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Subject: Eva Evelyn Alcorn Thompson--MO->CA->TX
Date: 20 Nov 2001 20:55:08 -0700

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Hi,

I'm looking for information on this family:
CORNELIA was born in North Carolina/CA?. She married 3 different men. Not sure who are actually the father of the children--whether it be O'Day or Alcorn. (1) PATRICK O'DAY. She married (2) CARDON. She married (3) ALMARINE ALCORN.
i.EVA EVALINE2 ALCORN, b. April 03, 1875, St. Joseph, Missouri; d. May 09, 1966, Uvalde Hospital, Unvalde County, Texas; m. JAMES FULTON THOMPSON, February 02, 1895, Tarrant County, Texas.

Notes for EVA EVALINE ALCORN:
Eva Eveline Alcorn (Irish and Dutch Descent) was born on April 4, 1875 in St. Joseph, Missouri. When she was three years old Eva, her sisters, Fanny and Molly, and their mother moved to San Francisco, California, where Mrs. Alcorn ran a boarding house.

At some later time they moved to Texas, in or arround the Milford/Italy (towns) area where Eva Eveline worked as a maid in a well-to-do household. She was not always treated kindly. Apparently it was in Texas that her mother again married. This time to a man whose last name was Cordon or Cordan. Eva's sister, Molly, married a man whose last name was Snodgrass, and they moved to Stevensville, Texas.

After marriage to J.F. Thompson on February 2, 1895, Eva Eveline devoted herself to husband and home. She had dark brown hair (red when she was younger), very fair skin, blue eyes...a beautiful woman, nearly the same height as her husband. Eva Eveline died on may 9, 1966 and her body is buried in the La Pryor Cemetery at La Pryor, Texas in Zavala County.

Newspaper Obituary
Mrs. Eva Thompson
Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Evaline Thompson, 91, of La Pryor were help at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 11, from the La Pryor Methodist Church with rev. George Roberts officiating. Internment was in the La Pryor Cemetery.
Mrs. Thompson died Monday afternoon, May 9, 1966, in Uvalde Memorial Hospital. She was born April 4, 1875, and had lived in La Pryor for the past 46 years. She was a member of the La Pryor Methodist Church.
Mrs. Thompson is survived by four sons, W.A. Thompson of La Pryor, S.P. of La Pryor, J.C. of Mission and Luke of Deming, N.M.; two daughters, Mrs. Dora Miller of Crystal City and Mrs. Frances Majors of San Antonio; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearer were Lewis Parr, Eddie Easter, Ira Caid and Lewis Deal. Honorary pallbearers were A.I. Shearer, O.L Tidwell, Pat Miller, Dr. C.R. Sutton, B,W, Grant, A.R. Thomas and A.F. Parr

More About EVA EVALINE ALCORN:
Burial: May 11, 1966, Sunset Hill Cemetery Block 6, Lot 30, La Pryor, Zavala County, Texas

Notes for JAMES FULTON THOMPSON:
J.F. Thompson was born in Waxahachie, Texas in Ellis County on March 23, 1875. He was about 5'7" with blue eyes, fair skin, brown hair, and as far as is known, of English descent. J.F. was a very quiet man, not much given to conversation.

On February 2, 1895 he and Eva Eveline Alcorn were married. J.F. and Eva Eveline settle in La Pryor, Texas but moved to Crystal City, Texas in the mid 1930's. In the last half of his life his health was frail, and he too every opportunity to rest. Upon retirement, he and Eva Eveline returned to La Pryor to live near sons Auston, Paul and odd friends. J.F. died of a heart attack on October 4, 1954 and his body is buried in the La Pryor Cemetery at La Pryor, Texas in the County of Zavala.

Extract from 1900 CensusE.D #26-9-67
State Texas County or Parish Ellis; Township, Ward or Beat: Milford Pct. 4; Sup. Dist. No. ___ Enum Dist No. 26
Index compiled by W.E. McKnight; Date of Enumeration 6/9/1900 Reel No. 111B
Page 9 Dwelling No. 155

NamesColor Sex Age prior to June 1 Month of birth Relationship to head of house Single Married Years Widowed/Divorced married in cesus year Occupation Miscellaneous cannot read cannot write place of birth place of birth of father place of birth of mother
Thompson, Jimmie F. w m 23 1/1879 hoh - 5 - - farmer owned farm - - tn tn
Thompson, Eva Evaline w f 22 3/ 1878 wife - 5 - - keeps house - - - mo ca nc
Thompson, Austin w m 4 4/1896 son x - - - at home - x x tx tn mo
Thompson, Jim w m 10 m 10/1891 son x - - - at home - x x tx tn mo
Tosh, Jordan w m 40 2/1860 border x - - - - - - - ms ms ms

Found in Italy, Ellis County, TX in the 1880 census on pg. 351, E.D. #44-351-27
Found in Milford, Ellis Co., Texas in the 1910 census on page 15 E.D. 26-15-49 4/18/1910


Thirteenth Census of the United States (1910 Census)
enumerator Wert E. Thompson
State: Texas
County: Ellis
Township or other Division of County: Milford Pct. 4
Enumeration Date: April 18, 1910
Dist. 139
Number of dwelling house: 65
Number of family: 65
Name of each person whose place of abode on April 15 1910 was in this family Relationship of the person to the head of the family Sex Color or race Age at last birthday Whether single married, widowed, or divorced Number of years of present marr mother of how many children: Number born, Number now living Place of birth of this person place of birth of the father of this person place of birth of mother of this person whether able to speak english, if not give language spoken trade of profession whether aan employer, employee, or workong on own account whether able to read whether able to write attended school any time since Sept. 1, 1909 owned or rented owned or rented owned free or mortgated home farm or house
Thompson, Jimmie F. hoh m w 36 m 16 - - tx tenn tenn english carpenter woa y y - o of f
Thompson, Eva Evaline wife f w 36 m 16 6 6 mo ireland ca english keep house - y y
Thompson, W. Austin son m w 13 s - - - tx tn mo english - - y y y
Thompson, Joshua James son m w 10 s - - - tx tn mo english - - y y y
Thompson, Frances C. dau f w 8 s - - - tx tn mo english - - y y y
Thompson, Paul Silas son m w 5 s - - - tx tn mo english - - n n y
Thompson, Eudora P. (Dora) dau f w 2 s - - - tx tn mo english - - n n n
Thompson, James C. (Pat) son m w 3 mon s - - - tx tn mo english - - n n n



More About JAMES FULTON THOMPSON:
Burial: October 1954, Sunset Hill Cemetery, Block 6, Lot 30, La Pryor, Zavala County, Texas

ii.FANNY ALCORN.
iii.MOLLY ALCORN.
Please contact me if you have any info or think you're connected!

Sheila

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