Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . m, which is still his property. It isall fine farming land, free from incumbrance,and nearly all tiled. While living there was engaged in general farming andstock-raising, and for twenty years fed fromone to two carloads of cattle per year. InSeptember, 1902, he moved to Macomb, wherehe had bought a residence. Here in easeand contentment, respected by all, he is en-joying the fruits of many years of toil. Mr. Comer was married October 31, 1S72,to Frances Craig, who was born and schooledin Industry Township. The children result-ing from this un
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . m, which is still his property. It isall fine farming land, free from incumbrance,and nearly all tiled. While living there was engaged in general farming andstock-raising, and for twenty years fed fromone to two carloads of cattle per year. InSeptember, 1902, he moved to Macomb, wherehe had bought a residence. Here in easeand contentment, respected by all, he is en-joying the fruits of many years of toil. Mr. Comer was married October 31, 1S72,to Frances Craig, who was born and schooledin Industry Township. The children result-ing from this union are as follows: Gilbert R.,Mary Reta M., George W., Charles E. andWalter A. Politically, Mr. Comer is a Demo-crat. He was School Director of his townshipfor fifteen years, and also served as Road Com-missioner. In religious belief, he is a Presby-terian, and fraternally, is affiliated with theMasonic Order. COMPTON, William Alexander.—Among theyounger representative men of McDonoughCounty, none stand higher in the estimation of. x</^ ^ ^^^J^^^^^^ HISTORY OF Mcdonough colxtv 855 the people, or those who are intimately ac-quainted with him, than does he of whom wenow write. William Alexander Compton wasborn in Scotland Township, McDonough Coun-ty, III., on the 5th day of March, 18G4, andis thfi second son of Henry and Sarah J.(Smith) Compton, the former a native ofOhio, the latter of Illinois. They were theparents of nine children, seven of whom areyet living, two sons and five daughters. Ed-ward and Arabel died in infancy. The pa-ternal great-grandfather of the subject of thissketch was born in Ireland about the year1750. and his wife, whose family name wasHill, was born in Germany about 1757. About1790 they emigrated to this country and set-tled in Hagerstown, Md., where their son,Henry Compton, was born soon latter was a shoemaker and worked athis trade for a number of years. He emigratedfrom Maryland about the year 1820 and settledon a farm near Roy
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