Genevieve (Jennie) JARDINE^[1]

1865 - 1952  (86 years)

• Name	Genevieve (Jennie) JARDINE  [2]
  Born	13 Dec 1865	Milwaukee, Wisconsin   [2]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	C98E730333CC4BA9AF937A796FAE97F59EF9
  Died	30 Apr 1952
  Buried	Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Harbor, Berrien Co, MI
  Person ID	I684	Ernest Benjamin Gillis
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	John JARDINE,   b. Abt 1831, Dumfries-Shire Scotland ,   d. 1907, Wisconsin  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth EDWARDS,   b. 10 Aug 1832, Brock Twp, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Bef 1870  (Age 37 years)
  Married	Bef Nov 1857	Cannington, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles THOMSON,   b. 16 Jan 1863, Scotland ,   d. 16 Mar 1942, Berrien County, MI  (Age 79 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1889	Barrien County, Michigan   [2]
  Children	1. Thomas Lyon THOMSON,   b. 8 May 1890, Chicago, IL ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Janet Elizabeth THOMSON,   b. 17 Jun 1892, Chicago, Cook County, IL ,   d. 22 Nov 1964, Benton Harbor, MI  (Age 72 years)   3. Charles J. THOMSON,   b. 17 Jan 1894, Chicago, Cook County, IL ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Robert THOMSON,   b. 12 Aug 1895, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 3 Jul 1961, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA  (Age 65 years)   5. David William Clark THOMSON,   b. 30 Apr 1897, Benton Harbor, MI ,   d. 27 Apr 1951, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  (Age 53 years)   6. Leslie Frederick THOMSON,   b. 6 Aug 1900, Pipestone Township, Berrien County, Michigan, USA ,   d. 19 Jun 1924, Pipestone Township, Berrien County, Michigan, USA  (Age 23 years)   7. Kenneth E. THOMSON,   b. 1903, Pipestone Township, Berrien County, Michigan, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Marjorie THOMSON,   b. Abt 1904,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2013
  Family ID	F307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Jennie Thomson Headstone Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Harbor, MI
  		1870 US Census Jennie listed as Jane Year: 1870; Census Place: Milwaukee Ward 5, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1727; Page: 594A; Family History Library Film: 553226

  
  

• Notes

  Jennie's obituary states she was born Dec 13, 1865 in Milwaukee, WI. Sometime before 1870, Jennie's mother Elizabeth died and her father took her and her four siblings to the Protestant Orphanage Asylum in MIlwaukee, WI. Shortly after, Jennie was adopted by the Thomas Lyon family. When she was seven, the family moved to the Benton Harbor, MI area. Her obituary states that the family owned land where the "present Remington-Rand plant stands". In 1880 census, she lived in Benton Harbon, MI with the Lyon family. Jennie married Charles Thomson in 1889. She was a long time member of the Shanghai Mothers and Others club. The Mothers' and Others' Club was an early form of a parent-teacher support group for the public schools. Jennie lived 44 years on a Pipestone township farm. They had 8 children together: Thomas Lyon, Jeanette E, Charles J., David William Clark, John R., Leslie Frederick, Kenneth E. & Margery. Her obituary stated she was survived by six of her eight children; son David William Clark Thomson is buried in Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Harbor. Notes on FindAGrave.com state he was a Private in the Army during WW1. Jennie was residing with her daughter, Mrs. Janet Bunks when she died. She had been ill for 8 weeks and was hospitalized on Apr 6. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S92] Marchand GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Frederick J Marchand. [S2] Jim Marchand Gillis GEDCOM, compiled by F. J. Marchand [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].