NEW! A Thompson Chronicle A family genealogy published in 1996, based on the memoirs of Walter Coke Thompson. Book is in the form of PDF files which can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download available on the Thompson Chronicle page).

Walter Coke Thompson (April 5, 1878 - December 16, 1973), grandson of Hanley Harrison & Zerelda Pedigo Hendrix, William & Nancy Bacon Thompson, son of Hardy and Mary Hendrix Thompson.

His wife, Margie Lucile Reynolds Thompson
(May 31, 1884 - February 27, 1965)
with their first 3 children, Isabel, Dorothy Dell*,
and Gilbert Wayne Thompson.


Wayne in back, Isabel & Dorothy
with Margaret in front.
Chet as a boy.
Don with his grandmother,
Alice Boyles Reynolds.

Their six children were:

  • GILBERT WAYNE THOMPSON; born November 5, 1905; died September 5, 1985.

    First Marriage: Treva May Wheeler, January 1, 1931.

      Children:
        Gilbert Alan Thompson; born December 25, 1931; died June 15, 1993.
        Joan Sylvia Thompson; born September 13, 1935; died September 23, 2001.

    Second Marriage: Margaret Broberg, December 18, 1937.

  • ISABEL (ISOBEL) THOMPSON; born July 23, 1907; died September 5, 1992.

    Marriage: Ernest Nevin Stout, January 8, 1929.

      Children:
        Nevin Wayne Stout; born January 16, 1930.
        Patricia Louise Stout; born May 14, 1932.
        Douglas Walter Stout; born December 13, 1939.
        Dennis Charles Stout; born May 5, 1943.

  • *DOROTHY DELL THOMPSON; born June 20, 1909; died May 28, 1995.

    Marriage: Charles William Schliecker, Jr., December 4, 1933.

      Children:
        Lynn George Schliecker; born November 25, 1934.
        Sue Carolyn Schliecker; born July 16, 1937.

    (Click on her name above for an update on Dorothy Dell Thompson's family, extracted from "A Thompson Chronicle", a family history based upon the memoirs of Walter Coke Thompson.)

  • MARGARET LORENA THOMPSON; born December 8, 1911; died October 11, 1983.

    Marriage: Jack Claude Henson, January 3, 1947.

      Children:
        Jack Thomas Henson; born September 30, 1947.
        James Michael Henson; born December 6, 1949.

  • CHESTER ERVIN THOMPSON; born December 28, 1915; died March 3, 1998.

    Marriage: Betty May Hubbs, March 8, 1947.

      Children:
        Kathleen Ann Thompson; born October 9, 1948.
        Marcia Elaine Thompson; born March 29, 1952.

  • DONALD ARTHUR THOMPSON; born August 4, 1922; died January 27, 1992.

    Marriage: Daisy Sciarini

      Children:
        Donald Arthur Thompson, Jr.; born Setpember 11, 1946.
        David Charles Thompson; born December 18, 1948.
        Gerald Lee Thompson; born March 25, 1951.
        John Walter Thompson; born March 26, 1954.
        Mark Edward Thompson; born May 23, 1957.
        Mary Theresa Thompson; born May 25, 1959.
        James Joseph Thompson; born May 21, 1965.


Family gathered for Walter & Margie's 50th wedding anniversary.
As was customary, Walter chose not to be photographed.
Margie in center, left to right around her:
Dorothy, Margaret, Don, Wayne, Isabel, and Chet.

Rare photo of Walter Coke Thompson. At some point much earlier in his life, he developed a strong aversion to having his picture taken. Yet, somehow he was coaxed into sitting for this one in his later years.   Margie Lucile Reynolds Thompson. A snapshot taken in the back yard of the house Walter built (circa 1930) on Coolidge Avenue in Sunnyvale, California. They both lived the remainder of their lives there.


Walter and Margie Thompson
are buried in Palo Alto, California.

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