Ancestry of
Steve McQueen

Movie Actor

John William Thomson

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• • Great-grandfather of Steve McQueen — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 14 
  • Father:
  • Pike M. Thomson 
  • Mother:
  • Elizabeth Elnora "Betty" Goodwin   
  • Birth Date:
  • Jan 1845 
  • Birth Location:
  • Kentucky 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 18 Oct 1916 
  • Death Location:
  • Slater, Saline, Missouri 
  • Burial Date:
  • 19 Oct 1916 
  • Burial Location:
  • Rehoboth Cemetery, Slater, Saline, Missouri 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Julia Franklin Graves
  • Marriage Date:
  • 15 Oct 1869 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Gilliam, Saline, Missouri 
  • Child:

  Lillian Thomson (Ahnentafel No:7 )

  • Notes: 

  • The death certificate for John William Thomson gives his birth date as 27 FEB 1835. This date is off by at least 10 years.

• Sources for John William Thomson

  • ¹ Federal Census, MO, Saline County, 1850, District 90, Image 14 of 146.
  • ² Federal Census, MO, Saline County, 1860, Jefferson, Image 18 of 40.
  • ³ Federal Census, MO, Saline County, 1880, Clay, E.D. 72, p. 38, Image 38 of 45.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, MO, Saline County, 1900, Clay, E.D. 124, Sheet 20A, Image 39 of 45.
  • ⁵ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 09/18/2014).
  • ⁶ Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Marriage record for John Thompson and Julia F. Graves.
  • ⁷ Saline County, Missouri Marriage Index, 1820-1881, Marriage record for John Thompson and Julia F. Graves.
  • ⁸ The Slater News (Slater, Missouri), 04 MAR 1930, Obituary for spouse Mrs. Julia Thomson.
  • ⁹ The Slater Rustler (Slater, Missouri), 21 OCT 1915, Obituary for mother Mrs. Elizabeth Elnora Goodwin Thomson.
  • ¹⁰ Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1973, Death certificate for John William Thomson.