Compton, William Franklin b. 09 Mar 1834 Wilson, TN, USA d. 15 May 1842 Iowa : Early Latter-day Saints Database

1834 - 1842 (8 years)

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Name	Compton, William Franklin
Born	09 Mar 1834	Wilson, TN, USA
Gender	Male
Died	15 May 1842	Iowa
Person ID	I54457	Early Latter-day Saints
Last Modified	6 Aug 2009

Father	Compton, Allen, b. 10 Jan 1809, , Wilson, Tennessee, USA , d. 17 Aug 1854, Kanesville (Council Bluffs), Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA (Age 45 years)
Mother	Bettis, Mary, b. Abt 1813
Married	13 Jan 1832	, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Notes	Comments: Compton, Allen (Male) Allen was a private in Company "D". Allen was a memeber of the Mormon Battalion. On May 2, 1846, a mob numbering eighteen persons rode up to the door, called the father out and told him to get his family out of the house immediately. As soon as they were out, the mob fired the house; the Compton family were not allowed to take anything with them. They took passage on the steamer "St. Croix" and started to follow the saints who had preceded them in the great exodus. They arrived at Council Bluffs on the 3rd of July. Colonel Allen had come into the camp the day before to enlist five hundred men to go to Mexico, and Bro Compton became one of the number. He left his family camped in the corner of a worn fence with nothing to protect them from the scorching sun during the day, or the heavy dews at night, but a piece of wagon cover stretched on the fence. Two of his children were sick with argue. The Battalion marched from Fort Leavenworth, leaving the sick detachment-among whom was Bro. Compton -- to winter at pueblo. In the spring of 1847 Captain Higgins' Company was sent to Fort Laramie, Bro. Compton started back on August 24, arriving home on November 18th, 1847, and started back again for the Valley October 14, 1848, with the mail (that being the first mail that came to Utah), arriving in Salt Lake City November 30. The Indians were troublesome during the winter, and Bro. Compton was sent with Captain Scott to battle them near Provo. After the April conference Bro, Compton was asked to return to Council Bluffs, build some flat boats when he arrived there, and ferry the saints across the Missouri River, which he did, operating the Lone Tree Ferry in 1851-1852, the one known as Busha's Ferry in 1853. Then he moved up and ran the ferry at Winter Quarters.
Family ID	F5615	Group Sheet \| Family Chart