George Gaston Thompson

1847 - 1914  (66 years)

• Name	George Gaston Thompson
  Birth	30 Nov 1847	Madison Co, TN   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	District 2, Madison Co, TN   [2]
  	age 3
  Census	1860	District 2, Madison Co, TN   [3]
  	age 13
  Census	1880	Boyetts Store, Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN   [4]
  	age 32, married, wife Elizabeth
  Census	1891	Gibson Co, TN   [5]
  	age 43
  Census	1900	Gibson Co, TN   [6]
  	age 53,wife Elizabeth
  Census	1910	Gibson Co, TN   [7]
  	age 62,wife Elizabeth
  Death	30 Apr 1914	Gibson Co, TN   [1, 8, 9]
  Findagrave.com	02 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Burial	Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN   [1, 10]
  	New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I436	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	James B Thompson,   b. 06 Nov 1819, KY d. 15 Sep 1891, Gibson Co, TN (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Jane Barnett,   b. 12 Jan 1826, Kenton, Obion Co, TN d. 16 Apr 1911, Kenton, Obion Co, TN (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	04 May 1842	Madison Co, TN   [11, 12]
  Notes	------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDQN-33F Sarah Jane Barnett, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950" Name: James B. Thompson **** Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Sarah Jane Barnett **** ?? or Barrett ?? Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 02 May 1842 **** Event Place: Madison,Tennessee **** Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51948-1 System Origin: Tennessee-ODM GS Film number: 390180 Reference ID: ----------------------------------------------------------------
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  Family ID	F152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Musidora Elizabeth Ruddle,   b. 14 May 1850, TN d. 15 Jun 1923, Jackson, Madison Co, TN (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	14 Dec 1870	Madison Co, TN   [13]
  Notes	---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHS-TNBH Name: George G Thompson Name Note: Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 14 Dec 1870 Event Place: Madison, Tennessee, United States Event Place (Original): Gender: Male Age: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Race: Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): Birthplace: Marriage License Date: Marriage License Place: Marriage Date: Marriage Place: Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Paternal Grandfather's Name: Paternal Grandmother's Name: Maternal Grandfather's Name: Maternal Grandmother's Name: Spouse's Name: Mary E Ruddle Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Paternal Grandfather's Name: Spouse's Paternal Grandmother's Name: Spouse's Maternal Grandfather's Name: Spouse's Maternal Grandmother's Name: Note: Page: Reference ID: 177 GS Film Number: 000390181 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 005725583 Image Number: 00195 Citing this Record: "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHS-TNBH : 20 July 2016), George G Thompson and Mary E Ruddle, 14 Dec 1870; citing Madison, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 390,181. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Children	1. William Andrew Thompson,   b. 18 Oct 1872, Gibson Co, TN d. 26 May 1945, Jackson, Madison Co, TN (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
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  Family ID	F179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Nov 1847 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 3 - 1850 - District 2, Madison Co, TN Census - age 13 - 1860 - District 2, Madison Co, TN Marriage - 14 Dec 1870 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 32, married, wife Elizabeth - 1880 - Boyetts Store, Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN Census - age 43 - 1891 - Gibson Co, TN Census - age 53,wife Elizabeth - 1900 - Gibson Co, TN Census - age 62,wife Elizabeth - 1910 - Gibson Co, TN Death - 30 Apr 1914 - Gibson Co, TN Burial - - Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/2/2023 George Gaston Thompson Birth: 30 Nov 1847 Death: 30 Apr 1914 (aged 66) Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Mason Hall, Obion County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 5750528 Family Members Parents James B. Thompson 1819-1891 Sarah Jane Barnett Thompson 1826-1911 Spouse Mary Elizabeth Ruddle Thompson 1850-1923 Siblings William A. Thompson 1845-1912 Sarah Jane Thompson Graves 1850-1925 James Michael Thompson 1852-1920 John Lee Thompson 1855-1941 Susan Thompson 1857-1862 Henry A. Thompson 1859-1862 Albert T. Thompson 1862-1929 Francis Marion Thompson 1865-1947 Maintained by: Samantha Frields (48088252) Originally Created by: Alberta Daniels Withrow (4586751) Added: 8 Sep 2001 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5750528/george-gaston-thompson Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5750528/george-gaston-thompson: accessed 02 July 2023), memorial page for George Gaston Thompson (30 Nov 1847-30 Apr 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5750528, citing New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Mason Hall, Obion County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Samantha Frields (contributor 48088252). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/2/2023 George Gaston Thompson Birth: Nov. 30, 1847 Death: Apr. 30, 1914 Family links: Parents: J. B. Thompson (1819 - 1891) Sarah Jane Barrett Thompson (1826 - 1911) Spouse: Bettie May Thompson (1850 - 1923) Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery Mason Hall Obion County Tennessee, USA Created by: Alberta Daniels Withrow Record added: Sep 08, 2001 Find A Grave Memorial# 5750528 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S57] TN,Gibson Co, 1891 Census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S53] TN Death Index. Name County Year Vol Page THOMPSON Geo G Gibson 1914 17 83 [S22] Death Certificate. [S58] TN,Gibson Co,Cemeteries, New Salem Cemetery. Thompson G. G. Nov. 30, 1847 Apr. 30, 1914 Bettie May May 14, 1850 Jun. 17, 1923 [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S48] See Notes. [S41] Marriage License.