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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Nevada County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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Reuben P. M. Compton. Prominent among the popular and successful citizens of Nevada County, ranks he whose name heads this sketch. He was born in Greenville County, S. C., March 16, 1829. His father, Robert Compton, was born in Laurens County, of that State, in 1792, and was of English descent. His grandfather married in England, coming to the United States in 1768, settling in Laurens County, S. C. The father of the subject of this sketch figured in the War of 1812. His mother, who had been Miss Catherine Callaham, previous to her marriage, was a native of South Carolina, and died in 1878. She was a daughter of Joel Callaham, and of Irish descent, Mr. Compton’s parents being in moderate circumstances his education is somewhat limited in school matters, but his excellent judgment, splendid tact and agreeable manners have made him a markedly successful man. In 1854 he married Miss Julitta S. Hendrix, who was born in South Carolina in 1837. Mr. Compton moved to Arkansas in 1869, settling in what is now Howard County, and after seven years, moved to his present estate, which included 250 acres of highly cultivated land. He enlisted in the Confederate army, in 1862, in Company D, Fifty-sixth Georgia Regiment, and fought in numerous prominent battles. He was captured at Resaca and taken to Indianapolis, Ind., where he was kept twelve months. He and Mrs. Compton are both members of the Christian Church.

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This family biography is one of 96 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Nevada County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Nevada County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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