hmtl5 Robert Knox Thompson b. 13 Nov 1882 Oakdale, Washington County, Illinois d. 21 Oct 1939 Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa: McKeown Genealogy
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Robert Knox Thompson

Male 1882 - 1939  (56 years)

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  • Name Robert Knox Thompson 
    • son of James Thompson and Flora [1, 2]
    Birth 13 Nov 1882  Oakdale, Washington County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1925  Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 3] 
    Death 21 Oct 1939  Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I400  McKeown
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2023 

    Family Blanche Verona Baird,   b. 15 Aug 1890, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1983 (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 13 Dec 1910  Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Children 
     1. James Wilmer Thompson,   b. 13 Sep 1913, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1995, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     2. Robert Kenneth Thompson,   b. 22 Sep 1917, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 2003, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F144  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Nov 1882 - Oakdale, Washington County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Dec 1910 - Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1925 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Oct 1939 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Knox Thompson, 57, Morning Sun Taken By Death
      Special to The Democrat
      Morning Sun, Ia., Oct. 23. – Knox Thompson, 57, who had farmed in the Sharon community 35 years prior to his removal here three years ago, died in his home after a brief illness Saturday afternoon. He was born Nov. 13, 1882, near Oakdale, Ill., the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson. He began farming in the Sharon vicinity in 1904 and Dec. 13, 1910, married Miss Blanche Baird. They continued in that community until 1936, when the home was established here. His widow; two sons, Wilmer and Kenneth, at home; and two brothers: Waldo, Newcomerstown, Ohio, and Willard, Oakdale, Ill, survive.
      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the local Reformed Presbyterian church of which he was a lifelong member. Burial will be in the Sharon cemetery.
      Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa. Monday, 23 October 1939.
      [1, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Obituary.

    2. [S8] Find a Grave.

    3. [S36] census record.

    4. [S16] Iowa marriage records.

    5. [S57] Newspaper article.


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