Individual Notes

Note for: Fern Olive Thompson, 13 JUL 1911 - Index

Census:
     Date:   1920
     Place:   Holt Co, Nebraska
     Note:

Age 8 in Census

Census:
     Date:   1930
     Place:   Nells Twnship, Harvey City, Nells, North Dakota

Event:   I2051
     Type:   REFI

Birth Note:
Corrected birth year per interview with Fern. 7/14/2001

Individual Note:
     Ewing Nebraska, 1919

Individual Notes

Note for: Wilber Thompson, 15 DEC 1887 - 10 APR 1959 Index

Event: I2057
Type: REFI

Individual Notes

Note for: Raymond Thompson, 30 JUN 1894 - 9 AUG 1901 Index

Event:   I2072
     Type:   REFI

Birth Note:
Alternate birthdate 31 Jan 1894

Individual Notes

Note for: Lafyette Tompkins, 1 JUN 1865 - 26 SEP 1939 Index

Occupation:   Farmer

Census:
     Date:   1880
     Place:   Kalmar, Olmsted, Minnesota

Event:   I2288
     Type:   REFI

Burial:
     Date:   1939

Birth Note:
Birth location supplied by Joe Tompkins. Have proof of birth in Kalmar Twnsp, Minnesota.

Death Note:
Obituary from unknown paper.
Minnesota, Wednesday, September 23, 1939
KALMAR TOWNSHIP FARMER, 74 DIES.

LaFayette Tompkins Spent Entire Life on Same Farm - Rites Friday

Byron, Sept 27 - Lafayette Tompkins, who was born in a log cabin in Kalmar township, died of coronary sclerosis early today in St. Mary's hospital, Rochester, after illness of three years.
Mr. Tompkins, who was taken to the hospital last week, was 74 years old and always resided in Kalmar. He was born in 186 on a farm, part of which latter passed into his possession.
Surviving are his wife, formerly Mertie White, a daughter, Mrs. Myra Fox, of Rochester, three sons, Le Roy and Clarence of Byron and Leon of Dodge Center, and a brother, Sam of Byron.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Byron Methodist church, with Rev. J.W. Mettam officiating.

Tompkins, LAFAYETTE
CertID# 1939-MN-010864

Date of Birth:n/a
Place of Birth:n/a
Mother Maiden Name: n/a
Date of Death:09/27/1939
County of Death: OLMSTED

Tompkins Lafayette see: Rochester death register # D-52 (1939) for page # 215

Death Note:    Olmsted County Historical Society

Individual Note:
     Approx 6 mos

Individual Note:
     Back Row: Clarence Tompkins
Front Row: Myra (Tompkins) Fox, LeRoy Tompkins, Leon Tompkins

Individual Note:
     Olmsted County Historical Society

Individual Note:
     Olmsted County Historical Society.

Individual Note:
     Birth of Leon and LeRoy Tompkins

Individual Notes

Note for: Myra Agatha Tompkins, 11 AUG 1893 - 15 FEB 1977 Index

Event:   I2289
     Type:   REFI

Burial:
     Date:   Spring 1977

Birth Note:
Birthdate is confirmed from Myra (Tompkins) Fox bible.

Birth Note:    By date, it is the record of the birth of Myra. Olmsted County Historical Society Card Catalog.

Death Note:
The origional date of death, 16 Feb 1977,was reported in the gedcom from Barbara Van Pelt, Dennis Mills wife.

Obituary from Rochester paper lists date of death as 15 Feb 1977.

Funeral at 2 p.m. on Saturday, 19 Feb, 1977. Pall bearers were Jerry, Russell, Stanley, and Donald Tompkins, Bruce and Jeff Thompson.

Obituary and Funeral bills in Scrapbook.

Funeral Card lists date of death as 15 Feb, 1977

From obituary included in the Tompkins booklet (Picnic 1966);
Undated and unidentified as to paper (presumed to be The Rochester Post Bulletin from the references within the obituary);
Mrs. Frank L. Fox, 83, Formerly of City, Dies
Mrs. Frank L. Fox, 83, of New Athens, Ill., and former longtime Rochester resident, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, Ill.

The former Myra Tompkins, she was born Aug. 11, 1893, in Byron and married Mr. Fox on June 7, 1916, in Byron. The couple then moved to Rochester, where he worked in an automobile upholstery until his death in 1931. Mrs. Fox continued to live here until the mid-1950's and then lived with her children residing in various parts of the U.S. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Albert (Frances) Thompson of Rochester, Mrs. Bernard (Maxine) Strassman of New Athens, Mrs. Charles (Jean) Kaufhold of Long Beach, Calif. and Mrs. M.J. (Margery) Mills of Phoenix; 13 grandchildren, and one brother, Clarence Tompkins of Kasson.
The funeral is 2 p.m. Saturday at Homestead United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Merle Dunn officiating.
Friends may call at the church two hours prior to service. Webster Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Individual Note:
     Grave in Orion Center Cemetary

Individual Note:
     Orion Center Cemetary
Fox, Thompson, Teska, Crawley

Individual Note:
     Engagement or Wedding picture?

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     with Michel Strassman

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     June 7, 1916

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     Possible wedding photo

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     Halloween 1971

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     June 7, 1916

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     August 1959

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     Approximately 18 yrs

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     approximately 1 yr

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     approximately 2 yrs

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     High School graduation
Back row: Catherine Whitcomb, Gertrude Whitcomb
Front Row: Myra Tompkins, Morley Wilkins, Nellie Jensen

Individual Note:
     Addressed to Bernard and Maxine Strassman

Individual Note:
     Addressed to Bernard and Maxine Strassman

Individual Note:
     Possibly written by Frances Fox Thompson

Individual Note:
     Possibly written by Frances Fox Thompson

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     Christmas 1973

Individual Note:
     Center x is Myra Tompkins