Ancestry of Hunter Thompson

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Hunter Thompson should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.





William Addams Reitwiesner

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Ancestry of Hunter Thompson
1 Hunter Stockton Thompson, b. Louisville, Ky., 18 July 1937, suicide Woody Creek, Col., 20 Feb. 2005 [SSDI 403-44-7494]
PARENTS
2 Jack Robert Thompson, b. Horse Cave, Ky., 4 Sept. 1893, d. Veterans Administration Hospital, Louisville, Ky., 3 July 1952 [cert #15042; SSN 401-09-1172]
m. ... [as his second wife]
3 Virginia Davidson Ray, b. ... , Ky., ... 1908, d. ... , Ky., 20 March 1998
GRANDPARENTS
4 John D ... Thompson, b. ... , Ky., ... July 1857, d. ... [between 1910 and 1920]
m. ... [ca. 1892]
5 Corrie L ... Wheeler, b. ... , Ky., ... Dec. 1870, d. ... , Ky., 28 July 1959 [cert #15113]
6 Presley Stockton Ray, b. Springfield, Ky., 21 July 1871, d. Louisville, Ky., 21 Oct. 1942 [cert #22524]
m. ... [ca. 1899]
7 Lucile Hunter, b. ... , Ky., ... July 1877, d. ... , Ky., 18 April 1961
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
10 W ... H ... Wheeler, b. ... , Ky., ... [ca. 1848], d. ... [living 1910]
m.
11 Mollie Litsey, b. ... , Ky., ... [ca. 1853], d. ... [by 1910]
12 James S ... Ray, b. Springfield, Ky., 19 Nov. 1846, d. ... [living 1880]
m. Springfield, Ky., 25 Aug. 1869
13 Susanna Stites, b. Springfield, Ky., 10 April 1846, d. ... [living 1880]
14 Howard W ... Hunter, b. ... , Ky., ... Nov. 1850, d. ... [living 1900]
m. ... [ca. 1872]
15 Virginia F ... , b. ... , Ky., ... Dec. 1854, d. ... [living 1900]
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
22 ... Litsey, b. ... , d. ... [by 1880]
m.
23 Rebecka , b. ... , Ky., ... [ca. 1817], d. ... [living 1880]
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
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EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1930 Kentucky, Jefferson Co., Louisville, ED 154, sheet 7A, line 30

Thompson Corrie     H      F W 60 Wd     KY KY KY
         Jack R     S      M W 34 Wd     KY KY KY      Adjuster     Insurance
Wheeler Pearl       Sis    F W 55 S      KY KY KY      Milliner     Department Store

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1930 Kentucky, Jefferson Co., Louisville, ED 92, sheet 19A, line 44

Ray Presley S      H     M W 57 M 26      KY KY KY
    Lucile         W     F W 53 M 22      KY KY KY
    Virginia D     D     F W 22 S         KY KY KY       Secretary     Bank

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1920 Kentucky, Pike Co., Pikeville, ED 109, sheet 14B, line 76

Thompson Jack R      H     M W 27 M      KY KY KY      Engineer     Insurance
         Garnett     W     F W 25 M      KY KY KY

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1920 Kentucky, Jefferson Co., Louisville, ED 126, sheet 2A, line 7

Thompson Corrie      H     F W 49 Wd      KY KY KY
         Lawless     S     M W 23 S       KY KY KY      Teacher     Public School
         Sterling    S     M W 21 S       KY KY KY      Agent       Insurance
Wheeler Pearl        Sis   F W 42 S       KY KY KY      Milliner    Retail Shop
   (one lodger)

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1920 Kentucky, Jefferson Co., Louisville, ED 124, sheet 8B, line 76

Ray Presley S         H    M W 49 M      KY KY KY       Collector     Custom
    Lucille Hunter    W    F W 42 M      KY KY KY
    Virginia D        D    F W 12 S      KY KY KY

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1910 Kentucky, Hart Co., Magisterial District no. 2, ED 67, sheet 12B, line 68

Thompson John D        H    M W 52 M2 18        KY KY KY     Farmer           General Farm
         Carrie L      W    F W 40 M1 18 4 4    KY KY KY     Teacher
         Jean W        S    M W 17 S            KY KY KY     Farm Laborer     Home Farm
         Jack A        S    M W 16 S            KY KY KY     Farm Laborer     Home Farm
         Loveless S    S    M W 13 S            KY KY KY     Farm Laborer     Home Farm
         Sterling G    S    M W 11 S            KY KY KY     Farm Laborer     Home Farm
   (two boarders)

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1910 Kentucky, Jefferson Co., Louisville, ED 109, sheet 6B, line 92

Wheeler W H       H     M W 61 Wd          KY KY KY      Adjuster    Insurance
        Pearl     D     F W 32 S           KY KY KY
Dickey Ruby       D     F W 23 M1  6 1 1   KY KY KY
Wheeler Bess      D     F W 21 S           KY KY KY
Dickey Terrell    GS    M W  5 S           KY KY KY

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1910 Kentucky, Jefferson Co., Louisville, ED 122, sheet 5A, line 38

Ray Presley S    H    M W 38 M1 10       KY KY KY     County Clerk     Public Office
    Lucile       W    F W 32 M1 10 1 1   KY KY KY
    Virginia     D    F W  2 S           KY KY KY

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1900 Kentucky, Hart Co., Horse Cave, ED 55, sheet 22B, line 76

Thompson John D        H    W M Jul 1857 42 M 9        KY KY KY      Traveling Salesman
         Corrie L      W    W F Dec 1879 29 M 9 4 4    KY KY KY
         Jean W        S    W M Aug 1892  7 S          KY KY KY      At School
         Jack B        S    W M Sep 1893  6 S          KY KY KY      At School
         Lawless T     S    W M Jun 1896  3 S          KY KY KY
         Sterling G    S    W M Aug 1898  1 S          KY KY KY
   (one servant)

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1900 Kentucky, Jefferson Co., Louisville, ED 61, sheet 2B, line 86

Ray Presley S            H      W M Jul 1872 28 M  0        KY KY KY      Grain Merchant
    Lucile H             W      W F Jul 1877 22 M  0 0 0    KY KY KY
Hunter Howard W          FiL    W M Nov 1850 49 M 28        KY NY KY      Insurance
       Virginia F        MiL    W F Dec 1854 45 M 28 8 4    KY KY KY
       Lily S            SiL    W F Jan 1881 19 S           KY KY KY
       Grace McDonald    SiL    W F May 1882 18 S           KY KY KY

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1880 Kentucky, Hart Co., Horse Cave, ED 80, page 37, line 7

Wheeler Henry     W M 32           R R Agent         KY KY KY
        Mollie    W F 27    W      Keeping House     KY KY KY
        Carrie    W F 10    D      At School         KY KY KY 
        Earley    W M  4    S      At                KY KY KY
Litsey Rebecka    W F 63    MiL    House Keeping     KY .. ..
   (one servant, three boarders)

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1880 Kentucky, Jefferson Co., Louisville, ED 129, page 24, line 6

Ray Jas S       W M 34           Lawyer           KY KY KY
    Susanna     W F 34     W     Keeping House    KY KY KY
    Presley     W M  8     S     At Home          KY KY KY
    Garnett     W M  1     S     At Home          KY KY KY
   (two servants)

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1880 Kentucky, Jefferson Co., Louisville, ED 128, page 25, line 32

Hunter H W           W M 35           Ins Agent       KY NY KY
       Virginia F    W F 31     W                     KY KY KY
       Lizie         W F  6     D                     KY KY KY
       Lucile C      W F  3     D                     KY KY KY
   (one servant)

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