Asa J Hampton (1842 - 1892)

Ancestors

Biography

Sgt Asa Hampton served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Sep 1, 1861
Mustered out: Sep 1, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company K, 4th Kentucky Infantry

Asa was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, (Oliver Morton) Post #10, Snohomish, Washington.

Asa J Hampton was born in 1842, son of Corporal James Wood Hampton (1814 - 1864) and Hulda (Unknown) Hampton (~1810 - ).

His siblings were:

1. Mary Hampton (1840 - )
2. Julia C Hampton (~1848 - )
3. William A Hampton (~1851 - )

In the 1850 census Asa (age 7) was in District 2, Owen, Kentucky, United States.^[1]

In the 1860 census Asa (age 17) was in Grant, Kentucky.^[2]

Asa died on 18 May 1892 aged ~49. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Snohomish, Washington.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Owen, Kentucky; Roll: 216; Page: 185a
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #17443679 (accessed 22 April 2022)
   Asa Hampton (7) in District 2, Owen, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   James W Hampton	M	36	Farmer	New York
   Hulda Hampton	F	40		Kentucky
   Mary Hampton	F	10		Kentucky
   Asa Hampton	M	7		Kentucky
   Julia Hampton	F	2		Kentucky

2. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1860; Census Place: Grant, Kentucky; Roll: M653_368; Page: 832; Family History Library Film: 803368
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #39376950 (accessed 22 April 2022)
   Asa J Hampton (17) in Grant, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   James W Hampton	M	45	Farmer	New York
   Asa J Hampton	M	17		Kentucky
   Julia C Hampton	F	12		Kentucky
   William A Hampton	M	9		Kentucky

3. ↑ https://www.civilwarvetswastate.com/veterans/detail.html?veteranid=186
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G7TB-WXQ

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65J-PVG : 22 December 2020), Asa Hampton in household of James W Hampton, Owen, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBS-5SL : 18 February 2021), Asa J Hampton in entry for James W Hampton, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH2H-7ZS : 13 January 2022), Asa J. Hampton, Pima, Arizona Territory, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13918054/asa-j-hampton : accessed 05 March 2022), memorial page for Sgt Asa J. Hampton (1842–18 May 1892), Find A Grave: Memorial #13918054, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by C&P LaPlante Files (contributor 46814587).

See also:

• US Civil War Veterans in Washington State