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Robert Berry Compton 1861–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Nov 1861

Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Oct 1953

Death Location: Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Compton

Mother: Susan Dingus

Spouse(s): Nancy McConnell

Children(s): Reuben Compton, Nancy Compton, Myrtle Compton, Lillian Compton, Leland Compton, Garland Sr., Charlie Compton, Robert Compton, Ava Compton, Alice Compton

In 1861, Robert Berry Compton entered the world in Scott County, Virginia, USA, born to Robert Berry Compton And Susan Dingus. In 1860, Robert Berry Compton resided in Scott County, Virginia, USA. In 1870, Robert Berry Compton resided in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA. Robert Berry Compton married Nancy M Jane Mcconnell, and had children including Alice Compton, Ava Margaret Compton, Charlie Leonard Compton, Garland Cecil Compton Sr, Leland Beecher Compton, Lillian Susan Compton, Myrtle M Compton, Nancy Ethel Ann Compton, Reuben Mcconnell Compton, Robert Bascom Compton. Robert Berry Compton passed away in 1953 in Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1861, Robert Berry Compton entered the world in Scott County, Virginia, USA, born to Robert Berry Compton And Susan Dingus.
  • In 1860, Robert Berry Compton resided in Scott County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1870, Robert Berry Compton resided in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • Robert Berry Compton married Nancy M Jane Mcconnell, and had children including Alice Compton, Ava Margaret Compton, Charlie Leonard Compton, Garland Cecil Compton Sr, Leland Beecher Compton, Lillian Susan Compton, Myrtle M Compton, Nancy Ethel Ann Compton, Reuben Mcconnell Compton, Robert Bascom Compton.
  • Robert Berry Compton passed away in 1953 in Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Compton
1837–1912
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Susan Dingus
1839–1921
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy McConnell
1867–1942
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Reuben Compton
1909–1985
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Compton
1889–1967
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Myrtle Compton
1891–1978
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Lillian Compton
1902–1982
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
LC
Leland Compton
1914–1994
Birth Location: Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
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Garland Sr.
1887–1950
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Charlie Compton
1890–1931
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Robert Compton
1896–1974
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Ava Compton
1885–1962
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Alice Compton
1905–1974
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Robert Compton's Ancestors

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Robert Compton
1861–1953
Birth Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Berry Compton
1837–1912
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Susan Dingus
1839–1921
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Abraham Compton
1813–1872
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Catherine Berry
1815–1874
Kentucky
William Dingus
1805–1883
Russell County, Virginia
Mary (Ann (Polly)) Green
1807–1883
Russell County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Compton
1772–1856
Lucy Berry
1780–1822
John *
1774–1831
Nancy *
1778–1845
James Jr.
1783–1851
Dulcena Stallard
1781–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Compton
1747–1779
Mary Carhart
1740–1811
John *
1743–1785
Anna Kelker
1745–1814
George *
1729–1793
Regina *
1750–1830
James Green
1757–1782
Jane Porter
1761–1842
Samuel Stallard
1745–1816
Jaela Duncan
1751–1816

Robert Compton's Descendants

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Robert (Berry) Compton (12 Nov 1861–8 Oct 1953) m. Nancy (M. Jane) McConnell (6 Feb 1867–11 Aug 1942)
  1. 1. Reuben (McConnell) Compton 1909–1985 m. Allie (Mae (Bue)) Dingus 1909–1996
    1. 1. Marvin (Bascom) Compton 1937–2010
    2. 2. Grover (Martin Compton) \\ 1931–1949
    3. 3. Beulah (Myrtle) Compton 1933–2002 m. John Royston 1927–2005
  2. 2. Nancy (Ethel Ann) Compton 1889–1967 m. Rufus (Ayres) Gillenwater 1884–1962
    1. 1. Maxie (Viola) Gillenwater 1909–1989 m. Corbett Gillenwater 1916–1981
      1. 1. Ethel (Pauline) Gillenwater 1941–2011
      2. 2. Roy (Dallas) Gillenwater 1944–1944
    2. 2. Ruby (D.) Gillenwater 1912–2002 m. Corbett (W.) Brickey 1897–1975
    3. 3. Stella (R) Gillenwater 1916–
    4. 4. Darius (L) Gillenwater 1921–
    5. 5. Corbett (Solon) Gillenwater 1907–1968
    6. 6. Broadus (C.) Gillenwater 1924–
    7. 7. Alice (Eula) Gillenwater 1926–2008 m. Charles (Junior) Wallen 1923–
      1. 1. Bobby (Gene) Wallen 1946–2009
  3. 3. Myrtle (M.) Compton 1891–1978 m. Samuel (D.) Osborne 1877–1956
    1. 1. Scott (Compton) Osborne 1913–1970 m. Pauline (Rebecca) Wylie 1907–1998 m. Dorothy (Mae) Elliott 1914–2002
    2. 2. Ann (F.) Osborne 1917–1983 m. Beecher (Layne) Scutchfield 1911–2003
  4. 4. Lillian (Susan) Compton 1902–1982 m. Andy Cox 1890– m. Calvin (Byrd) Osborne 1871–1935
    1. 1. Nancy (Ruth) Osborne 1921–1992 m. Martin (Eugene) Akers 1924–1997
    2. 2. Alice (Emogene) Osborne 1925–1993
  5. 5. Leland (Beecher) Compton 1914–1994 m. Sally (Mae) Lane 1928–2011
  6. 6. Garland (Cecil Compton) Sr. 1887–1950 m. Zola (Ann) Crisp 1900–1992
    1. 1. Lucky (Gene) Compton 1933–2009
    2. 2. Glen (David) Compton 1939–2003
    3. 3. Robert (Farris) Compton 1922–2012 m. Ruby (Charles) Gibson 1925–2012
      1. 1. Mary (Nell) Compton 1948–1954
    4. 4. Bessie (Belle) Compton 1924–2021 m. Demp (Venson) Morelock 1917–2010
    5. 5. Shirley (Myrtle) Compton 1920–2005 m. James (E.) McClellon 1918–1988
    6. 6. Dona (John Henry) Compton 1937–1972
    7. 7. Earnest (Sevier) Compton 1925–2005 m. Loretta (Essline) Lawson 1932–2004
    8. 8. Wiley (Russell) Compton 1928–1986 m. Patsy (Louise Finch) Finch 1933–2019
    9. 9. Garland (Cecil Compton) Jr. 1927–1987 m. Carrie (Brown) Campbell 1928–2007
  7. 7. Charlie (Leonard) Compton 1890–1931 m. Maude (Ellen) Woods 1887–1948
    1. 1. Dallas (Cecil) Compton 1922–2004 m. Mary (Lillian) Elrod 1913–1993
    2. 2. Robert (Lee) Compton 1920–1994 m. Myrtle Dockery 1918–1994
  8. 8. Robert (Bascom) Compton 1896–1974 m. Martha (Ellen) Gillenwater 1899–1962 m. Margie (Ellen Hobbs) ^ 1897–1978
    1. 1. Barbara (Jean (Compton)) McConnell 1939–1968
    2. 2. Clyde (Ezra) Compton 1916–1987 m. Maxie (Lora Emma) Lane 1916–2004 m. Ruby (Louise) Weatherly 1924–2016
      1. 1. Lola (Mae) Compton 1941–1974
      2. 2. Lona (Mae) Compton 1942–1974
      3. 3. Judith (Ann) Compton 1944–2009
    3. 3. Robert (Berry) Compton 1924–1931
    4. 4. Paul (Fletcher) Compton 1930–1993 m. Ritha (Marie) Woodard 1931–2005
      1. 1. Ronald (Darrell) Compton 1951–2013
    5. 5. Hazel (Estell) Compton 1922–1996 m. Garnett (Daniel) Egbert 1913–1973
    6. 6. Carlos (James) Compton 1919–1981 m. Venus (Theora) Gillenwater 1918–2008 m. Ora (Clytee) Lindsey 1921–2005
      1. 1. Novella (Lee) Compton 1937–2012 m. Thomas (M.) Morelock 1937–1990
      2. 2. JoAnn Compton 1940–2019 m. William (Fred) Dingus 1936–2005
    7. 7. Bruce (M.) Compton 1928–1989 m. Winnie (Faye) Raley 1930–1981 m. Lorene (Fern) Ray 1923–1990
    8. 8. Arnold Compton 1926–1992 m. Patricia (Ann) Morrow 1929–2016
  9. 9. Ava (Margaret) Compton 1885–1962 m. Thomas Martin 1881– m. William (Sherman) Frazier 1884–1960 m. Andrew (Jackson) Elliott 1881–1942
    1. 1. Wiley (Vernon) Elliott 1905–1997 m. Alma ("Lizzie") Branham 1923–1953 m. Ludie Estep –1997 m. Lona (Etta) McClellan 1905–1995
      1. 1. Gus (Godfrey) Elliott 1928–2009 m. Marietta Layne 1931–2008
      2. 2. Olin (Andrew) Elliott 1925–2004 m. Betty (Jo) Turner 1930–1991
      3. 3. Wiley (Calvin) Elliott 1923–1945
  10. 10. Alice Compton 1905–1974 m. Warner (Pridemore Quillen) Sr. 1891–1970
    1. 1. Reuben Quillen 1944–2020
    2. 2. Warner (Pridemore Quillen) Jr. 1922–1970 m. Dahlia Bentley 1926–
    3. 3. Robert (Charles) Quillen 1923–1999
    4. 4. Hagan (Beecher Quillen) Sr. 1935–2002
    5. 5. Eulala (W.) Quillen 1933–1992 m. Paul (Stallard) Gillenwater 1934–2012
    6. 6. Ernest (Utah) Quillen 1926–1987 m. Alice (Fern) Casteel 1936–2020
    7. 7. Elbert (B) Quillen 1927–1955 m. Nina (Marie) Elliott 1923–1992
      1. 1. James (E.) Quillen 1951–2009
    8. 8. Compton (McConnell) Quillen 1928–1999
    9. 9. Alvin (William) Quillen 1931–1998 m. Helen (Regina) Anderson 1934–1998

Robert Compton's Timeline

11 Records

1860
1860
Robert Berry Compton resided here in Scott County, Virginia, USA
Scott County, Virginia, USA
1861
12 Nov 1861
Birth of Robert Berry Compton in Scott County, Virginia, USA
Scott County, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 9
Robert Berry Compton resided here in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 19
Robert Berry Compton resided here in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia
De Kalb, Scott, Virginia
1900
1900
Age 39
Robert Berry Compton resided here in DeKalb District (south part), Scott, Virginia
DeKalb District (south part), Scott, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 49
Robert Berry Compton resided here in Dekalb, Scott, Virginia
Dekalb, Scott, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 59
Robert Berry Compton resided here in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia
De Kalb, Scott, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 69
Robert Berry Compton resided here in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia
De Kalb, Scott, Virginia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 79
Robert Berry Compton resided here in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 89
Robert Berry Compton resided here in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
1953
8 Oct 1953
Age 92
Death of Robert Berry Compton in Scott County, Virginia, USA
Scott County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1861
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T627_4293; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 85-3.
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T625_1914; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 91; Image: 76.
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1389; Family History Film: 1255389; Page: 155B; Enumeration District: 72; Image: .
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T623_1727; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 63.
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dekalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T624_1648; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0066; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1375661.
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [10] One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1389; Family History Film: 1255389; Page: 155B; Enumeration District: 72; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: DeKalb District (south part), Scott, Virginia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T623_1727; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 63.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dekalb, Scott, Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dekalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T624_1648; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0066; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1375661.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T625_1914; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 91; Image: 76.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T627_4293; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 85-3.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: De Kalb, Scott, Virg

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1953
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [3] One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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