Hampton Pruitt was born in Wilkes County to Joel Pruitt, Jr. and Elizabeth Durham.
On May 31, 1862, Hampton received a marriage bond to marry Mary Wagoner, daughter of Adam Wagoner and Sarah Whitehead of Alleghany County, and, on June 1, 1862, they were married.
While Hampton was gone to fight in the war, Mary gave birth to a boy, Adam Hampton, on July 19, 1863.
According to census records, Mary was living with her family in Alleghany County in 1860. By 1870, she had moved with her parents to Union, thirty miles west from Traphill. By 1880, however, she had moved to Walnut Grove to live with her sister, Lucinda, and her brother-in-law, John P. Adams. When her son, Adam Hampton, married Samantha Blevins in 1885, Mary lived with them and their family until her death in 1909.
At this time, perhaps it is fitting to offer a tribute for Hampton Pruitt's friend, Owen Absher, a resident of Mulberry.
When Hampton applied for a marriage bond on May 31, 1862, he was accompanied by Owen, who appeared on Hampton's behalf as his bondsman, or witness.
On September 22, 1862, Owen enlisted in the Confederate Army and served with the North Carolina 52nd Infantry Regiment, Company F. On December 17th, 1862, in the Battle of Goldsboro Bridge, Owen was killed. He was buried at Willow Dale Cemetery near Goldsboro in Wayne County. He was the son of Jacob Absher and Sarah Hall of Wilkes County and 24 years old.
Strangely, Hampton Pruitt enlisted in the Confederacy exactly one week after Owen's enlistment, and Hampton died almost one year to the day, December 15, 1863, following Owen's death on December 17, 1862. Their ages also were nearly identical.
Children of Hampton Pruitt and Samantha Blevins:
Cordillia...............1886-1886
Ida Victoria..........1887-1957
John Calloway......1889-1976
Adam Wesley.......1891-1978
Myrtle DeEtte.......1894-1970
William Mack.......1896-1968
Charlie...................1897-1980
Sarah Mindora.......1899-1921
Rhoda Fay..............1902-1930
James Garfield.......1904-1962
Sherman Vestal......1907-1989
Martha Zona...........1909-1991
Leonard Dennis......1911-1960
On May 31, 1862, Hampton received a marriage bond to marry Mary Wagoner, daughter of Adam Wagoner and Sarah Whitehead of Alleghany County, and, on June 1, 1862, they were married.
In 1850, Hampton was living with his parents in Mulberry, but, by 1860, he was living with his grandfather, Joel Pruitt, Sr., in Traphill, after Joel had moved there from Wilkesboro.
In September, 1862, Hampton enlisted in the Confederate Army, 30th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company G. On July 10, 1863, he deserted his unit and later returned to duty. On December 15, 1863, he died in a Confederate hospital in Winchester, Virginia, perhaps from pneumonia. While Hampton was gone to fight in the war, Mary gave birth to a boy, Adam Hampton, on July 19, 1863.
According to census records, Mary was living with her family in Alleghany County in 1860. By 1870, she had moved with her parents to Union, thirty miles west from Traphill. By 1880, however, she had moved to Walnut Grove to live with her sister, Lucinda, and her brother-in-law, John P. Adams. When her son, Adam Hampton, married Samantha Blevins in 1885, Mary lived with them and their family until her death in 1909.
At this time, perhaps it is fitting to offer a tribute for Hampton Pruitt's friend, Owen Absher, a resident of Mulberry.
When Hampton applied for a marriage bond on May 31, 1862, he was accompanied by Owen, who appeared on Hampton's behalf as his bondsman, or witness.
On September 22, 1862, Owen enlisted in the Confederate Army and served with the North Carolina 52nd Infantry Regiment, Company F. On December 17th, 1862, in the Battle of Goldsboro Bridge, Owen was killed. He was buried at Willow Dale Cemetery near Goldsboro in Wayne County. He was the son of Jacob Absher and Sarah Hall of Wilkes County and 24 years old.
Strangely, Hampton Pruitt enlisted in the Confederacy exactly one week after Owen's enlistment, and Hampton died almost one year to the day, December 15, 1863, following Owen's death on December 17, 1862. Their ages also were nearly identical.
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| Hampton and Samantha Blevins Pruitt |
Children of Hampton Pruitt and Samantha Blevins:
Cordillia...............1886-1886
Ida Victoria..........1887-1957
John Calloway......1889-1976
Adam Wesley.......1891-1978
Myrtle DeEtte.......1894-1970
William Mack.......1896-1968
Charlie...................1897-1980
Sarah Mindora.......1899-1921
Rhoda Fay..............1902-1930
James Garfield.......1904-1962
Sherman Vestal......1907-1989
Martha Zona...........1909-1991
Leonard Dennis......1911-1960
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