of Clay County, Missouri · documented from the public record
The family in the record
James Howard Compton
James Howard Compton⚭ Mary Ann Wirt
childrenGeorge Thomas Compton · Emma L. Compton · Anna Compton · Rosa Compton · Helen Compton · Geraldine Compton · Sarah A. Compton · Evelyn Compton · Rettie Compton
Source: History of Clay County, Missouri (1920)
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What the record says
History of Clay County, Missouri (1920).
Head of the Compton family of 'Oak Ridge Farm', Clay County.
Family identified with the county since pioneer days.
Original farm residence built 1829-1830 of oak and walnut logs.
Married Mary Ann Wirt.
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