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Benjamin Wallace Compton 1821–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 Sep 1893

Death Location: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Compton

Mother: Nancy Grier

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In 1821, Benjamin Wallace Compton entered the world in Russell County, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Compton And Nancy Grier. Benjamin Wallace Compton passed away in 1893 in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1821, Benjamin Wallace Compton entered the world in Russell County, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Compton And Nancy Grier.
  • Benjamin Wallace Compton passed away in 1893 in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States.

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Benjamin Compton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Compton
1821–1893
Birth Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Compton
1788–1855
Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Nancy Grier
1773–1851
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Compton) Jr
1753–1832
Liberty Corner, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Frances Herndon
1762–1768
North Carolina, United States
Samuel Grier
1743–1824
North Carolina USA
Margaret Horton
1743–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1710–1783
Mary Coddington
1712–1783
David Herndon
1746–1811
Frances Pierce
1744–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Herndon
1708–1754
Sarah Poe
1710–1793
John\Jeremiah Pierce
1720–1790
Elizabeth Bass
1730–1777

Benjamin Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1821
1821
Birth of Benjamin Wallace Compton in Russell County, Virginia, USA
Russell County, Virginia, USA
1893
5 Sep 1893
Age 72
Death of Benjamin Wallace Compton in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1893
    Event Place: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States

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