Ancestry of
Bill Gates

Founder of Microsoft

Adelle Thompson

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• • Grandmother of Bill Gates — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 7 
  • Father:
  • William James Thompson 
  • Mother:
  • Ida Medcalf   
  • Birth Date:
  • 1 Dec 1903 
  • Birth Location:
  • Enumclaw, King, Washington 
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  • Death Date:
  • 30 Oct 1987 
  • Death Location:
  • Seattle, King, Washington 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • James Willard Maxwell Jr.
  • Marriage Date:
  • 2 Oct 1926 
  • Marriage Location:
  • King County, Washington 
  • Child:

  Mary A. Maxwell (Ahnentafel No:3 )

• Sources for Adelle Thompson

  • ¹ American Ancestors Magazine, 2013, Vol. 14.4, p. 54.
  • ² Federal Census, WA, King County, 1940, Seattle, E.D. 40-73, Sheet 10A, Image 19 of 40.
  • ³ Federal Census, WA, King County, 1930, Seattle, E.D. 17-400, Sheet 12A, Image 23 of 78.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, WA, King County, 1910, Enumclaw, E.D. 30, Sheet 6B, Image 12 of 23.
  • ⁵ Federal Census, WA, King County, 1920, Enumclaw, E.D. 34, Sheet 6A, Image 11 of 41.
  • ⁶ Washington Death Index, 1940-1996, Death record for Adelle T Maxwell.
  • ⁷ Washington, King County Delayed Births, 1941-1942, Delayed birth certificate for Adelle Thompson.
  • ⁸ Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004, Marriage certificate for James W Maxwell and Adelle Thompson.
  • ⁹ Roberts, Gary Boyd, "#61 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: Notable Descendants of the Stanleys of Hartford", (accessed 11/11/2014).
  • ¹⁰ Wikipedia, "Mary Maxwell Gates", (accessed 11/10/2014).

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