Earl Henry Hamner, Sr.

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Earl Henry Hamner, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Schuyler, Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Death: May 01, 1969 (69)
Schuyler, Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Schuyler, Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Walter Clifton Hamner and Susan Henrietta Hamner
Husband of Private and Doris Marion Hamner
Father of Earl Hamner Jr.; Clifton Anderson Hamner; Private; Williard Harold Hamner; Private and 3 others
Brother of Lilie Lee Hamner; Lawrence Clifton Hamner; Nora Spencer Hamner; Lewis Tyler Hamner; William Benjamin Hamner and 5 others

Managed by: Donald Franklin Colvin
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About Earl Henry Hamner, Sr.

The father of Earl Hamner, Jr. and the inspiration for the character John Walton in the hit television program "The Waltons." He passed away in 1969 before "The Waltons" was created.

Earl H. Hamner

Schuyler - Earl Henry Hamner died today at his home here. He was 69.
He was born on May 18, 1899 in Buckingham County, the son of the late
Walter Clifton and Susan Spencer Hamner.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Doris Giannini Hamner.
Mr. Hamner was a retired employee of the Alberene Stone Corp.
Besides his wife, he is survived by five sons, Earl H. Hamner Jr. of
Studio City, Calif., Clifton and Willard Hamner of Richmond, Paul Hamner
of Toms River, N.J., and James Hamner of Charlottesville; three daughters,
Mrs. Marion Hawkes and Mrs. Nancy Jamerson of Richmond and Mrs. Audrey
Hankins of Roanoke; a brother Lewis T. Hamner of Richmond: four sisters,
Mrs. Sam Morris of Schuyler, Miss Nora Spencer Hamner, Mrs. Margaret Myers
and Mrs. Lottie Dover of Richmond; and 14 grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hill and Irving Funeral Home
Chapel wit burial in the family cemetery at Schuyler.

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Earl Henry Hamner, Sr.'s Timeline

1899
May 18, 1899
Schuyler, Nelson County, Virginia, United States
1923
July 10, 1923
Schuyler, Nelson County, Virginia, United States
1928
October 2, 1928
Schuyler, Nelson County, Virginia, United States
1930
January 13, 1930
Schuyler, Nelson County, Virginia, United States
1931
February 17, 1931
Schuyler, Nelson County, Virginia, United States
1935
October 17, 1935
Schuyler, Nelson, Virginia, United States
1936
June 21, 1936
Schuyler, Nelson County, Virginia, United States