Individual Details
David Hamp
(Abt 1820 - 1 Jan 1894)
David and Frist wife lived in Lenawee Co. Mi and Fulton Co. OH. He served as constable of Fulton Co.
1.1850 Federal Census, Fulton Twp, Fulton County,
OH:
Name age occupation place of birth
David Hamp 30 farmerPA
Mercy Hamp 21 housewifePA
David Hamp 7 .OH
Napoleon Hamp 5 OH
J. Q. Hamp 4 OH
Malissa Hamp 2 OH
1860 Federal,Census, Gratiot County, MI;
David Hamp40PA
Mercy Hamp30PA
David Hamp17OH
Bonapart Hamp15OH
John Hamp13OH
CONT Ellen Hamp8OH
Parley W. Hamp7OH
Daniel T. Hamp6OH
Casper M. Hamp3OH
Eveline Hamp4 monthsMI
2. National Archives Military Pension Records of Civil War: a. Pension File # 491,901, affidavit dated 1Dec 1890
by David Hamp, dependent father, age 71, a resident of Seville Twp, Gratiot County, MI states he is father of John Q. Hamp, died 12 Oct 1863 Knoxville, TN and that he married the mother of John Q. Hamp on 14 Jun 1842, Adrian MI and that the mother died about 15 May 1849. b.Two additional supporting statements by Annie Strayer and Mary Ann Dubor to the effect David Hamp &EmalineWoodford were known to them in Fulton Co., OH and
Lenawee Co., MI both before and after they were married.
3.Gratiot County probate records Liber 65, page 265 re Dav id Hamp estate show his death date as 1 Jan 1894.
4.State of Michigan, Div. Vital Statistics, Death Certificate shows,Mercyls birth 2 May 1829 and death 21 Jul 1920.
5.Estimated.
6.Grave unmarked. Pre 1900 records incomplete.
Grandson Clayton Hamp letter 22 Oct 1978 states "I know about where Grandfather is in Elm Hall cemetery."
Extracted from "The Roots and Branches of Jakob Hampp" by Robert M. Hamp of Oklahoma City,USA (1987):
David Hamp was born somewhere in Pennsylvania, ca 1820, the third son of Jacob Hamp Sr and Ivey Rosanna Kittleberger, and died on 1 Jan 1894 in Gatiot County, Michigan. He is buried in the Elm Hall Cemetery, Elm Hall, Michigan. The grave marker, if one exists, is unreadable and records do not disclose the exact location of his grave.
David was first married 14 Jun 1842 at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, to Emaline WOODFORD, daughter of Daniel Woodford and Anna NORTON. Emaline died 15 May 1849. After her death David was married ca 1850 to Mercy Ann MEAD, daughter of Daniel MEAD and Hannah GREEN. Mercy was born 2 May 1829 in Pennsylvania and died on 21 Jul 1920 at Burlington, Michigan, and is buried in Barrington Cemetery, located three and one half miles north of town. At the time of her death she lived with son Casper HAMP (H38) a couple of farms north of the cemetery.
Little is known of David's early life during his marriage to Emaline, except that he fathered three sons and a daughter and the family lived in Lenawee County, Michigan, and also in Fulton County, Ohio. David served as a constable in Fulton County.
On 23 Aug 1858 David purchased the SE quarter of the NE quarter Section 33, Seville Township, Gratiot County, Michigan, from the government for $50. He also later bought the SW quarter and the NE quarter of this same quarter section. It is unknown if David saw this land before buying it, but being raised on the frontier, he had probably had no qualms about moving again with it. Perhaps he should have. The place to which he moved his family became known as "starving Gratiot". The actual move was likely made in the spring of 1859 when David and Mercy packed up the family and travelled there from Fulton County, Ohio, by ox team and wagon.
Although David was one of the earliest, they soon had company. So many Ohio pioneers moved on north to Gratiot County, Michigan, that in later years special "Ohio trains" were made up to provide transportation for settlesr to visit their friends and relatives back in Ohio. Some of David's family may have made such trips, but at the time of his departure into the Michigan wilds, grandma Ivey Rosanna was undoubtedly on hand to hug and and kiss all of the grandkids, not knowing if she would see them again or not.
According to Gratiot County histories, their destination at the time was a dense trackless wilderness. One settler told of having to chop his way north from the frontier settlement of Riverdale. David's land was located two miles east and a half a mile north of Riverdale on what is known as Warner Road. Another early settler told of living in a hut covered with bark with mother earth as a floor and wolves and wildcats for neighbours.
The first shelter for David and family on their arrival was a lean-to constructed from the dismantled wagon in which they had made their trip north. From this lean-to Mercy hung quilts to completethe enclosure. It probably didn't do much better at keeping the wild life out as it did at keeping the children in. Casper who was one year old at the time, told his great-great-grandchildren many many years later of hearing his mother tell of the frustrations at trying to keep him inside that house of quilts.
Clayton Hamp, grandson of David, said his father told him that the family' diet that first spring consisted mostly of leeks and cowslips. Casper (H38) said he was told that they could not have survived that first winter had it not been for friendly Indians that brought them venison. Clearings had to be made in the totally forested land before even scanty crops could be raised and much of these were destroyed by wild life.
In the spring of 1860 the first town meeting of Seville township was held and consisted of 21 settlers who met at the home of Samuel Shroy and elected township officers. David was elected Justice of the Peace. He was elected to this post twice more, in 1868 and 1871. In 1879 he was the Director of School District #6 in Seville township. He also served as trustee in the United Brethren Church in Elm Hall.
Before his death he drew a dependent father's pension based on the Civil War service of his son John Q. Hamp. Material in the pension file is what led to Lenawee County and a record of David's first marriage. Until then the name of his first wife was unknown to the Hamp Hunter group.
Neither the state of Michigan, nor Gratiot County has a death certificate for David. The death date was obtained from the probate file of his estate.
The week following his death there was an item in a local newspaper that perhaps pertained to David's death but practically everything in it was in error, including the name! Maybe the item was transmitted by grapevine and no effort was made to confirm it. The name was given as Jacob Hamp. This brother did live in the same area off and on but didn"t die until seven years later. The age given was "approximate" and the date of death as "last week". the cause of death was given as pneumonia, and this perhaps was correct.
The value of his estate was listed as 40 acres land $1,000.00; 3 horses $125.00; 3 cows $70.00; 4 yearlings $20.00; Farming tools $25.00; Poultry $12.00; and Household goods $75.00. Of debts against the estate besides taxes and legal fees, there was $29.50 for casket and robe, $2.00 for straw to his son Edwin S. Hamp and $1.00 for seed potatoes.
Surely there must have been photographs of David but none have been found. We do have one of his second wife which is reproduced on page 92 (of book).
Following the death of David, Daniel Truman Hamp furnished land and lumber, and Edwin S. Hamp and friend Elmer BEMIS built Mercy a small house. She later moved in with Truman and her house was incorporated into a new log house that he built. A few years later he went to live with Casper (H38) at Burlington, Michigan, and stayed there until the time of her death.
Page Info Submitted by: Patricia Wazny-Hamp hamp@voyager.net
1.1850 Federal Census, Fulton Twp, Fulton County,
OH:
Name age occupation place of birth
David Hamp 30 farmerPA
Mercy Hamp 21 housewifePA
David Hamp 7 .OH
Napoleon Hamp 5 OH
J. Q. Hamp 4 OH
Malissa Hamp 2 OH
1860 Federal,Census, Gratiot County, MI;
David Hamp40PA
Mercy Hamp30PA
David Hamp17OH
Bonapart Hamp15OH
John Hamp13OH
CONT Ellen Hamp8OH
Parley W. Hamp7OH
Daniel T. Hamp6OH
Casper M. Hamp3OH
Eveline Hamp4 monthsMI
2. National Archives Military Pension Records of Civil War: a. Pension File # 491,901, affidavit dated 1Dec 1890
by David Hamp, dependent father, age 71, a resident of Seville Twp, Gratiot County, MI states he is father of John Q. Hamp, died 12 Oct 1863 Knoxville, TN and that he married the mother of John Q. Hamp on 14 Jun 1842, Adrian MI and that the mother died about 15 May 1849. b.Two additional supporting statements by Annie Strayer and Mary Ann Dubor to the effect David Hamp &EmalineWoodford were known to them in Fulton Co., OH and
Lenawee Co., MI both before and after they were married.
3.Gratiot County probate records Liber 65, page 265 re Dav id Hamp estate show his death date as 1 Jan 1894.
4.State of Michigan, Div. Vital Statistics, Death Certificate shows,Mercyls birth 2 May 1829 and death 21 Jul 1920.
5.Estimated.
6.Grave unmarked. Pre 1900 records incomplete.
Grandson Clayton Hamp letter 22 Oct 1978 states "I know about where Grandfather is in Elm Hall cemetery."
Extracted from "The Roots and Branches of Jakob Hampp" by Robert M. Hamp of Oklahoma City,USA (1987):
David Hamp was born somewhere in Pennsylvania, ca 1820, the third son of Jacob Hamp Sr and Ivey Rosanna Kittleberger, and died on 1 Jan 1894 in Gatiot County, Michigan. He is buried in the Elm Hall Cemetery, Elm Hall, Michigan. The grave marker, if one exists, is unreadable and records do not disclose the exact location of his grave.
David was first married 14 Jun 1842 at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, to Emaline WOODFORD, daughter of Daniel Woodford and Anna NORTON. Emaline died 15 May 1849. After her death David was married ca 1850 to Mercy Ann MEAD, daughter of Daniel MEAD and Hannah GREEN. Mercy was born 2 May 1829 in Pennsylvania and died on 21 Jul 1920 at Burlington, Michigan, and is buried in Barrington Cemetery, located three and one half miles north of town. At the time of her death she lived with son Casper HAMP (H38) a couple of farms north of the cemetery.
Little is known of David's early life during his marriage to Emaline, except that he fathered three sons and a daughter and the family lived in Lenawee County, Michigan, and also in Fulton County, Ohio. David served as a constable in Fulton County.
On 23 Aug 1858 David purchased the SE quarter of the NE quarter Section 33, Seville Township, Gratiot County, Michigan, from the government for $50. He also later bought the SW quarter and the NE quarter of this same quarter section. It is unknown if David saw this land before buying it, but being raised on the frontier, he had probably had no qualms about moving again with it. Perhaps he should have. The place to which he moved his family became known as "starving Gratiot". The actual move was likely made in the spring of 1859 when David and Mercy packed up the family and travelled there from Fulton County, Ohio, by ox team and wagon.
Although David was one of the earliest, they soon had company. So many Ohio pioneers moved on north to Gratiot County, Michigan, that in later years special "Ohio trains" were made up to provide transportation for settlesr to visit their friends and relatives back in Ohio. Some of David's family may have made such trips, but at the time of his departure into the Michigan wilds, grandma Ivey Rosanna was undoubtedly on hand to hug and and kiss all of the grandkids, not knowing if she would see them again or not.
According to Gratiot County histories, their destination at the time was a dense trackless wilderness. One settler told of having to chop his way north from the frontier settlement of Riverdale. David's land was located two miles east and a half a mile north of Riverdale on what is known as Warner Road. Another early settler told of living in a hut covered with bark with mother earth as a floor and wolves and wildcats for neighbours.
The first shelter for David and family on their arrival was a lean-to constructed from the dismantled wagon in which they had made their trip north. From this lean-to Mercy hung quilts to completethe enclosure. It probably didn't do much better at keeping the wild life out as it did at keeping the children in. Casper who was one year old at the time, told his great-great-grandchildren many many years later of hearing his mother tell of the frustrations at trying to keep him inside that house of quilts.
Clayton Hamp, grandson of David, said his father told him that the family' diet that first spring consisted mostly of leeks and cowslips. Casper (H38) said he was told that they could not have survived that first winter had it not been for friendly Indians that brought them venison. Clearings had to be made in the totally forested land before even scanty crops could be raised and much of these were destroyed by wild life.
In the spring of 1860 the first town meeting of Seville township was held and consisted of 21 settlers who met at the home of Samuel Shroy and elected township officers. David was elected Justice of the Peace. He was elected to this post twice more, in 1868 and 1871. In 1879 he was the Director of School District #6 in Seville township. He also served as trustee in the United Brethren Church in Elm Hall.
Before his death he drew a dependent father's pension based on the Civil War service of his son John Q. Hamp. Material in the pension file is what led to Lenawee County and a record of David's first marriage. Until then the name of his first wife was unknown to the Hamp Hunter group.
Neither the state of Michigan, nor Gratiot County has a death certificate for David. The death date was obtained from the probate file of his estate.
The week following his death there was an item in a local newspaper that perhaps pertained to David's death but practically everything in it was in error, including the name! Maybe the item was transmitted by grapevine and no effort was made to confirm it. The name was given as Jacob Hamp. This brother did live in the same area off and on but didn"t die until seven years later. The age given was "approximate" and the date of death as "last week". the cause of death was given as pneumonia, and this perhaps was correct.
The value of his estate was listed as 40 acres land $1,000.00; 3 horses $125.00; 3 cows $70.00; 4 yearlings $20.00; Farming tools $25.00; Poultry $12.00; and Household goods $75.00. Of debts against the estate besides taxes and legal fees, there was $29.50 for casket and robe, $2.00 for straw to his son Edwin S. Hamp and $1.00 for seed potatoes.
Surely there must have been photographs of David but none have been found. We do have one of his second wife which is reproduced on page 92 (of book).
Following the death of David, Daniel Truman Hamp furnished land and lumber, and Edwin S. Hamp and friend Elmer BEMIS built Mercy a small house. She later moved in with Truman and her house was incorporated into a new log house that he built. A few years later he went to live with Casper (H38) at Burlington, Michigan, and stayed there until the time of her death.
Page Info Submitted by: Patricia Wazny-Hamp hamp@voyager.net
Events
| Birth | Abt 1820 | Pennsylvania | |||
| Birth | Abt 1820 | Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Marriage | 14 Jun 1842 | Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan - Emaline Woodford |  | ||
| Residence | 1850 | Fulton Township, Fulton, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1850 | Mercy Ann Mead | |||
| Residence | 1860 | Seville Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1870 | Seville Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1880 | Seville Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Death | 1 Jan 1894 | Gratiot Co., Michigan | |||
| Death | 1 Jan 1894 | Gratiot, Michigan, United States | |||
| Burial | Cemetery, Elm Hall, Gratiot County, Michigan | ||||
| Reference No | H3 | ||||
| Burial | Elm Hall Cemetery, Elm Hall, Gratiot County, Michigan |
Families
| Spouse | Mercy Ann Mead (1829 - 1920) |
| Child | Ellen Hamp (1852 - 1870) |
| Child | Parley Wallace Hamp (1853 - 1930) |
| Child | Daniel Truman Hamp (1854 - 1935) |
| Child | Welcome Casper Hamp (1858 - 1952) |
| Child | Eveline Hamp (1860 - 1941) |
| Child | Horace Victor Hamp (1861 - 1941) |
| Child | Edwin Sylvester Hamp (1863 - 1940) |
| Spouse | Emaline Woodford ( - 1849) |
| Child | David Henry Hamp (1843 - 1863) |
| Child | Napoleon Bonaparte Hamp (1844 - 1910) |
| Child | John Q. Hamp (1845 - 1863) |
| Child | Malissa Hamp (1848 - 1860) |
| Father | (Johann) Jacob Hamp (1785 - 1850) |
| Mother | Iva Rosanna Kittleberger (1787 - 1879) |
| Sibling | Jacob Hamp (1812 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Frederick Fridrich Hamp (1814 - 1891) |
| Sibling | John Hamp (1826 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Eli Hamp (1832 - 1910) |
Notes
Birth
1900n Census for son Harace says David born in NYEndnotes
1. Robert M. Hamp, "Roots and Branches of Jacob Hamp - A Genealogy" Self Published 1987, pg 87.
2. Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), http://community.ancestry.com/profile.aspx?mba=01984848-0002-0000-0000-000000000000.
3. Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), http://community.ancestry.com/profile.aspx?mba=01984848-0002-0000-0000-000000000000.
4. Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), http://community.ancestry.com/profile.aspx?mba=01984848-0002-0000-0000-000000000000.
5. Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), http://community.ancestry.com/profile.aspx?mba=01984848-0002-0000-0000-000000000000.