Birth: 28 December 1796 in Green County, Kentucky, USA.

Death: 23 September 1873 in Washington County, Missouri, USA.

Father: Richard Compton.

Mother: Elizabeth (_____).

Marriage: 26 April 1813 in Green County, Kentucky, USA to Thomas Bass (1790 – 1840).

Children:

1. Elizabeth Bass (1813 – ?) m. Mr. Douglas.
2. Judeith Bass (1815 – 1896) m. Thomas Barnes Stovall (1800 – 1873).
3. Peter Bass (1818 – ?).
4. William M. Bass (1819 – ?).
5. Richard Dudley “Dick” Bass (1821 – 1904) m. Mary Ann Carlyon (1832 – ?). Richard served in Co. D, 3rd Missouri Vol. Mounted Infantry Regiment, USA during the Mexican War.
6. Joseph C. Bass (1822/1823 – 1895).
7. John M. Bass (1825 – ?).
8. Stephen Duncan “Steve” Bass (1827 – 1886) m. Lydia Metcalf Dow (1845 – 1910).
9. Thomas Bass (1830 – ?).
10. Martha Jane Bass (1831 – 1902) m. David Ivans Wilmans (1818 – 18830.
11. James Edward Bass (1834 – abt. 1888).
12. George Washington Bass (1837 – 1921) m. Frances Benson (? – ?). George served in Co. E, Missouri 50th Infantry, USA in the American Civil War.