Ida May (Hamilton) Ketterson (1859 - 1931)

Born 12 Jun 1859 in Paris Township, Edgar, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph C. Ketterson — married 6 Sep 1882 in Paris Township, Edgar, Illinois

Descendants

Died 23 Nov 1931 at age 72 in Paris Township, Edgar, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Ida May "Dollie" Hamilton was born on June 12, 1859, in Paris Township, Edgar, Illinois, to Henry Hamilton and Catherine Hess.

The 1860 U.S. Census for Paris Township, Edgar, Illinois, finds the following household: Henry Hamilton, age 24, male, brick maker, value of real estate $1000, value of personal property, $200, born PA; Catharine Hamilton, age 22, female, born PA; Henraetta Hamilton, age 5, female, born PA; Lydia A. Hamilton, age 4, female, born IL; Ida M. Hamilton, age 1, female, born IL; Lewis Hamilton, age 22, male, brick maker, personal property valued at $100, born PA.

The 1870 U.S. Census for Paris Township, Edgar County, Illinois, finds the following household: Henry Hamilton, age 36, white male, farmer, value of real estate $2000, value of personal property $300, born PA; Catharine Hamilton, age 33, white female, keeping house, born PA; Henrette Hamilton, age 15, white female, born PA; Lydia A. Hamilton, age 13, white female, born IL; Dollie Hamilton, age 11, white female, born IL; William Hamilton, age 8, white male, born IL; Phoeba Hamilton, age 6, white female, born IL; Philip Hamilton, age 3, white male, born IL.

Ida May married Joseph C. Ketterson on September 6, 1882, in Paris, Illinois. He was 21; she was 23.

Ida May Hamilton Ketterson died on November 23, 1931, in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois.

Sources

• United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXH9-FFY : 18 February 2021), Ida M Hamilton in entry for Henry Hamilton, 1860.

• United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DZK7-H8?cc=1438024&wc=K5SJ-929%3A518684301%2C519408001%2C519418801 : 8 June 2019), Illinois > Edgar > Paris Township > image 3 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKN-JYL : 3 March 2016), Joseph C. Ketterson and Ida M. Hamilton, 06 Sep 1882; citing Edgar, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,301,881.

• Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V22L-R9V : 11 January 2020), Ida M. Hamilton Kitterson in entry for Walter Hamilton Kitterson, 1883.

• Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V22G-M4Q : 11 January 2020), Ida May Hamilton Ketterson in entry for Vernon Joseph Ketterson, 1887.

• United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS7R-YK4 : 25 January 2022), Ida M Ketterson in entry for Joseph C Ketterson, 1900.

• Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ4W-XJB : 27 December 2014), Ida Mae Ketterson, 23 Nov 1931; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,653,951.

• Find-A-Grave Memorial for Ida May "Dollie" Hamilton Ketterson