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Richard L. Compton 1842–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 June 1842

Birth Location: Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 20 October 1855

Death Location: Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: James Compton

Mother: Julia Compton

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Richard L. Compton was born in 1842 in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of James Frazier Compton And Julia A Compton. Richard L. Compton passed away in 1855 in Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard L. Compton was born in 1842 in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of James Frazier Compton And Julia A Compton.
  • Richard L. Compton passed away in 1855 in Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Richard Compton's Ancestors

Self
Richard Compton
1842–1855
Birth Place: Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America
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

Richard Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1842
22 June 1842
Birth of Richard L. Compton in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America
Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America
1855
20 October 1855
Age 13
Death of Richard L. Compton in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America
Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 June 1842
    Event Place: Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1855
    Event Place: Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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