> My line begins with George Anderson Compton who was born in Somerset = > County, NJ. Following is his obituary taken from the Blair Pilot = > (Blair, NE) of July 9, 1896: > G. A. Compton, the deceased, was born August 21, 1807, in Somerset = > County, N.J., and died at the home of his son, D. H. Compton, in Blair, = > Nebr., July 3, 1896, aged 88 years, 10 months and 12 days. > He was converted at the age of seventeen years and lived a devoted, = > consistent Christian member of the Baptist church for more than seventy = > years. He was married to Elizabeth Ayers, in Plainfield, N.J., and they = > lived and walked together for more than half a century, having the great = > joy of seeing their golden wedding. =20 > He survives her by ten years. > He emigrated to Illinois in 1847, residing the greater part of the time = > in Sangamon County until he moved to Nebraska in 1869, when he located = > in Washington County. > He was a member of the Baptist church of Blair for many years having = > recently moved his membership to Calvary Baptist Church, Omaha, of which = > he was a member when he died. He leaves six children (four sons and two = > daughters) and one brother to mourn his departure. > The funeral services were conducted at the Baptist church Sunday morning = > by Rev. Green, the pastor. > This is the extent that I have been able to find out about George = > Anderson Compton. In 1991 I was in contact with a Compton descendant = > (not my line) who checked her copy of Comptonology and found a Moore = > Compton, son of James Compton, Jr. and Abigail Moore, married Betsy = > Anderson 17 March 1802. I have not been able to determine if this is my = > ancestor. This man really has me stumped. Any suggestions?