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This is a picture of the Headstones of Harry, Mittie, and George Compton.

They died between the years of 1892 and 1898 at young ages (23, 20, and 15, respectively).

This is an image of a map of Fairfax County in the 1930s.

It is focused in on the area of Clifton, where the Compton Family Cemetery is located.

This is a map of the cemeteries located in Fairfax County.

In the center is the Compton Family Cemetery. It is identified with the red dot numbered 48.

This article from the Washington Post describes how the Virginia Court of Appeals reversed and demanded a retrial for Perry Lee Compton.

It was found that the chicken house that he stole from could not be considered part of the dwelling because…

This is the obituary for Felix Compton, husband of Eloise Compton and father to 11 Compton children.

It was published in the Fairfax Herald on May 18, 1917.

This is a picture of the obituary for Leroy Compton from the Fairfax Herald in 1909.

It states:

"We extend to Mr. and Mrs. Makely our deepest sympathy in the loss of their child; also to Mr. and Mrs. Perry Compton in the loss of a child, both…

This is an image of a news article that states that Mr. Perry Compton has bought a home in Clifton from Ms. Amanda Detwiler.

The house he bought was the house in which he grew up in.

This is an image of the family tree of Perry F. Compton, son of Felix and Eloise Compton.

This family tree does not show all of the members of Perry F. Compton's immediate family.

This is the obituary for Mr. Perry F. Compton, son of Felix and Eloise Compton, who died in 1956.

He is the father to Perry Lee Compton and grand-father to Perry Lee Compton Jr.

In this article from the Washington Post, Perry Lee Compton received two additional years on his sentence for bringing his 2 sons, both minors, along during his chicken raid.

He was given two years for "contributing to the delinquency of…