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Directions: From FM 489 & HWY 75 intersection in Dew go North on 75 approximately 8 tenths of a mile. Look for signs. Cemetery Road on Left.
Historical Marker: William Scott Compton (1805-1882), and his wife, Angelina Louisa Gunn Ward (1806-1880) purchased over 3000 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.
J.D. Johnson
PVT CO. A WAUL’S Legion
Confederate States Army
Foot Marker: Dr. Jim Johnson
Stone with Intials: EBC
Unmarked Grave
| Double Stone COMPTON |
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| Felix Richard | Susan Conway |
Parents of Mattie Jane White
Military Stone: Felix Richard Compton
Co. E 13 Texas Cav.
Confederate States Army
Mary Louise White
Daughter of George Walton & Martha Jane "Mattie" (Compton) White
Born March 12, 1882
Died March 18, 1882
Ray Hall White
Son of George Walton & Martha Jane (Compton) White
Born April 13, 1899
Died April 23, 1902
In Memory of
George Walton White
Born March 12, 1849
Married to Martha Jane "Mattie" Compton White
Feburary 13, 1881
Died March 11, 1943
Dear Father we will ever cherish thy precious memory I know that my
Redeemer Liveth
In Memory of
Martha Jane "Mattie" Compton White
Born September 10, 1863
Married to George Walton White
Feburary 13, 1881
Died March 9, 1912
Dear Wife and Mother, we will ever cherish thy precious memory I
know that my Redeemer Liveth
Alla Rae White
Daughter of George Walton White & Mary Jane (Compton) White
Born December 13, 1909
Died March 27, 1914
Sleep on sweet babe and take thy rest,
God called thee home He thought it best
Sacred To the Memory of
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Johnson
Daughter of W.S. & A.L. Compton
Born Nov. 2, 1837
Died July 24, 1855
A pratical Christian She is not dead but sleepth
Erected By her Husband
Tall stone next to her says:
Her Babe sleeps with her
Twin Infants
of W.W. & C. A. Compton
Joseph E. Compton
Co. B 12 Texas CAV
Confederate States Army
August Dale Ayers
Born August 8, 1924
Died August 9, 1924
Julia Mamie (White) Ayers
Oct 4, 1894-Apr 28, 1973
Dau of George Walton & Martha Jane (Compton) White
Henry Wilton Ayers
Apr 5, 1891-Nov 15, 1974
| A marker that reads: Children of George & Mattie White |
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| Mary Louise | Julie Mamie |
| Fannie Bettie | John Martin |
| William Alry | Ray Hall |
| George Walton | Willie Lee |
| Compton Jordan | Ione Ruth |
| Mattie Ella | Alla Rae |
Amy Gaye Ayers AIRHEART
Born March 8, 1937
Died Feburary 4, 1990
| Double Marker | |
| W. S. Compton | A.L. |
| Wife of W.S. Compton | |
| Born January 6, 1805 In Davidson Co. Tenn. |
Born April 6, 1806 in Morgan Co. Ala. |
| Died June 25, 1882 | Died June 17, 1880 |
| Into thy hands I commend my spirit | She died as she lived, Trusting in God |