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dianericky
Starting member
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 Posted - 10/05/2014 : 20:43:43
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I have come to a stop for Walter G. Thompson widower, with son Ernest A. Thompson after the 1920 census, living in Denver.
Tried the 1930 census for residences in Colorado and Minnesota-
what is the directive when folks don' show up in US Federal or state census?
Thanks so much
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 10/05/2014 : 21:11:03
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Do you have information that he was still alive until 1930? Perhaps he was listed with a different name spelling or just his initials... perhaps he wasn't in the country... the fact that some people are missed in every census is in the news after each one I can remember. I'm sure the same was true in the early 1900s.
There won't be a 'directive'. This is just when you have to investigate like Sherlock Holmes. You have to start thinking of the possibilities and what and where some documentation might still exist. Then you go about finding it. This is genealogy research. |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 11/05/2014 : 03:57:44
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Here is a candidate for Walter G Thompson in the 1930 US Census. The birth year is a little off making him hard to find. Where the rest of the family is a question. Living at 1304 Walnut Street.
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: William G Thompson
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: White
Home in 1930: Denver, Denver, Colorado
Map of Home:
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Household Members:
Name Age
Carl Walosek 48
Anna Walosek 68
William G Thompson 61
George Bacon 52
Pierce Purcell 27
William Henning 63
Jay Damon 47
Leslie Stewart 56
Antoina Gondiger 65
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2014 : 04:00:49
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Probably Walter in 1928 living on Walnut Street as well.
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Name: Walter G Thompson
Residence Year: 1928
Street address: 3317 Walnut
Residence Place: Denver, Colorado
Publication Title: Denver, Colorado, City Directory, 1928 |
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dianericky
Starting member
USA
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Posted - 15/03/2015 : 00:53:11
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Dear Norway Heritage,
Thank you for the last post response-yes I am still wondering about Walter G. Thompson, my great grandfather-I did find a clipping from the Rocky Mountain News that a Walter G. Thompson was hit by a car and killed in June of 1930.
So I don't know if the William G. Thompson is the same Also, still cannot find his eldest son Ernest A., there is no census after 1920 containing Ernest even though he is on the 1920 census with Walter G.-
Any suggestions, let me know-
thanks so much,
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 15/03/2015 : 01:38:43
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| Did you get Walter's death certificate from Colorado? Perhaps Ernest was the informant? |
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general question regarding census
