Ranson Powell Thompson^[1]

1833 - 1915  (81 years)

• Name	Ranson Powell Thompson
  Born	8 Jul 1833	North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Rutherford County, North Carolina   [2]
  Census	1900	District 5, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1910	District 3, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	8 Jun 1915	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Buried	9 Jun 1915	Clay Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I164597	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Ambrose Thompson,   b. 17 Feb 1808, North Carolina ,   d. 1 May 1886  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Francis,   b. Abt 1812, North Carolina
  Family ID	F31159	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sarah Gates Arms,   b. 1 Jan 1850, North Carolina ,   d. 20 Mar 1909  (Age 59 years)
  Married	Abt 1875
  Children	1. Minnie Lou Thompson,   b. 26 Oct 1875,   d. 21 Oct 1935  (Age 59 years)   2. Amanda Thompson,   b. Jun 1878, Tennessee   3. John Thompson,   b. Sep 1880, Tennessee   4. Alice Thompson,   b. Jun 1882, Tennessee   5. William Miller Thompson,   b. 29 May 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Jun 1963  (Age 79 years) + 6. Jay Natt Thompson,   b. 14 Oct 1888, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jul 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 63 years) + 7. Jefferson DeWitt "Jeff" Thompson,   b. 14 Oct 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Dec 1965, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 77 years)   8. Emma Thompson
  Family ID	F61965	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Jul 1833 - North Carolina Census - 1850 - Rutherford County, North Carolina Died - 8 Jun 1915 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 9 Jun 1915 - Clay Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 4 Jul 1952. Jay Natt Thompson obituary [S112] Census, 1850. Name Ransom Thompson Event Type Census Event Year 1850 Event Place Rutherford county, part of, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Gender Male Age 15 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1835 Birthplace North Carolina House Number 21 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Ambros Thompson M 39 North Carolina Francis Thompson F 38 North Carolina Ransom Thompson M 15 North Carolina Alexander Thompson M 13 North Carolina David Thompson M 11 North Carolina Columbus Thompson M 7 North Carolina Mary Thompson F 5 North Carolina [S112] Census, 1900. Name Powel Thompson Event Type Census Event Year 1900 Event Place Civil Districts 5, 16, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 67 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) W Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Years Married 25 Birth Date Jul 1833 Birthplace North Carolina Marriage Year (Estimated) 1875 Father's Birthplace North Carolina Mother's Birthplace North Carolina Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Powel Thompson Head M 67 North Carolina Gaits Thompson Wife F 50 North Carolina John Thompson Son M 20 Tennessee Alice Thompson Daughter F 18 Tennessee William Thompson Son M 16 Tennessee Jef Thompson Son M 12 Tennessee Art Thompson Son M 12 Tennessee Amanda Heritage Daughter F 22 Tennessee "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DT69-3WR?cc=1325221&wc=9B72-JHV%3A1030551301%2C1033797501%2C1033807901 : 5 August 2014), Tennessee > Cocke > ED 162 Civil Districts 5, 16 > image 6 of 33; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S112] Census, 1910. Name Ranson P Thompson Event Type Census Event Date 1910 Event Place Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 76 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1834 Birthplace North Carolina Father's Birthplace North Carolina Mother's Birthplace North Carolina Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 1 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Ranson P Thompson Head M 76 North Carolina Nat Thompson Son M 21 Tennessee Jeff Thompson Son M 21 Tennessee "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTDN-K7D?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-Z3F%3A133640301%2C135134701%2C133649901%2C1589088925 : 24 June 2017), Tennessee > Cocke > Civil District 3 > ED 40 > image 2 of 16; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S87] Death Certificate. Name P. P. Thompson Event Type Death Event Date 08 Jun 1915 Event Place Bybee, Cocke Co., Tennessee Gender Male Marital Status Widowed Race White Age 81 Birth Date 08 Jul 1833 Birthplace N. C. Father's Name Ambrose Thompson Father's Birthplace Iowa Mother's Name Fo...Ez Chisd... Mother's Birthplace N. C. Occupation Farmer Burial Place Clay Creek Burial Date 09 Jun 1915 "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D46Q-J39?cc=1417505&wc=34DS-829%3A1580549601 : 1 April 2015), 004183030 > image 835 of 2192; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 49042720).