Alice Emily Thompson

1873 - 1926  (52 years)

• Name	Alice Emily Thompson
  Birth	21 Aug 1873	Madison Co, TN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	District 3, Madison Co, TN   [3]
  	age 7, daughter, name-Emila on form
  Census	1900	Gibson Co, TN   [4]
  	age 27,spouse William-age 28,had 1 child-still living
  Census	1910	Gibson Co, TN   [5]
  	age 37,spouse William A-age 38,had 4 children-3 living
  Census	1920	Madison Co, TN   [6]
  	age 46,spouse Will-age 47, 4 children, & mother-in-law Bettie-age 69, widowed, & mother Emily-age 88, widowed
  Death	18 Jun 1926	Bolivar, Hardeman Co, TN   [1, 2]
  Findagrave.com	04 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Burial	Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN   [2, 7]
  	New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I437	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Lee Thompson, Sr,   b. 05 Oct 1832, Madison Co, TN d. 15 Nov 1897, Obion Co, TN (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emily M Derryberry,   b. 03 Jan 1832, Madison Co, TN d. 02 Mar 1921, Kenton, Obion Co, TN (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 Mar 1853	Hardeman Co, TN   [8]
  Notes	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8BF-9T5 Name: Lee Thompson Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Emily M. Derribery Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 21 Mar 1853 Event Place: Hardeman, 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: M73445-4 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy GS Film number: 989284 Reference ID: Citing this Record: "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8BF-9T5 : accessed 6 May 2015), Lee Thompson and Emily M. Derribery, 21 Mar 1853; citing Hardeman, Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 989,284. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  Family ID	F150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Andrew Thompson,   b. 18 Oct 1872, Gibson Co, TN d. 26 May 1945, Jackson, Madison Co, TN (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	27 Nov 1895	Obion Co, TN   [9]
  Children	See Notes
  Notes	dau Georgia Adell Thompson 6/13/1899 TN - 1983 - nickname 'Dixie' - married Brodie F Midyett 1898 -1984 - 1900 census - age 11/12 - 1910 census - age 11 - 1920 census - age 21,single,listed son? - 1940 census listed age 42, spouse Brodie F-age 42, no children, living in Jackson, Madison Co, TN son Vernon Lee Thompson 2/27/1902 - 6/10/1934 - Lost at Sea -- drowned in Gulf of Mexico? - buried - New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN - 1910 census - age 8 - 1920 census - age 17,single,listed Bronson? and dau? dau (adopted in 1904) Mattie Lee Green 3/18/1900 TN - dau of Claude E Green 1875 - 1952 and Martha Leona Thompson 1874 - 1900 - married W W Stripling son Andrew Raymond Thompson 1907 - bef 4/28/1910 dau Willie Mai Thompson 1/14/1910 Kenton, Gibson Co, TN - 8/11/1981 Hendersonville, Henderson Co, NC - ** See birth cerificate ** - on 5/18/1933 in Madison Co, TN married Ralph David (Jack) Poindexter 1904 - 9/23/1978 Hendersonville, NC - buried - Glenwood Cemetery, Bristol, TN - 1910 census - age 3/12 - 1920 census - age 9 - 1930 census - age 20,single - 1940 census lists her as age 30,spouse R D-age 35 - in District 1, Madison Co, TN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDSQ-HYG Name: Willie A. Thompson Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Alice E. Thompson Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 27 Nov 1895 Event Place: , Obion, 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: M51959-4 System Origin: Tennessee-VR GS Film number: 1007237 Reference ID: 2:287DLN7 Citing this Record: "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDSQ-HYG : accessed 03 Sep 2014), Willie A. Thompson and Alice E. Thompson, 27 Nov 1895; citing , Obion, Tennessee, reference 2:287DLN7; FHL microfilm 1007237. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Dixie T Midyett Birth: 1899 Death: 1983 Family links: Spouse: Brodie F Midyett (1898 - 1984) Burial: Highland Memorial Gardens Jackson Madison County Tennessee, USA Created by: BMB Record added: Dec 05, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 121270429 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Vernon L. Thompson Birth: Feb. 27, 1902 Death: Jun. 10, 1934 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# 5752088 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6GS-1QG Name: Willie Mae Thompson Gender: Female Christening Date: Christening Place: Birth Date: 08 Jan 1910 Birthplace: Kenton, Gibson Co., Tennessee Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: W. A. Thompson Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Alice Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C71044-1 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy GS Film number: 1008145 Reference ID: yr 1909-1911 p 56 Citing this Record: "Tennessee, Births and Christenings, 1828-1939," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6GS-1QG : accessed 03 Sep 2014), Willie Mae Thompson, 08 Jan 1910; citing Kenton, Gibson Co., Tennessee, reference yr 1909-1911 p 56; FHL microfilm 1008145. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X81S-CM9 Willie Mae Thompson, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950" Name: R.D. Poindexter Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Willie Mae Thompson Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 18 May 1933 Event Place: Madison County, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: White Marital Status: Single Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: White Spouse's Marital Status: Single Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00048-5 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy GS Film number: 390189 Reference ID: Book 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VND2-1S6 Willie Mae Thompson, "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002" Name: Willie Mae Thompson Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 18 May 1933 Event Place: Madison, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: R D Poindexter Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Dr. ***** Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 472 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGLD-KGM Name: Willie Mae Thompson Poindexter Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 11 Aug 1981 Event Place: Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina Birth Year: 1910 Birth Year (Estimated): Burial Date: 13 Aug 1981 Burial Place: Bristol, Tenn. Cemetery: Glenwood Funeral Home: Residence Place: Hendersonville, Henderson, N.C. Address: 600 Carolina Village Rd. Gender: Female Age: 71 Marital Status: Widowed ***** Race (Original): White Occupation: Homemaker Birth Date: 14 Jan 1910 Birthplace: Gibson Co., Tn. Father's Name: William Andrew Thompson Father's Titles and Terms: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Alice Thompson Mother's Titles and Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Spouse's Name: Spouse's Titles and Terms: Additional Relatives: X Informant's Name: Reference ID: v 31A cn 31051 GS Film number: 1984732 Citing this Record: "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGLD-KGM : accessed 03 Sep 2014), Willie Mae Thompson Poindexter, 11 Aug 1981; citing Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, v 31A cn 31051, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1984732. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  Family ID	F180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Aug 1873 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 7, daughter, name-Emila on form - 1880 - District 3, Madison Co, TN Marriage - 27 Nov 1895 - Obion Co, TN Census - age 27,spouse William-age 28,had 1 child-still living - 1900 - Gibson Co, TN Census - age 37,spouse William A-age 38,had 4 children-3 living - 1910 - Gibson Co, TN Census - age 46,spouse Will-age 47, 4 children, & mother-in-law Bettie-age 69, widowed, & mother Emily-age 88, widowed - 1920 - Madison Co, TN Death - 18 Jun 1926 - Bolivar, Hardeman Co, TN Burial - - Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com on 7/4/2023 Alice E. Thompson Birth: 22 Aug 1872 Death: 18 Jun 1926 (aged 53) Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Mason Hall, Obion County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 5750430 Family Members Spouse William A. Thompson 1872-1945 Children Dixie Adele Thompson Midyett 1899-1983 Vernon L. Thompson 1902-1934 Willie Mae Thompson Poindexter 1910-1981 Maintained by: Mark O (47363755) Originally Created by: Alberta Daniels Withrow (4586751) Added: 8 Sep 2001 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5750430/alice-e-thompson Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5750430/alice-e-thompson: accessed 04 July 2023), memorial page for Alice E. Thompson (22 Aug 1872-18 Jun 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5750430, citing New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Mason Hall, Obion County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Mark O (contributor 47363755). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com bef 7/4/2023 Alice E. Thompson Birth: Aug. 22, 1872 Death: Jun. 18, 1926 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# 5750430 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Death Certificate. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S58] TN,Gibson Co,Cemeteries, New Salem Cemetery. Thompson William A. Oct. 18, 1872 May 26, 1945 Alice E. Aug. 22, 1872 Jun. 18, 1926 [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S41] Marriage License.