Hampton, G. B.

HAMPTON

Posted By: Joyce Hickman
Date: 7/24/2007 at 22:31:14

G. B. Hampton

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.87, Crescent Twp.)
G. B. Hampton, farmer, P. O. Crescent City, was born in Cumberland County, N. J., January 14, 1856; his father, George Hampton, was born in Cumberland County April 1, 1830, and married Ruth Butcher, who was born in Cumberland County in September 1832; G. B. Hampton was their only child. In 1863, he with his parents came West, and settled in Hastings, Minn.; he received his education in the common schools, and afterward in the University of Minnesota. He began live by teaching school, and for awhile was employed as traveling salesman until 1875, when he came to Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and has since resided here, excepting a few months spent at his father's home. He is now a practical farmer and stock-raiser, and has, by his own industry and integrity, attained an enviable position among his neighbors. In politics, he is a good Democrat; he is also a Good Templar.