My Family History

Jacob COMPTON
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Name Jacob COMPTON Birth 1 Apr 1809 New York, United States
Gender Male _UID 515D25F60C30F34BA9100512218FAB077586 Death 1 Mar 1873 Commerce, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Burial Walled Lake Cem, Walled Lake, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Person ID I86 SteveParker Last Modified 3 Sep 2011
Father COMPTON Mother Elizabeth CRAWFORD COMPTON, b. 3 Aug 1780, New Jersey
d. 7 Feb 1879, Commerce, Oakland, Michigan, United States
(Age 98 years) Marriage Abt 1807 Hopewell, Ontario, New York, United States
_UID 0822E86728E11747853800513EBB30D3EAFA Family ID F31 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Malinda SLY, b. 21 Mar 1815, New York, United States
d. 6 Mar 1848, , Oakland, Michigan, United States
(Age 32 years) Marriage 23 Jan 1835 Commerce, Oakland, Michigan, United States
_UID D2633620BA2D3D4C94C1554CB20C7F023083 Children 1. Eliza Jane COMPTON, b. 12 Oct 1835, Commerce, Oakland, Michigan, United States
d. 2 May 1921/1922, Howell, Livingston, Michigan, United States
(Age 86 years)2. Mary Margaret COMPTON, b. 1841, Commerce, Oakland, MIchigan, United States
d. 22 Dec 1870, Commerce, Oakland, MIchigan, United States
(Age 29 years)3. Jerome COMPTON, b. 16 Sep 1842, Commerce, Oakland, MIchigan, United States
d. 16 May 1931, , Oakland, Michigan, United States
(Age 88 years)4. Josephine COMPTON, b. 1844, Commerce, Oakland, MIchigan, United States 
Family ID F34 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Oct 2025
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Notes - !NOTE: father-William Compton, mother-Elizabeth Crawford
2nd marriage of Jacob Compton-Caroline Jane (she died 9 Nov 1878) children of 2nd marriage were: Lucy Compton - she married Wilbur C. Lare, 7 Dec 1877 (his parents were Adam Lare and Mary C. Bachelor, Wilbur was born 1870, Flat Rock, MI) Harriet Compton - born 1863 Sarah Compton
Michigan Census, 1827-70 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3554&enc=1> about Jacob Compton
Name: Jacob Compton
State: MI
County: Michigan Territory
Township: Petitioner
Year: 1833
Database: MI Early Census Index
1850 United States Federal Census <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8054&enc=1> about Jacob Compton
Name: Jacob Compton
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1805
Birth Place: New York
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Commerce, Oakland, Michigan
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Compton <http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=3208387> 45
Jacob Compton 45
John Compton 8
Julia Compton 5
Louisa Compton 14
Mary Compton 10
Nancy Slacker 18
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Jacob Compton
Age in 1860: 51
Birth Year: abt 1809
Birthplace: New Jersey
Home in 1860: Commerce, Oakland, Michigan
Gender: Male
Post Office: Walled Lake
Value of real estate:
Household Members: Name Age
Jacob Compton 51
Elizabeth Sly 74
Eliza J Compton 24
Maryett Compton 19
Jerome Compton 17
Josephine Compton 15
Frederick Pover 25
Oakland County, Michigan Vital Records, 1800-1917 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4404&enc=1> about Compton, Jacob
Name: Compton, Jacob
Birth Date: 1809
Birth Place: New York
Mother: Elizabeth, b. 1786 New York
Children: Eliza, Mariette, Jerome, Josephine, others
RESIDENCE: Commerce, MI
Occupation: Farmer
Death Date: After summer 1860
- !NOTE: father-William Compton, mother-Elizabeth Crawford
