Compton Family Record - John Compton

Person Chart

Additional Names

Additional Names	Name
Other Name	John Campton

Parents

Father	Date of Birth	Mother	Date of Birth
James Compton		Clarissa Cleveland	1770

Partners

Partner	Date of Birth	Children
Eliza Ensign	8 AUG 1809
Ophelia Webster	2 APR 1837

Person Events

Event Type	Date	Place	Description
Birth	21 SEP 1805	Delaware, New York, USA
Birth	ABT 1806	New York, USA
Birth	21 SEP 1806
Marriage	1826	Leicester, Livingston, New York, USA
Place of Residence	BET 1826 AND 1836	Leicester, Livingston, New York, USA
Place of Residence	OCT 1836	Washington, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Settled on what was then known as the Green farm in a log house, now (1901) the parsonage at McLane, PA.
Place of Residence	4 MAR 1840		Erected and moved into log house one-half mile east on farm owned by Densmore family.
Occupation	BET 1836 AND 1848	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Distilling, kept a country store, an ashery for the manufacture of saleratus, and cultivated a farm
Place of Residence	1848	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Occupation	1848	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Distilling, member of Compton & Haverstick firm dealing in dry goods on Cheapside, French Streets
Place of Residence	1850	Millcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Age: 45
Place of Residence	1851	Washington, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of Residence	1852	Washington, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Purchased adjoining farm to Densmores
Occupation	BET 1852 AND 1860	Washington, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Engaged in business with brother, Josiah Johnson Compton, in the manufacture of lumber, shovel handles, and wooden bowls.
Place of Residence	1860	Kingsville, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
Place of Residence	1860	Kingsville, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA	Age: 54
Occupation	BET 1860 AND 1862	Kingsville, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA	Erected grist mill with brother-in-law, Gabriel Huff, at the North Ridge.
Place of Residence	1862	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Occupation	1862	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Refining of petroleum, also manufacture of mowing machines
Occupation	1864	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Engaged in the manufacture of lumber with nephew, Lee Ensigh.
Place of Residence	1864	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	McLane, PA
Marriage	26 MAR 1870	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of Residence	1870	Washington, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Age: 63; Census Post Office: Edinboro
Place of Residence	1873	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Race			White
Death	16 MAY 1873	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial	AFT 16 MAY 1873	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial		Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

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John Compton 3, m in the spring of 1826 at Moscow, N. Y. Eliza Ensign, daughter of Samuel and Anna (Root) Ensign, b Tues, Aug. 8, 1809. Removed from Moscow, N. Y. in Oct. 1836 to Washington Twp. Erie county, Pa. and settled first on what was then known as the Green farm in a log house where Henry Hitt afterward built the frame dwelling now the parsonage at McLane, Pa. While at the Green farm he erected a log house one-half mile east on the farm now owned by the Densmores and removed there March 4, 1840. The ruins of this house are now (1901) still standing. On this farm from 1836 to 1848 he was engaged in distilling, kept a country store, an ashery for the manufacture of saleratus, also cultivated the farm. In 1848 he removed to Erie where he engaged in distilling and was also a member of the firm of Compton & Haverstick, dealers in dry goods on Cheapside, French street, but a short distance from the site of the present Reed House. He bought live acres of land on the "Buffalo Road" which was then in the country, and built thereon, near John Ryan's brick frame house. This land, now on what is known as E. 18th street, is built up solidly with residences. In 1851 he removed from the "Buffalo Road" back to the old farm in Washington Twp., purchased the David Wells farm adjoining, now (1901) owned by Vandyke, and he removed there in 1852. From that time until 1860 he was engaged with his brother, Josiah Johnson Compton, in the manufacture of lumber, shovel handles and wooden bowels, also kept a stock of general merchandise in the building where Charles Crandall still carries on the same business at McLane, then known as Well's Corners. The postoffice derived its present name of McLane in 1865 in honor of Col. John W. McLane of the 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, a resident of the county, and who was killed at the battle of Gaines Mills in July 1862. In the winter of 1859-60 he removed to Kingsville, Ohio, to erect a grist mill with his son-in-law, Gabriel Huff, at the North Ridge, near Kingsville, Station on the L. S. & M. S. R. R. but returned in August, 1860, to the Wells Farm in Erie county, Pa. In 1862 he removed to Erie and engaged in refining petroleum, also the manufacture of mowing machines. Removed back to McLane in 1864, and engaged in the manufacture of lumber with his nephew, Lee Ensign, and again kept store in the old store building before mentioned, and here Thurs. Nov. 3, 1864. Eliza (Ensign) Compton died. She was buried in the graveyard a short distance west of Mclane. Several years later her remains were removed to the Erie cemetery at Erie, Pa. March 26, 1870, John Compton 3, married Ophelia Webster who was b at Cussewago, Crawford county, Pa. Wed. Apr. 26, 1837, daughter of Sanford Webster and Julia Ann (Dawley) Webster. He removed again to Erie in 1873, and died there on May 16 of that year and is buried in the Erie cemetery. Ophelia (Webster) Compton now (1901) resides at Erie, Pa.

John Compton 3, m in the spring of 1826 at Moscow, N. Y. Eliza Ensign, daughter of Samuel and Anna (Root) Ensign, b Tues, Aug. 8, 1809. Removed from Moscow, N. Y. in Oct. 1836 to Washington Twp. Erie county, Pa. and settled first on what was then known as the Green farm in a log house where Henry Hitt afterward built the frame dwelling now the parsonage at McLane, Pa. While at the Green farm he erected a log house one-half mile east on the farm now owned by the Densmores and removed there March 4, 1840. The ruins of this house are now (1901) still standing. On this farm from 1836 to 1848 he was engaged in distilling, kept a country store, an ashery for the manufacture of saleratus,
also cultivated the farm.

In 1848 he removed to Erie where he engaged in distilling and was also a member of the firm of Compton & Haverstick, dealers in dry goods on Cheapside, French street, but a short distance from the site of the present Reed House. He bought live acres of land on the "Buffalo Road" which was then in the country, and built thereon, near John Ryan's
brick frame house. This land, now on what is known as E. 18th street, is built up solidly with residences.

In 1851 he removed from the "Buffalo Road" back to the old farm in Washington Twp., purchased the David Wells farm adjoining, now (1901) owned by Vandyke, and he removed
there in 1852. From that time until 1860 he was engaged with his brother, Josiah Johnson Compton, in the manufacture of lumber, shovel handles and wooden bowels, also kept a stock of general merchandise in the building where Charles Crandall still carries on the same business at McLane, then known as Well's Corners. The postoffice derived its present name of McLane in 1865 in honor of Col. John W. McLane of the 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, a resident of the county, and who was killed at the battle of Gaines Mills in July 1862.

In the winter of 1859-60 he removed to Kingsville, Ohio, to erect a grist mill with his son-in-law, Gabriel Huff, at the North Ridge, near Kingsville, Station on the L. S. & M. S. R. R. but returned in August, 1860, to the Wells Farm in Erie county, Pa.

In 1862 he removed to Erie and engaged in refining petroleum, also the manufacture of mowing machines. Removed back to McLane in 1864, and engaged in the manufacture of lumber with his nephew, Lee Ensign, and again kept store in the old store building before mentioned, and here Thurs. Nov. 3, 1864. Eliza (Ensign) Compton died. She was buried in the graveyard a short distance west of Mclane. Several years later her remains were removed to the Erie cemetery at Erie, Pa.

March 26, 1870, John Compton 3, married Ophelia Webster who was b at Cussewago, Crawford county, Pa. Wed. Apr. 26, 1837, daughter of Sanford Webster and Julia Ann (Dawley) Webster. He removed again to Erie in 1873, and died there on May 16 of that year and is buried in the Erie cemetery.

Ophelia (Webster) Compton now (1901) resides at Erie, Pa.

Sources

Description	Page	Quality	Information	Evidence
1850 United States Federal Census	Year: 1850; Census Place: Millcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_778; Page: 280B; Image: 60	Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
1860 United States Federal Census	Year: 1860; Census Place: Kingsville, Ashtabula, Ohio; Roll: M653_933; Page: 209; Image: 27; Family History Library Film: 803933	Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
1870 United States Federal Census	Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1341; Page: 477B; Image: 768; Family History Library Film: 552840	Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Family Record of James Compton and Clarissa Cleveland-Compton	p. 53-54	Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Family Record of James Compton and Clarissa Cleveland-Compton	p. 3	Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000	Book Title: The genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland families. An attempt to trace, in both the male and female lines, the posterity of Moses Cleveland ... [and] of Alexander Cleveland ... with numerous biographical sketches; and containing ancestries of ma...	Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
RootsWeb	Parren Family 0914, (Leonard Parren, compiler, (lparren@stny.rr.com), Parren Family 0914 ahnentafel, RootsWeb's World Connect Project, (www.rootswb.com)), Ahnentafel submitted September 14, 2002.	Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Supplemental Compton Family Record	p. 11	Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970	Volume: 64; SAR Membership Number: 12634	Don't know	Don't know	Don't know

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