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Elijah Compton 1857–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1857

Birth Location: Wabash County, Illinois

Death Date: Jul 1880

Death Location: Coffee Prec, Wabash, Illinois

Father: Elijah Compton

Mother: Sarah Hodges

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In 1857, Elijah Compton entered the world in Wabash County, Illinois, born to Elijah Francis Frank Compton And Sarah Hodges. Elijah Compton passed away in 1880 in Coffee Prec, Wabash, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Elijah Compton entered the world in Wabash County, Illinois, born to Elijah Francis Frank Compton And Sarah Hodges.
  • Elijah Compton passed away in 1880 in Coffee Prec, Wabash, Illinois.

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Elijah Compton's Ancestors

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Elijah Compton
1857–1880
Birth Place: Wabash County, 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 Timeline

2 Records

1857
31 Jul 1857
Birth of Elijah Compton in Wabash County, Illinois
Wabash County, Illinois
1880
Jul 1880
Age 23
Death of Elijah Compton in Coffee Prec, Wabash, Illinois
Coffee Prec, Wabash, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1857
    Event Place: Wabash County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1880
    Event Place: Coffee Prec, Wabash, Illinois

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