Hampton Perkins (abt. 1880 - 1951)

Born about 1880 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Died 1951 at about age 71 in Wythe, Virginia, United States

Biography

Hampton Perkins is a part of US Black heritage.

Hampton was born in 1880. He was the son of Ellen Sloan.

Ham married Shelby Hamilton on 5 November 1914 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia.^[1] In the 1920 census Hampton (age 32), Wagon Driver, was the married head of household in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia.^[2] In the 1930 census Hampton (age 42), Janitor, was the married head of household in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States.^[3] In the 1940 census Hampton (age 54), Janitor, was the married head of household in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia.^[4] Hampton registered for the "old man's draft" in 1942 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.^[5] In the 1950 census Hampton (age 65) was the married head of household in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States.^[6]

Hampton died in 1951. He was buried in Oakwood Memorial Gardens, Wythe County, Virginia, United States.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940"
   Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 34255
   Ancestry Record 60214 #3107789 (accessed 17 July 2022)
   Ham Perkins (31) marriage to Shelby Hamilton on 5 Nov 1914 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia.
2. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: T625_1919; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 196
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #80692778 (accessed 17 July 2022)
   Hampton J Perkins (32), married, Wagon Driver, head of household in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia. Born in North Carolina.
3. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2342199
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #99525845 (accessed 17 July 2022)
   Hampton Perkins (42), married, Janitor, head of household in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA. Born in North Carolina.
4. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04303; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 99-18
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #17116585 (accessed 17 July 2022)
   Hampton J Perkins (54), married, Janitor, head of household in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia. Born in North Carolina.
5. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
   The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1002 #1576876 (accessed 17 July 2022)
   Name: Hampton Perkins; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 1883; Birth Place: Ashe, North Carolina, USA; Residence Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA; Military Draft Date: 1942; Next of Kin: Mrs Shelby Perkins.
6. ↑ 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: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: 4732; Sheet Number: 41; Enumeration District: 99-23
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #110769190 (accessed 17 July 2022)
   Hampton Perkins (65), married head of household in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA. Born in North Carolina.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #107947777 (accessed 17 July 2022)
   Memorial page for Hampton Perkins (1880-1951), citing Oakwood Memorial Gardens, Wythe County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Angela Whitaker-Becker (contributor 47493377).