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Ruth Evelyn Compton 1908–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 OCT 1908

Birth Location: Warren Co., VA, USA

Death Date: 27 JUN 2001

Death Location: Peterstown, Monroe Co., VA, USA

Father: Edward Compton

Mother: Sue Menefee

Spouse(s): Walter Simpson

Children(s):

In 1908, Ruth Evelyn Compton entered the world in Warren Co., VA, USA, born to Edward Henry Compton And Sue Long Menefee. Ruth Evelyn Compton married Walter Monroe Simpson. Ruth Evelyn Compton passed away in 2001 in Peterstown, Monroe Co., VA, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1908, Ruth Evelyn Compton entered the world in Warren Co., VA, USA, born to Edward Henry Compton And Sue Long Menefee.
  • Ruth Evelyn Compton married Walter Monroe Simpson.
  • Ruth Evelyn Compton passed away in 2001 in Peterstown, Monroe Co., VA, USA.

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Ruth Compton's Ancestors

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Ruth Compton
1908–2001
Birth Place: Warren Co., VA, USA
Parents
Edward Henry Compton
1872–1930
VA, USA
Sue (Long) Menefee
1877–1957
Front Royal, Prince William Co., VA, USA
Grandparents
John (Lewis) Menefee
1848–1922
Front Royal, Prince William Co., VA, USA
Annie Bennett
1845–1889
Front Royal, Prince William Co., VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Bennett
1814–1886
Jane Leary
1814–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Leary
1770–1858
Elizabeth Dawson
1777–1853

Ruth Compton's Timeline

3 Records

1908
15 OCT 1908
Birth of Ruth Evelyn Compton in Warren Co., VA, USA
Warren Co., VA, USA
2001
2001
Age 93
Burial of Ruth Evelyn Compton in Chester, Chesterfield Co., VA, USA
Chester, Chesterfield Co., VA, USA
2001
27 JUN 2001
Age 93
Death of Ruth Evelyn Compton in Peterstown, Monroe Co., VA, USA
Peterstown, Monroe Co., VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1908
    Event Place: Warren Co., VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2001
    Event Place: Chester, Chesterfield Co., VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 JUN 2001
    Event Place: Peterstown, Monroe Co., VA, USA

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