George J. Thompson

George J. Thompson

• George J. Thompson was born circa December 1865 in Liverpool, England.
• He married Harriett Frances Tracy, daughter of Francis Walsingham Tracy and Mary Robinson.
• George J. Thompson arrived circa 1888, in the United States, according to the 1900 census.
• George J. Thompson and Harriett Frances Tracy appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Oyster Bay Township, Nassau County, New York, on the road from Oyster Bay Cove to Oyster Bay.. Other members of the household included Zillah Townsend Thompson and George Alanson Tracy Thompson.
• He was an electric engineer, according to the 1900 census.
• George J. Thompson and Harriett Frances Tracy appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Manhattan, New York, at 162 East 61st Street. Other members of the household included Zillah Townsend Thompson and George Alanson Tracy Thompson.
• The following appeared on 9 September 1916 in the New York Herald: Among the debutantes of the coming season will be Miss Zillah Townsend Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson, of No. 162 East Sixty-first street and Oyster Bay.
• George J. Thompson and Harriett Frances Tracy appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Manhattan, New York. Other members of the household included Zillah Townsend Thompson and George Alanson Tracy Thompson. Son George is enumerated in the household twice -- as George Thompson, age 19, and as Alanson Thompson, age 16.
• He was self-employed as a mechanical inventor, according to the 1920 census.
• His wife Harriett Frances Tracy became a widow at his death.
• George J. Thompson died on 25 February 1925 in New York City, New York, at 162 East 61st Street.
• He was interred at Raymond Hill Cemetery, Carmel, Putnam County, New York.
• The following appeared on 28 February 1930 in The Putnam County Courier: George Thompson, 62 years old, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1930, at his residence, 162 East Sixty-first Street, New York city, of an infection suffered only a few days before which developed into blood-poisoning.
       At his becside were his wife, Mrs. Harriet Tracy Thompson; his daughter, Mrs. Adolph H. Wenzell, the former Miss Zillah T. Thompson, and his son, George Alanson Tracy Thompson.
       Mr. Thompson was an Englishman and was born in Liverpool. He was well known for his intense interest in sports, principally hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club at Oyster Bay and a former member of the Racquet and Tennis Club, New York city.
       Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 11 a. m., and the body brought to Carmel and placed in the vault in Raymond Hill Cemetery for interment later.

• Last Edited: 22 Dec 2011