Hampton Ellis George (1857 - 1907)

Born 18 Jan 1857 in Yates City, Knox, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sadie (Kiel) Clayton — married 28 Nov 1887 (to 1907) in Lancaster, Nebraska, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Aug 1907 at age 50 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

Hampton Ellis George, 1857-1907, was born in Illinois, the son of Malita McDonald and Ellis B. George, the sixth of their nine children. He married Sadie Bell Kiel (1868-1943). They had one child, Willard Hampton George (1889-1956). Hampton Ellis George died in 1907 in (Long Beach) California. Note: cited This Family Tree collection contains sourced material for his son, Willard,H. George (two marriages, and death records). ^[1]

In 1860, the George family lived in Chestnut Township, Knox, Illinois. Hampton was 4. He lived with his parents and siblings. ^[2]

In 1870, they lived in Chestnut Township, Illinois. Hampton, 13, lived with his parents and five siblings. ^[3]

In 1885, the George family lived in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska. H.E. (Hampton) George, 27, worked in real estate, and lived with his parents and siblings, and one boarder. ^[4]

Hampton E. George, the son of Ellis B. George and Malita McDonald, and Sadie B. Kiel, daughter of Frank C. Kiel and Elizabeth Howard, were married on 28 November 1887 in Lancaster County, Nebraska. ^[5]

Hampton E. George, 50, died of sudden heart failure on 25 August 1907 at 50 Lime Ave., LONG BEACH, LA County, CA. (original address and city were crossed out and amended with this address). He had stayed there for one day. He lived in CA for 18 years. Hampton, a “mining man”, was born 18 January 1857 in Illinois, the son of E.B. George (b. Ohio) and Malita McDonald (b. Kentucky). The informant to his death was his wife, Mrs. H.E. George, of 802 Kensington Rd., Los Angeles, CA. ^{[6] [7]}

Hampton Ellis George died, aged 50, in 1907. He is buried with his mother at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA. His father is buried in Harrison, Nebraska. Hampton’s wife remarried, and is buried with her second husband in Santa Ana, CA. Hampton’s son is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA.

Quoted from his FindAGrave biography:

“ Born January 18, 1857, Knox co., Illinois. m. in Lancaster co., Nebraska, November 28, 1887, Miss Sadie Bell Kiel, age 19, b. June 19, 1868, Mansfield, Richland co., Ohio, the dau. of Franklin (b. Phil. Pa. ) and Eliz (Howard) Kiel. Hampton was a resident of Lincoln, Nebraska for about 25 years, moving to Los Angeles, California in 1889. Hampton, was involved in real estate and salt mining near present Las Vegas. He died at the home of [bro. in law] William Kiel, 50 Linn Ave., Los Angeles, August 25, 1907, age 50 years, 7 months & 7 days. Burial was in Rosedale cemetery, next to his mother Malita.

DIES SUDDENLY- Hampton Ellis George a Los Angeles real estate and [salt] mining man, was stricken with heart failure this morning at the home of William Kyle [Kiel], on Linn Ave. and died almost instantly, before the horror stricken eyes of his wife, who lay in bed beside him. Mr. and Mrs. George who live at No. 802 Kensington Road, Los Angeles, drove down in a buggy Saturday and intended to return home Tuesday. Deceased was 50 years of age, and besides a widow, leaves a son [Willard], who is visiting in Mariposa County. “ ^[8] Note: per amended death records, he died in Long Beach, LA Co., CA.

Sources

1. ↑ Familysearch Sourced Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2M9-NQX)
2. ↑ United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHH-H3Z : 13 December 2017), Hampden George in entry for E B George, 1860.
3. ↑ United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64Y-96Y : 11 June 2019), Hampton George in entry for Ellis George, 1870.
4. ↑ "Nebraska State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3FS-633 : 2 March 2021), H E George in entry for E B George, 1885; citing NARA microfilm publication M352 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 499,562.
5. ↑ "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Z8-QFT : 11 March 2018), Hampton E. George and Sadie B. Kiel, 28 Nov 1887; citing Marriage, , Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 2,027,733.
6. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGYV-TTDQ : 1 March 2021), Hampton E George, 1907.
7. ↑ "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK91-K9SC : 8 November 2017), Hampton E George, 25 Aug 1907; citing 19636, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,045.
8. ↑ FindAGrave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103962391)