I am slow checking in since moving over, thought I would list starting with my great great great grandfather: Richard M Compton born February 12, 1813 in Tennessee Died 1902 in Missouri. Married May 20, 1840 Martha O'Neal. Children: Nancy E Compton Born October 4, 1841 Missouri John W Compton Born June 26, 1843 Missouri Mary J Compton Born January 9, 1845 Missouri Oliver Perry Compton Born November 30, 1846 Missouri James Matthew Compton(gggrandfather) Born October 26, 1848 Miller county, Missouri; married February 9, 1876 to Margeret Ann Moore in Missouri; Died February 4, 1928 Neveda, Missouri Phillip A. Compton Born November 13,1860 Missouri Emily J. Compton Born February 23, 1854 Missouri Howard J.(Dick) Compton Born July 15, 1858 Missouri Children of James M Compton and Margeret A Moore Elmer E Compton(ggrandfather) Born May 9,1879 Ketterman Missouri; Married January 15,1901 to Ethel Menona Jones at Lamar Missouri; died December 5, 1942 Alma Nettle Compton Born April 30,1880 Oscar Clark Compton Born September 24, 1882 Frank Matthew Compton Born September 12 1884 Roy William Compton Born March 18,1886 Alice May Compton Born November 10, 1888 Ida Faye Compton Born January 31,1891 Charles Richard Compton Born March 20, 1894 Leonard Moore Compton Born August 1,1896 all children born Vernon County Missouri children of Elmer E Compton and Ethel M Jones; Ruth Eileen Compton(grandmother) Born October 23,1901 Iantha Missouri; married January 7,1922 to Ralph Monroe Strong at Lamar Missouri; died March 8,1987 Lamar Missouri Glenn Wilfield Compton Born August 25, 1903 Iantha Missouri Harold Compton Born July 20,1906 Iantha Missouri Hazel Marie Compton Born March 6, 1909 Iantha Missouri Alice Raye Compton Born January 4,1912 Iantha Missouri Rex Elwood Compton Born April 12,19113 Iantha Missouri My Aunt told me that the Comptons came from England and she had no idea when or where they came from. Thanks for your time, Jon L. Gishwiller jg90801@navix.net Researching: Compton,French,Gishwiller,Jones,Kampen,Kleyla,Miller,Rader, Reim,Springer,Stephens,Stocker,Strong,Swanson,Wessels,Whitworth