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Homer Barry Compton 1910–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1910

Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 7 Jul 1990

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Father: Arthur Compton

Mother: Martha Gillenwater

Spouse(s): Lena Peters, Katherine Bennett, Edith Dixon

Children(s): Judith Compton

In 1910, Homer Barry Compton entered the world in Scott County, Virginia, USA, born to Arthur Livingston Compton And Martha Jane Gillenwater. In 1920, Homer Barry Compton resided in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Homer Barry Compton resided in Gate City, Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA. Homer Barry Compton married Edith Irene Dixon, Katherine Virginia Bennett, Lena Mae Peters, and had children including Anne Marie Compton, Edith Jane Compton, Judith Kay Compton. Homer Barry Compton passed away in 1990 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Homer Barry Compton entered the world in Scott County, Virginia, USA, born to Arthur Livingston Compton And Martha Jane Gillenwater.
  • In 1920, Homer Barry Compton resided in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Homer Barry Compton resided in Gate City, Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • Homer Barry Compton married Edith Irene Dixon, Katherine Virginia Bennett, Lena Mae Peters, and had children including Anne Marie Compton, Edith Jane Compton, Judith Kay Compton.
  • Homer Barry Compton passed away in 1990 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Compton
1869–1949
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Martha Gillenwater
1881–1957
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

Lena Peters
1922–2008
Birth Location: Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
LP
Katherine Bennett
1926–1973
Birth Location: –
KB
Edith Dixon
1915–2007
Birth Location: Mendota, Washington, Virginia, USA
ED

Children(s)

Judith Compton
1935–2008
Birth Location: Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
JC

Homer Compton's Ancestors

Self
Homer Compton
1910–1990
Birth Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Arthur Livingston Compton
1869–1949
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Martha (Jane) Gillenwater
1881–1957
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Berry) Compton
1837–1912
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Susan Dingus
1839–1921
Scott County, Virginia, USA
William (S. Logan) Gillenwater
1856–1931
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Esther Peters
1860–1917
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Compton
1813–1872
Catherine Berry
1815–1874
William Dingus
1805–1883
Mary Green
1807–1883
John Gillenwater
1826–1892
Aggie Broadwater
1825–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Compton
1772–1856
Lucy Berry
1780–1822
John *
1774–1831
Nancy *
1778–1845
James Jr.
1783–1851
Dulcena Stallard
1781–1842
Shelah Gillenwater
1795–1857
Nancy Cox
1797–1861
John Broadwater
1787–1859
Winnie Kilgore
1796–1873

Homer Compton's Descendants

1.
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Homer (Barry) Compton (13 May 1910–7 Jul 1990) m. Lena (Mae) Peters (22 Feb 1922–31 Jul 2008) m. Katherine (Virginia) Bennett (31 Aug 1926–Apr 1973) m. Edith (Irene) Dixon (4 May 1915–29 Apr 2007)
  1. 1. Judith (Kay) Compton 1935–2008

Homer Compton's Timeline

11 Records

1910
13 May 1910
Birth of Homer Barry Compton in Scott County, Virginia, USA
Scott County, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Homer Barry Compton resided here in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Homer Barry Compton resided here in Gate City, Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
Gate City, Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
1931
17 Jun 1931
Age 21
Homer Barry Compton resided here in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Homer Barry Compton resided here in Gate Ctiy, Scott County, Virginia, USA
Gate Ctiy, Scott County, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 30
Homer Barry Compton resided here in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Homer Barry Compton resided here in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 41
Homer Barry Compton resided here in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1952
1952
Age 42
Homer Barry Compton resided here in Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
1962
Abt 1962
Age 52
Homer Barry Compton resided here in Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA
Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA
1990
7 Jul 1990
Age 80
Death of Homer Barry Compton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1910
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gate City, Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1931
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Kingsport Times; Publication Date: 17 Jun 1931; Publication Place: Kingsport, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Gate Ctiy, Scott County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03937; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 82-20

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kingsport, Sullivan

    Genealogy Event 8
    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 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1962
    Event Place: Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Erwin Record; Publication Date: 3 May 1961; Publication Place: Erwin, Tennessee, USA; ,0.53504366,0.7472

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1990
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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