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Bruce M. Compton 1928–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1928

Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 6 Aug 1989

Death Location: Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA

Father: Robert Compton

Mother: Margie ^

Spouse(s): Winnie Raley, Lorene Ray

Children(s):

Bruce M. Compton was born in 1928 in Scott County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Bascom Compton And Margie Ellen Hobbs. In 1930, Bruce M. Compton resided in De Kalb, De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA. In 1935, Bruce M. Compton resided in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky. Bruce M. Compton married Lorene Fern Ray, Winnie Faye Raley. Bruce M. Compton passed away in 1989 in Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Bruce M. Compton was born in 1928 in Scott County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Bascom Compton And Margie Ellen Hobbs.
  • In 1930, Bruce M. Compton resided in De Kalb, De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Bruce M. Compton resided in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky.
  • Bruce M. Compton married Lorene Fern Ray, Winnie Faye Raley.
  • Bruce M. Compton passed away in 1989 in Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bruce Compton's Ancestors

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Bruce Compton
1928–1989
Birth Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Bascom Compton
1896–1974
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Margie (Ellen Hobbs) ^
1897–1978
Washington County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Berry) Compton
1861–1953
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (M. Jane) McConnell
1867–1942
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Compton
1837–1912
Susan Dingus
1839–1921
Compton McConnell
1827–1904
Nancy Murphy
1829–1894
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–

Bruce Compton's Timeline

6 Records

1928
11 Jul 1928
Birth of Bruce M. Compton in Scott County, Virginia, USA
Scott County, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 2
Bruce M. Compton resided here in De Kalb, De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
De Kalb, De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 7
Bruce M. Compton resided here in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 12
Bruce M. Compton resided here in Plumas Twp, Plumas, Plumas, California, USA
Plumas Twp, Plumas, Plumas, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 22
Bruce M. Compton resided here in Plumas, Plumas, California, USA
Plumas, Plumas, California, USA
1989
6 Aug 1989
Age 61
Death of Bruce M. Compton in El Dorado County, California, USA
El Dorado County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1928
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 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
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: De Kalb, De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Plumas Twp, Plumas, Plumas, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Plumas, Plumas, California, 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: Plumas, Plumas, California; Roll: 6100; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 32-17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Quincy, Plumas, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Reno Gazette-Journal; Publication Date: 15 Dec 1951; Publication Place: Reno, Nevada, USA; ,0.2834406,0.490

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1989
    Event Place: El Dorado County, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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