Wade Hampton Sr. MARION
1922 - 1971 (48 years)-
Name Wade Hampton Sr. MARION Birth 12 Sep 1922 Surry County, North Carolina 
Gender Male Reference Number 2 Death 9 May 1971 Kernersville, Forsyth County, North Carolina Burial 11 May 1971 Union Hill, Surry County, North Carolina Person ID I11995 Marshall and Allied Families Last Modified 5 Feb 2012
Father Squire Earnest MARION, b. 4 Apr 1895, Surry County, North Carolina d. 14 Nov 1944, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina (Age 49 years) Mother Minnie Dean PATTERSON, b. 5 Jun 1904, Surry County, North Carolina d. 28 Oct 1986, Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina (Age 82 years) Marriage 11 Jan 1920 Rockford Twp, Surry County, North Carolina Family ID F3790 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mildred Nadine ASHBURN, b. 20 Jul 1928, Surry County, North Carolina d. 10 May 1963, Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina (Age 34 years) Marriage 23 Apr 1944 York, Sc Children + 1. Brenda Joyce MARION + 2. Wade Hampton Jr. MARION, Mr + 3. Patricia Ann MARION + 4. Kenneth Ray MARION 5. Michael Steven MARION Family ID F3789 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Lived Surry county most of life. Moved to Kernersville in summer of 1966.
Died by hanging in basement of home eight years after wife died in same month.
Worked as farmer, carpenter and truck driver. Also worked for Department of
Navy during WWII at Newport News, Va. Hard worker, good father never got over
death of wife and disease of alcoholism.
Was named Wade Hampton at the suggestion of his Mother's doctor who was from
South Carolina. Wade Hampton was Civil War Hero, State Senator and Stateman.
Wade Hampton has a statue in his honor at Columbia,SC statehouse.
- Lived Surry county most of life. Moved to Kernersville in summer of 1966.