James Ernest Hampton (1924 - 1994)

Born 22 Sep 1924 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Pearl (Canada) Hampton — married 4 Feb 1976 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Died 9 Nov 1994 at age 70 in Salem, Virginia, USA

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Biography

James Ernest Hampton is a part of US Black heritage.

James Ernest Hampton was born on September 22, 1924 in Roanoke, Virginia, son of James Hampton and Mariah Archer. After his father's death in 1939, he lived with his paternal grandparents.

December 18, 1975, James and Beatrice Hairston divorced in Roanoke, Virginia.

James (51) and Pearl Canada (49) were married on February 4, 1976 in Roanoke.

James died on November 9, 1994 in Salem, Virginia, aged 70. He is commemorated at Williams Memorial Park, Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia.

Military

Enlistment Branch: NAVY, Enlistment Date 2 Jul 1943, Discharge Date 5 Jan 1946

Sources

• Birth: "Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920"
  Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015; Certificate Number: 1924046815
  Ancestry Record 9277 #668576
  James Earnest Hampton born on 22 Sep 1924 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.
• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342215
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #99101238
  James E Hampton (5), single son, in household of Maria Hampton (35) at 707 Fairfax Avenue, Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04327; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 119-2
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #16441207
  James Hampton (14), single grandson, in household of Edward Hampton (87) in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia. Born in Virginia.
• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 313
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #10593297
  Name: James Ernest Hampton; Race: Black; Age: 18; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 22 Sep 1924; Birth Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA; Residence Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA; Registration Date: Dec 1942; Registration Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA; Employer: Lynwood Patrick; Height: 5 8; Weight: 165; Complexion: Light Brown; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Lynwood Patrick;
  Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
  James Ernest Hampton 18 Self (Head).
• Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014"
  Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167524; Certificate Number: 1948035224
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9279 #11151890
  James Ernest Hampton (24) marriage to Beatrice Marie Hairston on 20 Dec 1948 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia; Roll: 5330; Sheet Number: 4; Enumeration District: 120-58
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #111329217
  James E Hampton (24), married, Washer Cara, head of household in Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.
• Divorce: "Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014"
  Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Certificate Number: 1975018081
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9280 #281506
  James Ernest Hampton divorce from Beatrice Hairston on 18 Dec 1975 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.
• Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014"
  Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101173071; Certificate Number: 1976003900
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9279 #12346067
  James Ernest Hampton (51) marriage to Pearl Canada on 4 Feb 1976 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.
• Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
  Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
  Ancestry Record 60901 #44625634
  Name: James Earnest Hampton [James E Hampton]; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 22 Sep 1924; Birth Place: Roanoke, Virginia [Roanoke|]; Death Date: 9 Nov 1994; Claim Date: 13 Dec 1973; Father: James Hampton; Mother: Maria Archer; Notes: Jun 1942: Name listed as JAMES EARNEST HAMPTON; 11 Dec 1973: Name listed as JAMES E HAMPTON.
• Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
  Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
  Ancestry Record 2441 #11695848
  Name: James Ernest Hampton; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 22 Sep 1924; Death Date: 9 Nov 1994; Enlistment Branch: NAVY; Enlistment Date: 2 Jul 1943; Discharge Date: 5 Jan 1946.
• Death: "Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014"
  Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014; Certificate Number: 1994043892
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9278 #5003916
  James Ernest Hampton death 9 Nov 1994 (age 70) in Salem, Virginia, USA.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118457722/james-ernest-hampton: accessed 01 June 2023), memorial page for James Ernest Hampton (unknown–9 Nov 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118457722, citing Williams Memorial Park, Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Barbara Chittum Hutchens (contributor 47335581).