Newton Co., Ark., Compton Cemetery ********************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Submitted by John & Peggy Kent March 25, 2000 This compilation was done in 1986 (see credits). The copies were not crisp so the scan copies needed to be debugged and some retyped so if you find mistakes give feedback. ********************************************************************* Compton Cemetery is located approx. 1/4 mile south by southwest of the Compton Postoffice in a cow pasture belonging to the Postmaster (1968) Lex Burge. The cemetery is fenced in order to prevent cattle from trampling among the graves. There are beautiful large oak trees interspearsed with young cedars. The cemetery appears not to have received any care recently. Buchanan, infant (child of J.T. & M. J.) infant (child of J.T. & M. J.) Infant (dau. of J. T. & M. J.) infant (son of J. T. & M. J.) Cecil, Infant B. & D. 1894 (dau. of J.E.) Compton Eli Jasper June 4, 1862 - July 12, 1904 Rev' J. T. Sep. 15, 1817 - July 20, 1897 (minister of the Missionary Baptist Church) Nancy E. Nov. 15, 1823 - May 27, 1890(wife of J.T.) McMahan Rosella Sept. 22, 1865 - Nov. 29, 1886 (wife of W.D.) Infant B. & D. 1886 (dau of W. D. & R. ) Ward Mary June 1, 1870 - Aug. 20, 1900 (wife of Tivis)