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Bessie Belle Compton 1924–2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1924

Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 Jan 2021

Death Location: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Father: Garland Sr.

Mother: Zola Crisp

Spouse(s): Demp Morelock

Children(s):

The story of Bessie Belle Compton began in 1924 in Scott County, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Bessie Belle Compton resided in Floyd, Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA. In 1935, Bessie Belle Compton resided in Johnson, Scott, Indiana, USA. Bessie Belle Compton married Demp Venson Morelock, and had children including Cecil R Morelock, David Morelock, Mary Morelock. Bessie Belle Compton passed away in 2021 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Belle Compton began in 1924 in Scott County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Bessie Belle Compton resided in Floyd, Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Bessie Belle Compton resided in Johnson, Scott, Indiana, USA.
  • Bessie Belle Compton married Demp Venson Morelock, and had children including Cecil R Morelock, David Morelock, Mary Morelock.
  • Bessie Belle Compton passed away in 2021 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Compton's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Compton
1924–2021
Birth Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Garland Cecil Compton Sr.
1887–1950
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Zola (Ann) Crisp
1900–1992
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Berry) Compton
1861–1953
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (M. Jane) McConnell
1867–1942
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Pharris Crisp
1874–1948
Floyd County, Kentucky
Amanda (Dollie) Stephens
1878–
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Compton
1837–1912
Susan Dingus
1839–1921
Compton McConnell
1827–1904
Nancy Murphy
1829–1894
Abraham Crisp
1837–
Caroline Frazier
1837–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Compton
1813–1872
Catherine Berry
1815–1874
William Dingus
1805–1883
Mary Green
1807–1883
Thomas McConnell
1797–1872
Elizabeth Compton
1801–1840
Elizabeth Murphy
1803–
William Crisp
1797–1885
Milly Nunn
1804–1860

Bessie Compton's Timeline

7 Records

1924
13 May 1924
Birth of Bessie Belle Compton in Scott County, Virginia, USA
Scott County, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 6
Bessie Belle Compton resided here in Floyd, Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
Floyd, Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Bessie Belle Compton resided here in Johnson, Scott, Indiana, USA
Johnson, Scott, Indiana, USA
1940
1940
Age 16
Bessie Belle Compton resided here in Johnson Mag D, Johnson, Scott, Virginia, USA
Johnson Mag D, Johnson, Scott, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Bessie Belle Compton resided here in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
2020
30 Dec 2020
Age 96
Death of Bessie Belle Compton in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
2021
3 Jan 2021
Age 97
Burial of Bessie Belle Compton in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1924
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Floyd, Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342194

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Johnson, Scott, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Johnson Mag D, Johnson, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: 5880; Page: 27; Enumeration District: 82-20

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: 5880; Page: 27; Enumeration District: 82-20

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 2020
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Jan 2021
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes; Publication Date: 2020; Publication Place: Kingsport, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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