Mortimer Cherbourg Hamilton (1819 - 1897)

Born 6 Jul 1819 in Hamilton Township, Jackson, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Son of James Hamilton and Rebecca (Robertson) Hamilton

Husband of Lucinda (Mitchell) Hamilton — married 4 Jun 1845 (to 28 Sep 1848) in Hamilton, Jackson Co., Indiana

Husband of Nancy A (McIntire) Hamilton — married 27 Apr 1852 (to 22 May 1871) in Shelby Co., Indiana. USA

Descendants

Died 6 Mar 1897 at age 77 in Hamilton Township, Jackson, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Found in the 1850 Census, aged 30, still living in the household of his parents along with siblings Andrew (22), Robert D. O. (4), James W. (1). Others listed in the household were James Conley from Ireland (26), Nancy McConnel (18), Semanthe Atkins (10).

Found in the 1860 Census, aged 41. His wife is listed as Nancy A aged (28). Children listed in the house were James (12), Amy (7), Levi (3) and Wirt (10 months). His name was mis-transcribed as Martin although clear enough as Mortimer. Also Nancy's middle name was transcribed as an "R" it also looks like an "A". James is a child from his first marriage to Lucinda and the other three children listed are the first of the second marriage to Nancy.

Found in the 1870 Census, aged 61. His wife is listed as Nancy aged (39) and children as James F (21), Emma (17), Leroy (12), Grover W (10), Stites (6), Maude (3), Eleanora (1) and Samantha Humphreys (18) as a domestic servant. Grover's middle name is Wirt and Stites has been mis-transcribed as Stiles.

His date of death is listed as 4 March 1897 in the Indiana Death Index and the same on his FindAGrave Memorial.

This is an edited version of details published in the History of Jackson County, Indiana. Brant and Fuller. 1886 p664

M. C. HAMILTON, of Hamilton Township, is a native of the same township, being born within its boundaries, July 6, 1819, third son of James and Rebecca (Robertson) Hamilton, both parents natives of Virginia. The senior Hamilton moved into this county as early as 1815, and settled the next year in the township which was named after him, on the land now owned by his son, our subject. Not until the age of fifteen did Mr. Hamilton have the advantage of any schooling, his first teacher being Samuel Tanner, a resident of Brownstown Township. He has all his life been a farmer, with the exception of two years, 1861-62, when he was conducting the Scott House at Brownstown.

He has been township trustee two years, 1878-79. In politics he is a Democrat, and both himself and Mrs. Hamilton are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. June 4, 1845, occurred the first marriage of Mr. Hamilton, when Miss Lucinda Mitchell, a native of this county, became his wife. Their union was blessed with two children, of whom one, James W., is living and engaged in farming in the same township. Mrs. Hamilton departed this life September 28, 1848, and Mr. Hamilton was again married in 1850, to Mary McIntyre, a native of Shelby County. Of their eight children six are living: Amy, Leroy, Wirt, Stites, Maud and Elnora. For a second time was Mr. Hamilton bereaved of his companion, May 22, 1871; and April 17, 1873, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Eliza M. Poland, a native of Ohio. By this matrimonial union there is one child, Mintie by name.

The name for his second wife is given otherwise as Nancy A McIntire, see attached marriage record for 1852. Also the name given for his wife on the 1870 US Census form is Nancy A McIntire so we will go with that (see attached image for 1870 Census extract). Also, from the Census records, their children still living in 1886 were most likely Emma, Leroy, Grover Wort, Stites E, Ella Maud, Eleanora until something better comes along.

Research Notes

Notes from external profile

Information on this line was provided by Wilma Ping, a descendant of James Whitcomb Hamilton and by George Findley, also a descendant of James Whitcomb Hamilton.

Mortimer was born in 1819. He passed away in 1897.

Research Note

This Mortimer Hamilton is NOT Hamilton-1409, his father may well have been a James Hamilton but it is not James Hamilton. Have a look at the profile of Mortimer Hamilton, he was a lifelong resident of Indiana and earned a few paragraphs in Brant and Fuller's 1886 book entitled "History of Jackson County, Indiana". He is buried in Hamilton Cemetry, Jackson County, Indiana. There is an obituary on his FindaGrave Site site that also lists his three wives. The above Mortimer Hamilton site also has copies of a number of US Census records relating to him.

Sources

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• Autosomal test results
• Hamiltons and Manion autosomal DNA tests
• DNA relationship confirmed with an autosomal DNA tests done by Hamilton-4105, and a descendant (Manion-130). They are third cousins once removed but they have an additional link as two first cousins married early in the tree and they share both cousins in their trees. The match is 64 cMs over 4 chromosomes
• DNA relationship confirmed with an autosomal DNA tests done by Hamilton-1391, and a descendant (Manion-130). They are third cousins once removed but they have an additional link as two first cousins married early in the tree and they share both cousins in their trees. The match is 114 cMs over 4 chromosomes
• DNA relationship confirmed with an autosomal DNA tests done by Hamilton-1390, and a descendant (Manion-130). They are third cousins once removed but they have an additional link as two first cousins married early in the tree and they share both cousins in their trees. The match is 63 cMs over 2 chromosomes
• DNA relationship confirmed with an autosomal DNA tests done by Hamilton-1394 and a descendant (Manion-130). They are third cousins once removed but they have an additional link as two first cousins married early in the tree and they share both cousins in their trees. The match is 107 over 3 chromosomes
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• DNA relationship confirmed with an autosomal DNA test done by McCord-4071 and and a descendant (Manion-130) (Gedmatch T043260 and A552501). They are 4th cousins. They match 24 cMs on one chromosome
• Information that established this profile came from a descendant (Manion-130) as a result of an autosomal DNA test result. These trees contains significant endogamy
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• Find a Grave entry.
• History of Hamilton County
• My personal research.

1850 Federal Census Death record: The source of this record is the book H-18 on page 5 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.