James Preston Compton Sr. (1919-2004)

James Preston Compton Sr.

Birth

24 Sep 1919

Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Death

12 Jun 2004 (aged 84)

Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA

Burial

Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map

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First Wife: Elizabeth Jane Childers
Parents: Mack and Emma Compton

Of the Baptist Faith.

Retired after 32 years as a Coal Miner from the UMWA.

Married 43 years. (Second Wife)

Family Members

Parents

Milford Theodore "Mack" Compton

1879–1950
Emma Lillian Wilkinson Compton

1884–1943

Spouse

Elizabeth J. Childress Compton

1920–1960

Siblings

Clarence Clura Compton

1903–1963
William Floyd "Bill" Compton

1905–1967
Raleigh Frank Compton

1907–1918
Burnard C. Compton

1910–1987
Leonard M. Compton

1912–1982
Alice Compton Sanders

1916–2000
Woodrow Wilson Compton

1918–1994
Hazel Madelene Compton Sanders

1923–1995
Sherman Hines Compton

1929–2005

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1940 United States Federal Census
1920 United States Federal Census
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
1930 United States Federal Census
Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920

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James Preston Compton Sr.

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Milford Theodore "Mack" Compton

Emma Lillian Wilkinson Compton

Elizabeth J. Childress Compton

Clarence Clura Compton

William Floyd "Bill" Compton

Raleigh Frank Compton

Burnard C. Compton

Leonard M. Compton

Alice Compton Sanders

Woodrow Wilson Compton

Hazel Madelene Compton Sanders

Sherman Hines Compton

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