Family of Amos Solomon (“Soly”) THIGPEN

Birth: 1 JAN 1864 (Winn Parish, LA)
Death: 29 NOV 1939* (Rayville, Richland Parish, LA)
Burial: Hebron Cemetery (Winn Parish, LA)

Grandparents	Parents	Siblings
William James THIGPEN, Sr. b. 8 DEC 1800 (NC) d. 13 MAY 1887 Jane AYERS b. about 1810 d. about 1842	William James THIGPEN, Jr. b. 1827 (GA) d. 1863	Rachel THIGPEN b. 1849 (LA) d. OCT 1850 Manerva THIGPEN b. 8 OCT 1850 (TX) d. 1 APR 1919 Mary J. THIGPEN b. DEC 1853 (TX) d. 1896	Amanda Melvina THIGPEN b. 6 NOV 1855 (TX) d. 22 JAN 1918 Sarah Elizabeth THIGPEN b. 1 APR 1859 (TX) d. 28 DEC 1936 William Samuel THIGPEN b. 17 APR 1861 (TX) d. 8 MAR 1918
Amos MCCARTY b. 17 DEC 1792 (SC) d. 16 MAY 1851 Mary Elizabeth WALKER b. 7 JAN 1798 (SC) d. 5 OCT 1837	Elizabeth MCCARTY b. DEC 1830 (MS) d. 1910

Spouse	Marriage	Children
Julia V. BENNETT b. 25 JAN 1883 (LA) d. 4 SEP 1916	17 JAN 1903 Winn Parish, LA	William Bennett (“Willie”) THIGPEN b. 1904 (LA) d. 15 SEP 1953 Sarah Elizabeth (“Lizzie”) THIGPEN b. 16 NOV 1905 (LA) d. 2 FEB 2003 Quilly M. THIGPEN b. 1906 (LA) d. between 1910-1920	Morris F. THIGPEN b. 25 AUG 1909 (LA) d. 16 JAN 1994 Ozella THIGPEN b. 1912 (LA) d. 1942 Herbert Dennis THIGPEN b. 20 FEB 1914 (LA) d. 31 MAR 1994
Drue Sillar HARPER b. 25 JUN 1893 (LA) d. 23 MAY 1974	between 1917-1919 Winn Parish, LA	James Jefferson THIGPEN b. 6 FEB 1920 (LA) d. 5 JUN 1980	Alma Moriene THIGPEN b. 15 SEP 1923 (LA) d. 4 JUN 2008

*This date of death is from the Louisiana Death Index. The date of death on his tombstone is 26 NOV 1939 whereas his obituary gives his date of death as 30 NOV 1939.

Photo of Amos Solomon THIGPEN
Obituary for Amos Solomon (“Soly”) THIGPEN
Tombstone of Amos Solomon THIGPEN and Julia V. BENNETT
Tombstone of Quilly M. THIGPEN
Obituary for Drue Sillar HARPER
Tombstone of Sophia Ruby DEMAY (daughter of Drue Sillar HARPER and Victor DEMAY)

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Last updated on July 22, 2014.