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Wade Hampton

Male 1890 - 1963  (73 years)


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  1. 1.  Wade Hampton was born on 27 Mar 1890 in Floral City, Florida; died on 27 Apr 1963 in LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida; was buried in Fort Myers Cemetery, Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida
    • Census: 1930, LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida
    • Census: 1935, LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida
    • Census: 1940, LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida

    Notes:

    Wade Hampton
    Wade Hampton, 74, a resident of LaBelle died at his home yesterday afternoon. He had lived there for the past 65 years.
    Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Olive L. Hampton, LaBelle; four daughters, Mrs. Bill Wimberly, Madison, Fla., Mrs. Marie Peers, Clewiston, Mrs. C.B. Sollay, Jennings, La., Mrs. Edwin Hammond, Reform, Ala; sister, Mrs. Clyde Helms, Miss Nettie Hampton, LaBelle; brother, L.A. Hampton, Imperial, Calif.; five grandchildren.
    He was a member of Carlson Memorial Methodist Church of LaBelle. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Leo W. Engelhardt Funeral Home.
    News-Press, Fort Myers, Florida, Sunday, 25 April 1963.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40827565/wade-hampton

    Wade married Olive Lee Hedges on 2 Dec 1912 in Fort Myers Cemetery, Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida. Olive (daughter of Ulysses Grant Hedges and Laura Lee Morrison) was born on 8 Sep 1891 in Goddard, Fleming County, Kentucky; died on 15 Nov 1981 in Hendry County, Florida; was buried in Fort Myers Cemetery, Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lucille Hampton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Oct 1913 in Florida; died in Aug 1985 in Madison County, Florida.
    2. 3. Mabel Lee Hampton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Nov 1915 in LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida; died on 3 Jan 1998; was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Stansel, Pickens County, Alabama.
    3. 4. Marie Hampton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jan 1917 in LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida; died on 18 Feb 2004 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida; was buried in Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clewiston, Hendry County, Florida.
    4. 5. Florence Emma Hampton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Oct 1919 in Florida; died on 17 May 2012 in Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.
    5. 6. Thomas Wade Hampton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jan 1932 in Florida; died on 9 Apr 1933 in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida; was buried in Fort Myers Cemetery, Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lucille Hampton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wade1) was born on 27 Oct 1913 in Florida; died in Aug 1985 in Madison County, Florida.

    Notes:

    LKH note:
    married Louis E "Bill" Wimberly on 27 September 1952 in Valdosta, Georgia.
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85615204/l-e-wimberly


    Mrs. Williamson Weds Louis E. Wimberly
    (Special to the News-Press)
    LaBelle, Oct. 9 – Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hampton announce the marriage of their daughter, Mrs. Lucille Williamson to Louis E. (Bill) Wimberly, which took place Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Lee Street Baptist Church, Valdosta, Ga., the Rev. A.C. Pyle, pastor emeritus officiating.
    The bride is a native of LaBelle, graduate of LaBelle High School and Florida State College for Woman, Tallahassee, now Florida State University. She is third grade teacher in LaBelle elementary. Mr. Wimberly is a native of Madison, graduate of Madison High, served with the army in World War II and is engaged in business in Madison where Mrs. Wimberly will join him at the close of the school year.
    News-Press, Fort Myers, Florida. Friday, 10 October 1952.


  2. 3.  Mabel Lee Hampton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wade1) was born on 14 Nov 1915 in LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida; died on 3 Jan 1998; was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Stansel, Pickens County, Alabama.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37290882/mable-lee-hammond

    Mabel married Edwin Tyler Hammond on 27 Feb 1951 in Thomas County, Georgia. Edwin was born on 7 Sep 1914 in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama; died on 29 Apr 2002 in Reform, Pickens County, Alabama; was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Stansel, Pickens County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Marie Hampton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wade1) was born on 23 Jan 1917 in LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida; died on 18 Feb 2004 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida; was buried in Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clewiston, Hendry County, Florida.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: elementary school teacher

    Notes:

    Peers, Marie Hampton, 87, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Feb. 18, 2004) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. She was born in LaBelle and moved here in 1996 from Clewiston, where she was a member of First United Methodist Church and the Clewiston Garden Club. She was a former elementary school teacher and member of the Hendry County Retired Teachers Association. She taught Sunday school, was in the Women’s Society of Christian Service and participated in Bible study groups. Survivors include two daughters, Karen P. Amundrud, St. Petersburg, and Suzanne Moore, Elberton, Ga.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Gee& Sorensen Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
    Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida. Saturday, 21 February 2004.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196155408/marie-h-peers

    Marie married Martin Hilton Peers on 26 Nov 1942 in Florida. Martin was born on 16 May 1909 in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida; died on 4 Jul 1975 in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida; was buried in Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clewiston, Hendry County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Florence Emma Hampton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wade1) was born on 19 Oct 1919 in Florida; died on 17 May 2012 in Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.

    Notes:

    Funeral services for Mrs. Florence "Billie" Emma Hampton Sollay, 92, will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 19, 2012 in the First Baptist Church with Rev. Patrick Brady officiating.

    Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.

    Funeral home visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., today, Friday, May 18, 2012; and noon Saturday until time of services.

    Mrs. Sollay died at 2:40 am, Thursday, May 17, 2012 in the Jennings American Legion Hospital.

    Mrs. Sollay was a native of LaBelle, Florida and a graduate of LaBelle High School class of 1939. She enjoyed her childhood, where she grew up with family friends Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. She is a direct descendent of General Wade Hampton. During her childhood she enjoyed spending time in her mother's silent movie theatres and her father's orange groves. Mrs. Sollay was a resident of Jennings 65 years. She taught Sunday school at the First Baptist Church for over 50 years where she was a member. She was a President of Entre Nous, the Business and Professional Women, and the Jennings Music Club; member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Miss MacDill Field at the end of World War II; and was a professional model in New York.

    Survivors include one daughter, Alta Sollay Baker and husband John of Lake Arthur; one son, Allister Carey Sollay of Jennings; grandchildren, Victoria Baker Flores of Lafayette, Fonda Laney, Carey Sollay, Virginia Soutiere; great-grandchildren, John Baker Flores; Grace, Elizabeth and John Wilson Laney; and caregiver, Sandra Sonnier.

    Mrs. Sollay is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Wade and Olive Lee Hedges Hampton; her husband, Carey Beecher Sollay; three sisters, Marie Peers, Mable Hammond, Lucille Wimberly; and one brother, Tommy Hampton.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90288657/florence-sollay

    Florence married Carey Beecher Sollay on 26 May 1943 in Hendry County, Florida. Carey was born on 24 Feb 1913 in Browndell, Texas; died on 7 Sep 1974; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Thomas Wade Hampton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wade1) was born on 1 Jan 1932 in Florida; died on 9 Apr 1933 in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida; was buried in Fort Myers Cemetery, Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida.

    Notes:

    Little Thomas Wade Hampton, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hampton, age 16 months, died at the home of Mrs. Lottie Langford in Fort Myers Sunday. Many friends extend their deepest sympathy. The funeral service was held at the Englehardt and Sons Funeral home at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon. Pallbearers were Edward Bronson, Julius Moon, Woodrow Parson and Edward market.
    News-Press, Fort Myers, Florida. Tuesday, 11 April 1933.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40829179/thomas-wade-hampton

    1st North Addition, E-20, Space 5

    Inscription
    Only Son of Mr. &Mrs. Wade Hampton - From mother's arms to the arms of Jesus.



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