Compton Cemetery
Freestone County, Cemeteries of Texas
Submitted
by Cathy Canterbury
Cemeteries
of Texas Coordinator: Dolores I. Bishop
Directions:
From FM 489 & Hwy 75 intersection in Dew go north on 75 Approximately 8/10
of a mile. Look for signs. Cemetery Road is on the left.
Historical
Marker
William
Scott Compton (1805-1882), and his wife, Angelina Louise Gunn Ward (1806-1880)
purchased over 3,000 acres here in the settlement of Avant Prairie (later Dew)
in 1852. On this acreage the Comptons built a log home, barns and quarters for
their slaves. An attorney and banker, William served as a county judge and state
senator in Alabama before moving to Texas. This cemetery began in 1855 with the
burial of the Comptons’ eldest daughter, Elizabeth Blackmon Compton Johnson.
Also buried here are the Comptons’ sons Joseph (Jodie) and Felix Richard, both
Confederate veterans of the Civil War and their granddaughter, Martha (Mattie)
Jane and her Husband George Walton White, Texas State Legislator (1889 and
1891), Baptist minister and charter member of the Corinth Baptist Church in Dew,
Texas. George White’s heirs formally set aside the cemetery property in 1943
and for the next 40 years the cemetery received modest care from family members
residing in the original settlement home built by William and Angelina Compton.
Descendants of the Compton and White families formed an association in 1983 for
the purpose of maintaining the cemetery. Compton Cemetery represents a
well-preserved example of a small family cemetery.
| Last
Name |
First
Name |
Birth
Date |
Death
Date |
Comments |
| - |
- |
- |
- |
Stone:
EBC |
| Airheart |
Amy
Gaye Ayers |
Mar
08 1937 |
Feb
04 1990 |
- |
| Ayers |
August
Dale |
Aug
08 1924 |
Aug
09 1924 |
- |
| Ayers |
Henry
Wilton |
1891 |
1974 |
- |
| Ayers |
Julia
M. |
1894 |
1973 |
- |
| Compton |
A.L. |
Apr
06 1806 |
Jun
17 1880 |
B:
Morgan Co AL; She died as she lived, Trusting in God |
| Compton |
Felix
Richard |
- |
- |
Co
E 13 TX Cav CSA |
| Compton |
Infant
(Twin) |
- |
- |
I/o
WW & CA |
| Compton |
Infant
(Twin) |
- |
- |
I/o
WW & CA |
| Compton |
Joseph
E. |
- |
- |
Co
B 12 TX Cav CSA |
| Compton |
Susan
Conway |
- |
- |
S/W
Felix |
| Compton |
W.S.
|
Jan
06 1805 |
Jun
25 1882 |
B:
Davidson Co TN; H/o AL; Into thy hands I commend my spirit |
| Johnson |
Elizabeth
B. (Mrs) |
Nov
02 1837 |
Jul
24 1855 |
D/o
WS & AL Compton; A practical Christian She is not dead but sleepeth.
Erected by her husband. A tall stone next to her says: Her Babe sleeps
with her |
| Johnson |
J.D. |
- |
- |
Pvt
Co A Waul’s Legion CSA; FS: Dr Jim Johnson |
| Unmarked |
Grave |
- |
- |
- |
| White |
Alla
Rae |
Dec
13 1909 |
Mar
27 1914 |
D/o
GW & MJ; Sleep sweet babe and take thy rest, God called thee home He
thought it best |
| White |
George
Walton |
Mar
12 1849 |
Mar
11 1943 |
In
Memory Of; H/o MC M: Feb 13 1881; Dear Father we will ever cherish thy
precious memory I know that my Redeemer Liveth |
| White |
Mary |
Mar
12 1882 |
Mar
18 1882 |
D/o
GW & MJ |
| White |
Mattie
Compton |
Sep
10 1863 |
Mar
09 1912 |
W/o
GW; M: Feb 13 1881; Dear Wife and Mother, we will cherish thy precious
memory I know that my Redeemer Liveth |
| White |
Ray |
Apr
13 1899 |
Apr
23 1902 |
S/o
GW & MJ |