Walter Scott
THOMPSON
(b.
4 July 1887
,
Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
d.
22 August 1972
,
Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
)
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Walter Scott THOMPSON was born 4 July 1887 in Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
Walter Scott THOMPSON was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Walter Scott married Letha Ann WALKER 12 July 1908 in Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Letha Ann WALKER was born 17 December 1886 in Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA. Letha Ann died 26 September 1971 in Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA.
Walter Scott THOMPSON died 22 August 1972 in Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA.
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Letha Ann WALKER-- Date: 12 July 1908 Place: Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
Children of Walter Scott THOMPSON and Letha Ann WALKER:
Lydia THOMPSON (b.7 June 1909, Cagle, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA d. 25 December 1977, Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA)
m. Wiley Milton HATFIELD 13 February 1927 in , Tennessee, USA
Letha Ann WALKER-- Date: 12 July 1908 Place: Sequatchie, Tennessee, USAChildren of Walter Scott THOMPSON and Letha Ann WALKER:
Lydia THOMPSON (b.7 June 1909, Cagle, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA d. 25 December 1977, Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA)m. Wiley Milton HATFIELD 13 February 1927 in , Tennessee, USA
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1887 Birth 4 July 1887
Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
1908 Marriage / PartnerWalter Scott THOMPSON and Letha Ann WALKER 12 July 1908, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
He was 21 years old.
1909 Birth of ChildLydia THOMPSON was born 7 June 1909, Cagle, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
Walter Scott was 21 years old.
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1927 Marriage of ChildLydia THOMPSON married 13 February 1927, , Tennessee, USA to Wiley Milton HATFIELD
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2) 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
1971 Death of Spouse/PartnerLetha Ann WALKER died 26 September 1971, Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
1972 Death 22 August 1972
Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
He died at the age of 85.
Added: 1/13/2026 12:12:09 AM
- Updated: 1/13/2026 12:12:59 AM
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