He grew up in Franklin Twp., Hunterdon Co., but moved to nearby Frenchtown as a young man. He was a grocer.
He was said to have fathered a daughter with Amy Maria Snyder in 1875, but was acquitted of the charges in a court of law.
He wed Phebe R. Shay in 1879. Their daughter, Nina Stewart, was born in 1880.
He has been described as a highly respected member of the Methodist church.
His early death was no doubt a tragedy for his family.
He grew up in Franklin Twp., Hunterdon Co., but moved to nearby Frenchtown as a young man. He was a grocer.
He was said to have fathered a daughter with Amy Maria Snyder in 1875, but was acquitted of the charges in a court of law.
He wed Phebe R. Shay in 1879. Their daughter, Nina Stewart, was born in 1880.
He has been described as a highly respected member of the Methodist church.
His early death was no doubt a tragedy for his family.
Inscription
Son of
Wm. W. & Susannah B.
Hampton
Aged 27 Years 1 Mo.
& 1 Day.
Dear husband may we meet thee
In that home above.
Where cometh no night
For God is the light.
Family Members
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