Alvina Martha CROUSS

(b. 26 September 1864 , Manhattan, New York, USA d. 14 April 1944 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA )

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Alvina Martha CROUSS was born 26 September 1864 in Manhattan, New York, USA

Alvina Martha CROUSS was the child of Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS" and Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL and the grandchild of: (maternal) Henry VOGEL and Johanna Christine THEUNERT

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Alvina Martha married Ward Lyman THOMPSON 18 April 1895 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Ward Lyman THOMPSON was born August 1869 in Monterey, Massachusetts, USA. Ward Lyman died 7 October 1938 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills). Ward Lyman was the child of Sheridan Ward THOMPSON and Selona Eugenia THOMSON.

Alvina Martha CROUSS died 14 April 1944 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA .
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Alvina Martha CROUSS married

Ward Lyman THOMPSON-- Date: 18 April 1895 Place: Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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Ward Lyman THOMPSON was the child of Sheridan Ward THOMPSON and Selona Eugenia THOMSON

He is from Bayonne N.J. She is from Agawam. He is 26. She is 28. She was born in New York, NY.

Groom's Name: Ward L. Thompson
Groom's Birth Date: 1869
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 26
Bride's Name: Alvina M. Crouss
Bride's Birth Date: 1867
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 28
Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1895
Marriage Place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Sheridan W.
Groom's Mother's Name: Selona E. Thomson
Bride's Father's Name: George
Bride's Mother's Name: Augusta Vogel
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02029-6
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2028187
Reference Number: item6 Vol2 p 3cn 5
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
Source: familysearch.org

Hampden County
Date: April 08, 1895
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican
Article type: News Article

"Cards are out for the wedding of Alvina Crouss and Ward Thompson at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Crouss the 18th at 8 o'clock..."

Name: Ward Lyman Thompson
Birth Year: abt 1869
Birth Place: Monterey
Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1895
Marriage Place: Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
Age at Marriage: 26
Father: Sheridan W
Mother: Selona E Thomson
Spouse: Alvina M Crouss
Spouse Birth Place: New York N Y
Spouse Age at Marriage: 28
Spouse Father: George
Spouse Mother: Augusta Vogel

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Children of Ward Lyman THOMPSON and Alvina Martha CROUSS:

Howard Lyman THOMPSON (b.11 March 1896, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA d. 3 March 1961, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Lillian WORTHINGTON 21 October 1918 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Bertrand Henry THOMPSON (b.21 June 1897, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA d. 3 October 1976, Orono, Maine, USA)
m. Christina M SAUNDERS 12 August 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
m. Velma May WALKER 23 June 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Ralph Sheridan THOMPSON (b.4 December 1898, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 July 1983, Vero Beach, Florida, USA)
m. Lillian Barbara SHEAFFER 1924

Lois Augusta THOMPSON (b.11 April 1901, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 January 1983, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Floyd Adams OATMAN 4 October 1924 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

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1864 Birth
26 September 1864
Manhattan, New York, USA

1865 Baptism
Martha Josephine Alwine Krausche, daughter of George Krausche and Auguste Vogel
b. 16 Sept 1864
baptised 9 Apr 1865

Witnesses: Wm Feige, Ellen Feige, Marie Frohlich

The German Evangelical Lutheran church - In 1859, when the Protestant German population of Pittsfield was about 400, arrangements were made by a portion of them for devine service in their own language. These services were first held in private houses, and with occasional visits by clergymen from New York. But in April, 1859, Rev. Augustus Grotrain, a learned and able minister of Albany, accepted a call, and organized the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Pittsfield. The town subsequently granted a pleasant site in the corner of First street burial-ground, where the church was erected, at a cost of $2,274.00 and which was dedicated September 14, 1865. There present pastor is Rev. John D. Hagar.

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ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS, 1860-1923

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Crouss, George, 36, wood dealer, b. Saxony
Crouss, Augusta, 29, b. Prussia
Crouss, Henry, 12, b. MA, at school
Crouss, Herman, 7, b. MA, at school
Crouss, Alwine, 5, b. NY, at home
Crouss, Charles, 3, b. MA, at home
Crouss, Ophelia, 6/ 12, b. MA, at home

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Alvina Crouss
residence: Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1865
birthplace: New York, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: George Crouss
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's name: Augusta Crouss
mother's birthplace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 15 years
occupation: At Home
nara film number: T9-0535
page: 350
page character: C
entry number: 277
film number: 1254535
Household Gender Age
parent George Crouss M 46
parent Augusta Crouss F 39
Herman Crouss M 17
Alvina Crouss F 15
Charles Crouss M 12
Ophelia Crouss F 10
Willard Crouss M 8
Anna Crouss F 6
Edith Crouss F 2

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Marriage / Partner
Alvina Martha CROUSS and Ward Lyman THOMPSON 18 April 1895, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

She was 30 years old.

newspaper article
The Thompson-Crouss Wedding
Date: April 20, 1895
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

There was a pretty home wedding at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. George Crouss at Agawam Thurday evening when their oldest daughter, Miss Alvina M. Crouss...

1896 Birth of Child
Howard Lyman THOMPSON was born 11 March 1896, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Alvina Martha was 31 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Bertrand Henry THOMPSON was born 21 June 1897, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Alvina Martha was 32 years old.

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 Birth of Child
Ralph Sheridan THOMPSON was born 4 December 1898, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Alvina Martha was 34 years old.

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Ward Thompson, b. MA, Aug 1869, age 30, tool maker
Ella M., wife, b. Sep 1865 in NY, age 35, married 5 years, mother of 3 children all living, parents b. Germany
Howard L., son, b. Mar 1896 in NJ, age 4
Bertram H., son, b. Jun 1897 in MA, age 2
Ralph S., son, b. Dec 1898 in MA, age 1
Margaret Scanlon, servant, b. Mar 1878 in Ireland, age 22
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Birth of Child
Lois Augusta THOMPSON was born 11 April 1901, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Alvina Martha was 36 years old.

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

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.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Alvina C Thompson
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
family number: 242
page number: 11
Household Gender Age
spouse Ward L Thompson M 40y
Alvina C Thompson F 44y
child Howard L Thompson M 14y
child Bertrand H Thompson M 12y
child Ralph S Thompson M 11y
child Lois A Thompson F 9y
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1918 Marriage of Child
Howard Lyman THOMPSON married 21 October 1918, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls) to Lillian WORTHINGTON

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Alvina M Thompson
residence: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1866
age: 54
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820701
digital folder number: 4301098
image number: 00857
sheet number: 14
Household Gender Age
spouse Ward L Thompson M 50y
Alvina M Thompson F 54y
child Ralph S Thompson M 21y

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 Marriage of Child
Bertrand Henry THOMPSON married 12 August 1921, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) to Christina M SAUNDERS

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Marriage of Child
Lois Augusta THOMPSON married 4 October 1924, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard) to Floyd Adams OATMAN

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1928
Name: Alvina M Thompson
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1928
Street Address: N Westfield R D PH2
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Ward L Thompson
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1928
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1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Alvina M Thompson
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 65
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1865
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
enumeration district number: 97
family number: 28
sheet number and letter: 2A
line number: 15
nara publication: T626, roll 905
film number: 2340640
digital folder number: 4607002
image number: 00007
Household Gender Age
spouse Ward L Thompson M 60
Alvina M Thompson F 65
child Howard L Thompson M 33
Lillian E Thompson F 29
Elaine F Thompson F 10

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1938
Name: Alvina M Thompson
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1938
Street Address: 211 Mill
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Ward L Thompson
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1938
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1938 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ward Lyman THOMPSON died 7 October 1938, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Name: Alvina Thompson
Age: 75
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: Mill Street
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 11B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 225
Household Members:
Name Age
Alvina Thompson 75
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Obituary
Mrs. Alvina Thompson
'Mrs Alvina (Crouss) Thompson, 79, widow of Ward L. Thompson of 211 Mill street, Agawam, died yesterday at her home. Born in New York, she was a lifelong resident of Agawam and a member of the Agawam Baptist church. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Floyd Oatman of West Springfield and three sons, Ralph S. of West Springfield, Bertrand H. of Birmingham, Ala., and Howard L. of New York. THe funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 at the Curran-Jones funeral home, West Springfield. Rev Walter H. Loomis, pastor of the Agawam Baptist church, will officiate and burial will be in Agawam Center cemetery.'

Date: April 15, 1944
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

'The funeral of Mrs Alvina C. Thompson of 211 Mill street, Agawam was held yesterday at the Curran-Jones funeral home. Rev Walter H. Loomis, who officiated, also read the committal service at the grave in Agawam cemetery. Bearers were Wesley B. Foss, Howard W. Pond, Wendell Goss and...Read MORE...