James Henry Hempton

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Died:
ossw Cora & son James

Married 30 Nov 1882 in Manitowoc Co. - Wm H Hampton to Cora S Barker.

His parents were William Hempton & Louisa Dunham. William was born in Ireland in June 1826, immigrated in 1846. Louisa was born Jan 1834 in Vermont.
Marriage: HEMPTON: William
m: 7 Aug. 1850 by David Lewis M.G. (co. mar. index)
wit: David Weeks, Susan A. Mowrey
to: Louisa Dunham

Per 1900 census, they were married about 1851, 13 children born and 9 living in 1900.(William, James, Louis, Sarah Jane, Wallace, Joseph, Robert, Emma, Charles, Eliza/Elizabeth, Sophia) Infant sister Augustine died at age 1.


CATO PIONEER TO BE BURIED
Funeral For William Hempton Friday
The funeral of William Hempton, 79 year old Cato pioneer resident, will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock from the family home.

The deceased was well known in the town of Cato having made his home there for 75 years. He is survived by his widow, three children, James and Walter, at his home, and Mrs. John Cane of Rockwood. One sister, Miss Elizabeth Hempton of Cato and two brothers, Robert of Milwaukee and Charles of Hibbing, Minn.

Manitowoc Evening Times Thursday, April 30, 1931 pg. 3

William married Cora S. Barker on 30 Nov 1882 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. Cora was born in May 1860 in Cato, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States; died in 1939 in Cato, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States; was buried in Cato Heights Cemetery, Cato, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
ossw husband William & son James

Married 30 Nov 1882 in Manitowoc Co. - Wm H Hampton to Cora S Barker.

Mrs. Cora Hempton, 79, died last night at the home in the town of Cato. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m., from the Hempton home with burial in the cemetery at Cato.

Mrs. Hempton, nee Cora Barker, was born in Calumet county in 1860 and in 1882 was married to William Hempton. They located on a farm in Cato, Mr. Hempton died eight years ago.

Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Janett Cain, of route 2, Manitowoc; two sons, James and Wallace on the home farm; and seven grandchildren.

The body was moved to the home this afternoon from the Berge funeral home, Valders.

Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, May 25, 1939 P.2

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William married Margaret LOUISA Dunham on 7 Aug 1850 in Mianitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. Margaret was born in Jan 1834 in Pomfret, Windsor County, Vermont, United States; died on 24 Feb 1913 in Cato, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States; was buried in Cato Heights Cemetery, Cato, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
LOUISA HEMPTON

?b?EARLY DAY SETTLERS ARE BEING CALLED?/b?
Mrs. Louisa Hempton Who Came Here in "45, Dies in Cato
One by one, the pioneer settlers of Manitowoc county are being called to join the innumerable caravan across the border and the ranks of those who came here in days when the county was a wilderness is fast being thinned by age and disease.
One of the latest to respond to death's summons is Mrs. Louisa Hempton, who came here in 1845 and who had been privileged to witness marvelous changes during her life time. Mrs. Hempton died at the home of her son, William at Cato and will be buried there tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. She was 79 years of age.
Mrs. Hempton is survived by eight children, her husband having died ten years ago. The children are: William, Louis, Joseph, Wallace, Mrs. Emma Lieth, Robert A., Charles and Miss Elizabeth.
Manitowoc Daily Herald - Tuesday, Feb., 25, 1913
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1900 US Census Cato Town, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William Hempton Head M 74 Ireland
Louisa Hempton wife F 66 Vermont
Willaim Hempton son M 48 Wisconsin
Cora Hempton F 40 Wisconsin
(daughter-in-law)
Elizabeth Hempton,daughter F 31 Wisconsin
James Hempton,Grandson M 15 Wisconsin
Wallace Hempton,Grandson M 8 Wisconsin
Janett Hempton
Granddaughter F 4 Wisconsin
Robert Hempton Grandson M 12 Wisconsin
Sarah Hitchcock
Sister-in-law F 79 New York
"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch
info from 2manitowoc.com

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• Name: William Hampton
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• Alt. Birth: 1781, Ireland; as recorded on 1861 Canada West Census
• Alt. Birth: 1786, Ireland; as recorded in the 1852 Canada West Census

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Lived around Hinchisbrooke Township, Frontenac County now Township of Central Frontenac, or Hwy 38.

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William married Sarah Millikin about 1821 in County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland. Sarah (daughter of Matthew Millikin and Bridget Fagan) was born in Aug 1797 in Ireland; was christened on 6 Aug 1797 in Dromore, County Down, Ireland; died in 1876 in Camden East, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Sarah Mullican
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