The Compton Families of Coshocton County, Ohio

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COMPTON R. T., Coshocton; piano, organ und sewing machine dealer; born January 19, 1848, in Jackson township; son of Eiisha Oompton, a native of Virginia, of English extraction; was raised on a farm. At the age of nineteen he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, and remained one year, after which he taught school eight years in Illinois and six years in Ohio, teaching in the towns of Chili, the Valley school, Adams' Mill school, in Muskingum county, and one year in this city. He then traveled two years for George H. Grant & Co., of Richmond, Indiana, school furniture dealers. He then engaged with his brother in the present business, and established it for himself in 1880 Mr. Compton deals in three popular makes of organs, three of pianos, and the Eldridge sewing rSachine. Mr. Compton was married March 11, 1879, to Miss Mary Ellen Dickey, daughter of Hiram Dickey, of Mill Creek township. He was organist in the Roscoe Methodist church for about eight years. In the spring of 1880, Mr. Compton bought a residence on the east end of Chestnut street, which he now occupies.

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COMPTON J. A., Coshocton, dealer in musical instruments and sewing machines; was born January 10, 1850, in Jackson township; son of Elisha Compton, born in Virginia, of English ancestry. Young Compton was raised on the farm, and left it when about twenty-one years of age and entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, and remained three years, with the exception of teaching school one term. In the year 1873, Mr.

Oompton established his present business, in which he is doing well, having handled during the past year from 300 to 400 sewing machines, about fifty organs and a number of pianos.

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COMPTON A. N., Coshocton, saddle and harness manufacturer and dealer in saddlery hardware; was born November 5, 1846, in Rappahannock county, Virginia; son of A. P. Y. Compton,, who was American born, of English ancestry. Young Compton was raised on a farm until fourteen years old, when he was apprenticed to the saddlery and harness trade for three years. Hethen went to Loudon county, Virginia, and served under instructions three years. In 1868 he opened a shop at Flint Hill, in his native county, and conducted it about four years. In 1872 he came to this county and settled at Roscoe, where he continued his business until April, 1880, when he occupied his present room, which is sixty--five feet long by twenty-two and a half feet wide, being the largest in the county used for like business This large room is well filled with goods manufactured in the establishment, together with a fine stock of saddlery hardware. Mr. Compton was married November 22, 1874, to Miss Mary F. Carroll, daughter of Michael Carroll, deceased, of Roscoe. This union was blessed with two children, a daughter, Annie L., and a son, Edward M.

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COMPTON JOHN M., Coshocton; attorney; born February 3, 1848, in Jackson township, this county, worked on the farm and attended public school until he was nineteen years of age, when he enlisted in Company K, Ninety-seventh 0. V. I., and served to the close of the war. On his return he completed his education by going to fichool and teaching. In 1867 he entered as a.student in the law office of Lee and Pomerene and was admitted to practice in 1869, and since that time he has given his entire attention to his profession. Attorney Compton was elected Mayor of the city in 1872 and re-elected in 1874, serving two consecutive terms. Mayor Compton was married June 2, 1870, to Miss- Camilla Burns, of Jackson township. The result of this union is four children, viz: Charles B., William M., Jessie iind Edward C. Mr. C. takes an active interest in educational affairs.

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COMPTON J. F., druggist, 402 Main street, Coshocton, Ohio. Mr. Compton is a native of this county; was born in Jackson township, December 16, 1847, and received his preparatory education in the district of that vicinity, and also took a course at the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, and afterward taught school for several years. In 1870 he engaged in the drug business in Roscoe and was burned out in 1874. He then engaged in the insurance business and continued in the same until 1877, after which he engaged with the firm of Barker, Moore &

Co., wholesale druggists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as traveling salesman. In 1880 he established business for himself at his present location. He occupies a pleasant, commodious room, 26x40, where he keeps a large stock of pure drugs, chemicals, patent medicines, oils, paints, dye stuffs, glass, toilet articles, fancy goods, trusses, surgical instruments, etc.

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