Western NC Genealogy Resource Center
for Cherokee County
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM J.1 HAMPTON was born 1831 in Tennessee, and died
Abt. 1865 in Civil War. He married MARY EMALINE SNEED 1853
in Cherokee County, Murphy, North Carolina, daughter of
MORGAN SNEED and CHRISTIANA HART.
Children of WILLIAM HAMPTON and MARY SNEED are:
2. i. MARY DOVIE SUSAN2 HAMPTON, b. 11 February 1854,
Cherokee County, Murphy, North Carolina; d. 17
October 1941, Cherokee County, North Carolina.
3. ii. NANCY HAMPTON, b. 29 December 1855, Cherokee
County, Murphy, North Carolona; d. 23 October 1938,
Cherokee County, Murphy North Carolina.
4. iii. HARRIET M. HAMPTON, b. 17 August 1860, Monroe
County, Tennessee; d. 13 January 1940, Cherokee
County, North Carolina.
5. iv. JOHN HAMPTON, b. 6 May 1864, Cherokee County,
Murphy North Carolina; d. 9 April 1930, Greene
County, Missouri.
Generation No. 2
2. MARY DOVIE SUSAN2 HAMPTON (WILLIAM J.1) was born 11
February 1854 in Cherokee County, Murphy, North Carolina,
and died 17 October 1941 in Cherokee County, North Carolina.
She married JAMES MARION CORNWELL 27 January 1867 in
Cherokee County, Murphy, North Carolina.
Children of MARY HAMPTON and JAMES CORNWELL are:
i. RHODA LOU3 CORNWELL, b. 19 October 1869,
Cherokee County, North Carolina; d. 14 November
1901, Unknown; m. WALTER BARTHUE PALMER, 7 December
1890, Cherokee County North Carolina.
6. ii. HARRIET CORNWELL, b. 3 November 1871, Cherokee
County, North Carolina; d. 15 March 1941, Unknown.
iii. MARY LEE CORNWELL, b. 11 June 1873, North
Carolina; d. 4 April 1961, Cherokee County, North
Carolina; m. SAMUEL "SAM" GRAVES, 1 September 1895,
Cherokee County, North Carolina.
iv. SARAH ELIZABETH CORNWELL, b. 24 June 1875,
North Carolina; d. 26 July 1962, Leggett, Kentucky;
m. SAM HENRY GRAVES, 7 January 1894, Unknown.
v. ALICE SUZANNE CORNWELL, b. 11 June 1877,
Cherokee County, North Carolina; d. 12 November
1920, Cherokee County, North Carolina; m. GEORGE
WASHINGTON GRAVES, 20 May 1896, North Carolina.
3. NANCY2 HAMPTON (WILLIAM J.1) was born 29 December 1855
in Cherokee County, Murphy, North Carolona, and died 23
October 1938 in Cherokee County, Murphy North Carolina. She
married WILLIAM MORGANTON "WILL" PALMER 7 October 1873 in
Cherokee County, Murphy, North Carolina.
Children of NANCY HAMPTON and WILLIAM PALMER are:
i. LILLIE3 PALMER, b. 9 December 1874, Cherokee
County, North Carolina; d. 11 August 1966, Cherokee
County, North Carolina; m. ANDY KEPHART, 16
September 1894, Cherokee County, North Carolina.
ii. SAMUEL "SAM" PALMER, b. 29 April 1876, Cherokee
County, North Carolina; d. Unknown, Cherokee County,
North Carolina; m. EMMA MCRAE.
iii. WILLIAM PALMER, b. 17 May 1877, North Carolina;
m. IOWA LOVINGOOD, 1 August 1909, Cherokee County,
North Carolina.
iv. CHARITY HASSELTINE PALMER, b. 7 December 1880,
Cherokee County, North Carolina; d. 11 March 1941,
Cherokee County, North Carolina; m. ROLLIN DREWRY
LOVINGOOD, 28 January 1906, Cherokee County, North
Carolina.
v. VINA PALMER, b. 11 May 1883, Cherokee County,
North Carolina; d. 2 April 1960, Cherokee County,
North Carolina; m. JOHN WASHINGTON LOVINGGOOD, 13
March 1904, Cherokee County, North Carolina.
vi. TINA PALMER, b. 31 January 1889, Cherokee
County, North Carolina; m. JAMES FRED LOVINGOOD.
vii. MAGGIE PALMER, b. 3 April 1893, Cherokee
County, North Carolina; d. 4 December 1982, Cherokee
County, North Carolina; m. HENRY JOE "PALE WOOLY"
KEPHART, Unknown, Cherokee County, North Carolina.
viii. ELI OSCAR PALMER, b. 2 November 1895,
Cherokee County, North Carolina; d. 28 March 1969,
Brandon, Florida; m. DAIR FAIR, Unknown, Unknown.
4. HARRIET M.2 HAMPTON (WILLIAM J.1) was born 17 August
1860 in Monroe County, Tennessee, and died 13 January 1940
in Cherokee County, North Carolina. She married JOHN
ALEXANDER DOCKERY 14 December 1877 in Cherokee County,
Murphy North Carolina.
Children of HARRIET HAMPTON and JOHN DOCKERY are:
i. WILLIAM GEORGE "WILL"3 DOCKERY, b. 4 March
1879, Cherokee County, North Carolina; d. 4 October
1959, Cherokee County, North Carolina; m. LILLIAN
KILLIAN, 15 February 1903, Cherokee County, North
Carolina.
7. ii. ROBERT FRANKLIN DOCKERY, b. February 1882,
Cherokee County, North Carolina; d. 25 March 1935,
Unknown.
iii. ADDIE DOCKERY, b. 4 July 1884, Cherokee County,
North Carolina; d. 26 June 1975, Unknown.
iv. SARAH DOCKERY, b. 14 July 1887, Cherokee
County, North Carolina; d. 23 October 1956, Cherokee
County, North Carolina.
v. VINA DOCKERY, b. 18 February 1892, Cherokee
County, North Carolina; d. 21 March 1980, Unknown.
vi. LIZA LEE "OMA" DOCKERY, b. 4 May 1894, Cherokee
County, North Carolina; d. Unknown, Unknown.
vii. ROBERT HARLEY DOCKERY, b. 4 January 1896,
Cherokee County, North Carolina; d. 31 August 1971,
Cherokee County, North Carolina.
viii. NELIA DOCKERY, b. 20 May 1900, Cherokee
County, North Carolina; d. 10 March 1971, Cherokee
County, North Carolina.
ix. NETTIE MARIE DOCKERY, b. 20 February 1905,
Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown.
5. JOHN2 HAMPTON (WILLIAM J.1) was born 6 May 1864 in
Cherokee County, Murphy North Carolina, and died 9 April
1930 in Greene County, Missouri. He married SARAH E. PARKER
17 November 1882 in Cherokee County, Murphy, North Carolina,
daughter of WILLIAM PARKER and SAREPTA __PARKER.
Children of JOHN HAMPTON and SARAH PARKER are:
i. ROBERT3 HAMPTON, b. 13 November 1883, Cherokee
County, Murphy, North Carolina; d. 24 October 1979,
Whitfield County, Dalton, Georgia; m. ELLA BYERS,
Abt. 1912, Georgia.
ii. HATTIE HAMPTON, b. 12 June 1887, Cherokee
County, Murphy, North Carolina.
iii. BELLVIA HAMPTON, b. 26 October 1892, Cherokee
County, Murphy, North Carolina.
8. iv. GEORGE WILLIAM HAMPTON, b. 9 June 1894, Towns
County, Georgia; d. 10 May 1960, Los Angeles County,
Los Angeles, California.
v. JOHN FRANK HAMPTON, b. 20 August 1897, Towns
County, Georgia.
9. vi. EBBY NEELY HAMPTON, b. 20 October 1901, Towns
County, Georgia; d. 1977, Greene County,
Springfield, Missouri.
Generation No. 3
6. HARRIET3 CORNWELL (MARY DOVIE SUSAN2 HAMPTON, WILLIAM
J.1) was born 3 November 1871 in Cherokee County, North
Carolina, and died 15 March 1941 in Unknown. She married
JAMES "JIM" JOHNSON 18 June 1893 in Cherokee County, North
Carolina, son of JOHN CORNWELL and ELIZABETH POWELL.
Child of HARRIET CORNWELL and JAMES JOHNSON is:
10. i. WILLIAM WALTER4 JOHNSON, b. 1910.
7. ROBERT FRANKLIN3 DOCKERY (HARRIET M.2 HAMPTON, WILLIAM
J.1) was born February 1882 in Cherokee County, North
Carolina, and died 25 March 1935 in Unknown. He met (1)
TENNA GRAVES Abt. 1897 in Cherokee County, North Carolina.
He married (2) LIZZA HAMBY 1904 in Probably North Carolina.
Children of ROBERT DOCKERY and TENNA GRAVES are:
i. BESSIE4 DOCKERY, b. 11 September 1898, Rabun
County, Clayton, Georgia; d. Unknown, Unknown; m.
HARRY GOODSON, 1919, Unknown.
ii. GRACE DOCKERY, b. 12 July 1902, South Carolina;
d. 24 February 1948, Unknown; m. WALTER SPROUSE,
1923, Rabun County, Clayton, Georgia.
Children of ROBERT DOCKERY and LIZZA HAMBY are:
iii. PEARLIE4 DOCKERY, b. 1907, Clay County,
Hayesville, North Carolina; d. Unknown, Unknown; m.
SARAH, 1925, North Carolina.
iv. PAUL DOCKERY, b. 22 December 1910, Cherokee
County, Andrews, North Carolina; d. 22 December
1910, Cherokee County, Andrews, North Carolina.
v. MABEL DOCKERY, b. 13 September 1914, Cherokee
County, Andrews, North Carolina; d. Unknown,
Probably North Carolina; m. INGRAM BADGER, 25 August
1931, North Carolina.
vi. WAYNE DOCKERY, b. 28 June 1917, Cherokee
County, Andrews, North Carolina; d. Unknown,
Probably North Carolina; m. BERTHA B., 1936, North
Carolina.
vii. ELBERT MASON DOCKERY, b. 13 December 1928,
Probably North Carolina.
8. GEORGE WILLIAM3 HAMPTON (JOHN2, WILLIAM J.1) was born 9
June 1894 in Towns County, Georgia, and died 10 May 1960 in
Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California. He married
(1) NETTIE LILLIAN STEELE 17 March 1918 in Stone County,
Ponce de Leon, Missouri, daughter of JOHN STEELE and CALLIE
NORMAN. He married (2) MOLLIE X Abt. 1937 in Greene County,
Springfield, Missouri.
Children of GEORGE HAMPTON and NETTIE STEELE are:
11. i. FREDA GERALDINE4 HAMPTON, b. 7 August 1920,
Christian County, Cleaver, Missouri.
12. ii. EUGENE HAMPTON, b. 16 April 1923, Greene
County, Springfield, Missouri.
9. EBBY NEELY3 HAMPTON (JOHN2, WILLIAM J.1) was born 20
October 1901 in Towns County, Georgia, and died 1977 in
Greene County, Springfield, Missouri. She married CLARENCE
GLOSSIP Unknown in Stone County, Missouri, son of HENRY
GLOSSIP and ELLA NORMAN.
Children of EBBY HAMPTON and CLARENCE GLOSSIP are:
i. CLARENCE4 GLOSSIP, JR., b. Unknown.
ii. DOUGLAS GLOSSIP, b. 9 August 1923, Missouri; d.
13 November 1993, Greene County, Springfield,
Missouri.
iii. JO ANN GLOSSIP, b. Unknown.
Generation No. 4
10. WILLIAM WALTER4 JOHNSON (HARRIET3 CORNWELL, MARY DOVIE
SUSAN2 HAMPTON, WILLIAM J.1) was born 1910. He married
ESTELLE MAGGIE PACE.
Child of WILLIAM JOHNSON and ESTELLE PACE is:
i. HAROLD EUGENE5 JOHNSON, b. 1932.
11. FREDA GERALDINE4 HAMPTON (GEORGE WILLIAM3, JOHN2,
WILLIAM J.1) was born 7 August 1920 in Christian County,
Cleaver, Missouri. She married (1) HARMON HILTON JACKSON 20
November 1940 in Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada, son of
BURL JACKSON and ELLA ANDERSON. She married (2) GEORGE
RASCH 8 July 1967 in Las, Vegas, Nevada.
Child of FREDA HAMPTON and HARMON JACKSON is:
i. LINDA SUSAN5 JACKSON, b. 5 August 1949, Los
Angeles County, North Hollywood, California; m. (1)
ROBERT ALLEN KRULISKY, 27 February 1970, Los Angeles
Co.,North Hollywood, California; m. (2) MICHEAL R.
RODRIGUEZ, 28 April 1984, Los Angeles County, North
Hollywood, California.
12. EUGENE4 HAMPTON (GEORGE WILLIAM3, JOHN2, WILLIAM J.1)
was born 16 April 1923 in Greene County, Springfield,
Missouri. He married LYLE LILLIAN JACKSON 19 May 1949 in
Los Angeles County,Los Angeles, California, daughter of BURL
JACKSON and ELLA ANDERSON.
Children of EUGENE HAMPTON and LYLE JACKSON are:
i. JACQUELINE JEANETTE5 HAMPTON, b. 30 March 1943,
Pecos County, Ft. Stockton, Texas; d. 12 July 1995,
Ventura County, Oxnard, California; Adopted child;
m. FREDRICK LEE MEYER, 1962, Los Angeles,
California.
ii. ANTHONY ADRIAN HAMPTON, b. 28 March 1946, Los
Angeles County, Burbank, California; Adopted child;
m. CANDICE BUEHLER, 1984, Washington.
iii. ANNETTE AMELIA HAMPTON, b. 12 February 1952,
Los Angeles County, Glendale, California; m. ANOOSH
AMAN, 1972, Clark County, Las Vegas, Calif.
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