L.M. (Lindley M.) Compton was the first superintendent of the Tomah Indian Industrial School in Tomah, Wisconsin. He was born in the late 1800s and died circa 1928. He was married to Elva Compton, and they had three children: Donald “Don” E. Compton, Charles “Chuck” Compton, and Ruth Compton. It appears that the family-owned property in Indiana and Louisiana, but their primary residence in the early twentieth century was Tomah, Wisconsin.

Donald “Don” E. Compton was the elder son of L.M and Elva Compton. He attended school at the Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) in Indiana in 1915. He later joined the U.S. Navy in 1917. While in the U.S. Navy he went from Ensign to Lieutenant Junior and served in Europe during World War I. After his service in the U.S. Navy he returned to Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin—Madison. Don worked at the YMCA in Indiana for some time and may have been an architect. In 1927, Don married Mary Sale and made residency in Indiana.

Charles “Chuck” Compton (b. 1906- d. 1986) was the second child to L.M. and Elva Compton. In 1923, Chuck attended school at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. In his letters, he shares his experience traveling and working as a welder in the upper Midwest: Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. Chuck would marry Ethel Griesbach and have two daughters, Marilyn and Joyce Compton.

Ruth Compton (b. 1908) is the youngest and only daughter to L.M. and Elva Compton. In the early 1920s, Ruth studied and worked at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. She married William Harold Harvey and lived in Indiana.