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D. C. “Dock” Compton

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D. C. “Dock” Compton

Birth
Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Death
1 May 1972 (aged 81)
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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"Dock" was the son of John A. Compton and Cora French. He was a locomotive fireman for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company, and was mentioned in "The C&O Freight and Section Crew Wreck," a broadside ballad about a wreck in the Big Sandy Valley, in eastern Kentucky. He lived in Paintsville, KY in 1951. He never married.
"Dock" was the son of John A. Compton and Cora French. He was a locomotive fireman for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company, and was mentioned in "The C&O Freight and Section Crew Wreck," a broadside ballad about a wreck in the Big Sandy Valley, in eastern Kentucky. He lived in Paintsville, KY in 1951. He never married.

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  • Created by: Judy Llamas
  • Added: Aug 3, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15133844/d_c-compton: accessed ), memorial page for D. C. “Dock” Compton (30 Dec 1890–1 May 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15133844, citing Compton Family Cemetery, Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Judy Llamas (contributor 46854247).