Adair County Obituaries

Adair County Obituaries & Death Certificates

- Compton Families -

Submitted By: Pam

4/22/2003

COMPTON, VERDIE HELEN
female, white, single
Certificate #
Date & place of birth: March 1, 1925, Kentucky
Date & place of death: December 29, 1937 Bliss, Adair County, Kentucky
Age: 12 years, 9 months, 28 days
Occupation:
Father's name: Lucian Compton
Birthplace of father: Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Josephine Compton (Nee Compton?)
Birthplace of Mother: Kentucky
Informant: Lucian Compton
Address: Columbia, Kentucky
Cause of death: Uremis (?) Poison (?)
Contributory Causes: Acute Nephitis
Attending physician: B. J. Bohns (?), Columbia, Kentucky
Date & place of burial: Antioch Cemetery, December 30, 1937
Undertaker: M. L. Grissom, Columbia, Kentucky

COMPTON, CHARLES
male, white, single
Certificate #23345
Date & place of birth: July 28, 1919, Kentucky
Date & place of death: November 4, 1922 Gradyville, Adair County, Kentucky
Age: 3 years, 3 months, 6 days.
Occupation: none
Father's name: William Crawhorn
Birthplace of father: KY
Mother's maiden name: Etta Sexton
Birthplace of Mother: KY
Informant: Garnet Kelt-- Illegible
Address: Gradyville, Kentucly
Cause of death: ______ (illegible) of both mind and body since infancy followed by broncho pneumonia
Attending physician: L. C. Nell (?), Gradyville, Kentucky
Date & place of burial: Roach Graveyard, Adair County, Kentucky November 3, 1922
Undertaker: G. E. Nell, Gradyville, Kentucky

COMPTON, MARY IDA (Nee Crawhorn)
female, white, widowed
Certificate #8531
Date & place of birth: May 12, 1879, Kentucky
Date & place of death: May 10, 1949 Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky
Age: 69 years, 11 months, 18 days.
Occupation: Housewife
Father's name: Zacariah Crawhorn
Birthplace of father:
Mother's maiden name: Loanvie Scott
Birthplace of Mother:
Informant: Miss Pauline Scott
Address:
Cause of death: Carnery (?) Acclusion
Attending physician: McLoy, MD, Columbia, Kentucky
Date & place of burial: Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky May 12, 1949
Undertaker: Grissom Funeral Home, Columbia, Kentucky

COMPTON, MITCHELL male, white, single
Certificate # 3216
Date & place of birth: January 5, 1936 Nell, Adair County, Kentucky
Date & place of death: January 5, 1936 Nell, Adair County, Kentucky
Age: Stillborn
Occupation:
Father's name: Robert Compton
Birthplace of father: Adair County, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Josie Coomer
Birthplace of Mother: Adair County, Kentucky
Informant: Mrs. Bertha A. (H.?) Coomer
Address: Bacil (?), Kentucky
Cause of death: Stillborn
Attending physician: Alice Roacher (?), midwife
Date & place of burial: Nell Cemetery, Adair County, Kentucky January 6, 1936
Undertaker: C. P. Coomer, Basil (?), Kentucky

COMPTON, JAMES THOMAS
male, white, married
Certificate #21111
Date & place of birth: May 15, 1851, Nell, Adair County, Kentucky
Residence: Place not listed but states 80 years
Date & place of death: July 23, 1935 Russell Springs, Russell County, Kentucky
Age: 84 years, 2 months, 8 days
Occupation: Farmer
Date deceased last worked at this Occupation: 1934
Total Time: 70 years
Father's name: Don't know
Birthplace of father: blank
Mother's maiden name: blank
Birthplace of Mother: blank
Informant: blank
Address:
Cause of death: Organic _______ of heart and senility
Attending physician: L. C. Nell, Gradyville, Kentucky
Date & place of burial: Mass Graveyard no date listed
Undertaker: M. L. Gussan (?) Columbia, Kentucky

4/2/2003

COUNTY: Adair
USUAL RESIDENCE: Rural Tarter, Adair County, Kentucky
CERTIFICATE #: 21729
FULL NAME: Mrs. Etta Pearl (Kemp) Compton
SEX: female
RACE: white
STATUS: married
DATE OF BIRTH: Nov. 25, 1888
AGE: 62 years, 0 months, 2 days
OCCUPATION: Housewife
BIRTHPLACE: Kentucky
FATHER'S NAME: Squire Kemp BIRTHPLACE: Kentucky
MOTHER'S NAME: Roy Jane Kemp (hard to read) BIRTHPLACE: Kentucky
INFORMANT: Vervin Compton
BURIAL: Tarter Chapel DATE: Illegible
UNDERTAKER: Grisson Funeral Home
ADDRESS: Columbia, KY
DATE OF DEATH: Nov. 27, 1950
CAUSE: Cornary (sic) Acclusion
philitis - left leg - 1 week
OTHER SIGNIFICAN CONDITIONS - Fibroid Tumor 3-23-1939
No Autopsy
SIGNED: Illegible
ADDRESS: Columbia, KY

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COUNTY: Adair
VOT PCT: Nell (Rural)
CERTIFICATE #: 2377
FULL NAME: Edmonia (Nee Coomer) Compton
RESIDENCE: Nell, Adair County, Ky
SEX: female
RACE: white
STATUS: widowed
HUSBAND: Jim N. Compton
DATE OF BIRTH: January 26, 1873
AGE: 71 years, 11 months, 10 days
OCCUPATION: Housewife
BIRTHPLACE: Adair County, KY
FATHER'S NAME: Hiram Coomer BIRTHPLACE: Kentucky
MOTHER'S NAME: Mary Wooten BIRTHPLACE: Kentucky
INFORMANT: Grace Estes
ADDRESS: Nell, Kentucky
BURIAL: Nell Cemetery DATE: 1-7-1945
UNDERTAKER: O. H. Roach
ADDRESS: Breeding, KY
DATE OF DEATH: Jan 6, 1945
CAUSE: Pulmonary T. B. for 2-3 years
SIGNED: E. A. Dunham, M. D.
ADDRESS: Edmonton, KY

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COUNTY: Adair
INC. TOWN: Columbia
CERTIFICATE #: 17406
FULL NAME: Fannie ( nee Gawen? ) COMPTON
SEX: female
RACE: white
STATUS: widow
DATE OF BIRTH: February 2, 1853
AGE: 84 years, 5 months, 9 days
TRADE: Housewife
BIRTHPLACE: Kentucky
FATHER'S NAME: Johnathan (sic) Gawen (hard to read) BIRTHPLACE: Kentucky
MOTHER'S NAME: Martha Beasley BIRTHPLACE: Kentucky
INFORMANT: Bert Harper
ADDRESS: Columbia, Kentucky
BURIAL: Harris Chapel DATE: 7 - 12 -1937
UNDERTAKER: Illegible - could be Larsson (?)
ADDRESS: Columbia
DATE OF DEATH: July 11, 1937
CAUSE: Chronic Myocarditis and Myocardial Digenerations
CONTRIBUTORY CAUSES: Chronic Nephritis; Thyroiditis
SIGNED: W. A. Mercer, M.D.
ADDRESS: Columbis, KY

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COUNTY: Adair
VOT PCT: Illegible
CERTIFICATE #: 6336
FULL NAME: Henry Jasper COMPTON
RESIDENCE: Town not stated but says for 30 years
SEX: male
RACE: white
STATUS: married
DATE OF BIRTH: Feb. 14, 1858
AGE: 78 years, 0 months, 25 days
TRADE: Day Labor
BIRTHPLACE: Kentucky
FATHER'S NAME: Jordon Compton BIRTHPLACE: Kentucky
MOTHER'S NAME: Nancy Bradberry BIRTHPLACE: Kentucky
INFORMANT: Mrs. Ida Compton
ADDRESS: Columbia, KY
BURIAL: Columbia DATE: March 15, 1936
UNDERTAKER: Illegible
ADDRESS: Columbia, KY
DATE OF DEATH: March 14, 1936
CAUSE: Organic Drs. of Heart; Cardiac Asthma
SIGNED: Chas. M. Russell, M. D.
ADDRESS: Columbia, KY

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(Note: this is a twin to Ida May COMPTON)

COUNTY: Adair
VOT PCT: Elroy No ?
CERTIFICATE #: 16915
FULL NAME: Nina Ray COMPTON
SEX: female
RACE: white
STATUS: single
DATE OF BIRTH: April 29, 1911
AGE: 1 months, 2 days
TRADE: Infant
BIRTHPLACE: Adair County
FATHER'S NAME: Jas. Newton Compton BIRTHPLACE: Adair County, Kentucky
MOTHER'S NAME: Edmonia Coomer BIRTHPLACE: Adair County, Kentucky
INFORMANT: Luther Jessie
ADDRESS: Nell, Ky
BURIAL: Nell, KY DATE: July 2, 1911
UNDERTAKER: J______ Walkup
ADDRESS: Nell, KY
DATE OF DEATH: July 1st, 1911
CAUSE: No physician in attendance; probably died of gastro-__________ - from informant
SIGNED: not signed
ADDRESS: