Brief Life History of Conner J or Carroll J
When Conner J or Carroll J Compton was born on 21 December 1928, in South Carolina, United States, his father, George Washington Compton, was 25 and his mother, Myrtie W Wall, was 22. He lived in Cherokee Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States in 1930 and Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 19 April 2012, in South Carolina, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Connor J Compton in household of George W Compton, "United States Census, 1930"
- Carroll J. Compton, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mr C J Compton, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1949 · Briggs vs. Elliot
Briggs v Elliot is filed with the federal court in South Carolina. The idea is that parents of African American students want bus transportation for their students. This request is later combined with Brown v the Board of Education case.
1950
United States military forces play a leading role against North Korean and Chinese troops in Korean War.
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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