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Ruth Ellen Thompson

Ruth Ellen Thompson

Female 1856 - 1940  (84 years)


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  • Name Ruth Ellen Thompson
    Birth 24 Apr 1856  Medon, Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1860  District 3, Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 4 
    Census 1870  District 3, Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 15 
    Census 1880  District 3, Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    age 24, single, daughter, name-Ella on form 
    Census 1900  District 8, Obion Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    age 44,widowed, 3 children, had 4 children-3 still living, & J C Derryberry-age 26,single,boarder 
    Census 1910  Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    age 54,widowed,had 4 children-3 living 
    Census 1920  Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    age 62,widowed,living with dau Lea & Clarence Midyett & family 
    Census 1930  Jackson, Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    age 73,widowed, living with dau Lea Midyett-age 42 & family 
    Census 1940  District 8, Davidson Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    age 83,widowed,living with dau Lula & A C Lanier & family 
    DerryBerry Book page 511  [12] 
    Death 24 Sep 1940  Jackson, Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Findagrave.com 27 Jul 2023 
    See Notes 
    Obituary See Documents 
    Burial Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Mason Hall Cemetery
    Person ID I503  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Thomas Lee Thompson, Sr,   b. 05 Oct 1832, Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1897, Obion Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Emily M Derryberry,   b. 03 Jan 1832, Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 Mar 1921, Kenton, Obion Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage 24 Mar 1853  Hardeman Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Notes 


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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8BF-9T5

      Name: Lee Thompson
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      Spouse's Name: Emily M. Derribery
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      Event Date: 21 Mar 1853
      Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee
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      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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    Thompson-Thomas-Lee-Sr-(Emily-M-(Derryberry))-MRJ-1    		Thompson-Thomas-Lee-Sr-(Emily-M-(Derryberry))-MRJ-1
    Thompson-Thomas-Lee-Sr-(Emily-M-(Derryberry))-Mar-2    		Thompson-Thomas-Lee-Sr-(Emily-M-(Derryberry))-Mar-2
    Family ID F150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nathan Thomas Jordan-xx,   b. 10 Mar 1857, Hardeman Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 01 Jun 1900 (Age < 43 years)
    Marriage 05 Dec 1880  Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 14] 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      dau Lula E Jordan 11/1/1881 TN - 3/14/1959 Nashville, Davidson Co, TN
      - ** See death certificate **
      - on 12/31/1901 married Alfred Christian Lanier 1877 - d. bef 3/14/1959
      son Lyle H Lanier 1903
      son Bruce Tony Lanier 1905
      son Alfred Christian Lanier Jr 1907
      dau Marian Edna Lanier 1910
      dau Margaret Lea Jordan 12/1885 TN - 7/25/1979
      - on 9/3/1908 in Madison Co, TN married John Clarence Midyett 1887
      dau Mary Ruth Midyett 6/10/1909 - 1/7/1988 Madison Co, TN
      - on 1/27/1951 in Madison Co, TN married William Floyd Townsend - d. bef 1/7/1988
      dau Thelma Midyett 1914
      son Walter W Jordan 6/1888 TN - d. bef 7/25/1979(?)

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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHW-DB36

      Name: N T Jordan
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      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 03 Nov 1880
      Event Place: Madison, Tennessee, United States
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      Spouse's Name: R E Thompson
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      GS Film Number: 002111424
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      Digital Folder Number: 007713829
      Image Number: 00246

      Citing this Record:
      "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHW-DB36 : 20 July 2016), N T Jordan and R E Thompson, 03 Nov 1880; citing Madison, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,111,424.
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    Family ID F1759  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Apr 1856 - Medon, Madison Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 4 - 1860 - District 3, Madison Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 15 - 1870 - District 3, Madison Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 24, single, daughter, name-Ella on form - 1880 - District 3, Madison Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 05 Dec 1880 - Madison Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 44,widowed, 3 children, had 4 children-3 still living, & J C Derryberry-age 26,single,boarder - 1900 - District 8, Obion Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 54,widowed,had 4 children-3 living - 1910 - Madison Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 62,widowed,living with dau Lea & Clarence Midyett & family - 1920 - Madison Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 73,widowed, living with dau Lea Midyett-age 42 & family - 1930 - Jackson, Madison Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 83,widowed,living with dau Lula & A C Lanier & family - 1940 - District 8, Davidson Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Sep 1940 - Jackson, Madison Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
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    Jordan-Nathan-Thomas-(Ruth-Ellen-(Thompson))-Mar-1    		Jordan-Nathan-Thomas-(Ruth-Ellen-(Thompson))-Mar-1
    Jordan-Nathan-Thomas-(Ruth-Ellen-(Thompson))-Mar-2    		Jordan-Nathan-Thomas-(Ruth-Ellen-(Thompson))-Mar-2

  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

      - ** 2 findagrave.com entries -- different memorial numbers **

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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSH6-B54

      Name: Ruth Ella Jordan
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 24 Sep 1940
      Event Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee
      Gender: Female
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Race: White
      Age: 84
      Birth Year (Estimated):
      Birth Date: 24 Apr 1856
      Birthplace: Madison
      Spouse's Name: N. T. Jordan ****
      Father's Name: Lee Thompson ****
      Father's Birthplace: Madison
      Mother's Name: Emily Derryberry ****
      Mother's Birthplace: Tenn.
      Occupation: Housekeeper
      Address: 125 Talbot St.
      Residence Place: Jackson, Madison, Tenn.
      Cemetery: Boyette Chapel
      Burial Place: Madisonhall, Tenn.
      Burial Date: 25 Sep 1940
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      Digital Folder Number: 004184456
      Image Number: 01522
      GS Film number: 1876891
      Reference ID: cn 21333

      Citing this Record:
      "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSH6-B54 : 25 May 2014), Ruth Ella Jordan, 24 Sep 1940; citing Boyette Chapel Cemetery, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, cn 21333, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,891.
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      found at findagrave.com on 7/27/2023

      Ruth Ella “Ruthie” Thompson Jordan

      Birth: 24 Apr 1856 Medon, Madison County, Tennessee, USA
      Death: 24 Sep 1940 (aged 84) Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, USA
      Burial: Mason Hall Cemetery, Mason Hall, Obion County, Tennessee, USA
      Memorial #: 112959830 ****

      Bio:
      Married Nathan Thomas Jordan on 5 Dec 1880 in Madison County, Tennessee, United States of America.

      Family Members
      Parents
      Thomas Lee Thompson 1832-1897
      Emily Derryberry Thompson 1832-1921
      Siblings
      Nancy Thompson 1855-1862
      Jesse Allen Thompson 1860-1946
      William Thompson 1863-1865
      Charles Mitchell Thompson 1865-1940
      Laura Emily Thompson Anderson 1868-1944
      Created by: Don (48073602)
      Added: 27 Jun 2013
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112959830/ruth-ella-jordan
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112959830/ruth-ella-jordan: accessed 27 July 2023), memorial page for Ruth Ella “Ruthie” Thompson Jordan (24 Apr 1856-24 Sep 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112959830, citing Mason Hall Cemetery, Mason Hall, Obion County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Don (contributor 48073602).
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      found at findagrave.com bef 7/27/2023

      Ruth Ella "Ruthie" Thompson Jordan

      Birth: Sep. 24, 1856
      Madison County
      Tennessee, USA
      Death: Sep. 24, 1940
      Jackson
      Madison County
      Tennessee, USA

      Daughter of Emily Ann Derryberry and Thomas Lee Thompson. Married Nathan Thomas Jordan on 5 Dec 1880 in Madison County, Tennessee, United States of America.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Thomas Lee Thompson (1832 - 1897)
      Emily Derryberry Thompson (1832 - 1921)

      Siblings:
      Nancy Thompson (1855 - 1862)*
      Ruth Ella Thompson Jordan (1856 - 1940)
      Jesse Allen Thompson (1859 - 1946)*
      William Thompson (1863 - 1865)*
      Charles Mitchell Thompson (1865 - 1940)*
      Laura Emily Thompson Anderson (1868 - 1944)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Madison Hall Cemetery
      Jackson
      Madison County
      Tennessee, USA

      Created by: The Closet Skeleton Gene...
      Record added: Feb 12, 2013
      Find A Grave Memorial# 105095454 ****
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      found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSH6-B54

      Ruth Ella Jordan, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955"
      Name: Ruth Ella Jordan
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 24 Sep 1940
      Event Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee
      Gender: Female
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Race: White
      Age: 84
      Birth Year (Estimated):
      Birth Date: 24 Apr 1856
      Birthplace: Madison
      Spouse's Name: N. T. Jordan
      Father's Name: Lee Thompson
      Father's Birthplace: Madison
      Mother's Name: Emily Derryberry
      Mother's Birthplace: Tenn.
      Occupation: Housekeeper
      Address: 125 Talbot St.
      Residence Place: Jackson, Madison, Tenn.
      Cemetery: Boyette Chapel
      Burial Place: Madisonhall, Tenn.
      Burial Date: 25 Sep 1940
      Informant's Name:
      Additional Relatives:
      Digital Folder Number: 004184456
      Image Number: 01522
      GS Film number: 1876891
      Reference ID: cn 21333
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  • Sources 
    1. [S22] Death Certificate.

    2. [S48] See Notes.

    3. [S25] Findagrave.com.

    4. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census.

    8. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census.

    9. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census.

    10. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census.

    11. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census.

    12. [S52] Bob G Derryberry, The Derryberry Families in America, (Name: 1995;).

    13. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.

    14. [S41] Marriage License.


 

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