Margaret L. "Retta" Compton

1889 - 1943  (53 years)

• Name	Margaret L. "Retta" Compton
  Born	29 Jul 1889	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1910	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	26 Apr 1943  [3]
  Buried	Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I90492	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	William Alexander Compton,   b. 26 Aug 1856, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Dec 1891  (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Coada,   b. 4 Feb 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Aug 1934, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F33036	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lester Carr,   b. Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Mary Kate Carr,   b. 4 Apr 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jan 1942  (Age 24 years)   2. Jessie Carr   3. Grace Carr
  Family ID	F33037	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Jul 1889 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Harold, HCom100664@aol.com, 1 August 2001.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Margaret L Compton Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Civil District 5 (south, west part), Sevier, Tennessee, United States District: 140 Gender: Female Age: 9 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): W Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Number of Living Children: Years Married: Birth Date: Jul 1891 Birthplace: Tennessee Marriage Year (Estimated): Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother of how many children: Sheet Number and Letter: 2A Household ID: 28 Line Number: 35 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T623 GS Film Number: 1241595 Digital Folder Number: 004118729 Image Number: 00468 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Mary J Compton F 42 North Carolina Son Charles W Compton M 16 Tennessee Son Jerry Compton M 14 Tennessee Daughter Betsie C Compton F 11 Tennessee Daughter Margaret L Compton F 9 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Retty Compton Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1910 Event Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States District: 138 Gender: Female Age: 19 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Birth Year (Estimated): 1891 Birthplace: Tennessee Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Number and Letter: 9B Household ID: 166 Line Number: Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M1283 GS Film number: 1375531 Digital Folder Number: 004449631 Image Number: 00143 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Mary Compton F 53 Tennessee Daughter Retty Compton F 19 Tennessee [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 26 Apr 1943. Carr, Mrs Retta widow of Lester Carr b. Jul 29, 1889 Sev Co d. Apr 26, 1943 Park Road Sev Co f. Alexander Compton b. Sev Co m. Mary Jane Cody b. Sev Co Shiloh Cem Survivors: 2 dau Jessie Carr Sev Co Mrs Lloyd McMahan 1 bro Charlie Compton Walland. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 343.