William Scott COMPTON^{[1, 2]}

1805 - 1882  (77 years)

• Name	William Scott COMPTON
  Born	6 Jan 1805	Davidson County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Affiliation	[3]
  	Masonic order
  FamilySearch ID	9HT6-WCC
  Occupation	[3]
  	Reverend
  Residence	1850	Morgan, Alabama   [3]
  Residence	1880	Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas   [3]
  _UID	A62926B9FDEF46F69FC6061B16BAD825292B
  Died	25 Jun 1882	Freestone, Dew Co., Texas
  Buried	Compotn Cem, Dew Co., Texas
  Person ID	I10139	Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
  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)
  Married	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)
  Married	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
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F5058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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).

  
  

• Sources

  [S474] James H.L. Lawler, James H.L. Lawler [email protected]. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Dec 2022), entry for William Scott COMPTON, person ID 9HT6-WCC. (Reliability: 3).