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1934 - 2008 (74 years)Varney Thompson, Nancy & Frank fam website
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Arthur Francis Thompson
Click for a photo album of Frank and Nancy Thompson and their family.
Frank, as he was known, was born 25 October 1897 in Goodwin Ferry, Giles County, Virginia. His father was Robert Harvey Thompson. His mother was Emma T. Vaught of Giles County, Virginia.
Frank was raised in Giles County, Virginia. He was living and working in Newport, Giles County, VA in 1918 when he signed up for the draft in World War I. Sometime after that he moved to Mingo County, WV. There he met and married 18 year old Nancy Alice Varney. Nancy tragically died of pneumonia on 22 January 1934. She died days after the birth of her sixth child, at the age of 27. Frank was left with five small daughters under ten and a new born baby. The baby, Carl Ray Thompson, was raised by Nancy's brother, Henry Varney and his wife, Maggie. Frank married Letia Estep who had a son, Aubrey, from a previous marriage. She became a mother to the five little girls. Frank died on 2 April 1971 and was buried with Nancy at the Varney Cemetery in Ragland, Mingo County, WV.
Nancy Alice Varney
was born 28 September 1907 in the old home place in Ragland, Mingo County, WV. Her children were born in the same house. She lived there all her life. She was the youngest of the twelve children of Lewis and Elizabeth Farley Varney. Nancy and Frank had six children:
1. Helen Marie Thompson (1924-2003) married Marian Hysell
2. Francis Lee Thompson married Richard Cramer
3. Eva Faye Thompson (1927-2002) married Warren Rogers
4. Betty Jane Thompson married Charles Wellman
5. Emma Lou Thompson (1931-1978) married Darrell Ervin
6. Carl Ray Thompson (1934-2008)
Frank and his family are found on the following censuses.
1910 Federal Census for Newport, Giles County, West Virginia
1920 Federal Census for Lee Township, Mingo County, West Virginia
1930 Federal Census for Lee Township, Mingo County, West Virginia
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Frank Thompson
The Family of Arthur Francis Thompson & Nancy Varney, photo array:
Arthur Francis "Frank" Thompson
Nancy Varney Thompson
Nancy Varney Thompson
Carl Ray & Frank Thomson
Frances Thompson Cramer
Eva Thompson Rogers
Chuck & Betty Thompson Wellman
Emma Thompson Ervin
Carl Ray Thompson
Frances, Carl & Eva Thompson
Frances, Eva & Helen Thompson
Thompson Sisters
| Date | 7/16/2023 5:58:21 PM |
| File name | Varney Thompson, Nancy & Frank fam website.png |
| File Size | 2.09m |
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| Linked to | Thompson, Carl Ray; Thompson, Eva Faye; Thompson, Helen Marie; Thompson, Emma Lou; Thompson, Frances Lee; Thompson, Arthur Francis; Varney, Henry Clinton; Family: / ; Thompson, Betty Jane; Thompson, Carl Ray; Thompson, Emma Lou; Thompson, Eva Faye; Thompson, Frances Lee; Thompson, Helen Marie; Varney, Nancy Alice; Wellman, Chuck |
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