4,806 documented Thompson ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
English & Scottish patronymic — 'son of Thomas.'
Where the records place them: Iowa (100%), out of 4,784 Thompson records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: Robert, Mary, John, William and Richard.
Of the 4,782 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 78 years.
The earliest recorded birth is William Thompson, born 1786 in Massachusetts.
Documented Thompson families on this page come from Portrait and Biographical Record, Ohio, Centennial Portrait and Biographical Record of the City of Dayton and of Montgomery County, Ohio and Portrait and biographical album of Henry County, Iowa.
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Deceased Thompson ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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English & Scottish patronymic — 'son of Thomas.'
The documented line here reaches back to 1786. Most Thompson lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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