Names are Important

I always thought my grandmother had the coolest name, Pairlee, and always wondered where her parents found that name. Well, part of doing family research is answering that and so many other questions. Of course, you find more questions than answers, so I hope this will help all the Thompson clan in sharing and answering those questions together. My grandmother did not like her name and went by Tommy instead - short for Thompson, of course!

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Death Certificates... Morbid but Necessary for Research

I know this sounds a bit....morbid.... but I found some important information on the Thompsons through Fold3....death certificates!  The following are extended family and direct line (Gilbert Thompson) death certificates:


Carl Thompson - brother of Gilbert Thompson.


Gilbert Thompson



Harvey Thompson - brother of Gilbert



Joe Thompson
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I'm a small town girl who enjoys family and friends. I am still learning how to be a grown up and deal with my own children who are becoming grown ups. I have the absolute best husband ever! He laughs at almost anything, even a speeding ticket that I got once. He is so loving and brings me coffee EVERY MORNING! I have an adult son... there... I said it. Publicly. He is an actor and goes to college and works and all that stuff big people do... I am getting use to it. I have a daughter who is the happiest and most self confident and self assured person I have ever met. She does it so meekly as well... I am taking notes on this. She is trying to grow up... I have not found anything I can do to slow it down. I have always loved to write and I am discovering this new form and hope to give others something interesting to read about. I love family history and am excited to try and make the story of our family more personable on my family history blog sites. I find it amazing that throughout my heritage, God's hand is evident in the lives of my ancestors. I hope one day to leave an impression as they did.