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Dora O. Compton 1879–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 January 1879

Birth Location: Troy, Bell, Texas, United States

Death Date: 4 July 1961

Death Location: Belton, Bell, Texas, United States

Father: Thomas Compton

Mother: America Smith

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Dora O. Compton was born in 1879 in Troy, Bell, Texas, United States, the child of Thomas Compton And America Victoria Smith. Dora O. Compton passed away in 1961 in Belton, Bell, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Dora O. Compton was born in 1879 in Troy, Bell, Texas, United States, the child of Thomas Compton And America Victoria Smith.
  • Dora O. Compton passed away in 1961 in Belton, Bell, Texas, United States.

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Dora Compton's Ancestors

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Dora Compton
1879–1961
Birth Place: Troy, Bell, Texas, United States
Parents
Thomas Compton
1834–1901
Sumpter, So. Carolina
America (( Victoria)) Smith
1843–1926
Pickens, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Long) Compton
1805–1850
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Pvt. (Silas Mercer McLaughlin) Smith
1803–1894
Amherst, , Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas War
1760–1835
Nancy Haynesworth
1762–1820
John Smith
1754–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas War
1718–1801
Abraham Smith
1717–1806
Elizabeth Birchfield
1727–1778

Dora Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1879
23 January 1879
Birth of Dora O. Compton in Troy, Bell, Texas, United States
Troy, Bell, Texas, United States
1961
4 July 1961
Age 82
Death of Dora O. Compton in Belton, Bell, Texas, United States
Belton, Bell, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 January 1879
    Event Place: Troy, Bell, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Dora Compton in household of America Compton, "United States Census, 1920", "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 4 June 2016), Dora Compton in household of America Compton, Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, United States; citing sheet 7A, NARA m
    [2] Dora A Compton in household of Thomas Compton, "United States Census, 1900", "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 4 June 2016), Dora A Compton in household of Thomas Compton, Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, United States; citing sheet 3A, family
    [3] Dora Booker, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 4 June 2016), Dora Booker, 04 Jul 1961; citing certificate number 37379, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,748.
    [4] Dora A Compton in household of Thos Compton, "United States Census, 1880", "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 4 June 2016), Dora A Compton in household of Thos Compton, Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1961
    Event Place: Belton, Bell, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Dora Booker, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 4 June 2016), Dora Booker, 04 Jul 1961; citing certificate number 37379, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,748.

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