Walton Hampton (1888 - 1975)

Born 14 Dec 1888 in Caddo, Blue, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Aug 1975 at age 86 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

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Biography

Walton was Choctaw.

Walton was born 14 Dec 1888 at Caddo, Blue, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States, the son of Julius C Hampton and Peggy Downing. Walton passed away 11 Aug 1975 at Dallas, Dallas, Texas. He is buried at the Gethsemane Cemetery, Caddo, Bryan County, Oklahoma.^[2]

The sources listed from the “Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907” show the Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Land Allotment Jackets for Five Civilized Tribes, application for allotment affidavit, Choctaw Citizenship Certificate. ^[3][4][5]

Research Notes

Birth records were recorded as 21 Oct 1888 on both his WWI draft registration and his death certificate. Records also indicate that he was 2 years younger than his brother Walton. WWI draft registration records for Walton has his date of birth as 14 December 1888. On 15 April 1902 Jene and Walton's father In testimony to the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes stated that Walton was born in December 1888^[6] and that Jene was born in October 1890.^[7] Actual dates cannot be verified as there were no birth records. Dates used on this profile are as stated by his father.

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives, Dawes Commission; Choctaw Roll card 5652, line 1
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119829142/walton-downing-hampton: accessed 02 August 2022), memorial page for Walton Downing Hampton (14 Dec 1888–11 Aug 1975), Find a Grave Memorial ID 119829142, citing Gethsemane Cemetery, Caddo, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Gene Phillips (contributor 46927046).
3. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-61LS-8NZ?cc=1390101&wc=MXHR-Y38%3A967441301%2C969777301 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 14937-14966 > image 368 of 651; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
4. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-61LS-81M?cc=1390101&wc=MXHR-Y38%3A967441301%2C969777301 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 14937-14966 > image 371 of 651; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
5. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-61LS-8S8?cc=1390101&wc=MXHR-Y38%3A967441301%2C969777301 : 17 October 2016), Choctaws by Blood > No. 14937-14966 > image 398 of 651; National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
6. ↑ Applications for Enrollment in the Five Civilized Tribes, compiled 1898 – 1914, Publication Number: M1301, Content Source: NARA, Nara Catalog Id: 617283, Footnote Job: 08-003, Footnote Publication Year: 2008, Place: Oklahoma, Record Group: 75, Rg: 75, Roll: 0035 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54527893
7. ↑ Applications for Enrollment in the Five Civilized Tribes, compiled 1898 – 1914, Publication Number: M1301, Content Source: NARA, Nara Catalog Id: 617283, Footnote Job: 08-003, Footnote Publication Year: 2008, Place: Oklahoma, Record Group: 75, Rg: 75, Roll: 0035 - https://www.fold3.com/image/54527900