Ethel Nellie Compton

1908 - 1973  (64 years)

• Name	Ethel Nellie Compton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	26 Jul 1908	Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA   [2, 4, 6, 7, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1934	Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Census	1940	Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Ambrose
  Census	1950	Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married
  FSID	LTYK-NZD  [10]
  Death	May 1973	Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA   [4, 6]
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Chandler, Warrick, Indiana, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I25069	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Ambrose Ross Morris,   b. 3 Sep 1899, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 14 May 1981, Owensboro Daviess County Hospital, Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1933	Warrick County, Indiana, USA
  Children	1. Joyce Lajean Blackman,   b. 21 May 1929, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA d. 7 Aug 2000, Florence, Boone, Kentucky, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: Stepchild]  [Mother: natural]   2. Doris Jean Morris,   b. 3 Oct 1934, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA d. 7 Dec 2014, Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Marilyn Ross Morris,   b. 24 Oct 1930, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA d. 7 Apr 2007, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Nancy Carol Morris,   b. 13 Dec 1940, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA d. 22 Feb 2015, Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Clarence Edward 'Sonny' Morris,   b. 24 Jan 1932, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA d. 15 Sep 2007, Deaconess Medical Center, Newburgh, Warrick, Indiana, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9592	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Clarence J Blackman,   b. 14 Jul 1902, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA d. 24 Dec 1934, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA (Age 32 years)
  Children	1. Joyce Lajean Blackman,   b. 21 May 1929, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA d. 7 Aug 2000, Florence, Boone, Kentucky, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Jul 1908 - Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA Marriage - 9 Feb 1933 - Warrick County, Indiana, USA Residence - 1934 - Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Ambrose - 1940 - Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA Death - May 1973 - Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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