William Scott COMPTON b. 6 Jan 1805 Davidson County, Tennessee d. 25 Jun 1882 Freestone, Dew Co., Texas: Our Family History

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Name	William Scott COMPTON
Birth	6 Jan 1805	Davidson County, Tennessee
Gender	Male
Affiliation	[2]
	Affiliation
Occupation	[2]
	Reverend
Residence	1850	Morgan, Alabama [2]
Residence	1880	Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas [2]
_FSFTID	9HT6-WCC
_FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9HT6-WCC
_UID	A62926B9FDEF46F69FC6061B16BAD825292B
Death	25 Jun 1882	Freestone, Dew Co., Texas
Burial	Compotn Cem, Dew Co., Texas
Person ID	I10139	Carney Wehofer July 2025
Last Modified	11 Dec 2022

Father	William COMPTON, b. 25 Dec 1767, Culpepper County, Virginia d. 7 Oct 1846, Davidson County, Tennessee (Age 78 years)
Mother	Susanna "Susan" MULLEN, b. 17 Oct 1776, Herford Co., NC d. 28 Jul 1866, Davidson County, Tennessee (Age 89 years)
Marriage	9 Dec 1799	Davidson County, Tennessee
Family ID	F5032	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Angelina Louisa GUNN, b. 6 Apr 1808, Montgomery Co., AL d. 1880, Dew, Freestone Co., Texas (Age 71 years)

Marriage 6 Apr 1826 Morgan Co., AL Or Davidson Co., North Carolina

Children

	1. Felix Richard COMPTON, b. 20 Aug 1829, Jackson Co., AL d. 14 May 1865, Dew, Freestone Co., Texas (Age 35 years)
	2. Thomas Eldridge COMPTON, b. 4 Mar 1831, Morgan Co., AL d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Henry Maclin COMPTON, b. 22 Dec 1832, Morgan Co., AL d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Edwin Allen COMPTON, b. 17 Jul 1834, Morgan Co., AL d. Yes, date unknown
	5. William Francis COMPTON, b. 8 Apr 1836, Morgan Co., AL d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Elizabeth Blackman COMPTON, b. 2 Nov 1837, Morgan Co., AL d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Mary Louisa COMPTON, b. 27 Oct 1839, Morgan Co., AL d. 20 Dec 1903, Mexia, Limestone Co., Texas (Age 64 years)
	8. James Edward COMPTON, b. 6 Oct 1842, Morgan Co., AL d. 8 Oct 1863, Dew, Freestone Co., Texas (Age 21 years)
	9. Mariah Jane COMPTON, b. 7 Nov 1844, Morgan Co., AL d. Yes, date unknown
	10. Joseph Elliston COMPTON, b. 9 Mar 1846, Morgan Co., AL d. Yes, date unknown
	11. Robert Neville COMPTON, b. 24 Mar 1849, Dew, Freestone Co., Texas d. 8 Jan 1919, Fairfield, Freestone, Texas (Age 69 years)
	12. Willis Winston COMPTON, b. 14 Mar 1852, Dew, Freestone Co., Texas d. Yes, date unknown
	13. Dewitt Kimble COMPTON, b. 21 Aug 1853, Dew, Freestone Co., Texas d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F5058 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Aug 2016

Notes

Comptonology
v. 3, no. 1 (Feb. 1944)
page 70

A letter from Miss Betty Johnson, Mexia. Texas says William Scott Compton was her grandfather, and he was born and reared in Nashville, Tenn. came to Texas from Decatur, Ala. in 1850. He had at least two brothers— Felix and Henry and sister Elizabeth md. IBackman. William Scott md. Angelina Louisa Ward ( McLinn).

[S474] James H.L. Lawler jhlawr@wmconnect.com, James H.L. Lawler.
[S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Dec 2022), entry for William Scott COMPTON, person ID 9HT6-WCC. (Reliability: 3).

William Scott COMPTON[1]