Eber Crawford Compton (1833 - 1894)

Born 23 Jul 1833 in New Jersey, United States of America

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth (Fish) Compton — married 11 Nov 1857 in Portland, Ionia, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Jul 1894 at age 60 in Belding, Ionia County, Michigan, United States of America

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Biography

Eber Crawford Compton was born about 1833 in Essex County, New Jersey. He was a son of Hannah (Elyea) Compton (1798-1885) and David Compton (1797-1876).

He married Sarah Elizabeth Fish (1836 - 1900). The 1860 census recorded the following description pertaining to this family:

Berlin, Ionia, MI: pg 851.

Eber Compton, 27, male, farmer, 500 real estate, 200 personal property, born NJ (next to brother William).

Sally C, 22, female, born NY; George, 2, male, born MI.

Eber Compton served in the American Civil War in Co. E., 1st Regiment, Michigan Engineers and Mechanics. Enlisted 16 Dec 1863 at Grand Rapids for 3 years, age 31. Mustered 5 Jan 1864. Artificer. Mustered out at Nashville, TN 22 Sept 1865.

Subsequent census records illustrate the following:

1870- Keene Twp, Ionia, MI, pg 23. (Enumerated 13 Aug 1870).

Compton, Eber,38, farmer, 1500 real estate, 800 personal property, born NJ;.

Elizabeth, 33, keeping house, born NY;.

George, 12, farm laborer, born MI;.

Mary H. 8, born MI:

Iva, 5, female, born MI:

Henry P., 3, born MI.

Louise A. 1/12, female born Nov.

1880- Keene, Ionia, Michigan, United States^[1] (enumerated 4 June 1880).

Eber Compton, 47, head, farmer, born NJ, parents born NJ;.

E. Sally, 42, wife, keep house, born NY; father born NY, mother born Canada; W.

George, 22, son, farm labor, born MI;.

Mary, 17, daughter, servant, born MI;.

Iva, 15, daughter, at school, born MI;.

Henry, 12, son, at school, born MI;.

Louisa, 10, daughter, at school, born MI;.

H. Eber, 7, son, born MI;.

James, 3, son, born MI;.

Charles, 1, son, born MI.

According to their online memorial sites, there were 9 children of this family.

Eber Crawford Compton died 09 Jul 1894 at Belding, Ionia County, Michigan. His grave is in Marble Cemetery, Saranac, Ionia County, Michigan, USA ^[2].

Notes

26 Apr 2016 - Ionia County Public Library. "Family Maps of Ionia County Michigan - Deluxe Edition. by Gregory A Boyd J.D. 929.37745 boy gen 2 Section 22 Eber Compton 1854-1857. T6N R7W. Map Group 16. pg 145.

Sources

1. ↑ 1880; Census Place: Keene, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: 583; Family History Film: 1254583; Page: 79D; Enumeration District: 092; Image: 0698 APID: 1,6742::31273791
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #21757459

Profile History

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