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

Most of the ancestry of Gertrude Allen (number 5) was contributed by Michael Hurdle. John B. Wells III and Lee Bain also contributed to this report.

1930 Tennessee, Lawrence Co., Civil District # 7, ED 10, sheet 13A, line 15

Thompson Edgar     H   M W 33 M 22   AL AL AL   Farmer   General Farm
         Gertie    W   F W 30 M 19   AL AL AL
         Fletcher  S   M W  9 S      AL AL AL
         Mitchell  S   M W  8 S      AL AL AL
   (one employee)

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1930 Alabama, Lauderdale Co., Center Star, ED 10, sheet 11A, line 11

Alexander John R      H      M W 51 M  23    AL AL AL     Farmer       General Farm
          Linnie      W      F W 42 M  14    AL AL AL
Haid Raymond W        S      M W 13 S        AL AL AL     Farm Labor   General Farm
     Mampler          S      M W 11 S        AL AL AL     Farm Labor   General Farm
Richardson Cynthia    MiL    F W 77 Wd       AL AL AL

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1920 Alabama, Lauderdale Co., Green Hill Precinct, ED 88, sheet 1B, line 62

Thompson Edgar L      H   M W 23      M   AL AL AL    Farmer   General Farm
         Gertrude E   W   F W 20      M   AL AL AL
         Fletcher     S   M W    4/12 S   AL AL AL

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1920 Alabama, Lauderdale Co., Atlas Precinct, ED 76, sheet 3B, line 71

Thompson Jno W     H    M W 71 M     AL SC SC     Farmer    Gen Farm
         Mary      W    F W 61 M     TN TN TN

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1910 Alabama, Lauderdale Co., Atlas, ED 73, sheet 3B, line 47

Thompson John W     H    M W 62 M2 16        AL SC SC     Farmer          General Farm
         Mary A     W    F W 51 M2 16 6 5    TN TN TN
         Homer W    S    M W 15 S            AL AL TN     Farm Laborer    Home Farm
         Edgar L    S    M W 13 S            AL AL TN     Farm Laborer    Home Farm
         Bessie     D    F W 11 S            AL AL TN

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1910 Alabama, Lauderdale Co., Green Hill, ED 58, sheet 8B, line 81

Allen William J     H        M W 33 M1 12        AL AL NO     Farmer          General Farm
      Sarah E       W        F W 39 M2 12 10 6   AL AL AL
      Girtie E      D        F W 10 S            AL AL AL
      Henry N       S        M W  4 S            AL AL AL
      Wheeler T     S        M W  2 S            AL AL AL
Wright Phillip D    StepS    M W 20 S            AL AL AL     Farm Laborer    Home Farm

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1900 Alabama, Lauderdale Co., Poplar Springs Beat, ED 52, sheet 2B, line 68

Thompson John W       H       W M Mch 1848 52 M 7        AL SC SC      Farmer
         Mary A       W       W F Oct 1858 41 M 7 5 5    TN SC TN
         Margaret L   D       W F Sep 1878 21 S          AL AL AL
         Mary P       D       W F Jan 1881 19 S          AL AL AL
         Thomas A     S       W M Jun 1883 16 S          AL AL AL      Farm laborer
         Benjamin F   S       W M Feb 1888 12 S          AL AL AL      Farm laborer
         Homer W      S       W M Jun 1894  5 S          AL AL TN
         Edgar L      S       W M Apr 1896  4 S          AL AL TN
         Bessie F     D       W F Jan 1899  1 S          AL AL TN
Wood Mary A           StepD   W F Jan 1886 14 S          TX AL TN
     Randle C         StepS   W M Nov 1887 12 S          TX AL TN

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John Vawter m. Rhoda McGuire
.Allegany Vawter m. Mary Robinson
 .William Jasper Vawter m. Rebecca Sanford
  .Emma Ellen Vawter m. Thomas Street Wiley
   .Ora Mae Wiley m. Thomas Caswell Murray Wicker
    .Thomas Frederick Wicker m. Wordna Glenn Threadgill
     .ROGER WICKER (b. 1951), US Representative

Stokely Towles m. Hannah Vallott
.Ann Towles m. Russell Hill (below)
 .Henry Hill m. Ann Powell
  .Thomas Hill m. Frances Russell Baptist
   .AMBROSE POWELL HILL (1825-1865), General

William Russell Hill m. Frances Needles
.Russell Hill m. Ann Towles (above)

Jasper Hood m. Tryntje Andries
.Jan Hood m. Rachel Van Benschoten
 .Teunis Hood m. Elizabeth Harrison
  .John Hood m. Sarah Austin
   .William Hood m. Elizabeth Quinn
    .Joshua Hood m. Margaret Johnson
     .William Hood m. Mary L. Warren
      .Minnie Mae Hood m. Jesse Dunnan McCloud Presley
       .Vernon Elvis Presley m. Gladys Love Smith
        .ELVIS ARON PRESLEY (1935-1977), entertainer

    Rhody Allen (number 160)
    Alleghany McGuire (number 166)
    Jacob Ward (number 330)
    Samuel Whiteside (number 182)

While Mr. Thompson is not eligible for membership in the NSDAR (by not being female), he is eligible for membership in the equivalent organization for men, the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.