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Hampton Alfred Smith

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Birth	:	5 Feb 1867 Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death	:	15 Aug 1924 Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery, Herington, Dickinson County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.6390000, -96.9393500
Description	:	(Taken from his Obit) Hamp was unique character and had an interesting history. His mother died when he was five years old. Later his father moved to Galveston and he went to live with his aunt. At the age of thirteen he ran away and went on a revenue cutter as a cabin boy. The Captain was a friend of his father and taught him the common branches. while on the ship he started to learn the trade of coppersmith. Leaving the sea he became a newsboy in Houston at the age of sixteen years. It was here... Read More	(Taken from his Obit) Hamp was unique character and had an interesting history. His mother died when he was five years old. Later his father moved to Galveston and he went to live with his aunt. At the age of thirteen he ran away and went on a revenue cutter as a cabin boy. The Captain was a friend of his father and taught him the common branches. while on the ship he started to learn the trade of coppersmith. Leaving the sea he became a newsboy in Houston at the age of sixteen years. It was here members of his family found him and took him back to Cincinnati. Three Years later the family moved to Cary Creek KS to farm, then to a farm near Abilene KS. Later Hamp made a land run and homesteaded in Lincoln Co. OK. He was first married to Dora Belle Haire who died about 1897. In 1903 he married Miss Minnie Gants of Abilene. From this union was one daughter, Miss Nettie Smith was born. In about 1906 he entered the employ of the Rock Island Railroad as a coppersmith and remaining continuously in its employ withthe exception of about 18 months until his death. While working for Rock Island RR he was the chief of the company fire dept.and did much, through his energy and initiative to develop an effective fire fighting force. Hamp Smith had what is now generally called "pep". Whatever he did, whether it was work or play, he did with zest and enthusiasm. He liked the political game and seldom let a scrap go by without getting into it. When it was over he forgot all about it. If he lost, he held no sore spots. If he won, he never gloated over his stricken adversary. Hamp Smith was a good fellow. He was pleasant and sociable, a good listener. Even in intense suffering in his last illness, he met friends who called on him with a smile and a merry jest. A good old scout was Hamp Smith. A good father, a good husband, a good citizen.

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Hampton Alfred Smith's memorial is located at: Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery, Herington, Dickinson County, USA.
When did Hampton Alfred Smith death?
Hampton Alfred Smith death on 15 Aug 1924 in Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.6390000
Longitude: -96.9393500

Family Members:

Spouse

Minnie Belle Gants Smith

(1877 - 1967)

Children

Annette Elizabeth Smith Jones

(1908 - 1986)

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