Samuel Thomas Thompson1

b. 9 March 1892, d. 21 April 1952
FatherWilliam Benjamin Thompson2,3 b. 13 Nov 1850, d. 4 Nov 1928
MotherIola Graham McCamant2,3 b. 20 Jan 1863, d. 28 Jan 1909
Birth9 Mar 1892 Samuel Thomas Thompson was born on 9 Mar 1892 in Meridian, Bosque County, Texas.1,2,3 
Marriage He married first Eva Marie (?).4 
Milit-Reg5 Jun 1917  Samuel registered for the World War I draft at Salt Lake City, Utah in June 1917. He was a druggist for the Schramm Johnson Company. Samuel was further described as 25 years old and married. He was of medium height and slender build with gray eyes and brown hair.5 
Cens-1920Feb 1920  In 1920 "Sam" and Eva lived at Eastland in Eastland County, Texas, where Sam managed a drug store and Eva worked as a cashier. Sam's sisters Virgie and Iola lived nearby.4 
Marriagecirca 1927 He married second Beatrice (?) circa 1927.6 
Cens-19308 Apr 1930  In 1930 Sam and Beatrice rented a home for $40 a month at Borger in Hutchinson County, Texas. Sam was employed as a druggist.6 
Residence1935  Sam and Beatrice appear to have moved with some frequency; in 1935 they lived in Amarillo, Texas.7 
Cens-194015 Apr 1940  And by 1940 they had left Texas completely and settled in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where Sam managed a drug store and "Bea" clerked in the store. The census provided the additional information that Sam had completed 5 years of college.7 
Death21 Apr 1952 Samuel died on 21 Apr 1952 at age 60.1,3 
Burial He was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas.1 
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited22 Mar 2013

Citations

  1. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : viewed March 2013). Samuel Thomas Thompson memorial, #44035064, Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter Co., TX (memorial includes headstone photo).
  2. [S1654] William B. Thompson household, 1900 U.S. cens., Bosque Co., Texas, pop. sched., Precinct 1, ED 1, sheet 1A (p. 141 stamped), dwelling 1, family 1, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2007, image 1 of 29. Enumeration includes: William B. Thompson, 49, b. Nov. 1850 TN, marr 18 yrs, lawyer; Iola J., wife, 37, b. Jan. 1863 TX, marr 18 yrs, mother 7 children, 6 living; James W., son, 18, b. May 1882, type setter; William B. Jr, son, 16, b. May 1884; Mary V., dau, 13, b. Mch 1887; David W., son, 11, b. __ 1889; Thomas, son, 8, b. Mch 1892; Iola _, dau, 3, b. Jul 1896; all children b. TX.
  3. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  4. [S3120] Sam Thompson household, 1920 U.S. cens., Eastland Co., Texas, pop. sched., Eastland, ED 97, sheet 5B, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2013. Household includes: Sam Thompson, 26, b. TX, father b. TN, mother b. TX, manager, business: "drugs"; Eva Marie, wife, 24, b. TX, cashier, business: "drugs."
  5. [S1620] "World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918", subscription database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : viewed March 2013), Data for Samuel Thomas Thompson, Salt Lake City, Utah (5 Sept. 1917).
  6. [S3130] Sam Thompson household, 1930 U.S. cens., Hutchinson Co., Ohio, pop. sched., Borger, ED 117-2, sheet 1-B, family 316, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2013. Household includes: Sam Thompson, 38, rents home for $40 mos, does not own radio, first married at __ age left blank, b. TX, druggist; Bertrice, wife, 27, first marr at 24, b. TX.
  7. [S3127] Sam T. Thompson household, 1940 U.S. cens., Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, pop. sched., Oklahoma City, ED 78-83, sheet 12B, household 291, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2013. Household includes: Sam T. Thompson, 45, marr, completed 5 years of college, resid 1935 in Amarillo, TX, manager drug store, owns drug store; Bea V., wife, 36, completed 4 yrs high school, b. TX, resid 1935 Amarillo, TX, clerk in drug store.