Hampton Cemetery

Hampton township, Dakota county, Minnesota: T113N-R18W, section 4

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This cemetery has some regular care and is in poor shape. There is no name at the gate of this cemetery. Many of the burial monuments have been broken over the years and it was difficult to tell if the remaining burial monuments were actually over the correct graves. Other burial monuments were lying flat at ground level or surrounded by over grown lilacs. The fenced area which comprises the cemetery is much more expansive than the number of headstones. There were two obvious family sections in the cemetery, these were for the Bell family and Hopkins family. Each had a pipe style fence surrounding their families graves. Both were very weedy and had overgrown shrubs and small trees growing within the area. 

The Dakota county cemetery records compilation lists this cemetery as: Hampton Township Cemetery, established January 1875. 2 acres. Located Section 4, NW 1/4, Township 113, Range 18. 225th St. East. (Abandoned).

This cemetery may have been located in section 9 of Hampton township at one time. In "History of Dakota County and the city of Hastings" by Rev. Edward D. Neill, he wrote: '... Hampton cemetery was first situated on section 9, the first grave being that of Stephen D. and Amelia Bell. In 1876 the yard was removed to section 4, and contains about seventy-five graves, [in 1881] (page 398).'

The Andreas 1874 Atlas of Minnesota has a map of Dakota county which shows section 4 containing a school house.  This is where the cemetery is currently situated.

This cemetery was transcribed in 1996.

Copyright © Debbie Boe 1996

Bettie, Wife of Eli Ballard, died 21 October 1863, age 19 years

Elias Ballard 1835-1904

Julia A. Ballard 15 February 1839 - 16 September 1895

Rebecca, wife of Elias Ballard, died 13 October 1862 age 28 years 3 months

Susan A., daughter of Eli & Nettie Ballard, died 1 June 1863 age 1 year 6 days (?)

William M., son of Elias & Rebecca Ballard, died 8 January 1862  age 1 year (?) 10 months

Daniel Bartelt 14 January 1843 - 18 May 1902

Alice L., daughter of ? & ? Bell, died 21 June 1871 (?)

infant, son of S.D. & M.P. Bell, died 21 August 1853

Princis A., wife of S.D. Bell, died 28 May 1887, age 61 years

S.D. Bell, died 30 June 1895, age 73 years

?, son of B. & M. Burroughs (?) -broken and buried stone

W.H. Burroughs C 6 Minnesota Inf. (?), died 15 August 1865 21 years his age

Fanny Cain 1809-1876

George Cain 7 July 1832 - 3 May 1909 married M. A. Curtiss 25 February 1863 (?)

George W. Cain 21 March 1909 - 3 June 1909

Hazel M. Cain 15 July 1895 - 22 January 1897

Jennie B. Cain 1873-1932

Katie, wife of Tom Cain, died 11 April 1896 age 61 years 3 months (?)

Marion Beth Cain 3 May 1910 - 1 April 1911

Melissa A. Cain, wife of George Cain 5 June 1841 - 9 November 1924

Seth Cain 1806-1881

Seth B. Cain 1872-1945

Caroline N., wife of Jonas Carlson, died 15 December 1898, age 76 years

Jonas P. Carlson, died 24 June 1883, age 67 years

baby Clark, died 18 April 1906 (?), age 18 days (?)

Ralph H. Clark 17 May 1906 - 5 December 1906

Annah, wife of J.J. Cropper (?), died 4 December 1879,  age 52 years 11 months 21 days -broken stone

?, wife of Madison Cropper (?), died 8 July 1865 age 29 years 6 months

Donald W. Duff 1872-1956

Emma J. Duff 1851-1929

James Duff 28 December 1809 - 6 February 1872 -broken stone

Joseph (?) P. (?), son of John & Mary Duff 18 August 1861 - 28 July 1863

Robert Duff 1 January 1848 - 13 February 1854

William Duff 1850-1931

James, son of Wm. & E. Dunkerley, died 18 February 1860

Mary, daughter of W. & ? Dunkerley, died 5 January 1870, age 10 months

Wm. Dunkerley 30 March 1826 - 7 January 1875

J.H. Ferris, died 1 April 1891, age 12 years

P.B. Ferris, died 29 July 1879, age 54 years

Sarah M. Ferris, died ? 1867, age 30 years

William S. Greene 1839-1908

?, son of I.N. & N. Holden (?) -rest of stone is missing

Edith Charity, child of G.J. & E.S. Hopkins 1 August 1897 - 24 September 1902

Florence J. Hopkins 23 September 1859 - 11 September 1914

George G. Hopkins 4 March 1885 - 3 June 1906

Gilbert J. Hopkins 17 October 1857 - 13 November 1929

Joseph L. Hopkins 28 January 1881 - 9 February 1887

Joseph W. Hopkins 24 December 1831 - 2 August 1919

Lilly E., child of G.J. & E.S. Hopkins 15 October 1899 - 22 October 1899

Linna M. Hopkins 31 October 1861 - 12 March 1937

Lizzie M. Hopkins 7 November 1891 - 5 September 1914

Sarahett Perrin, wife of J.W. Hopkins 26 May 1832 - 16 July 1905

William W. Hopkins 22 June 1867 - 3 May 1918

Mary J. Johnson 15 April 1815 - 29 February 1904

Wm. H. Johnson, died 9 February 1892, age 80 years

Wilhelmz Johnson 1893-1952

Isaac W. Jones 1806-1893

Christina S., wife of Jos. A.A. Kirk (?), died 18 March 1900 age 56 years

Elmer A. Kirk, died 22 May 1882, age 6 months

Achsah E. Klaus 1876-1906

Raymond, son of R.C. & A.E. Klaus 9 April 1902 - 14 June 1902

Robert C. Klaus 1876-1954

Mary Ann, wife of James Lee 2 March 1833 - 25 March 1875 age 42 years 23 days

Alexander McKay 20 October 1809 - 1 April 1862

Catherine, wife of Alexander McKay 2 August 1816 - 5 July 1898

Albert P., son of Nathaniel & Rhoda Martin  21 March 1818 - 4 April 1907 , age 89 years 14 days

baby Martin -1908-

Bernice Martin (?) 1896 - 1921

Lillie, daughter of (?) Martin (?), died 18 May 1877  age 17 years 9 months 29 days -in a bush & hard to read

Nathaniel Martin, died 15 June 1877, age 87 years 4 months 2 days

Perry Martin (?) 1901-1924

Phoda (?) Perry, wife of Nathaniel Martin, died 29 November 1876  age 84 years 8 months

?, son of J.S. & E.R. Paselton (?) - rest is missing

Nancy Perrin, died 5 May 1860

?, son of ? Perrin - rest is buried in cement

Wm. Perrin, died 13 February 1865, age 70 years

Addie Belle Porter (?), died 29 July 1863 age 4 months 11 days (?) -broken stone

Ann Porter (?), died 20 May 1865, age 11 months -broken stone

?, son of Wm. Porter, died 11 July 1862 age 1 year 1 month -broken stone

Wilhelmina, born Porter (?)

Alexander Records 14 August 1805 - 3 May 1877

Nancy A., daughter of A. & S.A. Records, died 4 July 1866  age 3 years 4 months 13 days

Francis L. Renslow 28 March 1880 - 14 March 1915

James Smart 23 July 1819 - 28 October 1890

'Father' Smithberger (?) 1831-1920

Levi Taft (?) 1813-18??

Susan F., wife of L. Taft, died 1 June 1872, age ? -broken & worn stone

Rosie Wilson, died 9 November 1869, age 5 months

There was one broken and badly worn stone - I could only make out 28 September and possibly son of ?.

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