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Charles William Compton 1855–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1855

Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 22 Dec 1917

Death Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Father: Charles Compton

Mother: Frances Morris

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Charles William Compton was born in 1855 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States, the child of Charles R Compton And Frances Fannie Morris. Charles William Compton passed away in 1917 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Charles William Compton was born in 1855 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States, the child of Charles R Compton And Frances Fannie Morris.
  • Charles William Compton passed away in 1917 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States.

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Charles Compton's Ancestors

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Charles Compton
1855–1917
Birth Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Charles R. Compton
1797–1863
Sumter District, Carolina, United States
Frances ("Fannie") Morris
1812–1906
Georgia
Grandparents
James (E.) Compton
1778–1849
Sumter District, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Matilda) Linam
1779–1857
Sumter District, South Carolina
James (G) Morris
1788–1883
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Compton
1760–1835
Rachael Smith
1755–1821
Maurice Linam
1743–1788
Mary Jones
1738–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Compton
1720–1820
Anna Frienly
1725–1787
Ralph Smith
1725–1784
Mercy Penquite
1730–1765

Charles Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1855
Aug 1855
Birth of Charles William Compton in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
1917
22 Dec 1917
Age 62
Death of Charles William Compton in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1855
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

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