Compton, William S.

1866 - 1935  (69 years)

• Name	Compton, William S.
  Birth	1866  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1930 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 04a 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 07, page 04a
  Reference Number	COMP.W002
  _FGRAVE	24199836
  Military Service	Spanish American War, Private, Company I, 9th Illinois Infantry  [1, 2]
  		Flag of the United States, 45 Stars, (1896 - 1908) This flag was flown during the Spanish-American War (1898).
  		United States Army
  		Spanish - American War (April 21 – August 13, 1898)
  Death	17 Apr 1935  [2]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I27525	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1533] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 07, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7891] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Compton, Wm. S., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24199836/william-s_-compton), none. (Reliability: 2).