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James Elbert Compton 1851–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12/, 1851

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 13 May 1931

Death Location: Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: James Compton

Mother: Julia Compton

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James Elbert Compton was born in 1851 in Alabama, USA, the child of James Frazier Compton And Julia A Compton. James Elbert Compton passed away in 1931 in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Elbert Compton was born in 1851 in Alabama, USA, the child of James Frazier Compton And Julia A Compton.
  • James Elbert Compton passed away in 1931 in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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James Compton's Ancestors

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James Compton
1851–1931
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
James Frazier Compton
1806–1892
Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Julia (A) Compton
1810–1843
South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
James (E) Compton*
1778–1849
Sumpter, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Matilda) Linam
1779–1857
Sumter District, South Carolina, USA
HENRY (Conrad Sowerhaver) Sauerhafin
1771–1849
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Compton
1760–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Compton
1738–1817

James Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1851
12/, 1851
Birth of James Elbert Compton in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1931
13 May 1931
Age 80
Death of James Elbert Compton in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12/, 1851
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1931
    Event Place: Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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