

Thompson had a promising career as a pianist, performing in many cities in America. John had three younger siblings: Alma, born 1895, James Jr., born in 1900, and Frank, born in 1905. Thompson, a merchant in a general store, and his Welsh wife, Emma J.

He was born in Williamstown, Pennsylvania, to James C. John Sylvanus Thompson (8 March 1889 – 1963) was an American pianist, composer, and educator. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.You should also add the template to the talk page.A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Chinese Wikipedia article at ] see its history for attribution. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation.

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