Daniel Daniel

COMPTON, DANIEL

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 9/28/2004 at 10:32:36

D. Daniel, Scott twp., farmer and stock-dealer, Sec. 19; P.O. Winterset; born in Jackson county, Indiana, April 2, 1840; he lived there until he was thirteen, past, and then came with his father to this county in September, 1853, and located in this township August 18, 1864; he married Miss Addie, daughter of William Compton, Esq., one of the early settlers of this county; she was born in Washington county, Iowa; they have one son and four daughters: Ettie, John D., Luella, Maggie M. and Daisie; Mr. Daniel, after the breaking out of the war, enlisted in the Seventeenth, Indiana infantry, company G, May 20, 1861; he was in the battles of Mission Ridge and
Chickamauga, and in numerous skirmishes, and was mustered out June 20, 1864, at Columbia, Tennessee; owns 333 acres of land.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" pages 582, 583