Hampton Bynam Fancher (1828 - 1909)

Born 9 Jan 1828 in Overton, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Aug 1909 at age 81 in Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Hampton Bynam was born in 1828. He was the son of James Fancher and Elizabeth Carlock. He passed away in 1909.

Military Service

According to his obituary, "when the war broke out between the states, Mr. Fancher raised a company of state troops and was in the Battle of Oak-Hills. When the state troops were disbanded, he enlisted in the Confederat army, where he remained until the close of the war." ^[1]

Residence

His obituary states that Hamp "lived on the old homestead at Osage for many years after the war, moving to near Lead-hill, in Boone County, where he lived until a few years ago he moved to Berryville." ^[1]

Slavery

Hamp's obituary notes that his funeral was attended by Dick Fancher, who was identified as a former slave of Hamp's father and who had been raised alongside Hamp. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "An Old Landmark Gone," The Star Progress, Berryville, Arkansas, Friday, August 20, 1909.

• The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Osage, Carroll, Arkansas; Roll: 25; Page: 138a