You wrote: I am searching for the parents and siblings of William Russell Compton b 22 Dec 1844, d 1 Sept 1877 Mechanicsville, Warren Co., IN. M Rebecca Jane Cronkhite (b 22 Jun 1852, d 17 March 1906 in Palo Alto Co., IA) on 24 Sep 1868 in Warren Co., IN. I have found the marriage record but it does not say where he was born. Some of the descendants believe his father's name was Marshall but I have been unable to verify that. He had one son, Ora, who named his son Marshall. I found a Marshall Compton who was born in Ross Co., OH and died in Warren Co., IN who was married to Asenath Foster who also died in Warren Co., IN. Does anyone know if they had a son named William Russel? This has been one of my brick walls for quite some time. Any help would be appreciated. Beverly in Texas Beverly, The following is from a letter I received April 1999 from Ruth Held Scribner of Veedersburg IN, and it contains some of the names in your e-mail. You may already have this information. Ruth said she was 88 years old, and of course, may have died by now. If you would like her address, contact me privately. Ruth's grandfather was Seth Clark Compton, who was 90 years old when he died, and lived in Williamsport, IN. Seth was a Civil War vet, and he had a lot of brothers in West Lebanon, IN. "I remember one, Alice C, who I think married a White. The Comptons had some farm land near W. Lebanon. There was never much said about the Comptons. "I am a DAR, here is some of the lineage I used to become a member. Ada Compton married Edward Held. Ada born 2-27-1881, died June 1978, age 97. Ada was daughter of Seth Clark Compton, born 4-7-1830 near Chillicothe, Ohio, died at Williamsport, IN 12-15-1928. Seth C. Compton was child of Marshall C., born 3-4-1811 at Ross Co, Ohio, died in Warren Co, IN on 3-16-1850, and his first wife Asenath Foster, b. 1823 Pike Co, OH, died Warren Co, IN on 3-16-1856. The rest have to do with the Foster records, which I went in DAR on. "I remember someone told me they remembered some Compton twins. S.C. Compton married Maria Kiger, b. 1-31-1857, Jackson Co, Ohio. They had 2 daughters, Ada, my mother, and Jessie, who died about the age of 18 or 19. I remember well my grandfather and grandmother Compton, but never much was said about them." Cordially, Lorena