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Hester Compton 1922 – 2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 April 1922

Birth Location: Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 23 July 2010

Death Location: Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Kelly Risner

Mother: Sallie Risner

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Hester Compton was born in 1922 in Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Kelly Risner and Sallie Risner. Hester Compton passed away in 2010 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Hester Compton was born in 1922 in Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Kelly Risner and Sallie Risner.
  • Hester Compton passed away in 2010 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Hester Compton's Ancestors

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Hester Compton
1922 – 2010
Birth Place: Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Kelly Risner
1901 – 1971
Kentucky, USA
Sallie Risner
1897 – 1983
Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
J. (Morgan) Risner
1874 –
Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Lissmia (( Linnie)) Messer
1879 – 1920
Kentucky
Jackson Grigsby
1867 –
Kentucky
Rachel Drake
1875 – 1963
Campton, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Meredith Risner
Sarah Gayheart
1853 – 1902
GEORGE MESSER
1855 – 1925
Sabra Casebolt
1854 – 1914
William Grigsby
1843 – 1923
Darcus Williams
1845 – 1909
Patten Drake
1848 – 1922
Martha Napier
1848 – 1935
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Gearheart
1826 – 1916
Rebecca Haggins
1833 – 1877
Elijah Messer
1820 –
Hannah Messer
1820 – 1905
Silas Casebolt
1813 – 1880
Jane Hughes
1812 –
Thomas Grigsby
1815 – 1880
Francis Owens
1818 – 1880
Nicholas Williams
1818 – 1900
Anna Williams
1816 – 1900
Ira Drake
1823 – 1894
Rachel Patton\Tatten\Titen
1823 – 1880
Patrick Napier
1825 – 1870
Mary Napier
1829 – 1917

Hester Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1922
11 April 1922
Birth of Hester Compton in Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America
Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America
2010
23 July 2010
Age 88
Death of Hester Compton in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, United States of America
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 April 1922
    Event Place: Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 July 2010
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Madison Township, Scioto County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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