Nan Iola Thompson1

b. 14 July 1898, d. 11 August 1963
FatherWilliam Benjamin Thompson2,1,3 b. 13 Nov 1850, d. 4 Nov 1928
MotherIola Graham McCamant2,1,3 b. 20 Jan 1863, d. 28 Jan 1909
Birth14 Jul 1898 Nan Iola Thompson was born on 14 Jul 1898, probably in Bosque County, Texas.3,4 
Marriage1919 She married James Morrison Crowson in 1919 in Henderson County, Texas.1 
Cens-19206 Jan 1920  In the first year or so of their marriage James and Nan lived at Quanah in Hardeman County, Texas, where James was employed as a bookkeeper for a lumber yard.5 
Cens-19309 Apr 1930  However they moved on to Dallas where James went to work selling real estate. In 1930 James, Nan, and daughter Ruth were enumerated renting a home at 1234 Vermont Ave.6 
Cens-194012 Apr 1940  By 1935 the family had settled in Abilene. In 1940 James, who had completed 2 years of college, worked as a postal clerk for the U.S. Post Office.7 
Death11 Aug 1963 Nan died on 11 Aug 1963 at the Christian Science Rest Home in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at age 65.3 
Burial13 Aug 1963 She was buried on 13 Aug 1963 at Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas.3,4 
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited22 Mar 2013

Citations

  1. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  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. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed March 2013). Nan Iola Crowson certificate #53612; family information provided by James A. Hayes, Jr.
  4. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : viewed March 2013). Nan Iola Thompson Crowson memorial, #62098768, Elmwood Memorial Park, Abilene, Taylor Co., TX (headstone photo reads: "In Loving Memory, Nan Crowson, July 14, 1898 - Aug. 11, 1963").
  5. [S3122] James M. Crowson household, 1920 U.S. cens., Hardeman Co., Texas, pop. sched., Quanah, ED 118, sheet 8A, dwelling 141, family 165, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2013. Household includes James M. Crowson, 23, b. TX, bookkeeper for lumber office; Nan I., wife, 23, b. TX.
  6. [S3138] James W. Crowsen household, 1930 U.S. cens., Dallas Co., Texas, pop. sched., Dallas, ED 57-76, sheet 270 (stamped), dwelling 257, family 272, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2013. Household includes: James M. Crowsen, 33, married at 23, rents home for $35 month (enumerated at same household number as Sidney J. McKinney), b. TX/TX/TX, real estate salesman; Nan I, wife, 33, marr at 23, b. TX/TN/TX; Ruth A., dau, 2 1/12, b. TX.
  7. [S3128] James M. Crowson household, 1940 U.S. cens., Taylor Co., Texas, pop. sched., Abilene, ED 221-3, sheet 9B, household 212, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2013. Household includes: James M. Crowson, 43, rents home for $20 mos, completed 2 yrs college, b. TX, clerk in post office; Nan, wife, 43, b. TX; Ruth Anne, dau, 12, b. TX; all resid same location 1935.