Robert Lee THOMPSON Frances Elizabeth ROBINSON Claude Paschel THOMPSON Charles S THOMPSON LaVeta THOMPSON Charles Kenneth THOMPSON June THOMPSON Nora Bessie LEE Mini tree diagram
Willard Lee THOMPSON

Willard Lee THOMPSON1,4,5,7,2,8,9,10,3,6

4th May 19144,5,2,3,6 - 16th Mar 19781,2,3,6

Life History

4th May 1914

Born in Rosedale, McClain, Oklahoma.4,5,2,3,6

16th Mar 1978

Died in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas.1,2,3,6

21st Mar 1978

Buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.1,2,3

Other facts

 

Married Frances Elizabeth ROBINSON

Notes

  • 1920 Federal Census, McClain County, Oklahoma, 5 January, Hopping Township, District 78, page 2B, Hse/Fam #37
    Thompson, Robert L Head  Rents M W 25 OK US US Farmer
    Thompson, Bessie Wife F W 25 OK TX KY
    Thompson, Lee Son M W 6 OK OK OK
    Thompson, Claudie Son M W 3yrs8mos OK OK OK [b Apr 1916]
    Thompson, Charley Son M W 3 OK OK OK

    After the 1920 census, Robert moved the family to Guthrie in Logan County, Oklahoma.  Another child is reported by some genealogies, who was born in Guthrie but lived only a short time between censuses.  This child is also reported as being named Charles, although Charles, reported as 3 years old in the 1920 census and 11 in 1930, lived to adulthood.

    Charles Kenneth Thompson
    Birth 29 Dec 1922 in Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma
    Death 2 Dec 1923
    Parents Robert Lee Thompson 1894 - 1954, Nora Bessie Lee 1896 - 1986
    --  Chambers/Thompson, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21991430/person/1165483088

    1930 Federal Census, Logan County, Oklahoma, 2 April, Guthrie, District 11, page 1A, 1213 West Dale St, Hse #9, Fam #10
    Thompson, Robert L Head Rents $12 No Radio M W 36 Married at 18 OK TX OK Machinist, Santa Fe Round House
    Thompson, Nora B Wife F W 34 Married at 16 OK TX TX
    Thompson, Lee Son M W 15 OK OK OK
    Thompson, Claud Son M W 13 OK OK OK
    Thompson, Charles Son M W 11 OK OK OK
    Thompson, Levita Dau F W 9 OK OK OK

    Lee married Frances Robinson.

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Polk´s Wichita City Directory, 1951, p 830
    Thompson Willard L (Frances E) chf protective section VA h 823 S Broadview av

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Polk´s Wichita City Directory, 1952, p 917
    Thompson Willard L (Frances E) crew fire chief USAA h 823 S Broadview av

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Polk´s Wichita City Directory, 1956, p 1040
    Thompson Willard L (Frances E) asst firechief McConnell AFB h 823 S Broadview av

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Polk´s Wichita City Directory, 1957, p 1111
    Thompson Willard L (Frances E) fire chief McConnell AFB h 823 S Broadview av

    U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    Willard Lee Thompson
    Birth 4 May 1914 Rosedale, Oklahoma
    Death Date 16 Mar 1978
    SSN 442102225
    Nov 1936 Name listed as WILLARD LEE THOMPSON; 11 Nov 1996 Name listed as WILLARD L THOMPSON

    Thompson Willard Lee Military Grave Marker
    Willard Lee Thompson
    MMI US Navy  World War II
    May 4 1914  Mar 16 1978
    Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
    --  Photo courtesy "genraider" on Ancestry.com, 28 May 2010;  accessed 30 March 2016

    Lee Thompson
    Residence Wichita, Kansas
    Born 4 May 1914 in Rosedale [McClain County], Oklahoma
    Moved to Wichita [Kansas] from Oklahoma City in 1950
    WWII veteran, served in the Fighting Division of the Navy Seabees
    Served as a fire chief in various assignmets
    Of Indian heritage
    Died in Wichita 16 March 1978
    Services Tuesday at Smith Funeral Home, Guthrie (Logan County, Oklahoma)
    Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, Edmond (Oklahoma County, Oklahoma)
    Survived by wife Frances, mother Nora Bessie Thompson of Guthrie, a son and two daughters; two brothers Claudie Thompson of Pryor, and Charles S Thompson of McAlester; two sisters, Mrs LaVeta Mayse and Mrs June Chambers, both of Guthrie, and eight grandchildren.
    --  Newspaper and date unknown;  Obituary clipping courtesy research of Beverly Joyce Mixon Hill, through Marion Mixon, 21 Mar 2016

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    Willard Lee Thompson
    Birth May 4, 1914 McClain County, Oklahoma
    Death Mar. 16, 1978 Wichita County, Kansas
    WWII - US NAVY

    Parents:
    Robert Lee Thompson (1893 - 1954)
    Nora Bessie Lee Thompson (1896 - 1986)

    Spouse Frances E. Thompson (1918 - 2000)

    Siblings:
    William Woodrow Thompson (1913 - 1916)
    Claudie Paschel Thompson (1916 - 1987)
    Charles Sidney Thompson (1918 - 2006)
    Kenneth Thompson (1922 - 1923)

    Burial Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

    Created by Cathy & Thomas May 28, 2010
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #52967076, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52967076
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