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Margaret Virginia Compton 1877–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1877

Birth Location: Olive Hill, Kentucky

Death Date: 19 Mar 1942

Death Location: E St Louis, St Clair, Illinois

Father: Martin Compton

Mother: Nancy Williams

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Margaret Virginia Compton was born in 1877 in Olive Hill, Kentucky, the child of Martin Wilson Compton And Nancy Jane Williams. Margaret Virginia Compton passed away in 1942 in E St Louis, St Clair, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Margaret Virginia Compton was born in 1877 in Olive Hill, Kentucky, the child of Martin Wilson Compton And Nancy Jane Williams.
  • Margaret Virginia Compton passed away in 1942 in E St Louis, St Clair, Illinois.

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Margaret Compton's Ancestors

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Margaret Compton
1877–1942
Birth Place: Olive Hill, Kentucky
Parents
Martin Wilson Compton
1844–1915
Russell County, Virginia
Nancy (Jane) Williams
1842–1914
Russell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Berry (F.) Compton
1808–1882
Russell, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Peggy) Cox
1814–1875
Scott, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Jr
1772–1856
Lucy Berry
1780–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Compton
1747–1779
Mary Carhart
1731–1817
Augustine Berry
1757–1812
Mary Short
1760–1856

Margaret Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1877
31 Aug 1877
Birth of Margaret Virginia Compton in Olive Hill, Kentucky
Olive Hill, Kentucky
1942
19 Mar 1942
Age 65
Death of Margaret Virginia Compton in E St Louis, St Clair, Illinois
E St Louis, St Clair, Illinois

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1877
    Event Place: Olive Hill, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1942
    Event Place: E St Louis, St Clair, Illinois

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