Edward Hamilton (1871 - 1946)

Born 23 Dec 1871 in Edgar, Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Laura Highsmith — married 6 Mar 1901 in Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA

Died 1946 at about age 74 in Flat Rock, Crawford, Illinois, USA

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Edward /HAMILTON/^[2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 23 DEC 1871

Place: Edgar, Illinois, USA^[4][5]

Death

Death:

Date: 1946

Place: Flat Rock, Crawford, Illinois, USA^[6][7]

Alias

Alias: Eddie

Occupation

Occupation: Merchant

Date: 1901

Place: Edgar, Illinois, USA^[8]

Occupation: Farmer

Date: 03 JAN 1920

Place: Honey Creek, Crawford, Illinois, USA^[9]

Note

Note: #H204

Marriage

Husband: Edward Hamilton

Wife: Laura Highsmith

Marriage:

Date: 06 MAR 1901

Place: Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA^[10]

Husband: John H. Hamilton

Wife: Louisa H. Good

Child: William Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mary A. Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Matilda Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Thomas Jefferson Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John H. Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Henry Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Isaac Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Samuel James Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Lewis Sylvester Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Angeline Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Alonzo Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Charles Franklin Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Edward Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Lola May Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Philip Leonard Hamilton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 16 AUG 1849

Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA^[11]

Event:

Type: Residence

Date: 1870

Place: Vermillion, Stratton Twp., Edgar Co.. IL^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Hamilton-9240 was created by Ellen Welker through the import of Ellen Hamilton Family Tree_2015-02-26.ged on Feb 26, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S619
3. ↑ Source: #S615
4. ↑ Source: #S351
5. ↑ Source: #S619
6. ↑ Source: #S351
7. ↑ Source: #S102
8. ↑ Source: #S645
9. ↑ Source: #S646
10. ↑ Source: #S645
11. ↑ Source: #S244
12. ↑ Source: #S517

• Source: S102 Title: Family History of Sharon Wratton Higbee
• Source: S351 Title: Notes from Mabel Webster Hamilton
• Source: S615 Title: Will of John Hamilton, Sr Repository: #R11
• Repository: R11 Name: Edgar County, Illinois Courthouse Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S619 Title: 1900 Illinois Census, Elbridge Township, Edgar Co
• Source: S645 Title: Edgar County Marriages Repository: #R4
• Repository: R4 Name: Edgar County Genealogical Society, Paris, Illinois Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S646 Title: 1920 Illinois Census, Honey Creek Twp., Crawford Co

Notes

Note H204When he married Laura, he lived in Paris, Illinois. Family tradition says that he played the fiddle, lived like a pauper, had loads of money, good property. Lived in Flat Rock, Crawford Co., Illinois. He had no children. He lived in Robinson, Illinois at the time of his father's death in 1922. "Eddie" is verified in his father John's will as a child of John.