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Sutherland Mangum, resided at Walnut Hall until their deaths in 1902. After the deaths of Mary and Martha, the plantation was placed into a public auction, excluding the family cemetery from the sale, which remained in the Mangum family. Walnut Hall was purchased by William B. Hampton, a neighbor of the Mangum family, for $ 3,850 for 565 acres. The Hampton family lived at Walnut Hall until 1916, when they moved to
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