Brief Life History of Harry S.
When Harry S. Compton was born on 1 September 1870, in Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, United States, his father, John Green Compton, was 25 and his mother, Josephine M. Wentworth, was 27. He married Gertrude Pauline Packwood on 5 September 1899, in Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Van Buren Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States in 1940 and Seattle, King, Washington, United States for about 1 years. He died on 13 September 1953, in Fort Steilacoom, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
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Sources (23)
- Harry Compton, "United States 1950 Census"
- Harry Compton, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Harry Compton, "Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979"
Spouse and Children
1870–1953 Male
1872–1957 Female
Children (1)
1903–1990 Male
Parents and Siblings
1844– Male
1843–1899 Female
Siblings (2)
1870–1953 Male
1870– Male
World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 2
1889 · Washington Becomes a State
Age 19
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places throughout England (but especially in the southwest) named Compton, from Old English cumb ‘short, straight valley’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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