Johnie Thompson (1900 - 1980)

Johnie's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Thompson family tree.

Johnie's Family

Add a parent

Add a parent

Johnie Thompson Add a partner Add a child Add a partner Add a child

Add a sibling

We currently do not have photos of Johnie Thompson. Below are potential family photos that share Johnie's last name or surname. Pictures really do say a thousand words. Add photos of Johnie during various points of their life

Add photo

Dorthea C (Lozar) Thompson Obituary

Added: Jul 23, 2020

Dorthea C (Lozar) Thompson

Added: Jul 23, 2020

Dorthea C (Lozar) Thompson Gravesite

Added: Jul 23, 2020

Dorthea Thompson and Pamela Johnson

Added: Jul 23, 2020

Ferris Earl Thompson and Ruth Marian Thompson

Added: Jul 23, 2020

Dorthea C (Lozar) Thompson

Added: Jul 22, 2020

In Duck, North Carolina

Added: Jun 04, 2020

Thompson Sisters

Added: May 15, 2020

Faith E Thompson

Added: Apr 14, 2020

Thompson family

Added: Apr 14, 2020

Will Thompson and Family

Added: Mar 03, 2020

Mr. Thompson

Added: Mar 03, 2020

Mrs. Thompson (nee Grubbs)

Added: Mar 03, 2020

Harriet DeLaney (Woodall) Thompson

Added: Mar 03, 2020

Henry Benson Thompson

Added: Mar 03, 2020

What do you remember about Johnie Thompson? Share your memories of special moments and stories you have heard about them. Or just leave a comment to show the world that Johnie is remembered.

Post

Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Johnie's lifetime

In 1900, in the year that Johnie Thompson was born, the unemployment rate in the U.S. was 5.0% and the cost of a first-class stamp was $0.02. 31% of all workers were employed in the public service sector, 19% of women were employed (1 percent of all lawyers and 6 percent of physicians were women), 6% of the workforce were children, and 14% of the workforce was "non-white."

In 1910, this person was just 10 years old when Halley's comet, which returns past the earth every 75 - 76 years was observed photographically for the first time. Two fortuitous events occurred - photography had been invented since the last time the comet had passed and the comet was relatively close. There was panic because one astronomer claimed that the gas from its tail "would impregnate the atmosphere and possibly snuff out all life on the planet." People bought gas masks, "anti-comet pills" and "anti-comet umbrellas".

In 1930, at the age of 30 years old, Johnie was alive when on August 6th, N.Y. Supreme Court Judge Joseph Crater went through papers in his office, destroyed some of them, withdrew all his money from the bank - $5,150, sold his stock, met friends at a restaurant for dinner and disappeared after getting into a taxi (or walking down the street - his friends' testimony later changed). His disappearance was reported to the police on September 3rd - almost a month later. His wife didn't know what happened, his fellow Justices had no idea, and his mistresses (he had several) said that they didn't know. While his disappearance was front page news, his fate was never discovered and after 40 years the case was closed, still without knowing if Crater was dead or alive.

In 1975, by the time this person was 75 years old, in January, Popular Mechanics featured the Altair 8800 on it's cover. The Altair home computer kit allowed consumers to build and program their own personal computers. Thousands were sold in the first month.

In 1980, in the year of Johnie Thompson's passing, on April 24th, a rescue attempt was begun in the Iranian Hostage Crisis. The attempt failed and 8 US servicemen were killed. Eight helicopters had been sent for the mission, but only 5 arrived in operating condition., Since the military had advised that the mission be aborted if there were fewer than 6 helicopters, President Carter stopped it. Upon leaving, a helicopter collided with a transport plane and the men were killed.