Erna Denkmann1

b. 11 May 1902, d. 6 March 1962
Birth11 May 1902 Erna Denkmann was born on 11 May 1902 in Iowa.1 
  She was the daughter of Edward Denkman and Emma Schwarting.1 
Marriagecirca 1924 She married Bowen Campbell Thompson, son of William Benjamin Thompson and Iola Graham McCamant, circa 1924.2,3 
Residence  Erna and Bowen spent their married lives in Amarillo, Texas. Bowen, having completed 3 years of college, was employed as a pharmacist. Erna worked as a beautician. Bowen's sisters "Virgie" Bass and Iola Thompson also made Amarillo their homes.3,4 
Death6 Mar 1962 Erna died on 6 Mar 1962 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, at age 59.1 
Last Edited30 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : viewed March 2013). Erna Denkmann Thompson memorial #16823974, Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas (memorial includes headstone photo and abstract from TX death certificate database).
  2. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  3. [S3123] Bowen Thompson household, 1930 U.S. cens., Potter Co., Texas, pop. sched., Amarillo, ED 188-10, sheet unknown cd4, dwelling 548, family March 2013. Household includes: Bowen Thompson, 29, first marr at 23, b. TX, druggist at drug store; Erwa [Erna?] D., wife, 27, first marr at 21, b. IA, viewed online at Ancestry.com.
  4. [S3126] Bowen C. Thompson household, 1940 U.S. cens., Potter Co., Texas, pop. sched., Amarillo, ED 18-18, sheet 4A, household 78, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2013. Household includes: Bowen C. Thompson, 39, rents home for $40 month, completed 3 yrs of college, b. TX, druggist; Erna D., wife, 37, completed 4 yrs of high school, beautician, b. IA; Emma S. Denkmann, mother-in-law, 63, completed 4 yrs of high school, b. IA, resid 1935 O'Brien Co., IA; Bowen & Erna: same resid 1935.