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Wilbert O. Thompson

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Wilbert O. Thompson Veteran

Birth
Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
28 Jan 1906 (aged 69)
Bath, Clinton County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Laingsburg, Shiawassee County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 21
Memorial ID
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Wilbert O. Thompson was married to Mary Jane Smith on August 3, 1856 in Bath, Clinton, Michigan, where they lived out their lives. They were early settlers of the area and raised a large family of 5 boys and 6 girls.

He was killed by being struck by a MCRR train on Jan. 27th between 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. at the age of 69 years, 4 months and 21 days, as stated in his death certificate.

His name has been spelled in various ways, either as Wilber O., Wilbert O., Wilbur, or just Wilber as on his headstone.
The mystery is what the O. stood for

Military Records:
Private 9 Michigan Infantry Company-D
Enlisted: February 8, 1864
Discharged: September 15, 1865
Mustered out in Nashville, Tennessee

Wilbert O. Thompson was married to Mary Jane Smith on August 3, 1856 in Bath, Clinton, Michigan, where they lived out their lives. They were early settlers of the area and raised a large family of 5 boys and 6 girls.

He was killed by being struck by a MCRR train on Jan. 27th between 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. at the age of 69 years, 4 months and 21 days, as stated in his death certificate.

His name has been spelled in various ways, either as Wilber O., Wilbert O., Wilbur, or just Wilber as on his headstone.
The mystery is what the O. stood for

Military Records:
Private 9 Michigan Infantry Company-D
Enlisted: February 8, 1864
Discharged: September 15, 1865
Mustered out in Nashville, Tennessee

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