Ancestry of
Bill Gates

Founder of Microsoft

William James Thompson

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• • Great-grandfather of Bill Gates — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 14 
  • Father:
  • J. W. Thompson 
  • Mother:
  • Julia Thomas   
  • Birth Date:
  • 25 May 1869 
  • Birth Location:
  • Liverpool, Lancashire, England 
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  • Death Date:
  • 17 Oct 1935 
  • Death Location:
  • Enumclaw, King, Washington 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Ida Medcalf
  • Marriage Date:
  • 25 Jun 1902 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Montesano, Grays Harbor, Washington 
  • Child:

  Adelle Thompson (Ahnentafel No:7 )

• Sources for William James Thompson

  • ¹ Aberdeen Herald (Aberdeen, Washington), 30 JUN 1902, p. 8, Wedding announcement for Wm J Thompson and Ida Medcalf.
  • ² Federal Census, WA, King County, 1910, Enumclaw, E.D. 30, Sheet 6B, Image 12 of 23.
  • ³ Federal Census, WA, King County, 1920, Enumclaw, E.D. 34, Sheet 6A, Image 11 of 41.
  • ⁴ Seattle Sunday Times (Seattle, Washington), p. 179, Obituary for spouse Ida M Thompson.
  • ⁵ U.S., Naturalization Records, 1840-1957, Petition for naturalization for spouse Ida Medcalf Thompson.
  • ⁶ U.S., Naturalization Records, 1840-1957, Naturalization petition for William James Thompson.
  • ⁷ Washington, King County Delayed Births, 1941-1942, Delayed birth certificate for daughter Adelle Thompson.
  • ⁸ Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013, Marriage record for Wm J Thompson and Ida Medcalf.
  • ⁹ Washington, U.S., Select Death Index, 1907-1960, Death record for Wm. James Thompson.

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