Hampton, Russell R.

HAMPTON, DEETER, KIMBERLY, HIDY, SIGNS, PORTER, HUGHES, VEACH, CALLISON

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Date: 8/23/2009 at 17:05:05

Hampton, Russell R.

One of the industrious young farmers of Independence Township is Russell R. Hampton, a native son of Jasper County, who has been content to spend the major part of his life here at home. He is known to be the possessor of excellent characteristics and has worthily upheld the dignity of an honored old family name. He was born in Clear Creek Township, this County, November 30, 1870, the son of William R. and Sarah Ann (Deeter) Hampton, the father, born in Kentucky and died in Gering, Nebraska, on December 5, 1904, at the age of seventy-five years; the mother was born in Pennsylvania and died in Nebraska on December 4, 1903. Their family was large, consisting of twelve children: A son and daughter died in infancy; four sons and six daughters grew to maturity. They are: Theodore lives in Juniata, Nebraska; Mrs. Cornelia Kimberly, born in Clear Creek Township, is living in Gering, Nebraska; Mrs. Caroline Hidy lives in Mapleton, Kansas; Dora Adeline died about fifteen years ago; Mrs. Ida Signs lives in Clear Creek Township; Mrs. Hulda Porter lives in Towanda, Kansas; Mrs. Jennie Hughes lives at Mapleton, Kansas; Commodore lives at Gering, Nebraska, where William also resides; Russell R., of this review; and Albert, of Gering, Nebraska. These children were all born in Clear Creek Township, Jasper County, Iowa, their parents having been among the earliest settlers here, and, being hard workers, established a very comfortable home and became well known in this part of the County.

Russell R. Hampton spent his boyhood in Clear Creek Township, and in 1887 he moved with the family to western Nebraska where he grew to manhood and remained until 1909, the spring of which year he returned to Jasper County and purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land in Independence Township where he at once took up farming and here he is meeting with excellent success as a general farmer and stock raiser. He has made many modern improvements on the place, including convenient and substantial buildings.

Mr. Hampton was married on March 10, 1897, to Odessa Veach, who was born in Newton Township, this County, on February 23, 1878, and here she grew to womanhood and attended the local schools. She is the daughter of James and Martha (Callison) Veach, the father born in Indiana and the mother in Jasper County, Iowa, and here they both still reside. Their family consists of four children, Mrs. Hampton being the only daughter; the sons are, Shelby, born June 26, 1876, is living in Nebraska; James, born November 30, 1880, died May 23, 1906, Charles, born October 5, 1882, is living in western Nebraska. These children were all born in Newton Township, Jasper County, where their parents were pioneers. They have two photographs, groups, which are of historic note, of four living generations of Mrs. Hampton's paternal and material contemporaries.

One child, Leora Fern, has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hampton, her birth occurring at Gering, Nebraska, July 25, 1903.

Politically, Mr. Hampton is independent, preferring to vote for the man whom he deems best qualified to discharge the duties of the office sought rather than for the party. He always takes a deep interest in local affairs, but has never aspired to leadership.

Mrs. Hampton is a member of the Reorganized Church of the Latter-Day Saints. Past and Present of Jasper County Iowa B. F. Bowden & Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1912 Page 1155.