Harriet A (Coffman) Hamilton (1840 - 1922)

Born 11 Jan 1840 in Clay, Gallia, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Wife of James Thomas Hamilton — married 18 Aug 1859 in Gallia, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 7 Jun 1922 at age 82 in Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Harriet A (Coffman) Hamilton was born on 11 Jan 1840 in Clay, Gallia, Ohio, USA, daughter of Capt. Josiah Coffman (1815 - 1865) and Sabra (Goodrich) Coffman (1818 - 1879).

Her siblings were:

1. Elizabeth B (Coffman) Irion (1838 - 1918)
2. William Coffman (1843 - 1844)
3. Joseph C Coffman (1843 - 1934)
4. Daniel Monroe Coffman (1845 - 1914)
5. Cyrus P Coffman (1847 - 1865)
6. Thomas Jefferson Coffman (1850 - 1934)
7. William Cunningham Coffman (1852 - 1880)
8. Sylvan Goodrich Coffman (1853 - 1923)
9. Emily Coffman (1856 - 1924)
10. Sylvester A Coffman (1858 - )
11. Ella Coffman (1860 - 1935)

Harriet married James Thomas Hamilton (1830 - 1881) on 18 Aug 1859 in Gallia. Their children were:

1. Roma Ann (Hamilton) Craft (1861 - 1947)
2. Josiah Thomas Hamilton (1863 - 1927)
3. Alva Hamilton (1865 - 1897)
4. Herman J Hamilton (1869 - 1942).

Harriet married Jehu Rose (1832 - 1905) in 1885.

Harriet died on 7 Jun 1922 in Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio aged 82.

Research Notes

Notes from external profile

"The affiant is the wife of claimant and waits upon him; that he requires partial aid, care and attention of some one to assist him in dressing and undressing and attending to the calls of nature; that I assist him in bathing and in taking off and putting on his underware and clothing; that claimant is confined to his room and to his bed part of the time by reason of rheumatism and resulting disease of heart. That affiant prepares and gives his medicine."
Her address at the time was Clipper Mills, Gallia County, Ohio.
Harriet filed a Claim for Accrued Pension on 8 March 1905 when she appeared before a Probate Judge in Gallipolis, Ohio. Her residence was listed as 704 2nd Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio. She was swearing that Jehu Rose had died on 3 March 1905, that pension payment had last been made on 4 December 1904. The statement also confirms the previous marriages of both Jehu Rose and herself and states the dates of death of both previous spouses and the date of her marriage to Jehu.
ID Number: MH:N89
MH:I191

On 20 May 1905, Mary K. Coffman, aged 27 years, a resident of Gallipolis, Ohio appeared in court to give an affidavit on behalf of Harriet Rose. Her relationship to Harriet is not known at this time. Her statement was as follows:
�That affiant has known the claimant all of affiant�s life; that she lived with the soldier from the date of her marriage to him until the date of his death, 3 March 1905. That she is now his lawful widow, never having remarried since the soldier�s death.�
General Affidavit found by Elizabeth Hathaway on behalf of Harriet Rose for accrued pension of Rev. Jehu Rose given 20 May 1905 as follows:
�That affiant knew the claimant prior to her marriage to James Hamilton; that she was married to Rev. Jehu Rose at my house in Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio; that she lived with the soldier from the date of his marriage to the date of his death, March 3, 1905. That she is his legal widow and a noble christian woman and one of our best citizens." - General Affidavit found in pension file of Jehu Rose made by his wife, Harriet Rose. Affidavid was recorded 25 Feburary 1904.
ID Number: MH:N90
MH:I191

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ9-XFC : 21 December 2020), Harriet Coffman in household of Josiah Coffman, Clay Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X85V-GGC : 8 March 2021), Harriett Rose, 07 Jun 1922; citing Gallipolio, Gallia, Ohio, reference fn 33330; FHL microfilm 1,992,025.