Hampton Pratt

1825 - 1906  (81 years)

• Name	Hampton Pratt  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	2 Sep 1825	Alabama   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Dec 1906	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	He moved to Hemphill after the Civil War, and he and J.H. Speights were in business together. Hampton operated a store and a saloon. His two-story home was located where Perry Brothers store now is. He owned the east half of the square. He came to Hemphill with all his wordly goods tied to a kerchief at the end of a stick across his shoulder, and died a wealthy man (White and Toole, p 80). The first family member to settle in Saing County, (he) was one of the earliest volunteers in "Cotton's Southrons' First Unit, Hood's Brigade. This brigade was one of the hardest fighting, most famous units in the Civil War. (Sabine County Reporter, October 22, 2003, Page 1 article titled "Civil War reenactment set on November Event planned at Pratt House in Hemphill.")
  Person ID	I7055	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Hopkins Pratt,   b. Abt 1791   d. Abt 1841 (Age ~ 50 years)
  Mother	Sarah Dickerson,   b. Bef 1811   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Lucinda Potts,   b. 29 Feb 1828, Alabama d. 24 Mar 1908, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1846  [1]
  Children	1. Drayton Pratt,   b. 8 Feb 1848, Alabama d. 14 Sep 1918 (Age 70 years)   2. Ella Sarah Pratt,   b. 15 Jan 1855, Louisiana d. 18 Feb 1894 (Age 39 years)   3. Joseph Pratt,   b. Abt 1857, Louisiana d. Nov 1869, Sabine County, Texas (Age ~ 12 years)   4. Emily Elizabeth Pratt,   b. Abt 1864, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. Abt 1954 (Age ~ 90 years)   5. George Edward Pratt,   b. 11 Dec 1868, Texas d. 16 Aug 1921, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 52 years)   6. Jennie Pratt,   b. 11 Dec 1868   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Sep 1825 - Alabama Death - 4 Dec 1906 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 79 (Reliability: 3). [S430] Toole & Speights "1880 Population Census Sabine County, Texas". [S431] Toole, Blanche "1870 Census Sabine County, Texas". [S352] Schluter, Helen Gomer "1860 Census of Sabine County Texas with Civil War Records".