Death of Claudie Thompson

Mrs. Claudie Isabelle Thompson nee: Carroll, died 13 Feb 1948 in a traffic accident in which she was hit by a city bus while walking to work. She was 75. Surviving her was a daughter, Edna Morris, of Evansville; a son, Albert Morris, of Detroit, MI; sisters Martha (Carroll) Hall, of Evansville; Betty (Carroll) Cavanaugh of Corydon, KY, a brother John Carroll, of Evansville; and a daughter-in-law, Beulah Thompson, of Evansville.

Source: Claudie Isabell Thompson's newspaper article and obituary, "Injuries Fatal To Woman Hit By City Bus: Traffic Death Toll Stands at Four for This Year", The Evansville Press, Evansville, Indiana, 13 February 1948, page 1, column 1. Abstracted here, by Terry Winchester, 21 June 2010.

Online Resources

Below are a couple of the online resources which you can use to locate information on your ancestors. I provide these sources so that you can get as much information as possible before hiring a researcher.

• Browning Local History and Obituary Database  (This database is complete from early 1900s to present, according to the website)
• Vanderburgh County Marriage Index, 1920-1979
• Indiana Marriages to 1850
• Indiana Marriages 1993-2002

Happy Hunting,

    ~terry

Terry Winchester
Evansville (Vanderburgh County) Indiana
Southern Indiana Research

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