Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Union County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Ann Willett Compton in Union County on February 23, 1857. Father of Margaret A. Compton and Isabel Compton. Farmer in Union County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Union County, p. 2.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Union County Marriages, film #000562203.

Citation

Compton, John C.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205295 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
John Thompson to Beriah Magoffin

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