Lester Parker THOMPSON & Grace Mina BENNETT & Mae THOMAS

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Lester Parker THOMPSON
Grace Mina BENNETT
Mae THOMAS

Husband: (George) Lester Parker THOMPSON
Birth: 22 Sep 1899, Dixon, Silveyville Twp., Solano Co., CA, or Martinez, Contra Costa Co., CA [need to confirm which]
Death: 13 Aug 1965, Contra Costa Co., CA
Disposition: buried 18 Aug 1865, Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo Co., CA
Occupation: bookkeeper
Military Service: World War I: PFC, MG Co., 159th Infantry, 40th Division
Father: George Harrison THOMPSON
Mother: Laura GRAY

Marriage-1:

Wife-1: Grace Mina / Minna BENNETT
Birth: 6 Jun 1904, Hondo, Medina Co., TX
Death: 4 Jun 1972, City & County of San Francisco, CA
Occupation: homemaker
Other Spouse: m2. Charles Paul WINTER
Father: Harper Eugene BENNETT
Mother: Anna Cyrine HENDERSON

Marriage-2:

Wife-2: Mae THOMAS
Birth: 1 Apr 1897
Death: 26 Apr 1983
Disposition: buried 28 Apr 1983, Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo Co., CA
Occupation: homemaker

Children with Grace BENNETT — born in Seattle, King Co., WA:

1. Jack Berkeley THOMPSON - WINTER, b. 9 Dec 1920
2. Richard THOMPSON - WINTER, b. 1922/3

Children with Mae THOMAS:

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, California, Washington

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Lester P. THOMPSON (æ 20, b. CA; single) is living in Martinez, Contra Costa Co., CA, with his parents (q.v.). Grace M. BENNETT (æ 18,b. TX; single) is living in Martinez, Contra Costa Co., CA (p. 44B), with her sister, Lalla R. BENNETT (æ 21, b. TX), et al.

3a. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #34 of 49): Pacher [Parker?] Road, Townshihp 1, Contra Costa Co., CA, Roll 113, p. 85B, SN 17B, ED 7-5, SD 5, enumerated 14 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30 31

* 13 13 Thompson George H Head O 2200 R N M W 54 M 22 N Y CA VA MO Y Machinist Oil Refinery W Y N

________ Laura Wife F W 50 M 18 N Y CA KY MO Y None

________ Lester Son M W 31 Wd N Y CA CA CA Y Bookkeeper W N Y WW

________ Tyrrell Son M W 28 Wd N Y CA CA CA Y Laborer W N

*Pacher [Parker?] Road

Lester is a widower? Who was his first wife?

3b. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #29 of 41): 151 Buchanan Street, City & County of San Francisco, CA, Roll 204, p. 67A, SN 15A, ED 38-269, SD 6, enumerated 12 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 25 27 28 30

* 151 513 6 Winter Charles P Head R 50.00 M W 31 M 30 N Y CA NY MA Clerk W Y N

______ Laura A Wife F W 27 M 17 N Y TX TX TX Clerk W Y

Thompson Jack B Stepson M W 9 S Y Y WA CA TX None

Thompson Richard Stepson M W 7 S Y Y WA CA TX None

Arata Lalla Sister-in-law F W 29 Wd N Y TX TX TX Clerk W Y

Zimmerman Margaret Lodger F W 27 S N Y CA Ger Ger Clerk W Y

*Buchanan Street

I've no explanation for Grace's name beyond enumerator error (and I've seen worse).

4. CADI: California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online at RootsWeb.com and Ancestry.com):

Last
Name First
Name Middle Birth Date Mother
Maiden Father
Last Sex Birth
Place Death Place
(County) Death Date SSN Age Post-em
Placed

THOMPSON Lester P 09/22/1901 GRAY M CA Contra Costa 08/13/1965 567-01-4856 64 Yes

5a. Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo Co., CA (online at Find-A-Grave.com):

LESTER
PARKER
THOMPSON
CALIFORNIA
PFC MG CO 159 INF
40 DIVISION
WORLD WAR I
SEP 22 1899
AUG 13 1965

5b. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006 (online at Ancestry.com; a compilation of records from other sources, including especially the National Cemetery Administration):

Name: Lester Parker Thompson Mae Thompson

Service Info: PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR I PFC US ARMY

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1899 1 Apr 1897

Death Date: 13 Aug 1965 26 Apr 1986

Relation: Wife of Thompson, Lester Parker

Service Start Date: 22 Sep 1917

Interment Date: 18 Aug 1965 28 Apr 1983

Cemetery: Golden Gate National Cemetery

Cemetery Address: 1300 Sneath Lane San Bruno, CA 94006

Buried At: Section 2c Site 3280

6. D.A.R. Application of descendant (courtesy of Roxanne Turpin).

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