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William James Compton

Birth1 Dec 1807 - Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Death27 Aug 1861 - Nanafalia, Marengo, Alabama, United States
MotherFrances Linam
FatherRobert Milward Compton

Born in Sumter, South Carolina, United States on 1 Dec 1807 to Robert Milward Compton and Frances Linam. William James Compton married Nancy Agnes Ann Law and had 17 children. He passed away on 27 Aug 1861 in Nanafalia, Marengo, Alabama, United States.

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Parents
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Robert Milward Compton
1779 - 1810
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Frances Linam
1779 - Unknown
Spouse(s)
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Nancy Agnes Ann Law
1810 - 1858
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Nancy Meekins Mayfield
1801 - 1870
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Robert J Compton
1838 - 1930
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David Caswell Compton
1845 - 1916
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Julia A. D. Compton
1843 - 1862
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Joseph Leroy Compton
1842 - 1862
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William Henry Harrison "Hal" Compton
1840 - 1917
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Sarah Francis Compton
1839 - 1840
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Mary Caroline Compton
1849 - 1849
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Thomas Cook Compton
1847 - 1867
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John Reid Compton I
1836 - 1916
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Mary Florence Compton
1852 - 1934
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Charles C Compton
1848 - Unknown
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George W Compton
1851 - 1908
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Matilda Francis Compton
1844 - 1925
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Stephen Harvey Compton
1850 - 1925
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James Franklin Compton
1842 - 1926
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Nancy A Compton
1847 - Unknown
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Edmund H Compton
1837 - 1916

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