Nellie Mae Sumner

1897 - 1982  (84 years)

• Name	Nellie Mae Sumner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	22 Sep 1897	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1920	Donaldson, Trigg, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Residence Marital Status: Married
  Census	1930	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Census	1940	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Census	1950	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Walter Compton
  Death	2 Jun 1982	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 5]
  Burial	East End Cemetery, Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  		East End Cemetery Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky Find a Grave: #1458985
  Person ID	I24935	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Joel Calvin Sumner,   b. 23 Jan 1870, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 3 Mar 1920 (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Nora Thomas,   b. 22 Aug 1871, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 20 Aug 1965 (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 Oct 1893	Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F6734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Samuel Compton,   b. 26 Jul 1893, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Jul 1953, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	1915  [1, 5]
  Children	1. Gracie Jearline Compton,   b. 9 Jan 1932, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Opal Compton,   b. 10 Feb 1929, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 29 Jan 2021, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Bobby Jean Compton,   b. 4 Jan 1936, Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA d. 17 Aug 2020, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Lacy Wilford Compton,   b. 7 Jul 1916, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 16 Oct 1993, Lincoln, Clare, Michigan, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Myrtle Lorene Compton,   b. Abt 1920, Kentucky, USA d. 25 Mar 2007, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Floyd Calvin Compton,   b. 9 Nov 1924, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 25 Mar 2003 (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Lloyd Clayton Compton,   b. 6 May 1922, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 23 Sep 2021, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 99 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Living
  Family ID	F7591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Sep 1897 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1910 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Residence Marital Status: Married - 1920 - Donaldson, Trigg, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1930 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1940 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Walter Compton - 1950 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Death - 2 Jun 1982 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA Burial - - East End Cemetery, Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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