Brief Life History of John Grant
When John Grant Compher was born on 16 December 1891, in Rapps Mill, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, his father, William Joseph Compher, was 23 and his mother, Donnie Catherine Reid, was 24. He married Mary Anna Biser in 1924, in Lovettsville, Loudoun, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Virginia, United States in 1891. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 2 September 1957, in Lovettsville, Loudoun, Virginia, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Lovettsville Union Cemetery, Lovettsville, Loudoun, Virginia, United States.
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- John E Compher in household of Donnie C Compher, "United States Census, 1900"
- Grant Compher, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
- John G Compher, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of South German Kumpfer (Middle High German kumpf ‘bowl, vat, grain measure’), an occupational name for a maker or user of such objects (see Kump ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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