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Ralph Edgar Compton 1875–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1875

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 30 Jan 1948

Death Location: Speedway, Marion, Indiana, USA

Father: Elijah Compton

Mother: Rosa (Hamill)

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Ralph Edgar Compton was born in 1875 in Illinois, the child of Elijah Commodore Compton And Rosa Hammell Hamill. Ralph Edgar Compton passed away in 1948 in Speedway, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Ralph Edgar Compton was born in 1875 in Illinois, the child of Elijah Commodore Compton And Rosa Hammell Hamill.
  • Ralph Edgar Compton passed away in 1948 in Speedway, Marion, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Compton
1836–1914
Birth Location: Illinois
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Rosa (Hamill)
1840–1932
Birth Location: Casteltown, Dundalk, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ralph Compton's Ancestors

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Ralph Compton
1875–1948
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Elijah Commodore Compton
1836–1914
Illinois
Rosa (Hammell) (Hamill)
1840–1932
Casteltown, Dundalk, Ireland
Grandparents
Elijah (Francis Frank) Compton
1813–1862
Fairfax Co.Virginia
Sarah Hodges
1818–1897
Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
John COMPTON
1791–1851
Drusilla Selby
1801–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Selby
1777–1830

Ralph Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1875
26 Nov 1875
Birth of Ralph Edgar Compton in Illinois
Illinois
1948
30 Jan 1948
Age 73
Death of Ralph Edgar Compton in Speedway, Marion, Indiana, USA
Speedway, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1875
    Event Place: Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1948
    Event Place: Speedway, Marion, Indiana, USA
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