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Marvin Ditzler Compton 1881–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 AUG 1881

Birth Location: Lynnville, Giles Co TN

Death Date: 6 Dec 1960

Death Location: Mt Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States

Father: Alfred Compton

Mother: Mary ABERNATHY

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The story of Marvin Ditzler Compton began in 1881 in Lynnville, Giles Co TN. Marvin Ditzler Compton passed away in 1960 in Mt Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Marvin Ditzler Compton began in 1881 in Lynnville, Giles Co TN.
  • Marvin Ditzler Compton passed away in 1960 in Mt Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States.

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Marvin Compton's Ancestors

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Marvin Compton
1881–1960
Birth Place: Lynnville, Giles Co TN
Parents
Alfred McVey "Mack" Compton
1842–1913
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Mary (Frances) ABERNATHY
1839–1903
Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Wilkins (H) Abernathy
1790–1840
Lynsville, Giles, Tennessee, United States
Maria ((Mariah)) East
1803–1860
Henry, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Buckner Abernathy
1745–1850
Hulda Rivers
1763–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rivers
1736–1774
MARTHA HARPER
1739–1765

Marvin Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1881
5 AUG 1881
Birth of Marvin Ditzler Compton in Lynnville, Giles Co TN
Lynnville, Giles Co TN
1960
6 Dec 1960
Age 79
Death of Marvin Ditzler Compton in Mt Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States
Mt Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 AUG 1881
    Event Place: Lynnville, Giles Co TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1960
    Event Place: Mt Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States

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