Lois Mae Thompson (1933–2016)

    Quick facts

    Born
    1933
    Died
    2016 in Elizabethtown, PA

    When was Lois Mae Thompson born? 1933.

    When did Lois Mae Thompson die? 2016 in Elizabethtown, PA.

    Life story

    Lois Mae Thompson (1933–2016) was born in 1933, and died in 2016 in Elizabethtown, PA, at about age 83. A cemetery record documents Lois Mae's grave. Source: Names in Stone. AncestryData does not yet have further details about Lois Mae's life.

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    The world Lois Mae lived through

    1. 1933 · age 0 — Prohibition ended in the United States

    2. 1941 · age 8 — The attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II

    3. 1950 · age 17 — The Korean War began

    4. 1957 · age 24 — The Soviet Union launched Sputnik

    5. 1964 · age 31 — The Civil Rights Act was signed

    6. 1975 · age 42 — The Vietnam War ended

    7. 1989 · age 56 — The Berlin Wall fell

    8. 2005 · age 72 — Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast

    Questions about Lois Mae Thompson

    When was Lois Mae Thompson born?

    Lois Mae Thompson was born in 1933.

    When did Lois Mae Thompson die?

    Lois Mae Thompson died in 2016 in Elizabethtown, PA.

    Where did Lois Mae Thompson die?

    Lois Mae Thompson died in Elizabethtown, PA.

    How old was Lois Mae Thompson at the time of death?

    Lois Mae Thompson was about 83 years old.

    Where is Lois Mae Thompson buried?

    A cemetery record from Names in Stone documents Lois Mae's grave; see the source link on this page for the cemetery map.

    Who was president when Lois Mae Thompson was born?

    In 1933, the U.S. presidents were Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

    Who was president when Lois Mae Thompson died?

    Barack Obama was president of the United States when Lois Mae died.

    What generation was Lois Mae Thompson part of?

    Born in 1933, Lois Mae Thompson was part of the Silent Generation.

    What happened in the world the year Lois Mae Thompson was born?

    In 1933, Prohibition ended in the United States.

    What major events happened during Lois Mae Thompson's lifetime?

    During Lois Mae's lifetime: Prohibition ended in the United States (1933, age 0); Allied forces landed in Normandy on D-Day (1944, age 11); the Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education (1954, age 21); President Kennedy was assassinated (1963, age 30); the Vietnam War ended (1975, age 42); the Soviet Union dissolved (1991, age 58).

    Which U.S. censuses would include Lois Mae Thompson?

    Federal censuses taken during Lois Mae's lifetime and now public: 1940, 1950.

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    Life events

    1. Birth

      1933

    2. Death

      2016

      Elizabethtown, PA

    3. Burial

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    AncestryData, "Lois Mae Thompson (1933–2016)," record page, https://www.ancestrydata.com/person/lois-mae-thompson-1933-2016-b8af6533/, accessed 2026-11-15.

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