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Name |
Thompson, Joe N. |
Othernames |
Joe Neville or Nevill Thompson |
Born |
11/03/1906 |
Birthplace |
Honey Grove, Texas |
Notes |
Joe N. Thompson joined the Texas Highway Patrol in 1931, serving in Alpine, Van Horn, and Abilene. In 1935 he was promoted to Senior Criminal Investigator, working in the new DPS Bureau of Intelligence in Austin. According to records, he was enlisted as a Texas Ranger in 1936, but changed his role again in 1937 to be Asst. Lab Expert with the bureau. Then in 1939 he was again a Texas Ranger, serving in Austin, Houston, Waco, and finally Austin again. It appears that he retired in January of 1952. |
Occupation |
Texas Highway Patrol 1931-1935 DPS Bureau of Intelligence 1935, 1937? Texas Ranger 1936,1939-1952? |
Spouse |
Helen Louise Barker, Mary Ann Post |
Deceased |
02/09/1975 |
Deceased where |
Waco, Texas |
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