Elijah Jackson Compton

Male 1883 - 1965  (82 years)


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  • Name Elijah Jackson Compton 
    Born 17 Jan 1883  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Aug 1965  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Dan River Cemetery South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I953  Abernathy, Robert and Sara Cubisch
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2015 

    Father Elijah Hill or Henry Compton,   b. Jan 1849, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1927, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Mother Margaret King Nichols,   b. Sep 1849, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1931, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 2 Jan 1870  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    Married:
    • Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
      Name: Elijah Compton
      Gender: Male
      Marital Status: Single
      Race: White
      Age: 21
      Birth Date: 1849
      Birth Place: , Halifax, Virginia
      Marriage Date: 2 Jan 1870
      Marriage Place: , Halifax, Virginia
      Father: J. R.
      Mother: Elizabeth
      Spouse: Margarett Nichols
      FHL Film Number: 31918
      Reference ID: P67 L89
    Family ID F109  Group Sheet

    Family Eva Susan Chandler,   b. 27 Jan 1884, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1963, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Children 
     1. Johnnie or Johnny Samuel Compton,   b. 23 Oct 1905, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1924, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
     2. Edna Compton,   b. 27 Nov 1907, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1995, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. Lola Susan Compton,   b. 28 Oct 1909, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Marjorie King Compton,   b. 30 Dec 1911, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1988, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     5. Claude Jackson Compton,   b. 22 Feb 1914, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1999, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     6. Ernest Hagood Compton,   b. 28 Mar 1916, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1976, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     7. Clinton Compton,   b. Abt 1919, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Glenna Viola Compton,   b. 19 Sep 1918, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 2001, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +9. Raymond Elijah Compton,   b. 2 Apr 1921, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 2009, South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     10. Delma Compton,   b. 16 Aug 1923, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 2010, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +11. Samuel Compton,   b. Abt 1927, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2015 
    Family ID F452  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Jan 1883 - Halifax County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Aug 1965 - Halifax County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Dan River Cemetery South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • 1900 Census Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia as Elijah J COMPTON
      1920 Census Banister, Halifax, Virginia as Elza J COMPTON
      1930 Census Banister, Halifax, Virginia as Elijah J COMPTON
      1940 Census Banister, Halifax, Virginia as Elijah J COMPTON
    • U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Name: Elijah Jackson Compton
      County: Halifax
      State: Virginia
      Birth Date: 13 Jan 1883
      Race: White
      Nearest Relative: Eva Compton
    • U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      Name: Elijah Jackson Compton
      Birth Date: 17 Jan 1883
      Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia, USA
      Residence: Halifax, Virginia, USA
      Race: White
    • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
      Name: Elijah Compton
      SSN: 225-52-2629
      Last Residence:
      Virginia
      BORN: 17 Jan 1883
      Died: Aug 1965
      State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1956-1957)


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