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Burt Hampton, a well known citizen of Grant township, resides two miles north of Shannon City on the old Beall farm, where he has made his home for seventeen years. He is an Illinois man and is true to the Illinois ideas of progressive farming, having a neat and attractive place with well kept grounds and substantial buildings. The farm of one hundred and twenty acres is in an excellent state of cultivation and Mr. Hampton regards the pursuits of private life as abundantly worthy of his best efforts, so that his entire time and attention are concentrated upon his agricultural interests.

A native of McLean county, Illinois, he was born January 10, 1868. His father, F. M. Hampton, was a native of Ohio, and when a young man removed westward to Illinois, where he followed the occupation of farming. In McLean county he married Miss N. J. Kinsel, a native of Ohio, who was reared in Illinois. Following their marriage Mr. Hampton developed and cultivated a farm which he improved until 1890, when he sold the property and came to Union county, Iowa. Here he purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land known as the old Beall farm, built thereon a substantial residence, also two good barns and commodious sheds. He also put up good fences and carried on the farm work along progressive lines resulting in substantial benefit when his harvests were placed upon the market. He died in 1899, at the age of fifty-five years, and is still survived by his widow, who at the age of sixty-four years is managing the household affairs for her son. The family numbered five children, four of whom were daughters: Anna, the wife of A. Culbertson; Alice, the wife of Fred Warner; Kate, the wife of T. E. Reese; and Grace, the wife of Oscar Reese. All are residents of this community.

Burt Hampton, the only son, was reared on the old homestead and pursued a common-school education in McLean county, Illinois. He always remained with his parents and at his father’s death took charge of the home place. It is one of the best improved and well kept properties in Grant township and in addition to the tilling of the soil Mr. Hampton is engaged in the raising of good graded stock. He also feeds and ships a carload of Poland China hogs each year and his business interests are carefully and capably managed. Politically Mr. Hampton is a democrat but does not feel himself bound by party ties and often casts an independent ballot. He has been an earnest worker throughout his entire life. Lessons of industry and enterprise were early impressed upon his mind and have borne good fruit as the years have gone by.