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Hampton Pratt

Male 1825 - 1906  (81 years)


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  • Name Hampton Pratt  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 2 Sep 1825  Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 4 Dec 1906  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1908, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1846  [1
    Children 
     1. Drayton Pratt,   b. 8 Feb 1848, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1918 (Age 70 years)
     2. Ella Sarah Pratt,   b. 15 Jan 1855, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1894 (Age 39 years)
     3. Joseph Pratt,   b. Abt 1857, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1869, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 12 years)
     4. Emily Elizabeth Pratt,   b. Abt 1864, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1954 (Age ~ 90 years)
     5. George Edward Pratt,   b. 11 Dec 1868, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1921, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (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
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Sep 1825 - Alabama Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Dec 1906 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 79 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S430] Toole & Speights "1880 Population Census Sabine County, Texas".

    3. [S431] Toole, Blanche "1870 Census Sabine County, Texas".

    4. [S352] Schluter, Helen Gomer "1860 Census of Sabine County Texas with Civil War Records".