 Abt 1850 - Abt 1885 (~ 35 years)
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| Name |
Joseph H. Compton [1, 2] |
| Birth |
Abt 1850 |
Texas, USA  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1880 |
Precinct 1, Rains, Texas, USA [2] |
| Death |
Abt 1885 |
Alba, Rains, Texas, USA [1] |
| Burial |
Abt 1885 |
Compton Cemetery, Alba, Rains, Texas, USA |
| Person ID |
I20063 |
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| Family |
Delphia Caroline Wilbourn, b. Abt 1852, Texas, USA d. Abt 1882, Alba, Rains, Texas, USA (Age ~ 30 years) |
| Marriage |
11 Dec 1871 |
Hunt, Texas, USA |
| Notes |
- Aunt Eura Mae GRAHAM/DUNCAN has the original copy of the marriage license between Delphia Caroline and J H COMPTON. The original can be found in the Hunt County Texas marriage records in Book B, pg. 215 or LDS Fische # 6100879.
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| Children |
| + | 1. Minnie Annette Beatrice Compton, b. 4 Oct 1873, Hunt, Texas, USA d. 16 Jan 1967, Trent, Taylor, Texas, USA (Age 93 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 2. Dora Mae Compton, b. 3 Jan 1876, Rains, Texas, USA d. 6 Jul 1965, Trent, Taylor, Texas, USA (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 3. Julius Jesse Compton, b. 17 Jan 1878, Range, Hunt, Texas, USA d. 17 Jul 1956, Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F7003 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - Abt 1850 - Texas, USA |
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 | Marriage - 11 Dec 1871 - Hunt, Texas, USA |
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 | Residence - 1880 - Precinct 1, Rains, Texas, USA |
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 | Death - Abt 1885 - Alba, Rains, Texas, USA |
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| Notes |
- Courtesy of Contributer:
Patricia Janette Parker Cruthirds
Great Aunt (Toots)Eura Mae Graham/Duncan said that she was told J H COMPTON was a violin musician.
The J H Compton farm was south of Alba, TX across Simpkins Creek and in the woods. Located on the Compton farm was the family cemetery. A loathsome Mr. Jones, who bought the property, destroyed the Compton Cemetery. In the late 1950's, he bulldozed the graves and added a pond. The present day owner is his son, who seems to be a decent person. I guess he didn't take after his father. This information came from Saundra Bulge who lives on the adjoining Simpkins farm. Saundra descends from the original Simpkins Grantor and she believes the Simpkins and Compton families settled there about the same time. She remembers the Compton Cemetery because she could see it from their meadow and as a child, she used to play around the headstones. They were large and decorative headstones and she thought there were maybe 10 or so. She sent to me a picture of the only surviving headstone, which is broken in half. It is from the grave of Jesse Compton b.25 March 1807 and d. 8 Jan 1877. May their souls rest in peace.
It was because of the sadness in my Grandma Graham's eyes that I became interested in family research. I sat on the floor beside her sturdy black shoes and listened to the tales of her youth. When I asked about her parents, she told me about being orphaned as a young child and couldn't remember anything about her parents. The sadness was there and I felt it strongly. The desire to find out what happened to her parents, my GGGrandparents left an indelible impression on me, an eight-year-old girl. About 10 years ago, I finally started my search for answers for sweet Grandma Graham. It was a bittersweet find, that bothers me still and sometimes I wish that I had not found them. May the loathsome Mr. Jones find no peace for callously destroying the final resting-place of my beloved Compton family.
Patricia Janette Parker Cruthirds
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