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Jeremiah Jerry C Compton 1830–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1830

Birth Location: Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 07 Mar 1872

Death Location: Sevier, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joseph Compton

Mother: Margaret Murphy

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Walker

Children(s): Cyrus Compton

The story of Jeremiah Jerry C Compton began in 1830 in Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. Jeremiah Jerry C Compton married Elizabeth Betsy Walker, and had children including Cyrus M Compton. Jeremiah Jerry C Compton passed away in 1872 in Sevier, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jeremiah Jerry C Compton began in 1830 in Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Jeremiah Jerry C Compton married Elizabeth Betsy Walker, and had children including Cyrus M Compton.
  • Jeremiah Jerry C Compton passed away in 1872 in Sevier, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Compton
1804–1880
Birth Location: Pigeon Creek, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
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Margaret Murphy
1810–1899
Birth Location: Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Walker
1836–1892
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Cyrus Compton
1860–1913
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee, USA
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Jeremiah Compton's Ancestors

Self
Jeremiah Compton
1830–1872
Birth Place: Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joseph Cyrus Compton
1804–1880
Pigeon Creek, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Margaret Murphy
1810–1899
Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jeremiah Compton's Descendants

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Jeremiah (Jerry C) Compton (12 Aug 1830–07 Mar 1872) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Walker (01 Mar 1836–23 Sep 1892)
  1. 1. Cyrus (M) Compton 1860–1913 m. Elizabeth Floyd 1855–1927
    1. 1. Hettie Compton 1884–1942 m. Bruce Sharp 1870–1936
      1. 1. William (Clyde) Sharp 1906–1971 m. Stella (Ruth Turner (DNA) line) 1911–1969
        1. 1. Lillian (Sharp (DNA) line) 1931–1998 m. Newton Halsey 1925–1964 m. Gillus ("Ray") Gilbert 1928–1999

Jeremiah Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1830
12 Aug 1830
Birth of Jeremiah Jerry C Compton in Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
1872
07 Mar 1872
Age 42
Death of Jeremiah Jerry C Compton in Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Sevier, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1830
    Event Place: Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Mar 1872
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee, USA
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