William Clint "Clint" Stamper

Notes:

From Krol Stamper Chapas to Lynell Gentry Cordell, 2002--

"Campbell William Stamper had two wives. With the first one he had 6 children (including W.C.'s father Hiram) and with the second one he had 16 children. The halves all knew each other, even to the 2nd generation. W.C. Sr. was named for one of his father's (Hiram's) halves, William Campbell.

His story was that he and his brother were living together and neither one could cook, so they decided that one of them had to get married. They drew straws and Pa was the one who had to do it. Then he met Granny (a natural blonde) and never got over it. Fortunately she agreed to marry him, and life was good after that."

Marriage records indicated that Clint and Marie Audrey were married in Arkansas in 1907. They must have moved to Texas shortly thereafter, as their oldest daughter, Mary Mabel "Jackie" Stamper was born in 1908 in Montague. By 1913, they had moved to Wheeler county, where son Orville Bush Stamper was born. Shortly thereafter, they must have moved again, this time to the Vineyard Community of Jack County, Texas. As can be seen on the transcription of a Historical Marker found by one of the old wells, shown below, Hiram and his sons petioned for the 1915 name change of Vinyard to Wizard Wells, Texas. Youngest son William Clinton Stamper, Jr was born in Wizard Wells in March, 1916.

Wizard Wells - Texas Historical Marker

The Kiowa Indians first visited this location and used the mineral waters for medicinal purposes. George Washington Vineyard settled here in the 1870s taking up a claim originally established by David Rowland. ... In 1898 the Rock Island Railroad bypassed Vineyard and Sebree Community was started (2 mi. S). Visitors arriving by train took a hack to the resort. H.F. Stamper and his sons, Clint and H.F., Jr. petitioned the legislature in 1915 and the name of Vineyard became Wizard Well. Sebree was changed to Vineyard.

From the website http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~drycreek/wizard_wells.htm

The following World War I draft registration card, provided by Lynell Cordell, shows that W.C. Stamper was the a Manager of the Mineral Water Health Resort in Wizard Wells.

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: William Clinton Stamper
City: Wizard Wells
County: Jack
State: Texas
Birth Date: 2 Oct 1884
Race: White
Roll: 1953770
DraftBoard: 0
Age: 33
Occupation: Mineral Water Health Resort Manager
Nearest Relative: Mary Audrey Stamper, Wizard Wells, Jack Co. TX
Height/Build: Medium/Slender
Color of Eyes/Hair: Brown/Brown

In her note to Lynell, Krol continued "I guess my Uncle Jeff (g-uncle) lived near them for quite awhile, married a lady named Alice (have her maiden name in my notes) and all lived near each other (along with Uncle Dick and Aunt's Jessie and Clara) until Pa and Granny decided to go back to school and become college professors. That was when they moved to Lawton.

They (W.C. and Marie), were either getting ready to teach at Cameron or were already teaching there (in 1933 when Mary Bush died), so they probably planned to stay. However, Pa (W.C.) took a job with the Agricultural Dept. and they lived in Paul's Valley and lived there for many, many years before he retired again and they moved to Ardmore." --

The Dailey Ardmoreite, Nov. 28, 1978

W.C. Stamper, Sr.

Services are pending at Harvey Funeral Home for W.C. Stamper Sr. who died Tuesday, Nov. 28 in a local nursing home. Born Oct. 2, 1884 in Taney County, Mo., he had been a resident of Ardmore for 20 years coming here from Pauls Valley. He was a retired employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. He married Marie Audry Bush on June 27, 1907 at Bentonville, Ark. She preceded him in death in 1975. He was also preceded in death by a son, W. C. Stamper, Jr., in 1966.

Social Security Death Index
Name: William Stamper
SSN: 445-34-8733
Last Residence: 73401 Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States of America
Born: 2 Oct 1884
Last Benefit: 73401 Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States of America
Died: Nov 1978
State (Year) SSN issued: Oklahoma (1951-1952 )
Oklahoma - Carter County

(Research):Census Information (Courtesy of Lyn Gentry Cordell):

1910 census Wheeler Co. TX ED 218 Pg. 243B
189/192 Stamper, William C., head, MW, 28, M1, 3, MO KY AR
Mary A., wife, FW, 25, M1, 3
, TX KY TN
Mary M., dau., FW, 18 mos., TX MO TX

1920 census Benton Co. AR ED 16, Pg. 71A
Cave Springs; Colville
116/129 Bush, Mary, head, FW, 69, Wd., TX KY VA
Roy, son, MW, 41, S, TX KY TN
116/130 Stamper, William, head, MW, 35, M, MO KY AR
Mary, wife, FW, 34, M, TX KY TN
Mable, dau, FW, 11, TX MO TX
Bush, son, MW, 6, TX MO TX
William, son, MW, 3 ?/12, TX MO TX

1930 census Comanche Co. OK ED 16-24 Pg. 248B
139/143 Stamper, Clinton, head, MW, 45, M, age when first married 22, MO KY AR
Marie, wife, FW, 44, M, age when first married 21, TX KY TN
Orville, son, MW, 16, TX MO TX
W. C., son, MW, 14, TX MO TX
Jackson, Donald, lodger, MW, 23, IL OH IL

William married Marie Audrey Bush on 27 Jun 1907 in Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas. Marie (daughter of Lynn Boyd Bush and Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Gentry) was born on 10 Jul 1885 in Bells, Grayson County, Texas; died on 14 Jun 1975 in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Mable "Jackie" Stamper was born on 9 Aug 1908 in Montague, Montague County, Texas; died on 2 Jan 1999 in Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico.
2. Orville Bush "O. B." "Bush" Stamper was born on 29 Jul 1913 in Wheeler County, Texas; died on 24 Nov 1990 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; was buried in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
3. William "Bill" Clinton Stamper, Jr. was born on 16 Mar 1916 in Wizard Wells, Jack County, Texas; died on 14 Sep 1966 in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma.

Notes:

(Research):Census Information:

1900 Census
Texas, Callahan, JP No. 5
Enumerated 22 June 1900
SD 4 ED 16 Sheet 12A
192-196
Stamper, ? ? Hd W M Jan 1855 W M 26 Ky Ky Ky Farmer
Stamper, Susan A Wf W F April 1860 W M 25 7/5 Ark Tn Tn
Stamper, M. M. Son W M Oct 1882 17 S Mo Ky Ark Farm Laborer
Stamper, W.C. Son W M Oct 1884 15 S Mo Ky Ark Farm Laborer
Stamper, H.F. Son W M Jan 1892 S Mo Ky Ark
Stamper, Clara L Dtr W F Oct 1894 5 S Mo Ky Ark

1910 Census
Texas, Montague, JP 4, Bowie
Enumerated 26 April 1910
SD 13 ED 169 Sheet 6B
115-116
Stamper, Hiram F Hd M W 55 m1 32 Ky Ky Ky W Own Income
Stamper, Susan A Wife F W 50 M1 32 7/4 Ark S.C. N. C
Stamper, Hiram F. Jr Son M W 18 S Mo Ky Ark Farmer
Stamper, Clara L Dtr F W 15 S Mo Ky Ark

1920 Census
Texas, Jack County, JP #7
Enumerated 5 Jan 1920
SD 13 ED 85 Sheet 1B
18-18
Stamper, Hiram F Hd M W 64 W Ky KY KY None
Stamper, Clara L Dtr F W 25 S Mo Ky Ark None

1930 Census
Texas, Jack County, JP 1
Enumerated April 21, 1930
ED 119-3 SD 3rd Sheet 10A Stamped 195
206-206
Stamper, Hiram F Hd M W 75 M 67 Ky US US Nond
Stamper, Florence Wf F W M 48 Ala Ala Ala
Douglas, Hubert StepSon M W 16 S Tx Ala Ala

Hiram married Susan Alice Haney. Susan was born about 1860 in Arkansas; died after 1910 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]