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| Birth: | 29 DEC 1900 in Pittsburg, Lawrence, Pennsylvania |
| Death: | 24 FEB 1981 in Albany, Albany, New York |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Julius Lee Toland b. 10 JAN 1872 in East Finley, Washington, Pennsylvania |
| Mother: | Louanna Rebecca Sponaugle b. 19 DEC 1869 in East Finley, Washington, Pennsylvania |
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Aliases:
George Raymond Thompson Sr.
Burial: 26 FEB 1981 in Memory Gardens, , Albany, New York
SSN: 070-01-2662
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Notes by daughter June:
Born Thomas Griffith Toland, he changed his name to George RaymondThompson. He used this name from about 1916 on, but legally changed itsometime in the 70's.
We now know that he served in the Marines, 1917 - ? He served in thePanama Canal Zone as a motorcycle courier. He served his full term butwe are not sure if all the time was served in The Panama Canal zone ornot. Can not seem to find any records yet. Have tried everythingpossible to trace records but have had no luck. Too many blank spaces tofill in. It seems there was a fire where these documents were kept andmany important things were destroyed. I do have a picture of him in hisuniform, I assume in the Panama Canal zone and he told us he was amotorcycle courier.
He traveled around the country after his stretch in the service and heldsome interesting jobs. One was a carnie person - he rode the motorcyclesaround the cages, remember then? He loved motorcycles.
We know that Dad lived in Rochester for a few years and ran an automotiverepair shop with his brother Charles. He was married once before Mom(Mildred) but we know nothing about that (so we will skip it). We alsoknow that there was a speak-easy right by Dad and Charles garage and thatis how he met my mother. Mom was quite a dancer from what we hear. Sheoften went out with her Aunt (Irene, another hell raiser I guess). Weare not sure when Mom and Dad got married nor do we know the location.Whenever we asked how long they were married or where they got married wewere told that stuff wasn't important to them and should not be ofinterest to us (nice huh?)
They moved to Albany immediately after their marriage and Dad went towork for Armory Garage for awhile as a mechanic. Sometime around 1936(????), Dad rented a garage on Yates Street in Albany and began his ownbusiness. He rented this property until around 1950 and then he boughtit along with the house next door (he had to buy both pieces of propertybecause they could not be sold separately. By then Dad & Mom had sixkids and they moved us from our house on Victor Street to the house onYates Street. Remember that siblings of mine? Three boys in the backroom, three girls in the front room, no privacy at all (until all thoseguys moved out, then I had the run of it all). Just kidding.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I have some fond memories of growingup on Yates Street. I used to watch Dad sometimes while he worked in thegarage (sometimes one or two of my brothers would be in there workingwith him). It was nice having Dad next to the house, whenever youneeded cash, you didn't have to go far to get it (ha ha). Dad used toplay cards at Stack's Bar across the street when he wasn't working andenjoyed a good glass of Scotch. I can't remember anyone who ever had abad word to say about Dad. He had a tough hand when it came to raisingus kids (sometimes) but we loved him all the more for it. I found healso had quite a soft spot. Once you got over his yelling, you knew youwere a shoe in for whatever you wanted anyway. There used to be aconvent for the Nuns on Yates St. It was a house away from Stack's grillon the same side of the street. It had a long wall in front of it andmany a neighborhood kid would climb this wall. We would also get yelledat for doing it but it was fun. Eventually they tore the convent down,moved it to Morris St and put a parking lot for the St Vinvent De Paulsthere in its place.
Dads business burnt down twice, once in 1945 (front end of garage) andagain in 1966 (back end of garage). People came from all walks of lifeto help him out. He was helped by area Doctors, the priests from StVinvent De Pauls, the owner of Armory Garage, owners of part supplyhouses, owner of Joe's delicatessen, and many more offered him anyassistance he needed, (cash, parts, loans, etc). I guess that says a lotfor him. He was known for always paying his debts and always lending ahelping hand if one was needed.
Dad got ill around November of 1980. We found out he had lung cancer,along with a bad heart. He has a pace maker to help keep the beat. Heclosed his business in December of 1980 and we all knew then that he wasdying. He died at home on February 24, 1981. He didn't want to go tothe hospital so we arranged to keep him at home with all of us kidstaking turns helping my mom care for him. ( At this time, Moms motherbecame senile and Mom moved her down here but had to put her in KingswayArms nursing home because there was no way we could care for both of themat that time. We did take turns visiting Gram during this time too butDad was our main concern.)
Mom went on to rent the business out and lived at 506 Yates Street untilOctober of 1998.
Recently received Dad's Social Security application. He listed hisfather as Julius Thompson and his mother as Anna Sponable. His birthdate was 12/29/1900 in Pittsburgh PA. I will try this information withthe Marines and see if he is easier to find with his alias names.
Note from Midge (marmig@swnm.com):
Per his draft card, he still was using his birth name in Sept, 1918.
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- Title: George's Daughter, June compiled this information.
Source Text: Once I found out Dad's birth name, this project sky rocked from there.
- Title: Robert Suddath
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