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Walter Cleveland "Shorty" COMPTON

Walter Cleveland "Shorty" COMPTON

Male 1888 - 1969  (81 years)


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  • Name Walter Cleveland "Shorty" COMPTON
    Birth 14 Jun 1888  Webster Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1910  Collins Settlement District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [3] 
    laborer at gasoline plant 
    Census 1920, 1940  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [4] 
    farmer 
    Residence Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Residence 1953  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 26 Oct 1969  Webster Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    Burial K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I83152  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2014

    Family Nannie Samantha FACEMIRE,   b. 27 Aug 1892, Little Birch, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1986 (Age 94 years)  [9, 10]
    Marriage 14 Feb 1909  Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    >1. Dorothea COMPTON,   b. 1910
    +2. Charles Aarnold COMPTON,   b. 28 Oct 1911, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1998 (Age 86 years)
    +3. Wanda Dale COMPTON,   b. 23 Oct 1913, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 2007 (Age 93 years)
    +4. Warren Franklin COMPTON,   b. 13 Nov 1920, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 2004, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F35577  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2508] National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S2075] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S2646] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    5. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    6. [S691] West Union Herald.

    7. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    10. [S1570] Obituary of son.