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Grover Wilson Compton 1919–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1919

Birth Location: Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Apr 1982

Death Location: Gray, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Father: Green Compton

Mother: Nancy Carter

Spouse(s): Nell Paige

Children(s):

The story of Grover Wilson Compton began in 1919 in Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA. Grover Wilson Compton married Nell Mae Paige, and had children including Brenda Gail Compton, Kathy Ann Compton. Grover Wilson Compton passed away in 1982 in Gray, Washington, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Grover Wilson Compton began in 1919 in Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • Grover Wilson Compton married Nell Mae Paige, and had children including Brenda Gail Compton, Kathy Ann Compton.
  • Grover Wilson Compton passed away in 1982 in Gray, Washington, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Grover Compton's Ancestors

Self
Grover Compton
1919–1982
Birth Place: Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
Parents
Green Berry Compton
1869–1943
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Amanda) Carter
1877–1940
Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jasper (Marion) Compton
1836–1911
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (D) Quillen
1845–1939
Russell, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Berry Compton
1808–1882
Margaret Cox
1814–
Martin Quillen
1817–1885
Anna Addington
1820–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Compton
1772–1856
Lucy Berry
1780–1822
John Quillen
1793–1872
Rebecca Lawson
1792–1862
Charles *
1777–1882
Anna *
1784–1828

Grover Compton's Timeline

9 Records

1919
4 Jan 1919
Birth of Grover Wilson Compton in Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 1
Grover Wilson Compton resided here in Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Grover Wilson Compton resided here in Estillville, Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
Estillville, Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Grover Wilson Compton resided here in Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 21
Grover Wilson Compton resided here in Estillvill Mag Dist, Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
Estillvill Mag Dist, Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
1946
15 Dec 1946
Age 27
Grover Wilson Compton resided here in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Grover Wilson Compton resided here in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 32
Grover Wilson Compton resided here in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1982
26 Apr 1982
Age 63
Death of Grover Wilson Compton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 60
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1918-1919
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1918
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Estillville, Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Estillvill Mag Dist, Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1946
    Event Place: Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Kingsport Times-News; Publication Date: 15 Dec 1946; Publication Place: Kingsport, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, 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: Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: 5879; Page: 27; Enumeration District: 82-12

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1982
    Record Source: U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gray, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007

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