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William Herman Hampton 1914–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 aug 1914

Birth Location: Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 02 apr 1964

Death Location: Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: James Hampton

Mother: Mary Lay

Spouse(s): Matilda Wells

Children(s): Glenda Hampton, James Hampton

William Herman Hampton was born in 1914 in Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Hampton And Mary Cynthia Lay. In 1935, William Herman Hampton resided in Sp, Knox, Kentucky. In 1940, William Herman Hampton resided in Magisterial Dist No 2, Knox, Kentucky, USA. William Herman Hampton married Matilda Wells, and had children including Glenda Faye Hampton, James Harve Hampton, Jay Hampton, Married Harrison Hampton, Mary Ellen Hampton, William J Hampton. William Herman Hampton passed away in 1964 in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Herman Hampton was born in 1914 in Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Hampton And Mary Cynthia Lay.
  • In 1935, William Herman Hampton resided in Sp, Knox, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, William Herman Hampton resided in Magisterial Dist No 2, Knox, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Herman Hampton married Matilda Wells, and had children including Glenda Faye Hampton, James Harve Hampton, Jay Hampton, Married Harrison Hampton, Mary Ellen Hampton, William J Hampton.
  • William Herman Hampton passed away in 1964 in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hampton's Ancestors

Self
William Hampton
1914–1964
Birth Place: Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Hampton
1871–1917
Kentucky
Mary (Cynthia) Lay
1879–1971
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Lewis (J) Lay
1859–1943
Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Jane McCoy
1861–1937
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Andrew McCoy
1829–1863
Mary Gibson
1835–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McCoy
1801–1874
Nancy HATFIELD
1811–1891
Finley Gibson
1806–1886
Jane Gatliff
1816–1880

William Hampton's Descendants

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William (Herman) Hampton (07 aug 1914–02 apr 1964) m. Matilda Wells (12 Aug 1918–15 dec 2005)
  1. 1. Glenda (Faye) Hampton 1944–2006 m. Denver Gabbard 1935–2001
  2. 2. James (Harve) Hampton 1940–2006

William Hampton's Timeline

5 Records

1914
07 aug 1914
Birth of William Herman Hampton in Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
William Herman Hampton resided here in Sp, Knox, Kentucky
Sp, Knox, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 26
William Herman Hampton resided here in Magisterial Dist No 2, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial Dist No 2, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
William Herman Hampton resided here in , Knox, Kentucky, USA
, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1964
02 apr 1964
Age 50
Death of William Herman Hampton in Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 aug 1914
    Event Place: Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01326; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 61-6
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sp, Knox, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01326; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 61-6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial Dist No 2, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01326; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 61-6

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 apr 1964
    Event Place: Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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