Rachel Lorinda "Rinda" Coffey was a daughter of
Jesse Calton and Nancy A. Raines Coffey. She was born on Nov. 14, 1856 in Haywood Co., NC and died Oct. 14, 1934 in the Blue Ridge Twp. of Watauga Co., NC.* She was probably buried alongside Jordan in the Hampton Family cemetery in Blowing Rock.
Jordan was a son of Emanuel and Sarah Orilla Moreland Hampton and was born Sep. 10, 1856 in Watauga Co. He and Rachel were married there on Nov. 7, 1875.** Over the next 30 years, Rachel became the mother of at least 15 children. The family appeared in every Watauga Co. census from 1880 until 1930, the last available.
The children as I have them:
Martha L., born Sep. 6, 1875, died Nov. 16, 1940 at Blowing Rock. Her spouse was James Carey Ashley, born Feb. 2, 1868 in Wilkes Co. to Benjamin and Sarah Brown Ashley. They were married on May 10, 1899 in Watauga Co. James died Jun. 30, 1955 in Blowing Rock. Both are buried at Middle Fork Cemetery in Boone.
Emanuel Arkie "Arkie", born Dec. 26, 1879, died Dec. 19, 1963 in Boone. He married Mary Ann Storie on Nov. 19, 1905 in Patterson, Caldwell Co. She was born in NC c1883. Their daughter, Adda Leona Hampton, born Oct. 14, 1918, died Sep. 23, 1968 in Blowing Rock, married Rhonda Lester Coffey, a son of Rufus Monroe and Emma Eliza Robbins Coffey. Arkie is buried at Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery at Boone. I have found no other info on Mary Ann.
Harley E., born 1881, died unknown. He married Estella Lay on Jul. 28, 1901 in Deerfield, Watauga Co.***
William Spencer, born Jul. 21, 1882, died Sep. 7, 1964 at Boone.¹
Sarah Elizabeth, born Nov. 11, 1883. No further information.
Eliza Jane, born Jul 30, 1886, died Jan. 23, 1972 in Watauga Co. Her spouse was Roby Luther Storie, a son of J. L. & Martha Caroline Curtis Storie. He was born Sep. 9, 1879 in Caldwell Co. and died at Boone on Oct. 12, 1952.¹ They were married on May 31, 1908 in Watauga Co.*** Both are buried at Mount Lawn Memorial Park in Boone.
Rev. Jesse Amos, born Jul. 30, 1886, married Verta Harrison, daughter of Jeremiah William and Delphia Melinda Cook Harrison on Aug. 13, 1911 in Watauga Co. Rev. Hampton died a horrible death on Jan. 12, 1927 when he was crushed in his mill while removing ice from the wheel. He is buried at the Hampton Cemetery in Boone.¹ Verta was born Aug. 15, 1884 and died Aug. 14, 1966 at Blowing Rock. She is also buried at the Hampton Cemetery. Another daughter of Jeremiah and Delphia married Newton Leonard Harrison, a son of Anson Lafayette and Eliza Jane Coffey Harrison. Eliza was also a daughter of Jesse Calton and Nancy Raines Coffey.
Walter, born Feb. 3, 1889 in Watauga Co., died Mar. 10, 1956 in Statesville, Iredell Co., NC. He was buried at Mount Lawn in Boone.
Finimore Lindley, born Dec. 5, 1890, died Apr. 18, 1970 at Boone. He married Nevada Bowles on Jun. 29, 1913 in Watauga Co.*** Nevada was born Jul. 1, 1894 in Watauga Co., died at Boone on Jan. 23, 1994. Both are buried at Mount Vernon.
Constance "Connie" Geneva, born Oct. 12, 1992, died Mar. 3, 1984 at Boone. She married Joseph William "Joe" Wheeler on Jan. 31, 1915 in Watauga Co.*** Joe was born May 1, 1892 in that county and died at Triplett, Elk Twp., Watauga Co. on May 9, 1951. Joe's death certificate reports his burial in the "family cemetery" at Triplett. Connie is probably also buried there.
Birdie, born Oct. 25, 1894. No further information.
Oliver Estes, born Aug. 1, 1898 at Blowing Rock, died on Oct. 15, 1937 at Statesville. He married Inez Day, born 1899 in NC, on Feb. 14, 1918 in Watauga Co.*** Oliver is buried at Boone in the Hampton Cemetery.
Elzy (Elsie?) Caroline was born Dec. 21, 1898, married Mar. 2, 1919*** to J. W. Johnson, born in NC c1895.
Jeremiah Russell, born May 8, 1902, died Dec. 21, 1954 in Watauga Co. He married Fannie Lee Herman, a daughter of Carroll Marvin and Essie Loaney Coffey Herman on Dec. 25, 1921** in Watauga Co. Essie was a daughter of John Nelson "Nels" and Laura Ann Henley Coffey. Jeremiah is buried at Mount Lawn. Fannie died Jul. 18, 1990 at Boone and is probably also buried at Mount Lawn.
Child number 15 was Theodore Augustus "Gus," born May 30, 1904, died Jun. 12, 1956 at Boone. He married Edna Serena Green, daughter of Albert and Bertha Triplett Greer on Feb. 1, 1926 at Bamboo in Watauga Co.*** Edna was born Sep. 25, 1906 in Watauga Co. and died Jun. 6, 2008 at Boone.
Obituary, The
Watauga Democrat, Jun. 10, 2008
Mrs. Edna Serena Greer Hampton, 101, of 206 Ridgewood Road, Deep Gap, died Friday, June 6, 2008, at Glenbridge Health Care Center.
She was born Sept. 25, 1906 in Watauga County, a daughter of the late Albert and Bertha Triplett Greer.
Mrs. Hampton was one of the original 43 charter members of Trinity Baptist Church in Deep Gap, N.C., where she attended for many years and also taught Sunday School.
A life well lived, Edna is fondly remembered by her family and friends as a maker of beautiful quilts, fine embroidery, good cooking, love of family, and a gentle spirit. As a descendant of some of the first settlers in this area (as well as Daniel Boone’s sister and Benjamin Greer, a soldier of the Revolutionary War) she is one of the last of a pioneering breed of true Americans. She enjoyed most of all family get-togethers, always featuring loads of good food. Edna enjoyed gathering and preserving food when in season. She is remembered best sitting at her quilting frames, or holding an embroidery hoop and needle, peeling and paring vegetables and fruits for canning, drying, freezing or preserving.
Survivors include four daughters, Rosella (Kay) Nolte of Millersville, Md., Evalee Stone of Lenoir, Bonnie Steelman and husband, Harold, of Deep Gap, and Margaret Jewell of Raleigh; two sons, Dale Hampton and wife, Marie, of Boone, and Kenneth Hampton and wife, Hazel, of Bowling Brook, Ill.; one sister, Maude Clawson of Boone; and four half-sisters, Bernice Cox of Lenoir, Ruth Miller of Boone, Gladys Gilbert and Melba Hayes, both of Boomer. She is also survived by 16 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
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She was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Augustus Hampton (Gus); two daughters, Reba Rourke; and an infant, Shelby Jean Hampton; one grandson, Claude Nolte; three sons-in-law, Robert Rourke, Bernard G. Stone and Joseph Jewell; three sisters, Mrs. Lawrence "Maggie" Green, Mrs. Walter "Lily" Triplette and Mrs. Willard "Ora" Watson; two brothers, Virgil Greer and Sherman Greer; two half-brothers, Bynum Greer and Vaughan Greer; and one half-sister, Chloe Greer.
Services will be conducted Monday afternoon, June 9, 2008, at 2:00 o'clock, at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel. The body will lie in state, at the chapel, from 12:30 until 2:00 o'clock. Officiating will be Dr. Wayne Brown. Burial will follow in Mount Lawn Memorial Park and Gardens.
The family will receive friends, Monday afternoon, from 12:30 until 2:00 o'clock, at the funeral home, prior to the service. At other times, friends may call at the home of Bonnie and Harold Steelman, 206 Ridgewood Road, Deep Gap.
Online condolences may be sent to the Hampton family at www.hamptonfuneralservice.com.
Hampton Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.
*Racheal L. Hampton, death certificate No. 442 (14 October 1934), Bureau of Vital Statistics, North Carolina State Board of Health, Caldwell Co., NC. (familysearch.org)
**Historical Studies, Appalachian State University, Department of History (Editors Evelyn G. Shepherd and Brenda M. Greene), compiler, Marriage Register of Watauga County, North Carolina 1873-1954 (Boone, Watauga Co., NC: Dept. of Hist., Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC, 1995).
***North Carolina County Marriages, 1759-1979 , digital images, FamilySearch.Org (www.familysearch.org).
¹Source available on request
Note: Someone appears to have been cropped out of the family photo. A shoulder and arm appears to the far right. Source of photo unknown; appears to be from a publication.
