Last
Name |
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BALDWIN |
Given Names |
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Mary Be (Thompkin) |
AKA's |
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Better known as |
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Date of
Birth |
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4/8/1926 |
Age at Death |
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52 |
Place
of Birth |
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Macon, Mississippi* |
Race |
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Black |
Gender |
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Female |
Religion |
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Family Tree |
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Birth
Mother |
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Birth Father |
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Siblings |
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Partner |
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Children |
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Non-Temple Relatives |
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(parents) Joe L Thompkin, Allie Mae Smith; (sister) Georgia Mae Thompkin; (husband) Edward Baldwin |
Body Identification Number |
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Burial Location |
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Remains claimed by next of kin; burial location unknown |
Source
of Death Information |
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House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78) |
Entry
into Guyana |
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Residence (US) |
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Los Angeles, California |
Residence (JT) |
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Not Known |
Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests |
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Kitchen, house-keeping |
Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records) |
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Rice sorter (senior) (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1ttt) |
Jonestown Roles (FBI Records) |
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Government Income |
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Vets |
Discrepancies |
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Some Temple records say birthplace is Riverside, Alabama |
Remembrances |
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“Mary Baldwin is one of the mystery members from Los Angeles. I do not remember her face, and there is a lot else not known about her. Besides the unknowns shown above, there are discrepancies noted with an asterisk (*) on her page: her actual birthplace might have been Riverside, Alabama. Her actual middle name might have been Bea, not the initial B. Edith Roller's Journal (Friday, Aug. 4, 1978) solved one of the mysteries (when she arrived: "Mary Baldwin: told people she wanted to go back to the states. Shes been here three weeks. She says she doesnt like anything. She says too many bosses, doesnt like the rain, has to work too hard. Jim says she will be condemned to a hospital bed. She says shes sorry. Jim says show better attitude." It was the only reference to Mary I found, except for her listing on the Jobs list, where she is shown as "Department: Unknown Job or Unassigned." There, her middle name was Bea.
She appears from her page to have had no relatives in Jonestown. What a lonely time she must have had, and how much better it would have been for her to be condemned to a hospital bed than the ultimate sentence she shared with everyone else who was trapped there on November 18th, with no recourse, and no chance to walk out on the so-called "witness" that Jim set up and so neatly sprung on them, by having the babies stealthily poisoned first, before the vat was brought out. It is obvious that Mary was murdered and did not want to die. And the Simons from Middletown, and so many others. I honor them for trying, against inexorable pressures, for complaining, for the stand(s) they made, one and all.
I would sure like to know how Mary got to Guyana. What pressures were put on her to go. The lateness of her arrival, her reactions to Jonestown once she got there, all point to something I have long suspected. Jim Jones was trying to get everyone he could there, any way he could, without regard to whether or not they would like it or want to stay. It suited his purpose perfectly. ” - Kathryn Barbour |
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