Hampton, Andrew Cecil

1905 - 1974  (68 years)

• Name	Hampton, Andrew Cecil
  Birth	12 Aug 1905	Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HAMP.A002
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army  [1, 2]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  Death	7 Jul 1974	Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1]
  	A 68-year-old resident of 1307 Sixth Street in Lawrenceville Mr Hampton died in his home about 10:00 Sunday morning.
  Burial	Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Hampton, Andrew C.
  Person ID	I38735	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	30 May 2024

  
  

  Father	HAMPTON, Andrew J.,   b. 18 Apr 1867   d. 17 Feb 1953 (Age 85 years)
  Mother	HOWELL, Lena,   b. 5 Sep 1871   d. 24 Feb 1953 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F3193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gardner, Rosalie E.,   b. 19 Nov 1916, Sugar Island, Chippewa County, Michigan d. 18 Sep 1989, Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1947
  Age at Marriage	He was 41 years and 6 months - She was 30 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F15522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Aug 1905 - Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois Death - 7 Jul 1974 - Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois Burial - - Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. Hampton came to Lawrenceville in October 1971 from Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. where he had been employed as a maintenance man at Michigan Technical College. He was a World War II veteran and member of the United Methodist Church.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12620] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hampton, Andrew C., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21365566), none. (Reliability: 2). [S12621] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hampton, Andrew C., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21365566), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2188] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hampton, Andrew J. and Lena H., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27751503), none. (Reliability: 2).