Howard
Wilson
Compton
Born about in Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Mathew Compton IV
and Nancy (Vaughn) Compton
Brother of
Alexander Jones Compton, William Turner Compton, Mary Ann (Compton) Green and Richard Compton
Husband of
Mary (Cantrell) Compton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
William Alex Compton
Died
at about age 61
in Golden Pond, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Nov 2014
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Biography
Howard was born about 1815. Howard was the child of Mathew Compton and Nancy Vaughn. Howard passed away in 1866.
1860 United States Federal Census[1] Name: Howard W Compton Age: 45 Birth Year: abt 1815 Gender: Male Birth Place: Virginia Home in 1860: District 7, De Kalb, Tennessee Post Office: Smithville Dwelling Number: 788 Family Number: 776 Occupation: Farmer Real Estate Value: 300 Personal Estate Value: 200 Household Members Age
- Howard W Compton 45
- Mary Compton 41
- Nancy L Compton 18
- Laura L Compton 15
- William A Compton 13
- Martha R Compton 10
- Richard P Compton 7
- Talma L Compton 5
- Isaac W Compton 2
1870 United States Federal Census[2] Name: Howard W Compton Age in 1870: 55 Birth Date: abt 1815 Birthplace: Virginia Dwelling Number: 61 Home in 1870: Golden Pond, Trigg, Kentucky Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Golden Pond Occupation: Farmer Male Citizen Over 21: Yes Personal Estate Value: 150 Real Estate Value: 400 Household Members Age
- Howard W Compton 55
- Mary Compton 51
- Marthy R Compton
- Richard P Compton 17
- Colman L Compton 15
- Isaac Compton 13
- John N Compton 8
- William A Campton 23
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21557134/howard-wilson-compton
- Name: Howard Wilson Compton
- Birth Date: 1815
- Birth Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
- Death Date: 12 Nov 1876
- Death Place: Golden Pond, Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
- Cemetery: Ross Cemetery
- Burial or Cremation Place: Golden Pond, Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
- Has Bio?: Y
- Father: Matthew Compton
- Mother: Nancy Compton
- Spouse: Mary Compton
- Children:
- William A Compton
- Martha R Griffin
- Isaac Wilson Compton
- Married to Mary Cantrell
also see Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
- Name: Wm Alex Compton
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
- Death Age: 73
- Birth Date: 9 Jun 1847
- Birth Place: Tennessee
- Death Date: 24 Apr 1921
- Death Place: Trigg, Kentucky, USA
- Father: Howard Compton
- Mother: Mary Conets [Cantrell]
Sources
- ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census: Year: 1860; Census Place: District 7, De Kalb, Tennessee; Page: 135
- ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: Golden Pond, Trigg, Kentucky; Roll: M593_501; Page: 89B
Acknowledgements
- First-hand information as remembered by Kern Brogan, Monday, November 17, 2014.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Howard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Howard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Howard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Howard:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Debra Holloway 
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~0.78%
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