Joseph R. Hampton, M.D. - The little village of Shawnee Mound have in their midst a
physician and surgeon who is a native of Henry County and a descendant of the earliest
settlers of Shawnee township. Dr. Joseph R. Hampton was born in Shawnee township
in 1867, the son of David T. and Sophia (Beatty) Hampton. David T. Hampton was born
September 9, 1835, in Clark County, Kentucky, and came with his parents George W.
and Nancy Hampton in 1839 to a homestead in Shawnee township. As a little lad David
T. Hampton roamed the natural forest and often went with his father to hunt the wild
deer, turkey and various other wild game for the table. They lived in the log cabin with
its dirt floor and its chinkings in the wall. They drew their water from a natural spring
near by and the big logs were brought home by the slow, cumbersome ox to be placed
on the big fireplace in the winter. David Hampton, who was southern born and educated,
felt that the cause of the Confederate States was right and when his comrades were
bearing arms in defense of their rights he too shouldered the musket and joined in the
war. He was wounded in the battle of Lone Jack and taken prisoner by the Union forces,
remaining in the St. Louis Federal prison until the cessation of hostilities. After the war
he returned and was married to Sophia Beatty, a daughter of Joseph and Polly Beatty,
early settlers in Henry County. Mr. and Mrs. Hampton settled on a farm three miles north
of Huntingdale and here they labored together to make a home for the sons and
daughters. The following children were born to them: Dr. Joseph R., of this sketch; Lucy
Paul, deceased; George W., resides in Kansas City, Missouri; Mrs. Olga Ross,
deceased, and James Harvey, a farmer of Shawnee township. Mrs. Hampton, the
mother of this family, was laid to rest in 1881 and David Hampton remained on the farm
until his death in 1913. He had a brother, L. H. Hampton, of Bogard township and a
sister, Mrs. Mary Dunham, of Benton County, Missouri, who are still living, at an
advanced age. Joseph R. Hampton, the eldest of the children born to this venerable
couple, received his education in the public schools of Henry County and attended the
Missouri Medical College at St. Louis, Missouri, where he completed his course with the
degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1893. He came fresh from college to his present
location and has since seen successfully engaged in the practice of his profession.
September 6, 1899, Doctor Hampton was married to Rosa Lampkin, a daughter of
Ethelbert and Emma Lampkin, the former now deceased and the latter resides near
Montrose, Missouri. Two children, Mary Ruth and Louise M., have come to the home of
Doctor and Mrs. Hampton. They are attending the schools of Shawnee Mound, fitting
themselves for their future life work. Doctor Hampton lives on a small farm near
Shawnee Mound, which contains four acres, and has one hundred sixty acres one and
one-half miles north of the city limits. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons No. 343, Agricola, Missouri, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of
Huntingdale, Missouri. Doctor Hampton is well known in Henry County and is not only a
leading physician but is a prominent and substantial citizen.
Source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 782
physician and surgeon who is a native of Henry County and a descendant of the earliest
settlers of Shawnee township. Dr. Joseph R. Hampton was born in Shawnee township
in 1867, the son of David T. and Sophia (Beatty) Hampton. David T. Hampton was born
September 9, 1835, in Clark County, Kentucky, and came with his parents George W.
and Nancy Hampton in 1839 to a homestead in Shawnee township. As a little lad David
T. Hampton roamed the natural forest and often went with his father to hunt the wild
deer, turkey and various other wild game for the table. They lived in the log cabin with
its dirt floor and its chinkings in the wall. They drew their water from a natural spring
near by and the big logs were brought home by the slow, cumbersome ox to be placed
on the big fireplace in the winter. David Hampton, who was southern born and educated,
felt that the cause of the Confederate States was right and when his comrades were
bearing arms in defense of their rights he too shouldered the musket and joined in the
war. He was wounded in the battle of Lone Jack and taken prisoner by the Union forces,
remaining in the St. Louis Federal prison until the cessation of hostilities. After the war
he returned and was married to Sophia Beatty, a daughter of Joseph and Polly Beatty,
early settlers in Henry County. Mr. and Mrs. Hampton settled on a farm three miles north
of Huntingdale and here they labored together to make a home for the sons and
daughters. The following children were born to them: Dr. Joseph R., of this sketch; Lucy
Paul, deceased; George W., resides in Kansas City, Missouri; Mrs. Olga Ross,
deceased, and James Harvey, a farmer of Shawnee township. Mrs. Hampton, the
mother of this family, was laid to rest in 1881 and David Hampton remained on the farm
until his death in 1913. He had a brother, L. H. Hampton, of Bogard township and a
sister, Mrs. Mary Dunham, of Benton County, Missouri, who are still living, at an
advanced age. Joseph R. Hampton, the eldest of the children born to this venerable
couple, received his education in the public schools of Henry County and attended the
Missouri Medical College at St. Louis, Missouri, where he completed his course with the
degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1893. He came fresh from college to his present
location and has since seen successfully engaged in the practice of his profession.
September 6, 1899, Doctor Hampton was married to Rosa Lampkin, a daughter of
Ethelbert and Emma Lampkin, the former now deceased and the latter resides near
Montrose, Missouri. Two children, Mary Ruth and Louise M., have come to the home of
Doctor and Mrs. Hampton. They are attending the schools of Shawnee Mound, fitting
themselves for their future life work. Doctor Hampton lives on a small farm near
Shawnee Mound, which contains four acres, and has one hundred sixty acres one and
one-half miles north of the city limits. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons No. 343, Agricola, Missouri, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of
Huntingdale, Missouri. Doctor Hampton is well known in Henry County and is not only a
leading physician but is a prominent and substantial citizen.
Source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 782
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