nd, on 9 Jan 1907 in Portsmouth, NH, to ROSAMOND G QUINT. She was born in Sanford, ME, the daughter of Charles and Maria (Burroughs) Quint. By 1910, they were living in Los Angeles, where he worked as an electrician for the Pacific Electric Railroad. He and Rosa had a daughter:
1. Marjorie A, b. in ME.
VI. CHARLES S THOMPSON, b. 1882; d. 1883. He is buried in the Thompson Cemetery [YCCI, pg 1732]
VII. HERBERT LESLIE THOMPSON, b. 13 July 1885 [WWI Draft Card; 1900 census]; d. Feb 1972 [SSDI]. Married in Rochester, NH on 16 Jan 1907 [NH vr] to HAZEL EUNICE KERR, the daughter of Archibald and Susan (Bunton) Kerr. She was born in Canada [Marr rec], immigrating to the US around 1900 [1920 census]. They were living in Rensselaer, NY by the 1920 census, where he worked for a chemical company. Their children:
1. Leslie E, b.3 Mar 1907 in Sanford [ME vr]
2. Chester A, b. 18 June 1910 in Sanford [ME vr]; d. 12 Nov 1997. Bur in Houston, TX Nat'l Cemetery. He served in the US Army during WWII and in Korea.
3. Edward A, b. 6 Feb 1912 in Sanford [ME vr]; d. 4 Feb 1980 in Albany, NY. He was veteran of WWII, serving in the US Army. He was buried in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, NY.
4. Winona Irene, b. 24 July 1914 in Sanford [ME vr]
5. Agnes Rae, b. NY
6. Burton G, b. ca 1924 in NY
7. Harry F, b. NY (age 4 6/12 in 1930)
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