Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Thompson Family

Mary Violet Bear
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Name Mary Violet Bear Nickname Violet Birth 05 Jan 1921 Thomas County, Kansas
Gender Female Death 10 Jan 2003 Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Burial Beulah Cemetery, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Person ID I64 Thompson Last Modified 24 Aug 2025
Father William Walter Bear, b. 18 Dec 1890, Brewster, Kansas
d. 18 Jul 1958, Brewster, Kansas
(Age 67 years) Mother Bessie Mae Thompson, b. 14 Jan 1889, Mercer County, Missouri
d. 28 Feb 1963, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
(Age 74 years) Marriage 12 Oct 1910 Family ID F20 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Kenneth Alonzo Adolph, b. 22 Nov 1920, Scranton, Osage County, Kansas
d. Jul 1969, Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado
(Age 48 years) Marriage 15 Nov 1939 Notes Children + 1. Loretta Kay Adolph, b. 27 Mar 1941, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas
d. 07 Oct 2008, Hoxie, Sherdian County, Kansas
(Age 67 years)+ 2. Joyce Irene Adolph, b. 01 Apr 1943 d. 03 Feb 1995, Gladwater, Upshur County, Texas
(Age 51 years)+ 3. William Albert Adolph, b. 01 Jan 1945 d. 11 May 2023 (Age 78 years) Family ID F222 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Aug 2025
Family 2 August W Miller, b. 20 Mar 1910, Thomas County, Kansas
d. 28 Jan 2001, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
(Age 90 years) Marriage 06 Dec 1956 Kansas
Family ID F23 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Nov 2011
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Photos 
William and Bessie Bear's Children
William and Bessie Bear's Children, Lorna in Back, and Lloyd, Voilet and George Bear.
Mary Violet Bear
Taken in 1938.
William Adolph, Mary Bear Adolph Miller and Gus Miller
William Adolph, Mary Bear Adolph Miller and Gus Miller
Mary Bear Adolph Miller
Mary Bear Adolph Miller
Mary Violet Bear Adolph Miller
Mary Violet Bear Adolph Miller
Gus & Mary Miller
Gus & Mary Miller
Documents 
Kenneth Alonzo Adolph and Family 1950 Census
Kenneth Alonzo Adolph and Family 1950 Census
Headstones 
August and Mary Bear Miller Headstone
August and Mary Bear Miller Headstone
