Pvt James Finley Compton (1819-1897)

Pvt James Finley Compton Veteran

Birth

17 Oct 1819

Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Death

20 May 1897 (aged 77)

Sparland, Marshall County, Illinois, USA

Burial

Sparland Cemetery

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James was a resident of Ancona when on 12 Nov 1861 he joined the Union Army during the Civil War.

James served as a Pvt in Captain Cogswell's Independent Battery of the Illinois Light Artillery. He mustered out on 20 Nov 1864.

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Parents

Nathan Compton

1785–1857
Sarah Jane Hankins Compton

1787–1834

Spouse

Elizabeth Deviou Compton

1835–1922 (m. 1865)

Siblings

Ira Stout Compton

1810–1884

Children

William J. Compton

1843–1875
Nathan Compton

1849–1910
Grant Compton

1866–1879
Harry Sherman Compton

1868–1950
Phillip Sheridan Compton

1869–1958
Lessie Compton Garlin

1872–1951
Archie "Arch" Compton

1874–1908
Clara Compton Robinson

1878–1933

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Nathan Compton

Sarah Jane Hankins Compton

Elizabeth Deviou Compton

Ira Stout Compton

William J. Compton

Nathan Compton

Grant Compton

Harry Sherman Compton

Phillip Sheridan Compton

Lessie Compton Garlin

Archie "Arch" Compton

Clara Compton Robinson

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