Harmon Greathouse and Mary Ann 1787 - Charles Sumner Thompson

Charles Sumner Thompson

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 14 Apr 1893 - Vinton, Benton, IA
    Christening: 
          Death: 12 Nov 1955 - Elmhurst, Dupage, IL
         Burial: 15 Nov 1955 - Elmhurst, Dupage, IL
 Cause of Death: coronary occlusion

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Events

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Notes

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• He was educated at University Of IA graduation between 1915 and 1920.

• Cause of death (Facts Pg): Coronary Occlusion.

• Education H.S.: graduated, 1911.

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Laura Belle Smalley (11 Jan 1894 - 26 Dec 1983) 421,422 
       Marriage: 23 Sep 1916 - Mount Auburn, Benton, IA
       Children:
                1. Charles Sumner Thompson Junior (1920-1993) 50,422

2. Charlotte Virginia Cowan (6 Sep 1887 - 26 Nov 1958)
       Marriage: 26 Dec 1927

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Notes

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Burial Notes:

He is buried in Mt. Emblem Cemetary.

General:

Married second wife after the marriage to Laura Bell was annulled.
Second wife had one daughter named Marjorie Wilson.
Met when he and Laura Belle were running a restaurant with her and her husband.
Second wife's husband died before the annulment and they married after the annulment.
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Source: Obituary Notice

Funeral Tuesday for Charles S.Thompson, Methodist Leader

Burial service for a 27 year resident of Elmhurst, Charles S. Thompson, 62 of 378 May St., Elmhurst, was held Tuesday afternoon at Mt. Emblem cemetery. The funeral was held at the Elmhurst Methodist Church. The Rev. Frank Countryman officiated at both services.

Mr. Thompson died at his home last Saturday of a heart attack. He had lived in Elmhurst since 1928, when he moved here from Vinton, Ia. He was a member of the Masonic lodge, and lay leader of the Elmhurst Methodist church. He was employed as chief engineer of the Union Special Machine Co. of Chicago.

Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Thompson of Elmhurst; his daughter, Mrs. Marjorie F. Kriekard of Niagara, Wis., and his son, Charles Thompson Jr. of Bloomingdale, N.J.

He is survived also by his three sisters, Mrs. Mary Bender, Vinton, Iowa; Mrs. Florence Hilliard, Des Moines, Iowa, and Mrs. Ruth Bort,Fort Laurderdale, Fla.

Note Sandy Taylor: Ruth Bort never lived in Fort Lauderdale. She lived in St. Petersburg Florida at the time of Charles death.

Marriage Notes (Charlotte Virginia Cowan)

Souce of Marriage Date:
Letter from Charlotte to Charles Jr. indicates that today, Dec 26, 1955 would have been their 28th wedding anniversary.