Wade Hampton Kitchens (1878 - 1966)

Born 26 Dec 1878 in Nevada, Arkansas, United States

Husband of Lillie Ethel (Dempsey) Kitchens — married 7 Jan 1906 in Columbia, Arkansas, United States

Died 22 Aug 1966 at age 87 in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Wade Kitchens is Notable.

Private Wade Kitchens served with the United States Army during the Spanish-American War.
Service Started: 1898
Unit(s): 1st Arkansas Volunteer Infantry
Service Ended: 1900

Wade Kitchens is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army 1900-1902
Kitchens served in the Philippine-American War.

Captain Wade Kitchens served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 18 May 1917
Unit(s): 39th Infantry Division
Service ended: 1918

Wade Hampton Kitchens was a notable person due to his distinguished career in law and politics. He served as an infantryman and officer in the Arkansas State Guard and the United States Army during three conflicts and practiced law on two continents before entering politics in Arkansas. Kitchens served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1929 to 1933, and won election to the United States House of Representatives in 1936, where he represented the Fourth District of Arkansas in the Seventy-fifth and Seventy-sixth Congresses from 1937 to 1941.

Wade Hampton Kitchens was born on December 26, 1878 in Nevada County, Arkansas. The son of James Monroe Kitchens and Margarette Franklin (Sherrill) Kitchens.^[1] In 1880, he lived in Alabama Township, in the same county.^[2] He was educated at local schools and the Southern Academy. After his graduation, he attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas from 1895 to 1898.^[1]

He enlisted in the Arkansas State Guard (1st Arkansas Volunteer Infantry), during the Spanish-American War.^[3] After returning home from the war, he left the state to pursue an education in law. At the time, there were no formal studies for law in Arkansas, so he left the state to attend the law department of Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee, where he graduated in 1900.^[1][3] That same year he was admitted to the bar.^[3] He lived in Lamartine, Columbia County, Arkansas.^[4]

In 1900, he enlisted in the United States Army as a private and served in the 12th and 2nd Infantry during the Philippine-American War. He was discharged in 1902, but remained in the Philippines, where he practiced law at Manila and Lingayen.^[1][3]

Kitchens returned married Lillie Ethel Dempsey on January 7, 1906 in Columbia County, Arkansas.^[5] He continued to live in the Phillipines until 1909. He returned to the United States and set up a law practice in Magnolia, Arkansas.^[3] In 1910, he lived on Jackson Street practicing law in the local community.^[6]

With the start of World War I, he enlisted again in the U.S. Army on May 18, 1917. He was commissioned as a captain of the 39th Headquarters Division. He departed for Europe on the ship George Washington on August 18, 1918.^[7] At the end of the war, he departed Brest, France on August 5, 1919, and arrived in Hoboken, New Jersey on August 12, 1919 on board the ship Northern Pacific.^[8]

In 1920, he lived in Magnolia and continued to practice law in the local community.^[9] In 1928, he ran for and was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives.^[1][3]

In 1930, he lived on North Jackson Street in Magnolia, he continued to serve as a legislature and practice law in the community.^[10] After his second term in the Arkansas General Assembly, he left office and did not seek a third term. He was elected to the House of Representatives on January 3, 1937, and served in the Congress until 1941.^[1][3][11]

He failed to win the nomination in 1940 and returned to his law practice in Magnolia. He died of heart failure on August 22, 1966 in Magnolia, Arkansas.^[12] He was buried at Columbia Cemetery in Waldo, Columbia County, Arkansas.^[3][13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Pruden III, William H., Ravenscroft School. Encylopedia of Arkansas, last updated on 3 Nov 2021. "Wade Hampton Kitchens (1878–1966)." Accessed 6 May 2023.
2. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Alabama, Nevada, Arkansas; Roll: 52; Page: 530C; Enumeration District: 215 Ancestry Record 6742 #38786902
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Wikipedia Contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, last edited on 4 Mar 2023. "Wade Hampton Kitchens (December 26, 1878 – August 22, 1966)." Accessed 6 May 2023.
4. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Lamartine, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: 54; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0053 Ancestry Record 7602 #35272446
5. ↑ Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957: Ancestry.com. Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957," database, FamilySearch; from Arkansas Courts of Common Pleas and County Clerks. Digital images of originals housed at various county courthouses in the State of Arkansas. Marriage records. Ancestry Record 2548 #1457614
6. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: T624_46; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374059 Ancestry Record 7884 #447161
7. ↑ U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939: The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 443 Ancestry Record 61174 #1811522
8. ↑ U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939: The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 229 Ancestry Record 61174 #7931926
9. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Magnolia Ward 1, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: T625_59; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 85 Ancestry Record 6061 #2033894
10. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census: Year: 1930; Census Place: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2339804 Ancestry Record 6224 #86118556
11. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census: Year: 1940; Census Place: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00126; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 14-19 Ancestry Record 2442 #100552254
12. ↑ Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969: Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1966 Ancestry Record 61777 #917881
13. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7421199/wade-hampton-kitchens: accessed 06 May 2023), memorial page for Wade Hampton Kitchens (26 Dec 1878–22 Aug 1966), Find A Grave: Memorial #7421199, citing Columbia Cemetery, Waldo, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.