Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 
1886.  Monroe County.

JESSE COMPTON was born December 8, 1851, in the southern part of Monroe 
County, Ky., where he was reared and still resides.  His father, David 
Compton, a native of North Carolina, was born in 1811; removed in youth 
with his parents to Monroe County, Ky., where he now resides. He served 
two years as a loyal soldier in the Thirty-seventh Kentucky Mounted 
Infantry.  He is the son of William Compton, who died about 1833.  David 
married Lucy W., daughter of Jesse and Sophia (Turner) Hood, of Monroe 
County (born in 1822, died in 1883), and their offspring are Jane 
(Austin), Riley, Samuel, Martha (Robinson), Abigail (deceased), Hiram 
J., Jesse, Thomas and Laura B. (Jenkins). Jessie [sic] married February 
24, 1876, Sarah, daughter of George and Nancy (Kieth) Copes, of Clay 
County, Tenn.(born April 25, 1856), and to them have been born Claudy, 
Cancel, Nunie (deceased)and Lucy.  Mr. Compton is a farmer, having 100 
acres of productive land in a good state of cultivation.  He is also 
engaged in distilling both fruit and corn, at which he has been 
successful.  In politics he affiliates with the Republican party.  He is 
now a trustee of schools and overseer of roads. 

Austin Compton Copes Hood Jenkins Kieth Robinson Turner
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Clay-TN NC

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