DeWitt Kimble Compton

 

Contributed by:  Mike Bonner

DeWitt Kimble Compton

DeWitt Kimble Compton, son of William Scott Compton and Angelina Louisa Gunn, was born at Dew in 1853.
He married Mrs. Nancy Theodosia "Puss" Jones Strother (1855-1951) in 1879 in Freestone Co.
They made their home in Dew and Teague. He was a merchant, farmer, and a real estate man.
He died in Stewards Mill, TX in 1930 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Teague, TX.