Frances (Ward) Compton (1813 - 1894)

Born 14 Feb 1813 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Ezekiel Compton — married 30 Apr 1830 in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Apr 1894 at age 81 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States

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Find A Grave: Memorial #92108122

Biography

Frances Ward was born on 14 February 1813 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1]

She married Ezekiel Compton on 20 April 1830, Cuyahoga, Ohio.^[2]

By 1850, Frances and Ezekiel Compton were living in Concord Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, along with six younger Comptons.^[3]

It appears that Ezekiel was gone by 1860, when Frances and some of her children were living in Osolo Township, Elkhart County.^[4]

Frances and her daughter Eliza were still in Osolo Township in 1870, without Ezekiel.^[5]

By 1880, a widowed Frances was living in the home of her son George in Elkhart, along with George's wife Lizzie and son Herman. His occupation was dry goods merchant. Frances' age was given as 62.^[6]

She died on 30 April 1894, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Manning, in Cleveland Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. She was 81 years old. Five children survived her: J.D., George and Mrs. A. E. Benham of Elkhart, Mrs. John Manning of Osolo Township, Elkhart County, and Gaston of Niles, Michigan. .^[1][7]

She was buried in Grace Lawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Indiana. Seven children were added.^[8]

Research Notes

• The copy found of the 1860 census was very faint. A better copy should be obtained, if possible. Kimbel-162 21:35, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

• The newspaper obituary is a bit confusing because it says Mrs. John Manning was both in Cleveland Township and Osolo Township. More research is needed. Kimbel-162 21:35, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

• The date of Frances' death is unclear. Some sources have April 30, and others have May 1. More information is needed. Kimbel-162 21:35, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

• Please note that part of Niles, Michigan is in Berrien, and the remainder is in Cass County, Michigan.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Mrs. Frances (Ward) Compton, relict of Ezekiel Compton," The Elkhart Weekly Review (Elkhart, Indiana), 3 May 1894, p. 5. GenealogyBank.com: https://www.genealogybank.com/nbshare/AC01221209195605128181681245243 .
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X886-GZ1 : 27 September 2021), Ezekiel Compton and Frances Ward, 1830.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MHVG-G53 : Sun Mar 19 00:22:27 UTC 2023), Entry for J D Compton and Compton, 1850.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M4FX-J31 : Wed Mar 15 19:54:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Francis Campton and [illegible] Campton, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXJ-XCZ : 28 May 2021), Francis Compton, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMT-F5H : 13 January 2022), Frances Compton in household of George E. Compton, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ Elkhart, Ind. - May 1. Mrs. Frances Compton, The Indianapolis Journal (Indianapolis, Indiana), 2 May 1894, p. 6. GenealogyBank.com: https://www.genealogybank.com/nbshare/AC01221209195605128181681246335 .
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92108122/frances-compton: accessed 11 April 2023), memorial page for Frances Ward Compton (14 Feb 1813–May 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92108122, citing Grace Lawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by J. C. Gorball (contributor 47189565).

Acknowledgements

• Compton, Grace V. ‘Recollections’, Jan 1963

• Gravestone, Grace Lawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Indiana. Edits by: David Compton Mathew -730

• Frances was born about 1814. She is the daughter of Col William Ward. Entered by Marie Mills, Oct 17, 2011.

• Marie Mills, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Marie and others.