Vernon K. Thompsom (1902–2003)
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- Born
- 1902
- Died
- 2003
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- Names in Stone
When was Vernon K. Thompsom born? 1902.
When did Vernon K. Thompsom die? 2003.
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Vernon K. Thompsom (1902–2003) was born in 1902, and died in 2003, at about age 101. A cemetery record documents Vernon K.'s grave. Source: Names in Stone. AncestryData does not yet have further details about Vernon K.'s life.
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1903 · age 1 — The Wright brothers made the first powered flight
1917 · age 15 — The United States entered World War I
1933 · age 31 — Prohibition ended in the United States
1944 · age 42 — Allied forces landed in Normandy on D-Day
1954 · age 52 — The Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education
1963 · age 61 — President Kennedy was assassinated
1975 · age 73 — The Vietnam War ended
1991 · age 89 — The Soviet Union dissolved
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When was Vernon K. Thompsom born?
Vernon K. Thompsom was born in 1902.
When did Vernon K. Thompsom die?
Vernon K. Thompsom died in 2003.
How old was Vernon K. Thompsom at the time of death?
Vernon K. Thompsom was about 101 years old.
Where is Vernon K. Thompsom buried?
A cemetery record from Names in Stone documents Vernon K.'s grave; see the source link on this page for the cemetery map.
Who was president when Vernon K. Thompsom was born?
Theodore Roosevelt was president of the United States when Vernon K. was born.
Who was president when Vernon K. Thompsom died?
George W. Bush was president of the United States when Vernon K. died.
What generation was Vernon K. Thompsom part of?
Born in 1902, Vernon K. Thompsom was part of the Greatest Generation.
What major events happened during Vernon K. Thompsom's lifetime?
During Vernon K.'s lifetime: the Wright brothers made the first powered flight (1903, age 1); women won the right to vote in the United States (1920, age 18); the attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II (1941, age 39); Rosa Parks's arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott (1955, age 53); Apollo 11 landed the first people on the Moon (1969, age 67); the Soviet Union dissolved (1991, age 89).
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Federal censuses taken during Vernon K.'s lifetime and now public: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950.
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2003
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