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William Henry Compton 1899–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1899

Birth Location: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 15 Aug 1945

Death Location: Bingen, Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Java Compton

Mother: Sarah Owens

Spouse(s): Floy Wakefield

Children(s): Charles Compton, Winfred Compton, Anna Compton

The story of William Henry Compton began in 1899 in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA. William Henry Compton married Floy Wakefield, and had children including Anna Faye Compton, Charles Henry Compton, Winfred Watson Compton. William Henry Compton passed away in 1945 in Bingen, Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Compton began in 1899 in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA.
  • William Henry Compton married Floy Wakefield, and had children including Anna Faye Compton, Charles Henry Compton, Winfred Watson Compton.
  • William Henry Compton passed away in 1945 in Bingen, Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Java Compton
1850–1922
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
JC
Sarah Owens
1855–1928
Birth Location: Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
SO

Spouses(s)

Floy Wakefield
1905–1986
Birth Location: Howard, Arkansas
FW

Children(s)

Charles Compton
1925–1949
Birth Location: Arkansas
CC
Winfred Compton
1926–2004
Birth Location: Nashville, Howard, Arkansas
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Anna Compton
1930–2004
Birth Location: Valliant, McCurtain, Oklahoma
AC

William Compton's Ancestors

Self
William Compton
1899–1945
Birth Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Java Watson Compton
1850–1922
South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Owens
1855–1928
Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Thornton) Compton
1822–1870
South Carolina
Eleanor (A BROWN) (Compton)
1826–1886
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Brown
1794–1859
Abigail Jackson
1795–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Compton's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Compton (11 Jan 1899–15 Aug 1945) m. Floy Wakefield (12 May 1905–18 November 1986)
  1. 1. Charles (Henry) Compton 1925–1949
  2. 2. Winfred (Watson) Compton 1926–2004
  3. 3. Anna (Faye) Compton 1930–2004 m. Alfred (Eual) Hartline 1922–1988
    1. 1. James (A.) Hartline 1949–2003

William Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1899
11 Jan 1899
Birth of William Henry Compton in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1945
15 Aug 1945
Age 46
Death of William Henry Compton in Howard, Arkansas, USA
Howard, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1899
    Event Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nashville, Howard, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1945
    Event Place: Howard, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bingen, Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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