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Francis Marion Compton

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Francis Marion Compton

Birth
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death
28 Feb 1936 (aged 85)
Hicksville, Bland County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Bastian, Bland County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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When a young boy during the Civil War, Francis Marion Compton was persuaded to cross Wolf Creek in front of his home to steal a sword from a Union officer who had camped there with his battalion. When the soldiers came to the house to search for the sword, they sent in a local man who had joined the Union Army. He found hams and other items hidden in the attic, but didn't report it. A horse's footprint is on the foyer floor, now covered by a modern wood floor. The sword is in a safe deposit box and owned by a descendant. (Information from a descendant.)

F.M. COMPTON
F.M. Compton, 85, retired Bland County farmer, died Friday evening at his home in Hicksville, death being attributed to complications incident to his advanced age. Mr. Compton, a life-long resident of Bland County was widely known and highly esteemed. His wife, who before marriage, was Miss Rody Ann Munsey, daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Munsey, died four years ago. Two sons also preceded him in death. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. W.A. Davidson of Hicksville and one granddaughter, Mrs. G. Wright Thompson, also of Hicksville. Funeral services will be held at Hicksville Church Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Interment will be made in the Hicksville Cemetery [Compton].
(Obituary from "Bluefield Daily Telegraph," Bluefield, West Virginia, Saturday, February 29, 1936, Page 10.)
When a young boy during the Civil War, Francis Marion Compton was persuaded to cross Wolf Creek in front of his home to steal a sword from a Union officer who had camped there with his battalion. When the soldiers came to the house to search for the sword, they sent in a local man who had joined the Union Army. He found hams and other items hidden in the attic, but didn't report it. A horse's footprint is on the foyer floor, now covered by a modern wood floor. The sword is in a safe deposit box and owned by a descendant. (Information from a descendant.)

F.M. COMPTON
F.M. Compton, 85, retired Bland County farmer, died Friday evening at his home in Hicksville, death being attributed to complications incident to his advanced age. Mr. Compton, a life-long resident of Bland County was widely known and highly esteemed. His wife, who before marriage, was Miss Rody Ann Munsey, daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Munsey, died four years ago. Two sons also preceded him in death. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. W.A. Davidson of Hicksville and one granddaughter, Mrs. G. Wright Thompson, also of Hicksville. Funeral services will be held at Hicksville Church Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Interment will be made in the Hicksville Cemetery [Compton].
(Obituary from "Bluefield Daily Telegraph," Bluefield, West Virginia, Saturday, February 29, 1936, Page 10.)

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