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Sterling T Compton 1845–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1845

Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: AFT 1920

Death Location: Mercer County, West Virginia

Father: Patten Compton

Mother: Mary Maddox

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Sterling T Compton was born in 1845 in Russell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Patten Compton And Mary Ann Maddox. Sterling T Compton passed away in 1920 in Mercer County, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Sterling T Compton was born in 1845 in Russell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Patten Compton And Mary Ann Maddox.
  • Sterling T Compton passed away in 1920 in Mercer County, West Virginia.

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Sterling Compton's Ancestors

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Sterling Compton
1845–1920
Birth Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Patten Compton
1824–1903
Virginia
Mary (Ann) Maddox
1830–1876
Russell County, VA
Grandparents
Schofield Maddox
1796–1871
Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Ritty Clift
1795–1836
Scott, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Maddux
1748–1831
Eve Kuntz
1758–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John\Johan Pvt
1739–1803
Mary Summers
1723–1814

Sterling Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1845
22 Jul 1845
Birth of Sterling T Compton in Russell County, Virginia, USA
Russell County, Virginia, USA
1920
AFT 1920
Age 75
Death of Sterling T Compton in Mercer County, West Virginia
Mercer County, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1845
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 1920
    Event Place: Mercer County, West Virginia

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