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John William Compton (Owensboro, Kentucky, physician)

b. 1825? d. 1905?

Owensboro, Kentucky, physician. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah A. Morton Compton in 1853. Father of Mary E. Compton, Morton Compton, and Fred Compton. Physician in Owensboro in 1860. Member of the Surgeon Board of Enrollment for the 2nd Congressional District of Kentucky in 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Daviess County, p. 960.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Indiana, Vanderburgh County, Evansville Ward 1, p. 151B.

"Frederick Samuel Compton, The Indiana Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Application for Membership" U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Volume 139, September 19, 1916, p. 324-326 of 559 microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com on December 17, 2020).

Find A Grave, "Dr. John William Compton (1825-1905)," Memorial #26158725, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26158725 (accessed December 17, 2020).

Citation

Compton, John William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201193 (November 12, 2026).

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