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Richard Singleton Compton 1848–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1848

Birth Location: Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 4 Jan 1922

Death Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA

Father: Charles Compton

Mother: Frances Morris

Spouse(s): Sarah Bartlette

Children(s): Robert Compton, James Sr.

In 1848, Richard Singleton Compton entered the world in Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina, USA, born to Charles R Compton And Frances Fannie Morris. Richard Singleton Compton married Sarah Ida Bartlette, and had children including James Henry Jim Compton Sr, Robert David Compton. Richard Singleton Compton passed away in 1922 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Richard Singleton Compton entered the world in Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina, USA, born to Charles R Compton And Frances Fannie Morris.
  • Richard Singleton Compton married Sarah Ida Bartlette, and had children including James Henry Jim Compton Sr, Robert David Compton.
  • Richard Singleton Compton passed away in 1922 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Compton
1797–1863
Birth Location: Sumter District, Carolina, United States
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Frances Morris
1812–1906
Birth Location: Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Bartlette
1855–1921
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Robert Compton
1892–1925
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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James Sr.
1886–1936
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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Richard Compton's Ancestors

Self
Richard Compton
1848–1922
Birth Place: Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Charles R. Compton
1797–1863
Sumter District, Carolina, United States
Frances ("Fannie") Morris
1812–1906
Georgia
Grandparents
James (E.) Compton
1778–1849
Sumter District, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Matilda) Linam
1779–1857
Sumter District, South Carolina
James (G) Morris
1788–1883
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Compton
1760–1835
Rachael Smith
1755–1821
Maurice Linam
1743–1788
Mary Jones
1738–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Compton
1720–1820
Anna Frienly
1725–1787
Ralph Smith
1725–1784
Mercy Penquite
1730–1765

Richard Compton's Descendants

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Richard (Singleton) Compton (4 Apr 1848–4 Jan 1922) m. Sarah (Ida) Bartlette (7 Mar 1855–6 Sep 1921)
  1. 1. Robert (David) Compton 1892–1925 m. Genevieve (Thomas) Whitehead 1893–1930
    1. 1. Thomas (Richard) Compton 1919–1976 m. Lois (Elizabeth) Jennings 1929–2011
  2. 2. James (Henry "Jim" Compton) Sr. 1886–1936 m. Clara (Gertrude) Haley 1900–1968
    1. 1. Mary (Louise) Compton 1920–1985 m. Jack (Lee) Davis 1919–1984

Richard Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1848
4 Apr 1848
Birth of Richard Singleton Compton in Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
1922
4 Jan 1922
Age 74
Death of Richard Singleton Compton in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1848
    Event Place: Privateer, Sumter, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1922
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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