Edward Wilkinson Lampton D.D. (1858 - 1910)

Born 21 Oct 1858 in Christian, Kentucky, United States

Died 16 Jul 1910 at age 51 in Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Edward Lampton D.D. is Notable.

This profile is part of the Mound Bayou, Mississippi One Place Study.

Edward was a Freemason

Bishop Edward Wilkinson Lampton was a leader in the AME Church and the community of Greenville, MS; he served as bishop of the AME Church there.

Edward W. Lampton was born October 21, 1857 in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky.^[1] He was the son of Albert R. [or Frank]^[2] Lampton and the grandson of Anna and Rev. Edward "Ned" Jones. He grew up in Bowling Green, KY.^[3] His grandfather, the Rev. Edward Wilkinson, was the first preacher of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Kentucky. Mr. Wilkinson was arrested and sent to prison in 1857 for attempting to organize the church.^[4]

His biography appeared in the book, "The Negro at Mound Bayou."^[1]

Lampton was author of two books: Analysis of Baptism and Digest of Rulings and Decision of the Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church from 1847-1907.

He was also Grand Master of the Prince Hall Masons of Mississippi.

Bishop E. W. Lampton died in Petoskey, Michigan, on July 16, 1910. HIs obituary was published in The Nashville Globe on Friday, July 22, 1910.^[2][5] He is buried in Live Oak Cemetery, Greenville, Mississippi.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Hood, Aurelius P. The Negro at Mound Bayou: being an authentic story of the founding, growth and development of the "most celebrated town in the South," covering a period of twenty-two years , Richard R. McCarty, page 99-100. Available at https://hdl.handle.net/2027/emu.010002630190
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Death: "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1929"
   The Library of Michigan; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan Death Records Project; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008532958; Roll Number: 140; Certificate Number: 41
   Ancestry Record 1561 #1898541
   Edward Wilkerson Lampton death 16 Jul 1910 (age 52), son of Frank Lampton, in Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA.
3. ↑ “Lampton, Edward Wilkinson,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed June 16, 2023, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/2395.
4. ↑ Penniman, George W. Joint Ed. An era of progress and promise, 1863-1910; the religious, moral, and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation. ed by Hartshorn, W. N Boston, Priscilla Pub. Co, 1910. Pdf. Available at the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/10009507/>
5. ↑ The Nashville Globe, Friday, July 22, 1910, page 7, column 4. Available online at https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86064259/1910-07-22/ed-1/seq-7/
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #13532211 (accessed 15 June 2023)
   Memorial page for Edward Wilkinson Lampton (21 Oct 1858-1910), citing Live Oak Cemetery, Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by NatalieMaynor (contributor 46770385).

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Greenville, Washington, Mississippi; Roll: 832; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 0081
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #28506862
  Edward W Lampton (42), married, Minister, head of household in Greenville, Washington, Mississippi. Born in Kentucky, USA.
• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Greenville, Washington, Mississippi; Roll: T624_763; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0116; FHL microfilm: 1374776
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #14053219
  Edward W Lampton (52), widowed, Bishop, head of household in Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA. Born in Kentucky.

See Also:

• Bishop Edward Wilkinson Lampton FamilySearch Person: G3SM-L3C
• From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database: https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/2395
• Penniman, George W. Joint Ed. An era of progress and promise, 1863-1910; the religious, moral, and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation. ed by Hartshorn, W. N Boston, Priscilla Pub. Co, 1910. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/10009507/>. Biography of Bishop Edward W. Lampton, D.D., LL.D., page 392
• Hathi Trust Digital Library