Alexander Walker
HAMPTON
(b.
26 September 1885
,
Poplar Log Cove, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
d.
17 May 1967
,
Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
)
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Alexander Walker HAMPTON was born 26 September 1885 in Poplar Log Cove, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Alexander Walker HAMPTON was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexander Walker married Lena Matilda MATTOX 26 September 1907 in Winston, Alabama, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lena Matilda MATTOX was born 24 November 1889 in Holly Pond, Cullman, Alabama, USA. Lena Matilda died 31 May 1980 in Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
Alexander Walker HAMPTON died 17 May 1967 in Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
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Lena Matilda MATTOX-- Date: 26 September 1907 Place: Winston, Alabama, USA
Children of Alexander Walker HAMPTON and Lena Matilda MATTOX:
Kenneth Theodore HAMPTON (b.31 July 1924, Double Springs, Winston, Alabama, USA d. 3 July 2014, Cape Coral, Florida, USA)
Lena Matilda MATTOX-- Date: 26 September 1907 Place: Winston, Alabama, USAChildren of Alexander Walker HAMPTON and Lena Matilda MATTOX:
Kenneth Theodore HAMPTON (b.31 July 1924, Double Springs, Winston, Alabama, USA d. 3 July 2014, Cape Coral, Florida, USA)
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1885 Birth 26 September 1885
Poplar Log Cove, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
1907 Marriage / PartnerAlexander Walker HAMPTON and Lena Matilda MATTOX 26 September 1907, Winston, Alabama, USA
He was 22 years old.
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1924 Birth of ChildKenneth Theodore HAMPTON was born 31 July 1924, Double Springs, Winston, Alabama, USA
Alexander Walker was 38 years old.
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2) 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
1967 Death 17 May 1967
Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
He died at the age of 81.
Added: 8/9/2025 5:20:53 PM
- Updated: 8/9/2025 5:21:44 PM
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