William Compton ⁴

  General Notes:

[Watts_New.FTW] [Strachan121102.ftw] Uncle William served in World War I. Uncle William was killed by a bolt dropped by a co-worker atop of construction site. He was not wearing a hard hat and when hit by the bolt was killed instantly. He was originally buried in the family plot at Betty Burial Park. In 1980 when Aunt Clara died, their son had the two of them and his sister disinterred and moved to Johnson Memorial Park in Pikeville, Ky. His death is recorded in Pike County records, Volume 008. Ky State Records, Deathvolume 53. Death Certificate 03988. Facts about this person: BurialJanuary 05, 1953 Johnson Memorial Park, Pikeville, KY

  Noted events in his life were:

• Fact 1: See Note Page. ⁴

William married Clara Adkins, daughter of Kenis Heibbert Adkins and Mollie Marrs Hall, on 13 Sep 1923 in Russell, Virginia, USA.⁴ (Clara Adkins was born on 6 Dec 1907 in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA ⁴ and died on 23 Apr 1980 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA ⁴.)