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Elijah Commodore Compton 1836–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jan 1836

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 24 Dec 1914

Death Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Father: Elijah Compton

Mother: Sarah Hodges

Spouse(s): Rosa (Hamill)

Children(s): Harry Compton, Francis Compton, Minnie Compton, Charles Compton, Ralph Compton, Daisy Compton, Lillian Compton, Fred Compton

The story of Elijah Commodore Compton began in 1836 in Illinois. Elijah Commodore Compton married Rosa Hammell Hamill, and had children including Charles A Compton, Daisy L Compton, Francis Frank Logan Compton, Fred Compton, Harry H Compton, Lillian Compton, Minnie Elizabeth Compton, Ralph Edgar Compton. Elijah Commodore Compton passed away in 1914 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Commodore Compton began in 1836 in Illinois.
  • Elijah Commodore Compton married Rosa Hammell Hamill, and had children including Charles A Compton, Daisy L Compton, Francis Frank Logan Compton, Fred Compton, Harry H Compton, Lillian Compton, Minnie Elizabeth Compton, Ralph Edgar Compton.
  • Elijah Commodore Compton passed away in 1914 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Compton
1813–1862
Birth Location: Fairfax Co.Virginia
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Sarah Hodges
1818–1897
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rosa (Hamill)
1840–1932
Birth Location: Casteltown, Dundalk, Ireland
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Children(s)

Harry Compton
1861–1934
Birth Location: Albion, Edwards County, Illinois, United States of America
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Francis Compton
1865–1930
Birth Location: Phillipstown, White, Illinois, USA
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Minnie Compton
1861–1889
Birth Location: Illinois
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Charles Compton
1867–1902
Birth Location: Illinois
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Ralph Compton
1875–1948
Birth Location: Illinois
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Daisy Compton
1880–1966
Birth Location: Illinois
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Lillian Compton
1880–1884
Birth Location: Illinois
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Fred Compton
1880–1883
Birth Location: Illinois
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Elijah Compton's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Compton
1836–1914
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Elijah Francis Frank Compton
1813–1862
Fairfax Co.Virginia
Sarah Hodges
1818–1897
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
John COMPTON
1791–1851
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Drusilla Selby
1801–1876
Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Selby
1777–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lingan Selby
1752–1818
Drucilla Fowler
1755–1780

Elijah Compton's Descendants

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Elijah (Commodore) Compton (08 Jan 1836–24 Dec 1914) m. Rosa (Hammell) (Hamill) (25 Aug 1840–25 Mar 1932)
  1. 1. Harry (H) Compton 1861–1934 m. Maria (Sybil (Sibbie) M) Gilkinson 1869–1894 m. Susan (Hannah) Arnold 1872–1965
    1. 1. Lena (Mildred) Compton 1888–1925 m. John (Miles) Carter 1891–1936
      1. 1. Albert (Leland) Carter 1920–2008
      2. 2. Ralph Carter 1916–1986
      3. 3. Alice (Lucile) Carter 1915–2015
      4. 4. Mildred (Pauline) Carter 1921–2017
    2. 2. Lelia (Madge) Compton 1897–1928 m. Earl Shain 1900–1973
      1. 1. Hazel (Berdine) Shain 1917–2006
  2. 2. Francis ("Frank" Logan) Compton 1865–1930 m. Mary (Frances) Floyd 1873–1943
    1. 1. Oliver Compton 1913–2009
    2. 2. Lillian Compton 1901–1990
    3. 3. Charles (Elijah) Compton 1908–1989
    4. 4. Earnest (E.) Compton 1903–1983
    5. 5. John (J.) Compton 1911–1911
    6. 6. Frank (Compton) Jr 1911–1911
  3. 3. Minnie (Elizabeth) Compton 1861–1889
  4. 4. Charles (A) Compton 1867–1902
  5. 5. Ralph (Edgar) Compton 1875–1948
  6. 6. Daisy (L) Compton 1880–1966 m. Ernest (Beckett) Barton 1875–1937
    1. 1. Ralph (Ernest) Barton 1912–2000
    2. 2. Laura (Helen) Barton 1917–2004
  7. 7. Lillian Compton 1880–1884
  8. 8. Fred Compton 1880–1883

Elijah Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1836
08 Jan 1836
Birth of Elijah Commodore Compton in Illinois
Illinois
1914
24 Dec 1914
Age 78
Death of Elijah Commodore Compton in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1836
    Event Place: Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1914
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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