Born in Asheville, NC to Catherine Compton Bragg and her husband Robert Bragg, Jimmy had one sibling, an older brother named Bobby. Jimmy tended to be active and athletic and loved to explore the beautiful mountainous terrain around Asheville. In high school he played sports and excelled in football - so much that he went on to play football at Clemson. Jim was a great storyteller and used to tell many a story about his days playing ball at Clemson University or his years serving as a Marine. His summers between college years were spent working for his maternal uncle at the Compton plantation, Brushy Bayou, in Stacy, Louisiana. Years later when his uncle Wilbur Compton retired, Jim took over and raised cotton, soybeans and Simmental cattle. He and his wife Betty Jo, who predeceased him, devoted their lives to taking care of the land which had been in the family since the 1840's. Jim and Betty Jo raised two children there, a son and a daughter.
Born in Asheville, NC to Catherine Compton Bragg and her husband Robert Bragg, Jimmy had one sibling, an older brother named Bobby. Jimmy tended to be active and athletic and loved to explore the beautiful mountainous terrain around Asheville. In high school he played sports and excelled in football - so much that he went on to play football at Clemson. Jim was a great storyteller and used to tell many a story about his days playing ball at Clemson University or his years serving as a Marine. His summers between college years were spent working for his maternal uncle at the Compton plantation, Brushy Bayou, in Stacy, Louisiana. Years later when his uncle Wilbur Compton retired, Jim took over and raised cotton, soybeans and Simmental cattle. He and his wife Betty Jo, who predeceased him, devoted their lives to taking care of the land which had been in the family since the 1840's. Jim and Betty Jo raised two children there, a son and a daughter.
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