Notes:

PART ONE:

James Hamilton, born 23 June 1801, Baptized 28 Jan 1801, at Church of Ireland (Anglican), Drumragh Old Church, Blackfort Road, Drumragh Townland, Drumragh, County Tyrone.
Father James Hamilton, Mother not listed. (The graveyard is also called Drumragh Graveyard.)
. Strabane is situated in the civil parish of Donacavey. The relevant Church of Ireland, Anglican, records are divided between the following parishes: Bar, Clanabogan & Findonagh, or The relevant Presbyterian records are in Fintona.

. 1828 Jul 4, LANDED: James Hamilton, Steerage Passenger Ticket 46, Cost: £2 15s 6s, Paid.
Departure: Quebec, Lower Canada, Arrival Montreal, Lower Canada.
Vessel: St. Lawrence Steamship fee was 11th Tup. upwards.
Note1: Well not definitively verified that this is our James Hamilton, however, he is the only James Hamilton listed for 1828 (single, i.e. no wife or family accompanying him.)

. Hamilton J. H., in Canada Company's office, 4 Richmond St., [1833.]
. Hamilton James, Land Agent, King St. West [1837 Directory]
. & perhaps also: Hamilton, James, Camelion Tavern, Church St. Toronto
. (purchased:) Hamilton James, Con 4 Lots 4 & 5; Con 3, Lot 22, Chinquacousy Twp., E of Hurontario Street.

1837 Toronto & Home District Directory
. Tavernkeeper at George Third Inn, Town of York & Camelion Tavern 1837.
. Hamilton, Ja's, Con 4, Lot 4*, Chinguacousy, East of Hurontario Street
. Hamilton, James, Con 4, Lot 5, Chinguacousy East, Halton Co., Ontario
. Hamilton, James, Con 4, Lot 1, Chinguacousy East
. Hamilton, James, Con 3, Lot 22, Chinguacousy East.

Note2: * On the adjoining Lot 4, but in Con 3 was located Aeneas Shaw, Jr. - his father (Col.) Major A Shaw Senior, was an American Revolution acquaintance & gave reference for John Willson, the grandfather of Mrs. Rebecca Lawrence Hamilton'.
Previous owner C4 L4: The early tax assessment rolls (beginning in 1827) & the 1851 & 1861 census enumerations for Chinguacousy list several residents with "square lumber" & "plank" dwellings. This is evidence that plank construction was feasible during this early period. The James Forrest mill on Lot 4, Concession 4, WHS, is listed in the 1827 tax roll. It is not known if the Forrest mill or a more distant mill was in operation by 1822. If built by 1822 using sawn planks, the subject dwelling would be among the earliest examples of plank construction in the township.
Ref: Heritage Background Report - Plank Dwelling (LeFlarpland House), City of Brampton, 2012.9.77. for Lot 9, Con 4, Chinguacousy.

Note3: Now 12911 Creditview Rd., 1875, brick farm house. Ref: H54.3.
Address reference point: is now near Mayfair United Church. Originally the 3rd Line.
Lot W1/2 Lot 23, Con 3 is now & 13089 Creditview Rd.
Part E. half Lot 24, Con 4, # 13278 Creditview Rd., the Taylor - Eclin House)
Part E. half Lot 23, Con 4 is now # 1488 Old School Rd. near Mississauga Rd., the 1879 Sharpe Schoolhouse).

. 1840, Jul 16, Thus. - Heir & Devisee Claim 213
James Hamilton of Chinguacousy Twp. & William McConnell of the same place, yeoman, claims as executors in the WILL of James Hamilton, deceased.*
Lot East half 5, Con. 4 East of H. Street, Chinguacousy, Home District, Original Nominee James Hamilton, Claim allow.
Ref: Upper Canada Heir & Devisee, H1151, p202, Archives of Canada.
Note4* Perplexing!
This would seem to imply James Hamilton Senior was the executor of HIS father's will. No mention of is found in the two Hamilton biography's about his father accompanying him to Canada. It is a little too much of a co-incidence that our James Hamilton would live on the same Lot 5, Con 4 as another James Hamilton. Further research is required. - P J Ahlberg.

. 1852 Agricultural Census Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario
Hamilton, Con. 4, Lot 1, Chinguacousy, 100 Acres, 75 A. cultivated 43 A. under crops in 1851; 31 A under pasture 1851, 1 A. garden or orchard; 25 A under wild wood; 25 A. produced 400 bushels of wheat.
4 A. produced 80 Bsh peas; 4A. produced 150 bsh. oats; 10 Acres produced 15 tons of hay, 47 lbs. wool; 5 bulls, oxen or steers, 5 milch cows, 5 horses, 24 sheep, 4 pigs, 300 lbs. beef; 21 cwts. Pork.
> REMARKS on the January 1852 CENSUS, written by Allen Bowfield (b. c1825, also farmer in Chingoucousy.)
In reference to the soils: The nature of the soil will be best explained by stating that there are 2 kinds of land in the ward. The one may be called sandy loam. In the neighbourhood of which soil in a few cases most excellent building sand is founded. The sandy loam with sharp subsoil grows good wheat, barley & peas; The other goes by the name of clay land has a deep black top soil with heavy clay below. Grows first rate vegetables as good crops of hays & oats. Ward No. 2 is not as favourably situated for water as some localities. In many instances the farmer depends principally upon the well. The water of which is generally of superior quality. There are a few living streams. On one of which there is a grist mill. Incapable, however of doing must dry weather for want of bountiful supply of water. The average valve of land throughout the Ward is about £7 per acre.
Note5: - No Fulled cloth or linen or Flannel. i.e. James Hamilton no longer weaving.
. James Hamilton owned an high number of animals in comparison with most neighbors whose average was 2 bulls, 4 milk cows & double the number of sheep! These were likely raised for the market. Also indicates a dependable water supply. Not for nothing was James Hamilton a Canada Land Agent. - PJA 2011.

. 1877 Peel Co. Atlas
Richard Hamilton, Farmer, Settled 1831, Brampton Post office, 1877 [deeded from his father?]
Mrs. Hamilton, Con 2, NDS, Lot 11, 100 Acres, non-resident 1877, Non Resident;
Ada Hamilton, Con 4 E, Lot 2, Chinguacousy South, (now Peel Co.), 50 Acres, Non Resident.
Note6: By 1855 Transferred by his WILL: Richard Hamilton, Con 4 Lot 4, freeholder, Chinguacousy Twp. Halton. &
James Hamilton, Con 4, Lot 1, Chingoucousy Twp.;
John Hamilton, Con 4, Lot 5 also a John Hamilton Con 6, Lot 25 house. Chinguacousy Twp. [i.e. Caledon]
Note7: Concession 4 East is now located between Bramalea Rd. & Heart Lake Road, Peel Co., it was split in half, with the northern half becoming part of the town of Caledon & the southern half, along with the township of Toronto Gore, joining the town of Brampton. - PJA 2010.

PART TWO

. 1912 BIOGRAPHY

BIOGRAPHY1: James Hamilton, the father of Alexander Hamilton, was born in County Tyrone, near Strabane, Ireland & came to Canada in 1828. Shortly after emigrating he was married to Rebecca Lawrence. In Ireland he had been engaged in linen weaving, but immediately on coming to Canada took up farming & later went into the real estate business. He was successful in both these ventures & might have become a wealthy man if he had not placed too much confidence in his friends & wreaked his own fortune by going security for others. At his death there was nothing left for his wife & family of seven children, all of whom were under age.

For further research: In 1861 wife Rebecca Lawrence Hamilton was the toll keeper on the Snake Road, at Burlington. The toll house belong to the Hamilton & Milton Road Company. Did James have business dealings with the Hamilton & Milton Rd. Co.? - PJA.

. Summary: Hamilton & Flamborough Road Co. vs. Binkley for the recover of $10 toll paid by him. The plaintiffs' toll-gate being the only one on their Townline or Brock Road, 6 miles in length.
Hamilton & Brock Road Co. was incorporated 1853 Dec 5 to construct a plank, macadamized graveled road from the Upper Burlington Bridge at Freeman's Tavern on Brock Rd., between the Twps. of East & West Flamborough.' Later on 1867 Dec 9 they amalgamated with Hamilton, Waterdown & Carlise Rd. to be called the Hamilton Milton Road Co.
Ref: Ontario Reports, Vol. 9, Ontario High Court of Justice, 1885. . - .

PART THREE: 1892 BIOGRAPHY2:

ALEXANDER HAMILTON. This gentleman is one of the influential & respected residents of Ganges Twp., Allegan County, (Michigan) residing on section 20. He is extensively engage in fruit-growing & the nursery business. He was born October 3, 1836, in Halton County, Canada, to James & Rebecca Hamilton.

James Hamilton was born in the North of Ireland & was there reared to farm pursuits, his education being limited to the common schools. In early life, he learned the linen weaver's trade, but never followed his trade after coming to America, which was about 1828. He locate in Halton, Canada, where he was married to Rebecca Lawrence, a daughter of Capt. Richard Lawrence. Her father died when she was very young & she was reared by an older sister. Nine children were given to this couple, two of whom died when young.

Those living are Richard, of Canada,
Note8: He resided Acton - died Erin, Ontario;

Alexander, our subject;
Mary J., wife of Samuel Wanner;
Hadassah, widow of John McCutcheon;
Note9: John McCutcheon, born Ontario - died 28 Mar 1911.
The Rev. James, of Coldwater, Michigan, William J., of Canada & R. Lizzie.

Although James Hamilton lived on a farm in Canada, yet his general business was dealing in real estate. Both in Ireland & in Canada, he was a member of the Orangeman's Society. He died in 1858, his wife living until 1890. The parents of James Hamilton were James & Mary Hamilton, natives of the North of Ireland, but of Scotch descent.

Our subject began working out at the age of 17, at the death of his father.
Note10: If Alexander were born in 1836 + 17 years, means James Hamilton died 1853 (or more possibly in 1854, owing to the conflict of Alexander's date of birth.)

He was the oldest son at home & help to educate his younger brothers & sisters. He completed his own education after the age of 21 years (c.1857-8).
[More of this biography continues under this brother, Alexander Hamilton, 1892 Biography.]
Ref: Portrait & Biographical Record of Kalamazoo, Allegan & Van Buren Counties, Michigan. Printed 1892, Chicago, p. 728.

Linen Weaving in Ireland
The preparation of an acre of flax for the spinning wheel required 8 days' work, at different intervals, utilizing 4 men & 8 women & two horses. The profit resulting from an acre of flax land, sowing the crop & converting it at harvest into 11 webs of linen was about 6 pounds. It was the most expensive of all crops, particularly in wet seasons.
The making of linen in Ulster was a domestic industry, carried on in the country home & was organized within the family hierarchy. The father wove, did the marketing & any business associated with it & trained his sons when they were of an appropriate age. The men also did some supplementary farming or fishing, depending on the locality & circumstances. The mother looked after the house, spun the flax, taught the younger children to prepare it for her & in due course trained her daughters in her skills.
During the first half of the 19th century the greatest social problem in Ireland was the problem of poverty, as illustrated in Table 1. Large areas of land were under the control of landowners living in England. The average wage for farm laborers in Ireland was eight pence (8d) a day. This was only a fifth of what could be obtained in the United States & those without land began to seriously consider emigrating to the New World. 
Despite a persistent lobby of support, a major scheme for state-aided emigration was not attempted. A very modest experiment in 1823-5 (about 2,000 were sent to Canada at a cost to the government of over £20 a head) caused misgivings about the prohibitive costs of such schemes & in any case the increasing flow of voluntary emigration suggested that State intervention was not needed. Distressed weavers, particularly from Scotland & the north of England, were also assisted to settle in Canada. The average ocean voyage that season was about 45 days; some vessels took more than 60 days in crossing.
Ref: Ordinance Survey Memoirs of Ireland, Parishes of Co. Londonderry; & Ireland Before the Famine, G. O Tuathaigh. - - -

Birth:
Drumragh Parish, born 'near Strabane'. Alt Name: J H Hamilton.

Died:
Note: Two biographies give different death dates.

James married Rebecca LAWRENCE, DUE in c 1831-33 in Halton County, Ontario. Rebecca (daughter of Lieut. Richard LAWRENCE, , UE and Mary WILLSON, DUE) was born on 4 May 1815 in Town of York (Toronto), York Co., Ontario; died on 17 Feb 1890 in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan; was buried in Taylor Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Estimated date of birth is based on a small comment in the James & Rebecca's Upper Canada Sundries Petition of 29 December 1834,
- that the value land of the same is of importance to them, for the provision of their family.
While not definitive, it does imply the had a family at this time. - PJA.

Died:
Died young.

Notes:

Richard L Hamilton, Part One:

Two Hamilton siblings married two McCutcheon siblings:
Richard L Hamilton married Jane Matilda McCutcheon &
his sister Hadassah Hamilton married John McCutcheon.

. 1840 - There were 2 flours mill on Lot 28 in Con 2 & 3. A Water on the next lot 29 in the third concession, there was a water saw mill.
Ref: A Sketch of Co. Halton, Canada West, 1862.

. 1846 Smith's Canadian Gazetter, Province of Canada West:
Esqsuesing, Twp. in Gore District, with excellent land & many good farms, generally well cultivated. What of superior quality is grown in this & adjoining townships. Nine hundred acres of Crown lands are open for sale at 8 Shillings per acre. 4 grist & 11 saw mills.

. 1852 Agricultural Census Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario
Hamilton, Con. 4, Lot 1, Chinguacousy, 100 Acres, 75 A. cultivated 43 A. under crops in 1851; 31 A under pasture 1851, 1 A. garden or orchard; 25 A under wild wood; 25 A. produced 400 bushels of wheat.
4 A. produced 80 Bsh. peas.; 4A. produced 150 bsh. oats; 10 Acres produced 15 tons of hay, 47 lbs. wool; 5 bulls, oxen or steers, 5 milch cows, 5 horses, 24 sheep, 4 pigs, 300 lbs. beef; 21 cwts. Pork.

* REMARKS on the January 1852 CENSUS, written by Allen Bowfield (b. c1825, also farmer in Chingoucousy.)
In reference to the soils: The nature of the soil will be best explained by stating that there are 2 kinds of land in the ward. The one may be called sandy loam. In the neighbourhood of which soil in a few cases most excellent building sand is founded. The sandy loam with sharp subsoil grows good wheat, barley & peas; The other goes by the name of clay land has a deep black top soil with heavy clay below. Grows first rate vegetables as good crops of hays & oats. Ward No. 2 is not as favourably situated for water as some localities. In many instances the farmer depends principally upon the well. The water of which is generally of superior quality. There are a few living streams. On one of which there is a grist mill. Incapable, however of doing must dry weather for want of bountiful supply of water. The average valve of land throughout the Ward is about seven pounds per acre.
Note1: No Fulled cloth or linen or Flannel implies James Hamilton, Sr. was no longer weaving.
. James Hamilton owned an high number of animals in comparison with most neighbors whose average was 2 bulls, 4 milk cows & double the number of sheep! These were likely raised for the market. Also indicates a dependable water supply. Not for nothing was James Hamilton a Canada Land Agent. - PJA 2011.

. 1856-66 Mitchell & Co.'s Canada Classified Directory Canada West: Halton, Acton. Hamilton, R., carpenter.

. 1856 son Richard L Hamilton was living alone in a long cabin near Acton, Esquesing Twp., Ontario, working as a carpenter, no doubt earning money to help support his mother & siblings. In 1864 Alex Hamilton emigrated first to (Ohio) & then Michigan to farm.

. Esquesing is a native word for which lies at the end.

. 1859 Acton Esquesing Tp., Halton Co., A Telegraph Station on the GTR.

. 1861 Jan 25 Enumerated twice,
> First in Flamborough Twp., Enumerated, but 'Family member not present':
Rebecca Hamilton, Toll Keeper, Age 46/1815 UC
Richard Hamilton, Carpenter, Age 26/1835 UC
Hadassa Hamilton, Laborer, Age 19 1842 UC
James Hamilton, Nursery agent, Age 17 / 1844 UC

> 2nd Peel Co., CHINGOUCOUSY TWP, Dist 5, P85"
Richard Hamilton, Carpenter, b Canada 26/1835, resides by himself, in Log 1.5 story cabin.

> 1861 Agricultural Census Chingoucousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario. Enumeration District No 5, 2nd page of Page 110, Line 37.
Richard Hamilton, Con 4, Lot 4, 200 Acres, 110 cultivated, 88 A. in 1860, Under pasture in 1860, 20 Acres; Orchard/Garden 2 A., Woods 10 A., Farm value $12,000.
Fall Wheat 30A yielded 570 bushel., Spring Wheat 10A/200bu., Barley 21A/200 bu; Rye nil, Peas 5A /100bu; Oats 18A /100; Potatoes 21A /600 bu.; Turnips 3A /170Bu; Magul Wuztel [turnips] 1A /111 bu; Hay 21 bushels. [This census is somewhat blurry.]

. This Certifies that the rite of Holy Matrimony was celebrated between
Richard Hamilton of Acton & Jane M McCutcheon of Erin Township
on Thursday Jane 24th, 1861 at Hugh McCutcheons
by Rev. Joseph Musnworth, Congregational Ministries, Georgetown.
Wit: Stewart McCutcheon, Alex Hamilton.
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. 1861 Jun 15 - MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Hamilton, RICHARD, born 'City of Toronto', residing Esquesing Twp., Age 26*,
Son of Rebecca & James Hamilton, married
McCUTCHEON, Jane M, Age 20 (=1841*), b. Erin, daughter of Mary & Hugh McCutcheon,
Wit: Stuart McCutcheon of Erin & Alex Hamilton of Esquesing, Ontario & Married 24 OCT. 1861 at the Congregational Church, Georgetown, Halton Co.
Note3: Brother Alex was witness at his wedding. It is possible that his mother was present at Richard's wedding as she did not emigrate to the US until 1864.The marriage license is just before Richard's birthday on April 20 when he would be 27 years old.

. 1861 January 24 - Congregational Church, Halton Co., Georgetown
Jane M McCutcheon, Born & resides Erin Twp., Age 20 /1841,
daughter of Mary & Hugh McCutcheon,
married Richard Hamilton, Age 26 / born 1836, Toronto, resides Esquesing Twp.,
son of Rebecca & James Hamilton.

* 1861 Jun 15 - MARRIAGE License Halton County:
RICHARD HAMILTON, born 'City of Toronto', residing Esquesing Twp., Age 26 / 1835,
Son of Rebecca & James Hamilton, married
JANE M. McCUTCHEON, Age 20 (=1841*), b. Erin, daughter of Mary & Hugh McCutcheon,
Witnesses: Stuart McCutcheon of Erin & Adaz Hamilton of Esquesing, Ontario.
Married 24 OCT. 1861 at the Congregational Church, Georgetown, Halton Co.
Note3:* The marriage license is just before his birthday on April 20 when he would be 27 years old 'Adaz" that is his sister Hadassah Hamilton.
XReference: His mother Rebecca Lawrence Hamilton's Land Grant states Town of York, Residence 1833.

. 1866 Toronto Peel Directory:
Richard Hamilton, Con 4 Lot 4, EHS, freeholder, Chinguacousy Twp.
James Hamilton: Con 4, Lot 1, Chinguacousy Twp.
John Hamilton Con 4, Lot 5, East Hurontario Street.
John Hamilton Con 6, Lot 25 house. Chinguacousy Twp. [ie. near Acton, Ontario].

. 1869 Prov. of Ont. Gazetteer & Directory Acton: A station on the Grand Trunk Railway, in the Township of Esquesing, County Halton, containing 2 flour mills, 4 sawmills, 2 shingle factories, 1 planing mill, 1 tannery, 1 foundry, 1 cloth factory, 4 churches, 1 common school, 3 hotels. The principal trade is in grain, lumber, cord wood, leather & hops. Land averages from $28 to $35 per acre. Distant from County Town 11 miles, from Toronto, 30 miles & from Guelph, 14 miles. Money order office. Daily mail. Population, 700. Hamilton, Richard, carpenter.

. 1873 Directory of County Peel, Chinguacousy - East of Hurontario St.:
John Hamilton, Lot 20, Con 5
Richard Hamilton, Lot 13, Con 6.
. 1881 Halton Co. Gazetteer, Hamilton,Richard, Carpenter, Acton.
. 1882 Hamilton, Richard, Acton, carpenter, Lovell's Business & Professional Directory of the Province of Ontario for 1882, (Montreal: John Lovell & Son, 1871), page 204.

. 1877 Peel Co. Atlas, Chinguacousy S Twp.,
Richard Hamilton, Farmer, Settled 1831, Brampton Post office, 1877 [deeded from his father?]
Mrs. Hamilton, Con 2, NDS, Lot 11, 100 Acres, non-resident 1877, Non-Resident;
Ada Hamilton, Con 4 E, Lot 2 Chinguacousy South, (now Peel Co.), 50 Acres, Non Resident.
Con. 3E, Lot 4, 150 Acres; Con 3E, Lot 3
Con. 4E, Lot 4, 200 Acres
Con. 4E, Lot 2, 50 Acres, Ada Hamilton, Chinguacousy S, Ada Hamilton [i.e. Hadassah?]
James Hamilton Con 4, Lot 1, Chingoucousy Twp.;
John Hamilton Con 4, Lot 5 also a John Hamilton Con 6, Lot 25 house. Chinguacousy Twp.

Note4: Wages in Upper Canada 1842: Carpenters, 6 s, 10 p. Halifax Currency per diem.

Note5: 1855 Transferred by his WILL: Richard Hamilton, Con 4 Lot 4, freeholder, Chinguacousy Twp. Halton. &
James Hamilton Con 4, Lot 1, Chingoucousy Twp.;
John Hamilton Con 4, Lot 5 also a John Hamilton Con 6, Lot 25 house. Chinguacousy Twp.
Note6: Concession 4 East is now located between Bramalea Rd. & Heart Lake Road, Peel Co., it was split in half, with the northern half becoming part of the town of Caledon & the southern half, along with the township of Toronto Gore, joining the town of Brampton. - PJA 2010.

Acton Tanneries of Beardmore
- Geo. Beardmore purchased the Acton plant 1864, Fire again destroyed the plant in 1872 & rebuilt the same year. About 1880 they built their Bracebridge plant. 1899 they build their brick warehouse. Ref: Esquesing Historical Society Newsletter May 1990.
- 1877 Feb 8 Acton Tannery, The number of sides tanned annual is from18,000 to 20,000, all South American stock, imported from NY & Boston, 2,000 cords of hemlock bark earth year @ $20,000. Wages for a large number of skilled workmen is $400 per month. 100 vats. 4 acres.About 1879 they opened a larger business at Bracebridge & the dispose of that tannery. In May 1883 they set to work tearing down & remodeling the Acton property Ref: Acton Free Press.

ACTON FREE PRESS:
. 1875 Aug 25 - Village Council met last Thursday evening. A petition was presented from J H Smith & others for a drain on Main street from opposite Richard Hamilton's. also, one from A Stephenson, R. Hamilton & others to have Willow st. graded from the corner opposite the Post Office to the new paw factory Both potions were laid over till next meeting.
. 1875 Nov 12 - Acton's Progress, Acton has Stephenson grown more the past 3 years than at any time, during many years of its previous history & the season now closing has probably been productive of a greater number of new buildings & a greater outlay of money than any previous year.
* Main Street: Wm. Stephenson - A 1 ½ story frame dwelling, 22 X 30, Gothic front, upright battens, neatly designed, & well finished, at a cost of about $800. Built by RICHARD HAMILTON.
. ROBERT AGNEW - ADDITION TO THE DOMINION HOTEL, RICHARD HAMILTON, builder. Cost about $300.
. 1875 Dec 16 - Acton Municipal: For the Council, we hear several new names mentioned, among them being, Richard Hamilton we have, however, no positive information from the parties themselves.
Note7: 65 Main St. N, Lot 28, Con 3, Cultural Heritage Value: Acton Veterinary Clinic: Built c. 1875 by Richard Hamilton, an esteemed carpenter credited by George Beardmore as Acton's best, on the former site of a woolen mill; The 5th or 6th brick home built in Acton; Representative of Gothic Revival style architecture including stone windowsills, bargeboard detail in gable, & dichrome [red & beige] brick detail under eaves, at corners and arch over windows.
Ref: Halton Hill Heritage Register, Phase 3 dated 2016.

> 1875 Dec 28, page 1 - Village of Acton, For Reeve, Dr. McGarvin - proposed by F Snyder & R. Hamilton. For Councillors: D D Christie, H J Hall, Ed. Moore - Proposed by R. Hamilton.
. Speeches of the Candidates: I am very sorry Mr. Hamilton is going to retire [from the race], as we have always been co-workers in the interest of the village. Glad to see that Acton is keeping her place among the villages of the county, & whether in the Council or out I shall do all in my power to help her to keep that place.
> 1875 Dec 30 - (A printed election ballot to be cut out & filled in:)
Election of Members for the Municipal Council for the village of Acton, in the County of Halton, On Monday, the 3rd day of 1876 January - For Councillors. #2, HAMILTON, Richard Hamilton, carpenter.

. 1876 Mar 2 - Acton Finance Committee reported the following accounts & recommended their payment. On motion of Messrs. Secord & Hamilton a committee was appointed to select the standing by-laws of the municipality & ascertain the cost of printing hem in pamphlet form.
. 1876 Dec 7 - Municipal elections will soon be on. Matters very quiet her yet no work of any new candidates. We presume the present Reeve & the ochre members of the Council will the exception of Mr. Hamilton, will soon be making their obeisance to the electors again.

>1876 Dec 28, Village of Acton, For Reeve, Dr. McGarvin - proposed by F Snyder & R. Hamilton. For Councillors: D D Christie, H J Hall, Ed. Moore - Proposed by R. Hamilton.
. Speeches of the Candidates: I am very sorry Mr. Hamilton is going to retire [from the race], as we have always been co-workers in the interest of the village. Glad to see that Acton is keeping her place among the villages of the county & whether in the Council or out I shall do all in my power to help her to keep that place.

****Date? Acton Village Council met on Tuesday evening. Councillors: Duncan Kennedy, Benjamin Nicklin, Thos. Easton, Peter McCass were proposed by R. Hamilton.

. 1877 Jan 18, p.3, The last meeting of the old Council was held shortly before noon on Monday, all the embers present except Mr. Hamilton.

. 1877 Feb 8, Beardmore & Sons have about concluded arrangements to remove their entire operations to Bracebridge & that the concern here in Acton will be closed in about a year fro this time. This step has been forced upon them by the growing difficulty of pricing sufficient bark at a reasonable cost. for several years past the supply has been brought long distances, even in some case as much as 20 miles by team & further by railway. It is quite probable that the building will be used for the manufacture of upper leather & other light stock, requiring but a very small quantity of [Hemlock] bark but a larger number of skilled workmen.
. 1877 May 3, page 3, - Mr. Richard Hamilton, ex-councilor of this village, has secured the contract or building & equipping Mr. Beardmore's new tannery at Bracebridge. He will probably be absent all summer.
Note8: The following construction was under the direction of Richard Hamilton:

. 1877 Aug 9, Beardmore's Tannery at Bracebridge. The Bracebridge Gazette of the 27th ult., gives an interesting account of the new tannery premises being erected at that place. The editor of the Gazette mentions having interviewed our friends, Mr. Richard Hamilton, the contractor & Mr. Z A Hall, the manager, by whom he was courteously received & from who he obtained information concerning the capacity of the building & the process of manufacturing leather: Tan yard, 65X112 ft., one story; leach house & bark shed 84X34 ft. with lean-to, 3 ft; dry house, 61x37ft., 5 stories; sweat pits, stone building, 45x345ft., one story; boiler house 35x45 ft., brick; engine house 14x35ft, brick; in the centre of the engine house there will b a brick chimney, 90 ft high, with a stone foundation 14x14ft, 6ft deep; the chimney being hollow at the bottom & consisting of inner & outer walls ob rick work, but tinselly carried in the solid, as the wall tapers on the outside.
There will be 8 coolers, 14x16ft, in the leech house. On the top of them will stand four tubs, 14ft. in diameter & 10 feet high. From the engine house to the yard a shaft will cross about 34ft. long, to work the hide mills & water pumps.
Tramways will run from the various buildings to the dry house & store shed & from the store shed to the wharf. A wire rope to turn the shaft in the dry house & work the hoist, will run from engine house to the dry house - thus the loads of hides will be conveyed to the different stories of the dry house, each floor of which is traversed lengthwise by a trimway working in the centre of hall on either side of which are five rooms, each containing 100 sides of leather; the dry house could thus contain, 5,000 hides, though in practice this number will not be reached, because some of the lower stories are occupied by a congress? of steam pipes.
About 450 cords of tan back [ Xtree pat??] have been delivered on the piling grounds at opposite sides of the river.
. 12 carpenters, 4 masons & an average of 10 laborers are employed on the works & the whole concern when finished will make so big a hole in $20,000, that the residue will be nowhere.
The Beardmore tannery will probably be the largest tannery in Ontario & certainly the model tanner in the Dominion. - . -

. 1877 May 10 - Complementary Supper: On the eve of Mr. Zolman Hall's departure from Acton, a number of his friends assembled at the Dominion Hotel to honor him with a complimentary supper, as a token to the universal esteem in which he is held in this his native place. ... removing to Bracebridge to take the management of new Beardmore tanner being erected there. The party comprised a large number of our most prominent citizens, ... Richard Hamilton. Mr. Hall responded warmly.
. 1877 Oct 25, To Acton Reeve Council, I am soon to vacate Acton Tannery, I am looking for a tenant, but have not yet heard of anyone to undertake so large a concern. [ & also] I hereby give notice that I do not now buy Hemlock Bark, as I have a full supply on hand. G L Beardmore, Acton Tannery.

. 1878 Feb 28 - We are pleased to see Mr. Richard Hamilton has recovered from his late illness enough to him to return to Acton from Bracebridge. He arrived home on Monday evening. [i.e. Monday Feb 25th].

. 1881 Halton Co Gazetter: Village of Acton: Richard Hamilton, carpenter.
. 1881 Oct 20 - Eramosa Fall Fair: Rockwood, last Thursday, Successful exhibitors: Agricultural Productions, Class 11, Grain etc. Indian corn: R. Hamilton.
1882 Jul 13 - Richard Hamilton - Assessment from $1100 to $800 on pt. lot Block 1 the owner.

. 1881 Dec 29, Thrus. - For councillors nominations there are in the field for elections, Messrs. Speight, Campbell, Moore, Richard Hamilton, John Kennedy, B Necklin & C T Hill.
For Councillors: Richard Hamilton, Proposed by G Havill, seconded by Thos. C Moore. Thos Easton, Peter McAnn & Ben Necklin, proposed by R Hamilton. The returning officer then declared the hour for receiving nomination expired. Speeches were made by a large number of those present.

. 1882 Jul 13 - Court of Revision met on the 5th ins. The following changes were made in the Assessment Roll:
9. Richard Hamilton - Assessment reduced from $1100 to $800 on pt. lot block 1, is owner.
. 1882 Dec 28 - Richard Hamilton - nominated by Wm. Hemstreet, 2nd by A A Secord, Sr.; H.W. Storey, Nominated by Richard Hamilton. For Councillors: R. Hamilton.

. 1883 Jan 11 - Richard Hamilton desires us to state that he did not consider himself a candidate at the recent municipal elections.
* 1883 Mar 15, p. 3 - Mr. Richard Hamilton, of Acton, who is to take charge of the building department of J. McMillan & Co.'s, Lumbering Mill, has moved into Erin. - Reported in the Erin Advocate.
. 1883 May 31, p3 - Mr. R Royce has moved into the residence on Main Street, recently purchased from Mr. R. Hamilton.
. 1884 Mar 6 - Acton, Messers. R. Hamilton & C Walker, of Erin, were in town on Monday.
. 1884 Apr 17 - Advertisement: 2,000 Cords Hemlock Bark wanted @ $5.50 per cord, delivered at their Tannery in Acton before Nov 2, 184, Bark must be bright on flesh, flat & full 4 feet long, curled or damaged bark only received at a proportionate reduction. We wish it distinctly understood no bak will be received after the first of Nov without special contact. Beardmore & Co.
. 1884 Jul 10 - Demands Immediate Attention. Owing to the careless or want neglect of Beardmore Tannery mangers, late quantities of tan bark & other deleterious substances are allowed to run into the stream passing through Acton & large quantities of bark etc, are now to be seen in the steam & along its banks all the way to Limehouse. If continued, this will have the effect not only of filling up the stream & ponds, but will inevitably kill the trout with which the stream abounds. The practice of dumping the bak into the stream is certainly an illegal one, & should be immediately prohibited by the proper authorities.

. 1887 Oct 20, Thursday - A large number of citizens attended the World's Fair at Erin yesterday. !
. Erin show yesterday was a great success. The weather was delightful & visitors crowded in swarms. The village didn't begin to accommodate the people. The reputation of this far-farmed exhibition has been fully sustained.
. 1887 Dec 1 - Mr. Richard Hamilton, of Erin as in town (Acton) yesterday.
. 1888 Feb 9 - Mr & Mrs Richard Hamilton, of Erin, were visiting friends this week.
Mr & Mrs. Chas. H. Walker, of Erin, visiting friends in Acton last week.

> 1889 Oct 17, Erin, Mr. Richard Hamilton has just returned from visiting all over Michigan & other parts of the States, meeting relatives he had not seen in about 33 years. [i.e. since 1856!] Page 2 as copied from the [Erin] Advocate.

* 1896 Jun 4 - Richard Hamilton of Erin, a former resident of Acton is preparing the planks for the saw vats at the tannery. He has put in nearly all the vats at the tanner for 30 years [1866]. Republished in the Acton Free Press on 1916 Jun 1.
. 1897 Feb 11 - Mr & Mrs Richard Hamilton, Erin, were in town yesterday.
. 1899 Wellington Co. Directory, Hamilton, Richard, grocer. Population 700.

. ACTON'S EARLY DAYS: At the corner of Mill & River Streets occupied part of the site of John Holt was old woollen mill. It was built by Richard Hamilton, on of the best carpenters Acton ever had. He built it for his own residence about 70 years ago [1869]. He previously built the residence on Fairview Avenue, near Fairview Cemetery. After living there for a short time he sold that house to David Williamson, who lived there from shortly after his marriage until he went over to the Malcolm McPherson farm in Nassagaweya. Richard Hamilton lived in the brick house a good many years. ... The late George Beardmore thought no one in the community could put in (tannin) vats equal to Richard Hamilton.
Mr. & Mrs. Hamilton's only daughter (only child) married Mr. Charles Henry Walker, manufacturer, of Erin Village & the family sold out their interests in Acton & moved to Erin. Mr. Hamilton went into the grocery business there & continued until his death [in 1909].

Crossing River Street, which was opened when Acton Plow Company's works were built, we come to the Acton Creek. The source of this splendid stream is the spring on the third line, a little over a mile to the north, where it comes from the rock. The creek flows through the Near property, supplying the trout ponds & hatchery ...across Main Street into Fairy Lake which covers 88 acres. Many a trout have I caught in the bed of the creek when it meandered among the willows. Many a dozen speckled beauties have I seen caught in the big mill pond from flat-bottomed boats or long rafts.
Ref: Acton Free Press, 1939.

* Hamilton family photo available c 1895 Erin.

History of the Acton House Richard Hamilton built:
. 1926 Nov 18 - Old Times Along the New Highway: Beside the home of stone mason Malcom Kennedy's the wee cottage with a history. It was built by John Hold when he erected the Wollen Mills on the lot where M. J H Reid's fine brick residence now stands. Mr & Mrs Sidney Smith reside there while there palatial residence was being erected. It is known as Fairview Place for the past 50 or 60 years, Mrs C S Smith lived their most of her married life & where she passed away last spring.

> > > The fine home of James H Reid, at the corner of Main & River Streets, was erected by the late Richard Hamilton, carpenter and contractor, for himself & his wife and Miss Ella, their daughter. It was a perfect piece of construction and when built was regarded as one of the best houses in this country. Mr & Mrs Hamilton resided there until Richard gave up his contracting work & more to Erin, where he went into the grocery business.
Mr Robt. Royce purchased the property when Mr & Mrs Hamilton & daughter removed from Acton. Mr Royce's daughter, Mrs Orr was left alone through the removal of her children to make their way in life. After them, James H Reid, a retired farmer purchased the property & for the last 12 or 15 years has made this home. Mr. Reid has kept the place as neat as a new pin all the time.
River Street was at one time the site of the Mill race & flume from the dam to the Wollen Mills.When Acton Plow Co. was established, over where the Hydro Power Station & mason Kitting Works are now, the course of the stream was diverted & the old mill race was discarded & River St. opened.The fine old car pine timbers of Plow Factory went up in smoke when the factory was destroyed by fire 30 years ago [1901] 50 years ago I saw many shoal of speckled trout & under the old log bridge there I caught my fear share of them under the grass banks further down steam. On the north side of stream there was a saw mill on the Smith property. I remember when lumber was sawn there. Between the old mill & stone house, there was at one time a carriage shop of Tom Easton. Other houses on Main street were the first brick cottage built by Charlie Holmes, Royal Exchange Hotel (now Bank of NS & Patterson's Meat Market). Wm. Overton's blacksmith, the old school lane, Smith's Shingle Factory, Store Glove Leather Tannery. Mary is calling me to dinner. I must go. Signed, The Red Man McCutcheon.

Acton History Contd.
Across Ransom Street (now Fairview Ave) from the Cook Homestead: Richard Hamilton built a fine frame house of attractive design shortly after he was married, about 80 years ago. dick Hamilton, was on of the best carpenters ever had in Action. This house he regarded with much pride. It was one of the finest houses the village then possess, but he didn't live there long. He took a fancy to but a brick house for a home down town & shortly after the Acton Plow Co. was organized in 1874 & bought the old Holt Mill property & part of the Sidney Smith frontage on Main St., he bought from the Company the lot at the corner of Main & River Streets & but his new home. It was a fine brick house this time & still stands there in good state of repair. James H reed is the present owner. It was the 5th or 6th brick house erected in Action. David Williamson & his bride resided there next, as well as Wilson Ramshaw for quite a time. Next to Hamilton was Esra Adams.
by, The Old Man of the Big Clock Tower (regular column) in Acton Free Press, published 1937.11.25.
. 1979 Aug 29, Dr. Ron Trenton, Esquesing Historic Society is trying to preserve Acton's past by cataloging the town's older buildings..He is living in a house build in the 1860 or 1870, The building was constructed by Richard Hamilton, who also built what is now Rott Little School. When he was renovating it , he found parts of a newspaper dated 1879 behind some wallpaper. He learned of the building's hasty by asking neighbors.

.1901 Jul 18, Obituary: Wm. Marsales, an early resident for nearly 70 years was resident in Action, Lot 1, Con 5, deacon of Disciples of Christ, Bearers, Richard Hamilton.
Note: Will Mmarsales operated the rolling machine at the mill, & owned part of the land on which the tannery was built.
. 1902 May 22. Obituary: Mrs. James Brown, Ruth Ann Hall, eldest daughter of Asa Hall, Esq., Born 1841 in Acton. Her husband lived 14 y. on Lot 1, Con 4, Erin, where he operated a saw mill. Friends from a distance were in attendance: Mr. Richard Hamilton & (his daughter), Mrs. C W. Walker, Erin.
Ref: Acton Free Press.

. Land Registry Office, ACTON VILLAGE. Lot 28, Con 3
. 1856 May 28, Instrument 355C Mortgage, Reg 4 May 1856, Richard Hamilton.
. 1863 Nov 25, Instrument #54 F Quit Claim, Reg 11 NOV 1864, Richard Hamilton.
(Investment group Wm & Mary Glass; subdivided lot). The next lot is the Halton Disciples of Christ Church, South of Mill Street. (Document is too faint to know for sure who was the grantor/grantee. There was much land speculation in Acton & consequently continual land partitioning by the Glass-Adams etc. PJ Ahlberg. )
. 1872 Mar 25, Bargain&Sale, Wm. Stephenson & Wife, to Richard Hamilton, 34 acres, Part West Half Lot 28, Con 3, $1.
. 1874 Jul 22, B&S, Wm. Stephenson, to Richard Hamilton, Part W Half, subject to a certain mortgage, $50
. [also found in] VILLAGE of ACTON. Copy Book Vol. 11, 8 OCT 1874. (i.e. duplicate copy) Richard Hamilton, Carpenter of Acton.

ACTON VILLAGE, Abstract Book Lot 2 Block 14.
Ins. 355, Mortgage 2 & 1856. Reg. 4 MAY 1855 Grantee: Richard Hamilton.
1863 Nov 25, Instrument 54. Quit claim, Reg. 11 NOV 1864. Richard Hamilton.

Ontario Land Registry Abstract Esquesing Book 711
Lot 32, Con 28, Esquesing, Halton Co.
. 1872, Mar 25, Bargain&Sale, Wm. Stephenson & wife, to Richard Hamilton, 34 Held perches, Part of Wly. Half of Lot 28, $7.
. 1874 July 22, Partial, Wm. Stephenson, to Richard Hamilton 36 sq. perches of Part Wly Half. Subject to a certain Mortgage. $1.
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Page Two:
Died, Richard Hamilton, died Feb 4th 1909
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

> Died, Hamilton - In Erin, on Thursday, February 4th, aged 74 years.
Ref: Acton Free Press, published 11 Feb 1909, p. 2.

. OBITUARY1: Mr. Richard Hamilton, of Erin Village, died very suddenly last Thursday. He had been at his usual work & business about the store the day before & death came without warning. The funeral on Sunday afternoon was very largely attended. Mr. Hamilton spent his boyhood & middle life in Acton & was highly esteemed here. He was a house carpenter & builder & was foreman carpenter for Messrs. Beardmore & Co. at the tanneries for many years. During his residence here Mr. Hamilton built one of the first brick houses in town - the comfortable residence at the corner of Main & River streets, at present owned & occupied by Mr. J. H. Reed & family. About twenty years ago he removed to Erin. Mrs. Hamilton & her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Walker, survive. Mrs. Walker was bereaved by the death of her husband last fall.
Ref: Acton Free Press, 11 Feb 1909, P 3, Col 2.

. OBITUARY2: That "in the midst of life we are in death" was most impressively forced upon Erin, Ontario, attended by a large number of sorrowing friends. The pallbearers were H. Mathews, D. McCleland, G. F. Sutton, J. D. Leitch, H. R.Smith & H. Barbour., one of our prominent & most highly esteemed citizens, was, almost without a moments warning, summoned from the activities of his life to the realities of the unknown world beyond. Up to the moment he was stricken Mr. Hamilton was in the enjoyment of his usual good health & his unexpected & startlingly sudden death within 24 hours thereafter, came as a great shock to his family, to his friends & to the community at large.
Deceased was born in Toronto 73 years ago, was for many years a successful builder & contractor & some 25 years ago came to Erin, where he engaged in the grocery business & won the respect & esteem of every one with whom he came in contact during that quarter of a century. His genial presence will be greatly missed in business, religious & social circles.
His youngest brother predeceased him by only nine months & those who survive are Alexander of Bangor, James of Grand Rapids, Mrs. Warner of Fairville, Mrs. McCutcheon of Grand Rapids & Miss Rebeckah Hamilton, Fairville, all in Michigan.
On January 24, 1861, he married Jane McCutcheon of the 3rd line, Erin & she & an only daughter, Mrs. C. H. Walker are left to mourn the loss of a faithful husband & a loving father. They have the sympathy of all. Deceased was a devout member of the Disciple Church & a member of the A.O.U.W. Services were held by Rev. G. O. Black in the above church on Sunday afternoon & the interment took place to Erin Cemetery, the funeral being attended by a large number of sorrowing friends.
The pallbearers were H. Mathews, D. McCleland, G. F. Sutton, J. D. Leitch, H. R.Smith & H. Barbour.

ESTATE FILE, Richard Hamilton died 4 Feb, 1909. Application of Jane Matilda Hamilton, widow, of Erin, Wellington Co.
Real & personal, valued at $3,050.00.
Richard Hamilton of Village of Erin, County of Wellington, Merchant.
All in favour of Jane Matilda Hamilton & thence of any surveying children.
The property #13 East side of Main Street, Erin, W 1/2 Lot 15, 10 Con., Erin Twp. According to a Plan of Survey made by Charles J. Wheelock, Esq., filed at Guelph.
Signed, R. Hamilton. Witness Humphrey Matthews, Erin, Harness Maker & Wm. M. Dowell, Barrister-At-Law.
PROPERTY $1,800. - . -
Securities A.O.W.W. 150.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS 300.
STOCK-IN-TRADE 300.
$3,505.00

. 1919 Jun 12. Obituary: In his young manhood Mr. John Bell learned the trade of carpenter & framer. He & the late Richard Hamilton built numbers of the buildings in Acton & vicinity. They built the store on the site of the Secord block on the south side of Mill Street for Mr. Benzie, one of our early merchants. This store was burned down about 50 years ago. [1869]. When the Civil War broke out in 1862 the family moved to Niagara, NY & joined the American Army.

JOHNSON COUSINS: Cousins Richd. Lawrence Johnson, Senior live also in Esquesing Twp. as did his brother Robert Lawrence Johnson (Lot 30, Con 1.) & also his son Richd. Lawrence Johnson, Junior, also live in Acton, & surely must have have known each other. R L Johnson, Jr. was born 1869 & thus 30years younger than R L Hamilton.

. 1856-66 Mitchell & Co.'s Canada Classified Directory Canada West:
Carpenter & Builders, Acton. Hamilton, R., carpenter.
. 1871 Ontario Directory: Acton West; Village, A large quantity of wheat is purchased here. There is a considerable mfg. of flour, lumber & leather. Hamilton Richard, carpenter.
. 1892 Ontario Gazetteer & Directory, Hamilton, Richard, grocer & crockery.
. 1898-99 Western Ontario Gazetteer & Directory: Erin, Hamilton, Richard, grocer.

Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you- . -

Richard Lawrence Hamilton, Part THREE, Life in Old Ontario

. PIONEERS of OLD ONTARIO:
One of the great privations at the beginning was in the long intervals between regular religious observances. I remember when we were crossing the ocean, William Hunter, who afterwards settled in Chinguacousy, came to our quarters & had prayers with us every night & morning. After we arrived at our new home the first regular services were held by the Rev. Mr. McMurchy, who came over from Eldon township for the purpose. John Gunn, father of the founders of Gunn's Limited, was a volunteer helper. He made a regular practice of reading Scriptures & praying with the old people of the settlement, who, owing to growing infirmities, were unable to attend the regular church services that were held. Daniel Cameron was another who helped in this same way.

When church services were held, people travelled as much as 30 miles to take part, said Angus McDougall, the son of the speaker.
I have known them, even in my time, to come in lumber-wagons from as far as Sutton on the south, Uptergrove? on the north & Woodville on the west to the old stone church at Beaverton. Their earnestness was shown not only in the distance they travelled but in the patience with which they sat through services lasting from eleven o'clock till four, while their simple faith & devout thankfulness were voiced in the Psalms which filled the old church with a stern melody. Duncan Gillespie was the precentor. He read the Psalms line by line & then led the congregation as they sang in praise & thanksgiving. The favourite Psalms were the 103 & 123rd. …

. A CHINGUACOUSY VILLAGE:
Few men witnessed more varying stages of the pioneer period than did Abraham Campbell, whom I met at Lot 28 on the first concession of Chinguacousy in July, 1899. Mr. Campbell spent his life on the farm on which he was born when Chinguacousy was the farthest settlement north of the lake. As a child & youth he saw other pioneers pass his door on their way to the virgin forests of Dufferin, Grey & Bruce. He was witness of the annual summer pilgrimage of the men from the newer lands of the north to the older settlements of the south in search of employment in which they might earn bread for the winter. As the forests of the northland were pushed back before the attack of the axe-men, he viewed the winter procession of teams by which the grain of the north country was hauled toward lake ports. To all this Mr. Campbell was able to add what his father had told him of days prior to the period covered by his own recollection, the period when even the Niagara district was young. His father as a youth was at Queenston Heights, Stoney Creek & Lundy's Lane & one of the most prized possessions of the Campbell homestead, when I was there in 1899, was an iron pot,18 inches in diameter, captured from the American forces at Stoney Creek & still doing duty in the Campbell homestead over eighty years later.
Ref: WHEN OAKVILLE RIVALED TORONTO 1879.

Mr. Campbell's father & 6 brothers took up 1000 in Chinguacousy about 1820, after having journeyed from the old family home in Lincoln County by an ox-team. From Cooksville to their locations, the way led over a road made through the bush with their own axes. A quarter of a century later Campbell's Cross, on the highway connecting north & south, was a scene of bustling life." There was a tavern there containing 18 rooms," said Mr. Campbell, "& in those rooms I have known 20 or 30 people to be accommodated over night. As late as two o'clock in the morning I have seen the bar-room so full of people that one could not get near the bar itself. There were three stores in the village at that time & they were all busy places. Whence did the business come? Largely from the north country, which by that time had begun to produce a surplus. I have seen as many as one hundred teams arrive with grain in a single day. Part of the grain was bought by local merchants & teamed by them to Port Credit for shipment by water. Some of the farmers hauled their own grain all the way to the lake port.

" Teaming this grain was real labour. Between Chinguacousy & the north, hauling was possible only in winter & even then 25 to 30 bushels made a load. In coming down the Caledon mountain it was necessary to put a drag on the sleighs. Those who did their own teaming to Toronto or Port Credit frequently used ox-teams & sleighs to Campbell's Cross & then borrowed wagons for the journey to Toronto. On some of these journeys the snow was up to the backs of the oxen when north of the Caledon mountain, [Hwy. 10/ Hurontario St., Halton Co. - PJA], - while south of our place the animals wallowed to their bellies in slush & mud. Some of these northern farmers came from as far back as Owen Sound with grass seed, venison & pork for sale, the round trip occupying well over a week. At times the nights were spent in the bush while sleet or rain beat in through the partial covering afforded by the forest. But the people were happy with it all. Return cargoes usually consisted of groceries & a half-barrel of whiskey & as long as the latter kept the interior warm, exterior cold did not matter much to the hardy men of that day.

"At the period covered by my earliest recollection bears & wolves were common in Chinguacousy. I have more than once seen cows come home with flanks & udders so badly torn that the animals had to be killed. During the 'thirties, 'forties & 'fifties, the father of Kenneth Chisholm, who for years represented Peel in the Legislature, made staves from the oaks that covered a good deal of the township. The staves were hauled to the Credit by oxen, floated down the stream to the Port & thence shipped to England. About 1860, while I was assisting in removing an old oak stump, we unearthed a tool that had been used in splitting staves.

"One of my earliest election recollections is connected with the contest in which Colonel Ed. Thompson defeated William Lyon Mackenzie in the year before the Rebellion [1837]. That was the most exciting electoral battle we ever had. The electors of Caledon, Chinguacousy & Toronto townships all went to Streetsville to vote. The polls remained open for a week or two & for most of that time my father was engaged in hauling Tories to the voting place. On the last day of polling five or six teams were massed &, headed by bagpipes, took the last of the voters to the poll.

When Oakville rivaled Toronto: Robert W. Brock, whom I met at Belfountain about the same time that 1 had the interview with Mr. Campbell, gave some further information of early days in Peel & Dufferin. "At the time of my earliest recollections," Mr. Brock said, "the Centre Road had displaced the first concession of Chinguacousy was the leading highway to the north. In the late 'sixties, I have seen that road black with teams & traffic going on day & night. This continued until the old narrow gauge T. GK & B. was built to Owen Sound & markets were opened at Orangeville, Shelburne & Dundalk. Then the glory of Churchville & Streetsville began to wane.
Ref: When Oakville Rivaled Toronto, 1879. - - -

Birth:
Obituary says he was married Jan 24, 1861.

Died:
DOB also given on Death Cert. COD: cerebral heamorrhage after a few hours, Grocer.

Buried:
Row 20, Plot 14, with his wife & granddaughter Henrietta Charlotte Walker.

Richard married Jane Matilda MCCUTCHEON on 15 Jun 1861 in Georgetown, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario. Jane was born on 10 Oct 1841 in Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario; died on 17 Nov 1917 in Toronto, York Co., Ontario; was buried in Erin Union Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alexander Hamilton's in-law, John McCutcheon, farmed next lot to Alex, in Saugatack, 1870.

PART ONE, Canada:

. Alex's birth year conflicts with his brother Richard L Hamilton's verified DOB as 1836 APR 20th.*
Note1: As supported by Ontario Census of 1861, 1870 & 1881
& brother Richard Hamilton's Wellington County Death Certificate.
Saugatuck Allegan Co., Michigan, gives Alex's DOB as 1837.
"Though but eighteen years old, he assumed the care of the family' (1855 father dies, minus 18 years = born 1837).

Witness:
. This Certifies that the rite of Holy Matrimony was celebrated between
Richard Hamilton of Acton & Jane M McCutcheon of Erin Township
on Thursday Jane 24th, 1861 at Hugh McCutcheons
by Rev. Joseph Munsworth, Congregational Ministries, Georgetown.
Wit: Stewart McCutcheon, Alex Hamilton.
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. 1861 March, Flamborough W Twp., Wentworth Co, Ontario, Canada:
Richard Hamilton, Age 26, b 1835, Carpenter, born Upper Canada, frame house 1.5 stories.
Alex Hamilton, Age 23, b 1838, Nursery Agent, born Upper Canada.

. 1870 Jun 25 Census, Saugatuck, Allegan Co., Michigan: Alexander 33 y/ 1837, B Canada, Nursery man; Sophia, 1846, Ohio & Blanche Hamilton, age 1, b Michigan.
. Sister Hadassah Hamilton McCutcheon & family live beside Alex Hamilton.
. 1880 Jun 24 - Saugatack, Allegan, 1910 Census Van Buren, MI., gives DOB 1837
. 1900 Census Van Burren, MI. gives DOB 1836 Oct. Date of emigration to Michigan remains consistent at 1864.
In the c.1895 photo, Richard & Alex appear to be a similar age, but not enough to say if Richard is actually the elder.

* Photo taken with Hamilton siblings at Erin, Ontario about 1895.

. Obituary: Dies after lingering illness
Alexander Hamilton formerly of this place & who lives in Ganges for a number of years before moving to Bangor, where he has resided ever since, died at his home, Monday Oct 10 & was buried from the house Wednesday of this week.
Mr. Hamilton was widely known as a a nurseryman & had many personal friends in this vicinity. He was born Oct 1, 1836 & his well lived life was an example to his neighbors wherever he lived. The large number of flowers sent & the crowds of friends who attended the funeral from far & near indicates the esteem in which he was held. The remains were laid to rest in the Arlington Cemetery at Bangor.

. 1985 Illustrated Atlas of Saugatuck, Allegan Co., Mich. shows A. Hamilton's property is beside his brother-in-law, Sam'l Wanner. 40 acres each, two concessions from Lake Michigan. The school house was situated on the neighbours connecting the backside of Alex Hamilton's property.

. 1910 May 6 - Acton, Ontario - Rev. T. Albert Moore, D.D. was undergoing treatment in the hospital a few weeks ago ... Dr. Moore is the fourth of Acton's sons, that we know of, to receive a coveted honor, thee of whom were at one time members of the same Sunday School class: Rev. Dr. Chas A Cook, of Spikane, Wash.; Rev. D. J. E. Farmer, of Dekalb, Illinois & himself. Rev. Dr. James Hamilton, of Grand Rapids, Mich., is the other. Perhaps there are more. The Free Press has much pleasure in extending hearty congratulations to its former editor.
Newspaper clipping with photo of T A Moore included.
Ref: Acton Free Press. Newspaper clipping was found in the Bible of Ella Hamilton Walker, the niece of of a James Hamilton. For a paper over a hundred years old, the clipping appears in excellent quality.

1892 BIOGRAPHY.2

. ALEXANDER HAMILTON. This gentleman is one of the influential & respected residents of Ganges Twp., Allegan County, residing on section 20. He is extensively engage in fruit-growing & the nursery business. He was born October 3, 1836, in Halton County, Canada, to James & Rebecca Hamilton.

Our subject began working out at the age of seventeen, at the death of his father.
Note2: If Alexander was born in 1836 + 17 years, means James Hamilton died 1853 (or more likely in 1854, owing to the conflict here of Alexander's date of birth. - PJA.

He was the oldest son at home & help to educate his younger brothers & sisters. He completed his own education after the age of 21 years [i.e. about 1857 or 1858.]

In 1864 he came to Michigan, locating at Benton Harbor on a small fruit farm, where he made good financial success, but lie a great many people in that city, he wanted to go West & after taking an extensive trip in different Western States, came to the conclusion that Michigan was a good enough State for him & so, in 1866, came back to this State & located in Allegan County; here he now resides.

Here Mr. Hamilton has given his attending to fruit-growing & the nursery business. He has been very successful in this line of of pursuits & has an orchard 1,000 trees now bearing. He raises annually 100,000 peach trees for market & until about 1880 all was raised on his farm in this county. The greater part of his nursery is now situated near Grand Rapids, Kent County. His largest sales are in this county & he sold one year 100,000 trees within a radius of ten miles of his own home. His trees & fruits are of the choicest varieties & he is visited by customers from all the counties around. He is well liked for square dealing & his genial manners & he has secured a competence as a result of personal industry & good judgement, put forth in a field wisely selected.

The original of this biography was married on 26th of May, 1868, to Miss Sophia Ensign. Mrs. Hamilton is a native of Ohio & one of 14 children born of Horace & Lucinda Ensign, natives of Massachusetts. Nine of this family are yet living. They are Caleb, Electa, Lysander, Sophia (Mrs. Hamilton), Cora, George, Hattie, Summer & Denning. Our subject & his amiable wife are parents of 5 children:
Blanche, the wife of A. G. Robinson, Maude, deceased, Alice, Harry & Willie.

The parents of this family are members of the County & Mrs. Hamilton is a member of the Congregationalist Church. In politics, Mr. Hamilton votes for the man he think best qualified for the position, irrespective of the party.
Ref: Portrait & biographical record of Kalamazoo, Allegan & Van Burren Counties, Michigan. Printed 1892, Chicago.

. 1864 Alex Hamilton had gone to (Ohio) & Michigan to work. Did Alex Hamilton visit with cousin Daniel T. Lawrence was then living in Ohio & who was also a tree farmer? - PJ Ahlberg 2013.

. Michigan Naturalization Records, Allan Co., Michigan, Box 1, Folio, Page 322 (*no date noted). *

. THE SAUGATUCK & GANGES POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 30 Sept 1871, at the village of Douglas, Alexander Hamilton - Director. In Mar 1880 Alex. was the again the Director of the Society.

. ILLUSTRATED ATLAS OF ALLEGAN CO. MICHIGAN, Published 1895) Ganges: PEACH BELT NURSERIES:
We make a speciality of growing healthy, hardy Peach Trees of the surest bearing & most profitable market varieties. We also have now growing in these nurseries of the best money-making kings, a large stock of Currant & Gooseberry plants, 2 year old Grape Vines, 2y old Asparagus Plants, nursery grown Blackberry & other Berry Plants. In addition to the above we can furnish in small quantities at bottom prices, a fine stock of young & thrifty apple, Pear, Plum & Cherry Trees. Call or address: A Hamilton, Ganges, or J C Maynard No. 156 W Bridge Street, Grand Rapids.

. 1855 several thousand baskets of peaches -mostly Crawfords - were being shipped to Chicago annually. The fruit was sold for three dollars per bushel; the peaches were then peddled by street vendors for ten cents each. The great Berrien County peach boom came to an end with refrigeration.
Ref: May/June 1993 issue of Michigan History. - . -

PART TWO, Michigan News:

. 1880 March The Saugatuck & Ganges Pomological Society
The society was organized Sep 30, 1871 at the Village of Douglas...2 western town of Allegan Co....Treasurer: Alexander Hamilton. The Charter members numbered 85.

. The Lake Shore Commercial Record Newspaper, for the Saugatuck-Douglas, Michigan Area, Pub. every Saturday morning:
1 Jun, 1882 - Dec. 31 Meeting of the Saugatuck & Ganges Pomological Society, Douglas, Masonic Hall. An essay will be found on the 5th P. of this paper from the pen of A Hamilton, on varieties of peaches to plant. It was read before the last meeting of the S G Pomological Society & is a most excellent article. ... Mr. Hamilton read a paper on varieties of peaches to plant, which caused considerable discussion & brought out some very desirable information. Summary of article:
When peaches are scare as they were this year, almost any kind / quality will sell at remunerative prices, but when they are plentiful as last year, only the very choicest will well: The most remarkable of these trees: The Reeks peach ripens with the Amsden & Alexander, a third larger, quite beautiful. The Ensfield peach ripens a few days after the Hale's Early: it does not rot as that variety usually does & has been shipped sound without any special attention year after year;
The Lewis Chili ripens between the Early Rivers & the Early Crawford. size & general outside appearance resembles the Hale, but the flesh is more sold & creamy white & parts from the pit freely. It is valued chiefly on account of its early ripening. The Bandle peach is very large, high colored, round, yellow peach, ripens a few days before the Early Crawford & sold last year for $3 a crate, other peaches were scarcely paying expenses. The Purday peach is a marvel of wonderful size, surpassing beauty & unequalled excellence & ripens a few days before the Late Crawfords. Last year $3 to $5 / basket, other good peaches were selling at 50¢ /basket. One tree yielded 25 baskets last year.

. 1882 Jan 27 - The essay read by Alex. Hamilton at the last S & G Pomological Society meting, which appeared in the COMMERCIAL soon after, has been republished in many of the leading papers of the state.
. 1882 Sept 29ch yielded him 176 Bushels. & still some farmers are discontented with their crop, Mr. H. however, is quite happy over his good fortune.

. 1883 Jul 22 - Pomological Society (Saugetuck & Ganges) meets last Saturday each month in Masonic Hall, Douglas. H Bird Jr. Sec. J F Taylor, Pres.
. 1884 Jan 11 - Saugatuck. Of the 30,000 peach trees grown & purchased by A. Hamilton, Peach Belt, 5,000 including 20 Kinds, are still for sale.
. 1884 Feb 22 - Mr. A. Hamilton is in receipt of some 5 bushels of Tenne? seed grown peach pits.
1884 May 16 - On the way to Mr. A. Hamilton's early Monday morning, we noticed that Dr. Brunson is putting up a new house on his farm in this twp.
. Peach Belt Clippings. A. Hamilton's trees arrived in good shape on Saturday evening.
1884 Sep 5 - Walter but Little Ahead.,- G W Wanner budded, at the Peach Belt Nursery, for A Hamilton, 26, 516 peach trees in 12 days of nine hours each, which would be an average of 2,455 for each ten hours work. The wood was taken out of buds & each one inserted as soon as removed form the stick of buds. Gilbert Desser did the tying. John Hones, a boy 14 years of age, put, 1,030 to 1,200 per day & did it nicely. Saugatuck township has made a good record this year & there are still 2 nurseries yet to be heard from.

. 1885 Feb 13 - Pomological Points. Feb. Meeting, re-elected A Hamilton.
. 1885 Apr 24 - Mr. Hamilton has returned from a business trip to the State of Ohio.
. 1885 May 5 - A. Hamilton, who has been at Johnsville for 3 weeks, returned home Tuesday.
. 1885 May 15 - Peach Belt Pick Ups, Frank Augustine went to Johnsville, Saturday to work Mr. Hamilton's farm three.
. 1885 Aug 28 - Jimmie Hamilton of Johnsville, is visiting his Uncle Alexander.

. 1886 Jan 29 - Alexander Hamilton, of Ganges, dropped in to shake hands with the printer this week.
. 1886 Feb 12 - Pomological Meeting, Douglas, Sat. Feb 6, at 2 p.m. Elected VP. A. Hamilton.

. 1890 Jan 17 - Alexander Hamilton visited Grand Rapids this week on purpose to confer wit the promoters of railroad from Gr to Benton harbor. Mr. Hamilton was told that the new company was disposed to favourably consider a crossing of the Kalamazoo R at Saugatuck, but the CL*MR had secured such land ...Mr H. was further informed that if the projected road was built that operations would begin not later than the first of next August.
. 1890 Feb 21 - Over a year ago Alexander Hamilton wrote the C&WMR in regard to building a side track from some point on their line into the peach section of Ganges Twp. He called their attention to the large shipments of fruit made each year from that section, but his letter was unheeded. Mr. Hamilton has lately rec. a replay indicating their willingness to favorable consider the side track matter. The people of Ganges, however, are not now to be waned from the the more important project of a lake shore Rd. by & by when the Grand Rapids & Lake Mich. Rd. gets in more practicable shape...

. 1890 Mar 17 - The people of Ganges have already begun the work of securing subscriptions to furnish the right of way for the GR & Lake Mich R. ...Alex Hamilton & Hutchinson were summed to GR this week to confer with those who have the project in hand. ... to cross the Kalamazoo River at Saugatuck ferry, Village of Douglas, then branch off to the S. 7 W through the Twp. of Ganges between the Hooter & Chase roads.

. 1891 Jan 23 Jan - S G Pomological Society, Masonic Hall, Douglas, last Sat., Elected A Hamilton VP for Ganges. Membership fee was fixed at 50 cents.
1891 Feb 13 - Peach Crop. AH, one of the big fruit men of Allegan Co., says there least 1,500,000 baskets of peaches now in sight in his section incase the buds all get through. He claims to have made a personal canvass of the big orchards.

. 1894 Jun 7, Muskegon, West Michigan, fruit Growers meet here Jun 14 -15. Executive committee consists of Walter Phillips, A. Hamilton. Afternoon Session, The cause of the decline in the price of fruit, by Alexander Hamilton, Ganges.

. 1894 Jun 14, Among the Fruit Growers R M Kellogg of Ionia says the prospects for fruit in that locality are very promising. Grand Rapids grapes were retarded by the frost, but not materially injured. Alex Hamilton of Ganges, Allegan County, is a large fruit grower in that locality. A. Hamilton stayed at the Wierengo Hotel, Muskegon.

. 1894 Jun 15 - "The cause of the decline - the price of fruit" appear red by Alex Hamilton of Ganges ... like other things, are usually cause by over production takes place when there is more produce than is required. Under consumption when times are hard & money is scarce & Common & poorer people are unable to purchase what fruit they need & pay a good price for it. At present a large portion of our people are unable to buy fruit.The western Michigan farmer cannot afford to buy peaches here at a pice that would afford us a profit while he is obliged to sell his wheat for 50¢ a bushel."
The low prices of farm products was given as one cause of low prices for fruits. The Legislation decreased the supply of paper & metallic money. ... The judge urged fruit growers of Mich. to plant potatoes to compete with the world. The speaker replied to Alex Hamilton of Ganges, who thought the judge had criticized his paper on the cause of fruit prices. One swallow doesn't bring summer, one one financial mismanagement is not the sole cause of our present depression.
Ref: Muskegon Chronicle Daily, published Jun 21,1894.

. 1895 Mar 7 - Grand Rapids, the West Michigan Fruit Growers Association elected as treasurer, A. Hamilton, of Ganges. Ref. Grand Rapids Herald.

. 1898 Feb 10 - Grand Rapids, Held at County building Feb 15-18, Long Fruit Institute of Farmers' instate assoc., Evening spearer A. Hamilton. Feb 18th: San Jose scale, whence it was brought in fruit shipments from Chile. Great effort were made to kill it. The only effective means was by fumigating the trees by covering them with tents & inflating the tents with certain deadly gases. The pest hen was noted in NJ. a Hamilton of Bangor said the Ganges & Naugatuck Pomological Society had condemned the Santa Jose Scale Law by resolutions.
Ref: Grand Rapids Herald.
. 1898 Jun 16 - Mich. Horticultural Society at the court house, Thus & Fri., Jun 23 -24: "Why I do not like the Mich. Scale Law & in what respects I would have it Amended" AH of Bangor.
Ref: Muskegon Chronicle.
. 1899 Aug 12 - Douglas, Mich. State Horticultural society were held her yesterday. Afternoon session, "How should our frozen orchards be treated?" Alexander Hamilton of Bangor.
Ref: Grand Rapids Herald.
. 1889 Dec 12 - State News: Alexander Hamilton the Peach Belt Nursery, Ganges, his just received from Green County, Tenn., a carload (459 bushels) of natural peach seed. This is the first carload of peach seed ever shipped into Michigan.
Ref: Muskegon Chronicle Newspaper: Jackson Citizen Patriot Newspaper

. 1900 Jun 21 - Newaygo July 11-12, Summer meeting of Mich. Sate Horticultural Society. Varieties of Peach Not Likely to Be Injured by Leaf Curl, A. Hamilton, Bangor. . - .

PART THREE:

. BIOGRAPHY.2 1912
A. Hamilton & Sons. The firm A. Hamilton & Sons is widely known & it is the proud privilege of Horace & William Hamilton not only to carry on the business which their father's enterprise created & made to flourish, but to have received from him a heritage beyond price in the memory of his spotless & kindly life & the influence of his nobility of character.

Alexander Hamilton was the second son of James & Rebecca (Lawrence) Hamilton, both of whom belonged to prominent families in Ireland & England, respectively, the former to the Scotch Irish branch of the Hamilton family, of whom the Duke of Abercorn is the head as far as titles & dignities are concerned, while the latter was the youngest daughter of Captain Richard Lawrence, related to the Lawrence-Townley-Widdrington families of England. Mr. Hamilton's grandfather above named was a United Empire Loyalist, which gave to him the same standing in Canada & England that our revolutionary sires have in this country; & the sons & daughters of the U.E.L. are as proud of their lineage as are the S.A.R. & D.A.R. of America.

James Hamilton, the father of Alexander, was born in County Tyrone, near Strabane, Ireland & came to Canada in 1828. Shortly after immigrating he was married to Rebecca Lawrence. In Ireland he had been engaged in linen weaving, but immediately on coming to Canada took up farming & later went into the real estate business. He was successful in both these ventures & might have become a wealthy man if he had not placed too much confidence in his friends & wreaked his own fortune by going security for others. At his death there was nothing left for his wife & family of 7 children, all of whom were under age.

It was in this crisis that Alexander Hamilton's sterling character made itself evident. Though but eighteen years old [1855], he assumed the care of the family & until the day of his death none of them ever went to him in vain for assistance of any sort. His devotion to his mother was particularly beautiful & even when the others were able to contribute to her comfort he never yielded his privilege of being the first to bear burdens in her behalf; & this even when hard times often made it difficult to provide for his own family as he wished.

Mr. Hamilton was 27 when he first came to Michigan in the spring of 1864, [= born 1837*] as he was born October 3, 1836, in Halton County, Ontario. Within a week of their arrival he & a friend (Lewis Williams) prepared to plant an orchard & nursery on a 20 acre plot of ground where the city of Benton Harbor now stands; but the price of land rose with remarkable rapidity, going from 80 to 200 & $50 per acre in a few months, so Mr. Hamilton decided to sell here & look elsewhere for a home & a suitable place for his proposed industry.

In December 1865 he went to Missouri but no liking that country soon returned to Michigan & in the spring of 1866 commenced in a small way the nursery & fruit growing business in western Allegan county. The demand for trees by local planters rapidly increased & in order to supply his growing trade Mr. Hamilton established branch nurseries at Hart, Grand Rapids, Schoolcraft & Kent City. In 1896, to be near a good shipping point, he moved to Van Buren county & settled just outside the corporation of Bangor. Here he developed the extensive business which was operated at the time of his death under the firm name of A. Hamilton & Sons. During the period of his business career Mr. Hamilton was instrumental in helping to organize the Saugatuck & Ganges Pomological Society & was also for years an active worker in the Western Michigan Horticultural Society. He had early realized the possibilities of the fruit industry in his section of the state & devoted himself to the development of the country, not merely to promote his own profit, but with the broad-minded intention of improving general conditions.

It was in 1866 that Mr. Hamilton made the acquaintance of the young lady who on May 26, 1868, became his wife. This was Miss Sophia C. Ensign, the daughter of a prosperous farmer living near Bryan, Ohio & at whose home the wedding was celebrated. The children of their union were Blanche A., Cecelia M., Alice R., Horace E. & William L., all of whom are living except Cecelia, who died in infancy.

It was Mr. Hamilton's privilege to successfully work out the plan of his life, but the competence he acquired for himself resulted in material prosperity for many others. It is a question, however, if even the impetus he gave to the valuable industry of fruit growers in this region can compare with the good he did by merely being what he was; a man with absolute integrity of soul, indomitable will, high courage & great patience, tempered by tenderness & humor; a man who exemplified the Golden Rule & made his life one lone "confession of faith."

Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Birth:
Mich. 1910 Census: 3 Oct. 1837. This seems to be correct. - PJA 2010

Died:
Aged 74y 0 months 8d. =1836. COD: Uremia with arterio-sclerosis. [i.e. Kidney failure.]

Buried:
Bangor, MI.

Alexander married Sophia CLARISSA ENSIGN on 25 May 1868 in Williams Center, Defiance Co., Ohio. Sophia (daughter of Horace Lyman ENSIGN and Lucinda CECILLIA PARKS) was born on 22 Oct 1845 in Rootstown, Portage Co., Ohio; died on 4 Aug 1935 in Tallahasee, Leon Co., Florida; was buried on 13 Oct 1910 in Arlington Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Photo taken at Erin, Ontario with her siblings. c 1895.

. Mary Jane Hamilton was born in Chinguacousy Twp., now in Peel County. Chinguacousy is an Indian worked for the nearby Credit river & it mens "young pine." The Hamiltons lived in the present day Brampton & near the Mayfield United Church.

. Gore District, Flamboro E. Twp., Ontario [Burlington-Hamilton area] Mary Jane Hamilton daughter of James & Rebecca, Resides E. Flamboro, Born Chinguacousy Twp. on 10 Dec. 1839 Baptized, at E. Flamboro, by Gray, Rev. James. Reg. #1382.
Ref: Ontario Methodist Baptismal Register, Vol 2, Pg. 95.

. 1867-8 Michigan State Gazette, Ganges. Situated on the shore of Lake Michigan. It has four stores, one flouring mill & saw mill & several mechanics shops. Until recently the trade has consisted chiefly of lumber, wood & tanbark, which is found a market at Chicago. But of late fruit growing has become a speciality in consequence of which the lands have rapidly appreciated. Pop. of twp. is 2,500, village 500, four mails a week.

. 1875 Michigan State Gazette Ganges, A village of 150 inhabitants in Allegan Co. It is on the shore of lake Michigan, 6 mils south of Saugatuck & the same distance west of Fennville, on the C & M, LSR, its ordinary railroad shipping station. Its chief interest is fruit-growing, peaches, grapes & apples, being produced in great abundance. It has daily mail.

. 1880 Jun 2 Census, Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan
Samuel Wanner, Age 39 1841 Switzerland, Farmer
Mary J Wanner, Age 38 1842, Canada, Keepinghouse, Wife;
Rebecca Hamilton, Age 63 1817 Canada, Mother-in-law, Parents both England.

The Lake Shore Commercial Record Newspaper, for the Saugatcuk-Douglas, Michigan Area, Pub. every Saturday morning:
. 1884 Feb 22 - A Runaway. Saturday morning a team came tearing into town at less than a two 10 gait, making things lively on Lake Street. - or the 'avenue" as it is called - for a while. The team used the cutter occupied by a Mrs. Wanner, but she received no injuries to speak of. Besides the breaking of the neck-yoke, no damage resulted to the team or sleigh. Could not find what the owner's name was. They belonged south of here somewhere.

. 1900 Census, Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan
Samuel Wanner, Age 59, b Oct 1840 Switzerland, Landed Mich. 1846; Fruit Grower, owns farm.
Mary J Wanner, Age 59, b. Dec 1840, Canada, Landed Mich. 1866, married 25 y 1875, No children.
Elizabeth A Grow*, Age 10, b. Feb 1898 Indiana, Parents b. Mich. & Canada. At School. Note*: Cousin.
Directory 1895 Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan, Population 87, Post Office, No train station.

. One of the picturesque spots along the lake shore is Pier Cove, the post office being known as Gangs. This is in the northwest corner of the twp. & was once a place of importance as a shipping point. ...village laid out in 1851, steam saw mill, grist mill. A pier was constructed into the lake while the lumber business flourished there were stores, mills & a considerable population. ...the village prosperity has depended almost entirely on the fruit business since 1874 is has been called Ganges.

Witness:
. 1908 Sep 18, Michigan Marriage Registration #2986, at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan
Thomas Olinger, Age 30/ b 1878, Resided Lansing, Mich, Born California, Bookkeeper,
son of Abner F Olinger & Sarah M.
married Elizabeth N Grow, 1890, Resided Grand Rapids, b. Indiana,
daughter of Myra & Frank Grow. [i.e. nee Myra Lawrence.]
by Rev G E Lewis,
Witnesses: Carrie Hamilton* of Grand Rapids & M J Wanner*, Fennville, MI
Note1: *Carrie Hamilton wife of Rev. James Hamilton, Jr. & James' sister Mary Jane Hamilton Wanner. ( Was her husband Samuel Wanner already sick by this time? - PJA)

. 1910 Apr 22-23 Census, Clyde, Allegan Co., Michigan
Rebecca Hamilton, Age 52, born 1858 Canada, Parents Cdn. Landed 1872, Teacher in Public Service, worked 10 weeks in the previous year 1909, Owns house & farm.
Mary J Wanner, Age 69, born Canada, Parents, Cdn. Landed 187, no occupation, rents.

. 1920 JAN 8 Census, Hartford, Michigan
Lawrence, John C, Head, Age 76, b 1844, Ohio, Father born Canada, mother b. Ohio
Wanner, Mary J, cousin, widow, age 81, b 1839 Canada, parents b, Ireland & Canada
Elizabeth A. Hamilton, cousin, single, age 64, b 1856 Canada, single, parents. b. Ireland & Canada.

. Note for further research: The landlord for these there person was Minnie Edmond J Robinson. Is E. Robinson any relation to their cousin Blanche Alexandria Hamilton's husband, Albert Grant Robinson?
. 1920 Aug 19 - Kalamazoo. Mrs. Mary Hamilton & sister Elizabeth Hamilton of Hartford both attended the wedding of grandniece Marion Hamilton (Granddau. James Hamilton) to Roy L Risley of Poughkeepsie. Many relatives & friends were present.

. Two graves in the Taylor Cemetery, Ganges, next to Mary Jane & Rebecca Lawrence Hamilton, they read: Father, born 1864 - 1918 & Baby Girl*, died 1918.

. Note2. Baby Girl: Michigan Death Certificate: Baby Girl Hamilton, Still Born on Jan 15, 1918. Father James Hamilton, born Canada, Mother. Linda [Gecant?] Too faint for clarification. Born Michigan. Stone Between Mary Kibby Smith & Elizabeth Hamilton.
Further research required. - - -

Birth:
Monument reads 1838, (Now in Peel Co.)

Died:
Ref: Mich. Death Cert. Aged 91y 2m 8d. COD: Pneumonia

Buried:
Buried with husband Samuel Wanner &Mother & sister Eliz. R. are adjacent.

Mary married G. Samuel WANNER, .1 on 15 May 1873 in Michigan. G. was born on 24 Oct 1840 in Berne, Switzerland; died on 13 Dec 1903 in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan; was buried in Taylor Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Two Hamilton siblings married two McCutcheon siblings:
Richard L Hamilton married Jane Matilda McCutcheon &
his sister Hadassah Hamilton married John McCutcheon.

. Hamilton family photo taken at Erin, Ontario, c 1895.

. District County of Gore; Area Flamboro East Twp., BAPTISM
Haddessa Hamilton, Father James, Mother Rebecca,
Residence East Flamboro, Birthplace Chinguacousy, Birthdate: 6 May, 1841,
Baptized 7 Oct. 1860, Place E. Flamboro. Minister Rev. James Gray. Registration # 1183.
Ref: Ontario Methodist Baptismal Register Vol 2 Pg#95.

. 1870 Saugatuck, Allegan - Michigan: Alexander 33 y, born 1837 in Canada, Nursery man; Sophia 1846 Ohio & Blanche Hamilton, b. Michigan.
4. 1877 Peel Co. Atlas
Ada Hamilton, Con 4E, Lot 2, Lot 50, Non Resident [i.e. Hadassah Hamilton Two lots away from Richard & John Hamilton.
Note1: The 1877 Atlas may refer to previous land ownership. - PJA

. 1877 Peel Co. Atlas
Ada Hamilton, Con 4E, Lot 2, Lot 50, Non Resident [i.e. Hadassah Hamilton 2 lots away from Richard & John Hamilton.
Note1: The 1877 Atlas may refer to previous land ownership. - PJA

. 1880 Jun Census, Big Rapids, Michigan
McCutcheon, John, Age 38 b. 1842, born Canada, Farmer
Hadafsah, [old fashion handwriting, f is used for double s, Hadassah,] age 36 b. 1844, wife, born Canada
John H, age 12b. 1868, son, born Michigan
Mabel, age 8, b. 1872, daughter, born Michigan
Rob McCutcheon, age 6, b. 1874, born Michigan
Lizzie Hamilton, age 24, b. 1856, sister-in-law, born Canada, school teacher.

. 1883 Oct 5 - Peach Belt Pick-Ups. Mrs. John McCutcheon, who has been visiting her brother Mr. A. Hamilton, returned to her home in Big Rapids last Thursday.
Note2: Brother Richard Hamilton of Erin, Ontario was married to Jane Matilda McCutheon also resided in Erin. McCutheon family as in the Census 25 Jun, 1870 John McCutcheon is located beside Alex Hamilton's farm in Saughtack, Michigan.

. Her Great-nephew Charles H. Felker, remembered his mother taking about 'Aunt Adassah'. Brother Richard L Hamilton retired to Erin, Ontario. See Hamilton Family photo c.1905, taken in nearby Acton, Ontario where Richard had worked many years before.

. Photo taken with her siblings in Erin, Ontario where brother Richard Hamilton lived. Estimated 1895 or so.

. 1900 June 4 Census, Big Rapids, Meekest Twp., Michigan
McCutcheon, H, born May 1842 in Canada, widowed, farmer, Landed 1868, married 38 years, All 3 children living, Owns own farm, mortgaged.
John H, b Nov 1869, farmer, Michigan
Mabel, b Aug 1873, Michigan, School Teacher
Robert McCutcheon, b Feb 1870, Farm labourer.

Note3: Big Rapids, Michigan is located in north central Michigan & should not be confused with Grand Rapids, further south & closer to Lake Michigan. - PJA.

. 1903 Apr 11 - Attended wedding of niece Alice G Hamilton, in Grand Rapids.

Michigan Death Certificate #4
Mrs. Hadassah McCutcheon, Born May 6 1842, Canada, Aged 69y 10m 22d., Died 1914 Mar 28 of Cardia Ascites.
Father Richard Hamilton, Mother unknown.
Death reported by (appears to be) H J McCutcheon.
Note3: While the name of Hadassah's father is partly confused, it is an interesting reply: her father was James Hamilton & her mother Rebecca's father was Richard Lawrence. Hadassah's brother was Richard Hamilton. - PJ Ahlberg, 2018. - - -

Birth:
Alt DOB: May 1842. Ref: Census 1900 Big Rapids. Alt Spelling: Hadapah = Hadassah in modern handscript.

Died:
COD: Cardiac Ascites Aged 69y 10m 22d.

Buried:
Big Rapids, MI. Plot Section A, Lot 74, Grave 3 Mother.

Hadassah married John MCCUTCHEON, Sr. est 1862 in Erin Village, Wellington Co., Ontario. John (son of Hugh MCCUTCHEON, Sr. and Mary STEWART) was born in 1839 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died before May 1900 in Saugatuck, Allegan Co., Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

* Ontario Wesleyan Methodist BAPTISMAL REGISTER, Ontario Register 2, Page 316, Halton Co., Trafalgar Twp., Wentworth:
James Hamilton, son of James & Rebecca. Resided E. Flamboro. Born E. Flamboro. See E. Flamboro [No date given.] & 2nd entry:

* Gore - Trafalgar Twp., Flamboro E. Twp., James Hamilton son of James & Rebecca.
Resided E. Flamboro, born E. Flamboro on 17 Feb.1842;
Baptized 16 Jan. 1859 at E. Flamboro by Rev. A T Green. Registration # 1371.
Ref: Methodist Church Register Vol. 2, pg. 94.

. 1850 Directory of Inhabitants of York County, Chingucousy Twp., Lot 5, Con 4, James Hamilton, with [brother] John Hamilton.
Note1: It seems likely represented here is James Hamilton Junior. - PJA

James W. Hamilton - Could the W. stand for Willson, his grandparents? -PJA

. 1855 Chinguacousy Twp., Ontario Tax Collectors Rolls
Hamilton James (Jr.) Con 4 E Lot 4, 5, 2 &, No 267
Hamilton John, Con 4 E Lot 5, No 139
Hamilton Richard, Con 4 E Lot 4, 5, 2 & 1, No 267.

* 1861 March Census, Flamborough W, Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada:
Rebecca Hamilton, b 1815, Alexander b 1838; Richard, b 1835; Mary Jane b 1839; Hadassah, b 1842; James, b 1844 Nursery Agent, [unnamed ] 'Family member not present'; & Rebecca, b 1846 Upper Canada.

* 1861 Agricultural Census Chingoucousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario :
James Hamilton, Con 4, Lot 1, 150 Acres, 100 cultivated, 78A. in 1860, Orchard/Garden 20A., Woods 3 A., Farm value $1000.
Fall Wheat 76A /1 bushel., Spring Wheat 20A/6000 bu., Barley, Rye nil, Peas, Oats, Potatoes, Turnips, Hops 20 Acres. [This census is somewhat blurry.]

. 1866 Toronto Peel Directory: Richard Hamilton, Con 4 Lot 4, freeholder, Chinguacousy Twp. &
James Hamilton Con 4, Lot 1, Chingoucousy Twp; John Hamilton Con 4 Lot 5 also
John Hamilton Con 6, Lot 25 house. Chinguacousy Twp.
[i.e.. near Acton, Ontario. Reminder, the Directory was printed 1866 & subscriptions preceded that 1865 etc.].

. James owns his house at 35 Ethel Ave., Grand Rapids & rents out 33 Ethel Ave., Grand Rapids, Michigan.

. Hamilton, James, Dec. 28, 1863, Grand Rapids. Co. H. 1st C.I. Age 28 [ b.1835]
(Published by Freedman's which was an organization to promote human rights -PJA.)
Ref: Freedmen's Progress, by Francis H Warren, 1915 Detroit.,

. 1869 Michigan Methodist Episcopal Church Annual Conference:
Disciplinary Questions, What Preachers remain on trial? Jas. Hamilton.
List of Probationers: J. Hamilton, Newaygo.

. 1870 Apr 5 - Newaygo, MI. Justice Wm T Howell, aged 60y. Funeral series took place at the M E Church, in this village today at 10 o'clock & were of a very interesting character. Funeral discourse was preached by Rev M S Angell after which Rev Jam. Hamilton read a sketch of the life & public services of the deceased. Nearly all the business places of the village were closed during the funeral services & the large congregation present, testified that the deceased occupied a place in the public estimation which it will be difficult to till.
(Newspaper quote from Newaygo.

* 1870 Jul 11 Census Newaygo, Michigan
Hamilton, James Age 27, 1843, Canada West, Methodist Clergy
Hamilton, Alice J, Age 26, 1844, Penn.

. 1871 October, 19, Grand Rapids, MI., James W Hamilton, naturalized citizen of the USA.
. 1871 December 14, Local Events; Evening of the same day, donation for the benefit of Rev. J Hamilton.

. METHODIST PREACHER; James Hamilton was the Methodist Minister for Allegan Village, MI. in 1872-4 Eaton Rapids Methodist Episcopal church. The membership of this church in Jul 1880 was about 275. Rev. James Hamilton is the pastor. A Sunday School is maintained with a large attendance.

* 1880 Census Eaton Rapids, Michigan: James Hamilton, Minister, 37ys / b 1843, born Canada, Father b. Ireland, Mother, b Canada.

. 1881 Sep 6 - Michigan 46th Annual Conference of the Methodist Church, J Hamilton, Eaton Rapids. Ref: Jackson Citizen Newspaper.
. 1908 Sep 14 - Michigan Annual Conference of the Methodist Church, 1908 Sep 14, St. Joseph. Mich.: J W Hamilton.
. 1899 Norton's Directory Berrien Co.: Hamilton, James Rev. James & wife, pastor M.E. Church, 411 Main. & James Hamilton, piano tuner, 310 Church; Miss Allie, 41 Main.
James Hamilton, Jr., piano tuner, 411 Main.

. The Lake Shore Commercial Record Newspaper, for the Saugatuck-Douglas, Michigan Area, Pub. every Saturday morning:
1870 Oct 9 - His many friends will regret to learn that Rev G L Haight is to leave us. He goes to Otesego; Rev. A L Thurston comes here; Rev. J. Hamilton goes to Big Rapids.
. 1883 Jul 22 - Some 20 or more of the voters of Ganges have signed a pledge to support only prohibitionists or official positions. The Rev. James Hamilton, of Ionia, lectured on Prohibition there on Monday evening.
. 1883 Jul, 27 - Peach Belt Pick-Ups. The Rev J Hamilton, of Ionia, delivered a temperance lecture at the Baptist Church on Monday evening, it was well attended.

. 1882 Oct 18 - Rev. James Hamilton, pastor of the M.E. church at Ionia, will speak in Opera Hall, this Friday, evening in favor of political prohibition. We sincerely hope he may be greeted with a full house. We do not in the least fear free discussion.
. 1882 Oct 26 - Rev. James Hamilton, of Ionia, will speak in the interests of prohibition, at Salisbury Hall, on Friday evening, the I8th inst. Let him be greeted by a full house.
Ref: The Times Newspaper. Owosso, MI.

. 1887 Jun 7 - Temperance Mass Meeting, Eaton Rapids, Jul 6-6. The appeal urging the attendance of the noble, heroic woman who prayed & worked on that stormy April election day, the brave men of Detroit, who, in exercise of their God-given rights as citizens were boycotted, bulldozed, spit upon & hustled at the polls. It says: Come together under the oaks at Eaton Rapids & without the fear of the party bosses before your eyes, say what shall be done to this brutal & nefarious traffic whose existence is a menace to home, church & state so that the politicians will understand. This appear is signed by JH, president L.D.O.A.
Ref: Jackson Citizen Patriot.

. 1888 Jan 7 - Rev. James Hamilton, of Three Rivers, & Mrs Hamilton & son, of Peach Belt, Allegan county attended the funeral of their relative, the late Mrs. John Teetzel & returned home today.
. 1888 Sep - Sunday services, St. Joseph pulpits were filled Sunday as per announcement: Methodist, Bishop Merrill in the morning, preceded by conference love feast conducted by Rev James Hamilton.
. 1889 Jul 5 - Annual Mich. holiness camp meeting at Grand Rapids elected: Rev JH, Battle Creek.

. 1892 Aug 6, Rev James Hamilton, Coldwater's popular young ME minister, came very near being killed on Thursday. He was doing from Battle Creek & whole passing through Union City his horse ran away, throwing him out & breaking sever ribs, besides inflict other serious injuries.
Ref: Detroit Free Press.

. 1893 Aug 4 -Rev. James Hamilton of Goldwater had his pockets picked of tickets & money to the extent of $15 while at the World's Fair.
Ref: Owosso The Times & Detroit Free Press.
. 1894 Jun 21 - The revival band of the ME church has been holding a national camp meeting at GR for the past week. Rev. James Hamilton, elected Vice-Presents.
Ref: Muskegon Chronicle.

. 1897 Jun 25 - Rev & Mrs James Hamilton visited the family of Mr John Osborne at Sodus Thursday.
Note: James Hamilton & John Osborne were first cousins, once removed.
Ref: News Palladium Newspaper, Benton Harbor, Mich.

> 1894 Sept 15 -Revival Band mangers of ME church met this afternoon, Rev. James Hamilton, Grand Rapids, presiding. The society is to assist pastors in revival work During the 4 years it has been in existence the board reports, 12,000 converts at a cost not to exceed, $13,000, There are 30 minister & payment composing the officers & mangers & evangelistic corps has 25 workers.

. c 1895 Family photo taken at Erin, Ontario Canada.

. 1897 Sep 21 - Meth. Conference Trustees: James Hamilton & appt. to Niles District. - Rev. JH & son of Ann Arbor, were guests of Mr & Mrs. Bruce Simpson of Phelps Ave., Sunday. Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette.
. 1889 Jul 4 -The fourth annual nicotine of the Michigan state holiness camp meeting association held at Eaton Rapids elected the following officers: Rev. James Hamilton, Battle Creek.

. 1899 Sep - Famous matrimonial Mecca, Loving couples fly to St.Joe & the Rev James Hamilton does the rest. One of the most interesting personalities at ME church conference: Rev. James Hamilton of St. Joseph. While always modest & prone to efface himself except when the exigencies of the occasion required, his participation in debate, his shrewd common sense & dry wit always made his opinions influential in the formation of the decisions of the conference. .. money raiser. The Rev. Mr. Hamilton is best known as "the marrying parson". His record certainly justified the title. During the season just past, he admits to having averaged 5 weddings each Sunday & many during the week. The average is 20 in the city.
St. Joseph," he said to the The Herald, during a lull in the conference last week, "has always been a good marrying city, but its importance as the matrimonial center of the west is a matter of the last year. Couples from Chicago & other parts of Illinois & may of the bordering states, have been accustomed to take the boat & make the trip to Milwaukee to be married, but the law of the state of Wisconsin now makes it obligatory for both parties to a marriage to present themselves 5 days before to take out license & this has had a depressing effect on business in the matrimonial in that city. The Graham & Mortin steamers put a special route from Chicago, from the opening of navigation ins spring till the chilling winds of the late fall & winter make travel on the lake a hardship.
"I want you to correct the erroneous opinion that the greater part of these weddings are runaway affairs & elopements. The class of people who have visited St. Joseph for matrimonial purposes has been drawn almost entirely from the ranks of the middle class. They are people who do not desire to go to the expense of a large church wedding & its attendant troubles.' "$2 to $10 averaging for 1,000 weddings this year. Ref: Grand Rapids Herald.
. 1899 Sep 20 - James Hamilton, St. Joseph Appointed to preach for the next year.
* 1900 Sep 25 -Rev JH, the retiring Methodist minister, will continue to make his home in St. Joseph.
. 1900 Oct 30 - Rev. JH of St. Joseph address delivered upon the Twentieth Century movement (education & care of superannuated ministers) which the church is now engaged in.

* 1901 Mar 3 - Marriage Laws Defended. Rev. James Hamilton, formerly of St. Joseph, writes letter.
St. Joseph, Mich., March 2, Special. Rev. James Hamilton of St. Joseph, for 4 years pastor of the Methodist church here, furnished a long letter to the Michigan Christian Advocate which is published in the current issue defending the present marriage laws of Mich. & controverting the theory that they have been abused in the "Gretna Green" so largely created by newspaper correspondents. He ways the current "senseless crusade" against the St. Joseph marriage business is based on misinformation; the the Meth. & Presbyterian conferences of the sate & district have taken no notice of the matter because they have been too well informed s to the facts to believe "the exaggerated reports of the newspapers; & that the little coterie of ministers of Joseph to meet with them & so acted in ignorance of the true facts Mr. Hamilton points out that the larger number of licenses issued here than in other counties is partly due to our proximity to Chicago & facilities for pleasant wedding trips across the lake. He claims that the St. Jos. clergymen have married only couples that have conformed to the law in every respect. Finally Mr. Hamilton says the present agitation was not called out by heartbroken mothers or deserted wives but simply because "St. Joseph is a popular place to get marred & the other fellows are not there." Ref: St. Joseph.

. 1900 Feb 17 - St. Joseph: Rev. JH of this city, who was nominated by the prohibitionists for congress, declares he cannot engage in politics while in the ministry. Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette.
. 1900 Feb 22 - the convention of the prohibition party of the Fourth congressional district the Rev. James Hamilton, pastor of the First Methodist Church of St. Joseph, was the unanimous choice for the nomination of Congressman. The convention was held at Plainwell. Mr. Hamilton
says he will decline the nomination Ref: Crawford Avalanche Newspaper, Grayling, MI.

. 1900 Oct 5 - Will Fight the Elders - St. Joseph has no idea of giving up the Marriage Industry. Oct 5. The Methodist ministers here a very indignant over the announcement that the Meth. body of Mich. will oppose the marriage business here. A committee has already been appointed to fight the presiding elders in their efforts to have the marriage law annulled by the coming legislature. The committee is composed of prominent clergymen & other influential parties. Fr. James Hamilton & Mr. French, the 2 Meth ministers her, consider the action of the elders of personal affront, Mr. French says that the idea of the elders that the marriage business here is horrible, is the rankest kind of rot & that no one but backwoodsmen would think of such a thing as involving the church & trying to get the legislature to annul the law. St. J. citizens will use money & influence against the killing the the present law. Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette.

. 1901 Nov 8 - Rev. JH will preach at the M E Church next Sunday morning & evening.
Ref: Paw Paw True Northerner Newspaper.

News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan)
. 1905 May 5 - Rev. James Hamilton of Grand Rapids is the guest of his son, H A Hamilton.
* 1905 Sept 8 - Are Not Well Paid, Methodist Minister labor Principally for Love. Doing A Great Work. The Rev. JH of GR Praised. Charlotte Sept. of 32y minister in conference more than 2/3 receive less than $700 a year. Rev. James Hamilton, secretary of endowment fund was born in Canada in 1843. He came to Michigan in 1865. Hope ME collage in 1868. ..one of the leading men in Mich. Methodist.
Cameo photo, wearing a dark jacket & stiff white shirt & white bow tie. - PJA
Ref: Grand Rapids Press, Page 5.

. 1905 Sept 9. The Clark Home accepted by the methodists for clergymen. Charlotte, Mich. Sept. 9 - A Friday's business session, accept $50,000 donation by M J Clarke of home in Grand Rapids for superannuated preachers. 12 trustees, Rev. James Hamilton. Rev. JH elected field secretary. His reported receipts for last year were $67,489.35 Ref: Daily Telegram.
. 1905 Jun 10 - Rev. & Mrs. James Hamilton of Grand Rapids will spend Sunday in this city. (Benton Harbor).
. 1905 June 12 - Of Public Interest - Rev. James Hamilton of Grand Rapids a former pastor of the Methodist church, of this city, occupied the pulpit both morning & evening yesterday on account of the absence of Rev W P Fraye.
. 1905 June 26 - Rev J H of Grand Rapids, a former pastor of the Meth. church.
. 1905 August 30 - Benton Harbor, Guest at the Hilborn home on Lake St. are Mrs. Hamilton (which?) of Grand Rapids & Mrs. McLaughlin of Chicago.
. 1905 Sep 25 - Shepard, MI. - Rev. James Hamilton, D.D., agent for the 20th Century Conference Claimants' fund of the M. E. Church, preached at tho M. E. Church Sunday morning & at Pleasant Valley in the afternoon. Ref: Alma Record Newspaper.

. 1906 Jun 21 - Rev. James Hamilton Gets Degree. Albion, June 21 - Rev. James Hamilton of Grand Rapids, formerly of St. Joseph was awarded the degree of divinity by the board of trustees at the annual meeting.
. 1906 Jul 23 - James Hamilton of Grand Rapids is the guest of Mr. & Mrs. H Valentine this week. (Grand Rapids Evening News.)
. 1907 October 22 - Benton Harbor, James Hamilton spent yesterday in the city, returning to Grand Rapids this morning.
. 1907 October 28 - St. Joseph, Rev. & Mrs. James Hamilton of Grand Rapids are the guests of their son, Walter Hamilton & wife.
. 1908 Oct 20 - Mr & Mrs Walter Hamilton left yesterday for Grand Rapids where they will be the guests of Mr. Hamilton's brother & wife, Mr. & Mrs. James Hamilton.
. 1908 Mar 4 - Rev. JH of Grand Rapids spent Tuesday in this city. Ref: Alma Record Newspaper.
. 1909 Jul 10 - Rev JH, D. D., of Grand Rapids, will preach at the Methodist church Sabbath morning & evening. Dr. Hamilton is a forceful & entertaining speaker & will have a message of unusual interest. Ref: Charlevois County Herald.

. 1913 September 11 - Rev. J H returned to his home in GR today after several days' visit with relations & friends in the twin cities. Rev. H. was a former pastor of the First Methodist church in this city.
. 1913 September 11- Rev. & Mrs. J H of RG returned home today, after attending the Pullen-Hall wedding.
. 1913 September 13- ... several days visiting relatives & friends.

* Grand Rapids Press:
Rev. JH now on retired list, ...placed on retired list ...invited to deliver an import address at Washington Dec. Oct 28th, at a national conference of bishops. His topic will be "Methodist' youngest x institution, the board of Conference Claimants."
Friday, Mr. Hamilton will leave for Canada to attend a general conference of Cdn. ME in Ottawa & to visit friends in the Dominion.

. 1915 Apr 16 - Clark Memorial Methodist Church Row Breaks Out Anew at Sherman & Norwood Ave. Discordant notes were first sounded by Rev John Graham & Rev James Hamilton, 2 white headed ministers, ling in the east end who fought Rev Russel Breadys merger plant 2 years & since have taken the matter twice without success, to the annual conference. Despite final decrees from 2 bishops who south to have the church organization continued.
. 1915 Apr 23 - Methodists set for big celebration. Rev James Hamilton who has led the state & national movement for veterans many years & raised more than $300,000 for the cause, has been invited to attend the Chicago convention as a guest with al expenses paid. He has been a member of the general conference board since its organization& out of 20,000 clergymen in the country he has served as one of the 3 who are on the national board, made up of 3 bishops, 3 ministers & 3 lay men. Subscriptions run above $10 million.
. 1915 Sep 10, Hastings, Methodist annual conference, 2 fractions in the Grand Raids delegation locked horns in a bitter contest over seating delegates from the First church. The controversy is said to be an echo of the 3 year issue over the closing of Clark Memorial Church, in which Rev JG and Rev James Hamilton are deeply interested. Involved in it today were some of the veterans of many conflicts
. 1915 Jun 1 - Walter A Hamilton, 618 Summer St., returned to Kalamazoo last night from Grand Rapids, where he has been at the bedside of his aged father, Rev James Hamilton, who is critically ill at his home in that city. Rev John Graham, past 80 years of age [b1835+], was behind the fight put up by his son to be seated in place of Whitworth, whose friends hoped to have him chose a Michigan delegate. Rev James Hamilton still is determined to have Clark Church problem pending & settled on a difference basis he says in fairness to the inmates of the home.
. 1915 Aug 23 - Hastings. Annual Methodist Episcopal church meeting. Saturday Afternoon, Women's Home Missionary society: Rev JH, the president presiding address: My first Presiding Elder, Rev. Jun Graham, An Evangelistic Ministry.

. 1915 Oct 22 - Apoplexy takes well known Grand Rapids Minister at sons's Florida Home. Rev John Graham on Friday rec. a telegram from Tampa Fla, that Rev JM had died there suddenly. ... News of Mr. Hamilton's death was a surprise in this city, yet not wholly unexpected, as he suffered from a stroke of apoplexy a year ago. Last Tuesday he went to Florida with Mrs. Hamilton to visit his son, James P Hamilton, formerly of Gr. It is believed the long journey was more than Mr. Hamilton, in frail health, was able to endure.
Mr. Hamilton was born on a farm near Hamilton, Ont. about 72 years ago. It was nearly 50 years ago that the came to western Michigan [1865], joined the Methodist conference & after about 2 years study at Hope college, Holland, began his ministry at Newago. He had been a nurseryman in his youth & also held a first class certificate as a school teacher in Canada.
Besides being pastor of Trinity church, GR, he spent the last 14 years of his active religious service, up to 2 years ago, as field secretary for conference claimants.
... He is survived by Mrs. Hamilton & 5 children, all married: James P & Allie of Tampa; Mary of Battle Creek, Walter of Kalamazoo & Fred who lives in the west.
Formal portrait photo: Metal rimmed eye glasses, dark jacket with stiff white shirt & bow tie, somewhat more receded hairline since c1895 photo. - PJA.

* Kalamazoo Gazette
. 1915 Oct 15 - Rev James Hamilton Paralysis Victim, Father of Kalamazoo jeweler & well known Grand Rapids Pastor.
Rev. James Hamilton of GR, prominent in the Michigan Methodist Episcopal conference & father of W A Hamilton of this city died suddenly Friday morning at the home of another son JP Hamilton, of Tampa, Fla., where he had gone on a visit. It is thought the cause of death was a stroke of paralysis.
Mr. Hamilton was born in Trafalgar, Canada, February 17, 1843 & came to Michigan when 22 years of age. He was graduated from Hope college, Holland Mich. He was an ordained a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church & help pastorates in may Mich. cities, among them being Newago, Big Rapids, Allegan, St. Johns, Eaton Rapids, Ionia, Coldwater, Grand Rapids, St. Joseph & Battle Creek. While in charge of the First M E church in the latter city he was instrumental in the erection of the Maple St. ME church there. At one time he was presiding elder of the Lansing district.
During his work in the interest of his Conference, Mr. Hamilton raised $180,000 for the 20th Century Preachers' Endowment fund. He was secretary of the board of trustees of the Clark memorial home at GR & was field secretary for the Conference Claimants' fund.
Mr. Hamilton is survived by 5 children: W A Hamilton of this city. J P Hamilton of Tampa, Fla, Mrs James G Redner of Battle Creek, E A Hamilton of Colorado Springs, Col., 3 sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Ransom of Tampa Florida, Mrs. Mary Jane Warner of Big Rapids & Miss Elizabeth Hamilton of Big Rapids. AT Hall of Benton Harbor, is a brother-in-law.
The fboy will be taken to Battle Creek where the funeral will be held in the First M E church, Battle Ck., at 3 o'clock, Monday afternoon. Rev A E Craig of Sioux City, IA. officiating. A large number of people from this city as well as Methodist ministers & laymen from other parts of the sate will attend the funeral.
Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo Gazette & also published 1915 Oct 23- Sat., Page 8, Grand Rapids Herald., St. Joseph Daily Press.

. 1915 Oct 25, Memorial Service for Rev JH at Clark Memorial Methodist church next Sunday is expected a memorial service will be held for Rev JH, who died last Friday at Tampa, Fla. Rev. John Graham will conduct the service & address will be made by other speakers. A large number of local Methodists went to Battle Creek Monday to attend the funeral of Mr. Hamilton.
. 1915 Nov 1, Rev JH Eulogized by Friends. A large congregation attend the memorial Service Sunday at Clark Memorial ME Church, JH died 10 days go & for many years had been prominently associated in Methodist affairs in Grand Rapids & Michigan. Resides relatives of the deceased minister from Battle Creek, there were prints Revs. JG, Robt H Bready, JW Horner, Al Smith, S C Strickland.
Dr John Graham gave the principal address, recalling the quality of character in him who had died. He knew Mr. Hamilton when they were young men together in Canada, was at the service in which Mr. Hamilton professed conversion & had been associated with him during his entire ministerial career. Dr. Hamilton had been a district superintendent, 3 times elected to gen. conference & chose by bishops on conference claimants. His most enduring work was hat of helping to found the local Clark Memorial Home for the Aged.
Note2: Rev John Graham, b 1835.12.4 Sterling Scotland -1920.12.27 Grand Rapids, MI. Settled near Hamilton, Ont., Landed Mich. 1863, Methodist conference 1869 ME Bap. Reg: Ontario Methodist Baptism: Thos. Ebenezer Graham, b 1850.12.5, Bap 1851. 3.23, s/o John & Mary, Watertown, E Flamboro.

. OBITUARY1, Methodist Michigan Tribunal Conference 1916, Summary
Rev. James Hamilton, D.D., more than 47 y. member of Mich. conference.
Died Tampa Florida, Oct 22, 1915, in his 73 year, stricken with apoplexy some months before. went to Tampa, Florida in autumn. Son of James & Rebecca Hamilton of Canada. Born at Trafalgar, Ontario, Feb. 17, 1843. When 14 years [1858] he was deeply convicted & soundly converted to God. Those who knew him & saw the intellectual, the spiritual trend of the youth, said there was a future for him, presumably the ministry, nor was this a mere presumption, as we are told how his God-fear mother dedicated him to the service of the pulpit before he was born.

Came to Michigan in 1865, student in Hope College for 2 years, after which he joined the Mich. conference at Three Rivers in 1868. His appointments: Newaygo, Big Rapids, Allegan, Ovid, St. Johns, Eaton Rapids, Ionia, Lansing District, Battle Creek, Coldwater, Trinity church Grand Rapids & St. Joseph. After 32y, he became the field sec. of 20th Century Thanks Offering Movement, 14 years plans, statesmanlike wisdom, courage, faith. endowment funds ... Quick & incisive in debate.
He was a model husband, thoughtful, dutiful, affectionate. He loved children & gave his best effort for their comfort & improvement. A widow 3 sons, 2 daughters, 2 sisters.

. OBITUARY2, Roll of the Dead, HAMILTON, James K, 72y old, died yesterday at the home of this son James P Hamilton, near Sulphur Springs.The son is the senior member of the Hamilton-Green Piano Co. A retired minister, the elder Mr. Hamilton was well known in church circles in Michigan. He arrived in Tampa Thursday apparently in good health but dies that night of heart failure.
He is survived by a widow & 3 son, 2 daughters. The sons are H A Hamilton of Colorado Springs, Col., W A Hamilton of Kalamazoo, Mich. & J P Hamilton, Tampa. Daughters are Mrs. KW Ranson of Indian Rocks & Mrs. James G Redner, Battle Creek, Mich.
Funeral services were held at 4 yesterday afternoon.

The remains were shipped last nigh to the former home in battle Creek, where the interment will be made. They were accompanied by J P Hamilton, his son, of this city.

. OBITUARY. DEATH OF MRS REV. JAMES HAMILTON: the Grand Rapids Mich., Press gives particulars of the death at her son's home at Tampa, Florida o Nov 30th, of Mrs Alice Hamilton, widow of Rev James Hamilton, who was pastor of Trinity M E Church in Grad Raids about 5 years ago. Mrs Hamilton is survived by 3 sons, James P Hamilton, Tampa; W A Hamilton of kalamazoo & Red Hamilton, in Oklahoma. There are 2 dau. Mrs Kennth Ransom of Tampa & Mrs James Redner of Battle Creek.
Mr. Hamilton dies about 3 years ago in Tampa. He was a native of Acton , a brother of Richard Hamilton, contractor, who lived her for many years & then went to Erin. Rev Dr. Hamilton was a frequent visitor to Acton & friends here.
Ref: Acton Free Press, Acton, Ontario.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Birth:
Ref: Cdn. Meth. Baptisms Cert: 1842. Monument reads born Feb 17 1843 - Dec 22 1915.

Died:
COD: Apoplexy, stricken several months before, d. at son J P Hamilton's .

Buried:
Section P, Lot 36, Rt 14., 255 South Ave., Battle Creek.

James married Alice Josephine HALL on 13 Sep 1869 in Niles, Berrien Co., Michigan. Alice (daughter of Oliver HALL and Emily EASTMAN) was born on 15 Sep 1843 in Erie, Erie Co., Pennsylvania; died on 29 Nov 1923 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. 1850 Directory of Inhabitants of York County,
Chingucousy Twp., Lot 5, Con 4, John Hamilton.

Note: By this entry, I suggest that land was registered under John's name by his father, James Hamilton, who was an agent for the Canada Land Company.

Recorded for further research. - PJA 2012.
. 1885 Union Publishing Co. Farmers Directory: Nassagewya Twp.: Hamilton, James, Tentant, C7, L4 &
Hamilton, Wm. Tentant Con 7, L3.

. 1855 CHINGUACOUSY TWP., HALTON CO., ONTARIO.

. TAX COLLECTORS ROLLS :
Hamilton, James (Jr.), Con 4 E, Lot 4, 5, 2 & 1, No 267
Hamilton, John, Con 4 E, Lot 5, No 139
Hamilton, Richard, Con 4 E, Lot 4, 5, 2 & 1, No 267.

. 1861 Agricultural Census Chingoucousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario.
John Hamilton, Con 4, Lot 5,
100 Acres, 80 cultivated, 63 A. in 1860, Orchard/Garden 1 A., Woods 20 A., Farm value $6500.
Fall Wheat 76A /1 bushel, Spring Wheat 20A/6000 bu., Barley, Rye nil, Peas, Oats, Potatoes, Turnips, Hops 12 Acres. [This census is somewhat blurry.]
. * William was enumerated in 1861 at two locations.

. 1866 Toronto Peel Directory:
Hamilton, Richard - Con 4 East, Lot 4, freeholder, Chinguacousy Twp. [now Bramalea, ON., &
Hamilton, James - Con 4, Lot 1, Chingucousy Twp.;
Hamilton, John - Con 4, Lot 5; also
Hamilton, John - Con 6, Lot 25 house. Chinguacousy Twp. (ie. Caledon, Ontario).

RESEARCH NOTES FOR SORTING OUT IDENTITY:
. Census 1881 John Hamilton, 1827 Ireland, & Nancy Hamilton, 1837 Ont. = (same as Waite), 1891, (1881 nine children), 1901, 1911: Esquesing Lot 4, Con 4 Noah Hamilton b 1873 Aug 7, Ont. Irish decent & wife Alice Hamilton b Feb 1887, Ont. L4 C4 Esquesing, Milton P.O.
. Census 1891 Esquesing Twp., Halton:
John Hamilton, age 62, b1829 (Ballybay, Monaghan) Ireland, Free church/ Presbyterian, farmer; wife: (Alice Agnes) WAITES Hamilton ( from Milton, ON), 54y, b 1837 Ont., son Noah Hamilton, age 25, 1866 Ont, Julie, age 21 1870 Ont., John Hamilton Jr. 15 b1876 Ont., Esther E Hamilton, 10y b 1881 Ont. - . -

. 1873 Directory of County Peel, Chinguacousy - East of Hurontario St.
John Hamilton, Lot 20, Con 5
Richard Hamilton, Lot 13, Con 6.

. 1877 Peel Co. Atlas
Chinguacousy Twp. ... 1826 hastened the growth of population in the county, but by the end of the troubled thirties the rate of growth had noticeably slowed & in 2 townships Caledon & Toronto - one the most remote & the other with the highest levels of absentee ownership - it had come virtually to a standstill. No census data are available for the years between 1842 - 1852.
Re: Travellers: families, land & social change in mid Victoria Peel County, by David Paul Ganan, 1981.

. 1912 BIOGRAPHY.2
James Hamilton, the father of Alexander, was born in County Tyrone, near Strabane, Ireland & came to Canada in 1828. Shortly after immigrating he was married to Rebecca Lawrence. In Ireland he had been engaged in linen weaving, but immediately on coming to Canada took up farming & later went into the real estate business. He was successful in both these ventures & might have become a wealthy man if he had not placed too much confidence in his friends & wreaked his own fortune by going security for others. At his death there was nothing left for his wife & family of 7 children, all of whom were under age.

. The 6 adults, including John Hamilton, had a family photo taken circa 1895-1905 in Acton, Ontario. They must all have traveled to the photographer's studio in Acton, Ontario, to be together for this gathering. - P J Ahlberg.

. Obituary of Brother Richard Lawrence Hamilton, died. 2 Feb 1909, Erin, Ontario:
His youngest brother predeceased him by only 9 months [=May 1908] & those who survive are Alexander of Bangor, James of Grand Rapids, Mrs. Warner of Fairville, Mrs. McCutcheon of Grand Rapids & Miss Rebeckah Hamilton, Fairville, all in Michigan.

Ontario Land Registry Abstract:
Halton Co., Esquesing Book 12, p46:
Lot 4, Con 4, W & E Half
. 1856 Nov 9, John Hamilton & Wife, to Corp. County Halton, Lot 4 Works
.1869 Mar 17, Bargain&Sale, Wm & Eliz. Fleming, to John Hamilton & wife, 200 Acres
. 1869 Mortgage, John Hamilton & Wife, To Eliz Fleming. 220A
. 1877 Feb 3, Discharge Mortgage. Wm & Eliz Fleming, to John Hamilton, 200A
. 1896 Oct 28, Probate of Will, John Hamilton, to His executors Isaiah, Joshua H, & Noah Hamilton upon trust, $100, 200A Lot 4 & other land to be sold,
. 1889 Jan 12, Release, Margaret Jane Hamilton, spinster, to Noah Hamilton, $100, 200 A undivided Sarah Hamilton & Claim in Lot & 4 other land
. 1889 Jan 16, Ruth Hamilton Hannagan, wife of L. Hannagan & John Hamilton, student, to Isaiah, Joshua H & Noah Hamilton, $200 & other land
. 1896 Oct 28, Probate of WILL, John Hamilton, to Hos Exors Isaiah Joshua H & Noah Hamilton upon trust, 200 acres Lot 4 & other land to be sold;
. 1899 Jany 12, Release, Margaret Jane Hamilton, spinster, to Noah Hamilton, $100. 200 Acres undivided share & claim of every kind in Lot 4 & ohter land.
. 1889 Jan16, Release, Julia Hamilton, Spinster, Isaiah Hamilton, Exors of Will of John Hamilton, deceased, to Noah Hamilton, $800, Lot 4 subj to existing Mort & which is to be deducted from consideration.
. 1889 Feb 14, Gen. Letters Probate: Noah Hamilton, to his wife Alice Hamilton, 200 Acres Lot 4;
. 1953 Mar 2, By Law Agree &k Lease: Alice Hamilton, to Limited Suburban Gas Co., $1, Lot 4, 200 A.
. 1960 Aug 4, Alice Agnes Hamilton*, charge on Lot 4
. 1962 Aug 7, Certificate: Treasurer of Ontario, to Estate Alice Agnes Hamilton, Lot 4.
. 1977 Oct 31, Cert., Ont. Minister of Revenue, Estate of Noah Hamilton.
(Note: Alice Agnes Hamilton, Widow, d. Jan 6 1962, Esquesing.)

. Flamborough East Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario: with mother Rebecca Hamilton & siblings. William was one of 3 'Family member not present'. - - -

Birth:
His family referred to him as William but John was used on more documents.

Died:
Died 9 months before brother Rich. Hamilton.

Notes:

. 1861 Machr Census Flamborough West Twp., Wenworth Co., Ontario, Rebecca Age 7 b 1854, UC, W. Meth. Labourer.
1870 Aug 5 Census Allegan, Twp. of Filmore Twp., Hamilton, Rebecca, 17y /born 1843 in Canada, parents foreign born. Teacher.

. The Lake Shore Commercial Record Newspaper, for the Saugatuck-Douglas, Michigan Area, Pub. every Saturday morning:

. 1855 Apr 24 - Peach Belt Pick Up: Professor Lizzie R Hamilton of Big Rapids is the guest of her brother, Mr. A. Hamilton.
26 Mar., 1886 - From Peach Belt: Miss R. Hamilton, of Big Rapids, is visiting her brother, A. Hamilton.

. Fairview appears to be the only one location in Michigan, Elizabeth & sister Mary Jane Hamilton Wanner resided her in 1903 - there was a narrow gage train line, he town was very small at this time, it was situated wherever the post office was located'.

. 1910 Apr 22-23 Census, Clyde, Allegan Co., Michigan
Rebecca Hamilton, Age 52, born 1858 Canada, Parents Cdn. Landed 1872, Teacher in Public Service, worked 10 weeks in the previous year 1909, Owns house & farm.
Mary J Wanner, Age 69, born Canada, Parents, Cdn. Landed 1867, no occupation, rents.

. It appears from this census that the widow Mary Jane was living with her unmarried sister, E Rebecca Hamilton. More research may provide further information.

. Michigan Development: Capac & Clyde State road was approved on 14 March, 1865 & appropriated 3 sections of State swamp land. The road was to be completed by 1871.
Jennie Walker used to talk about her 'Aunt Sis', implying that Sis was a well known visiter to her brother Richard Hamilton in Erin, Ontario. Did she work in his grocery store?

* Hamilton family photo taken c 1895. Erin, Ontario.

. TAYLOR Cemetery is on Section 4, Ganges Twp. on the east side of highway US-31 about 1 mile north of the Ganges Store. It is a well kept old graveyard.
Recorded for further research:

. 1913 Mar 15 Miss Elizabeth Hamilton of Galien, spent Tuesday evening with Mrs. & Mr. Chas. Miller.
News Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan.
Note: Galien is in the Niles-Benton Harbor metro area.

. 1913 Aug 25 - Elizabeth Hamilton received her teacher's certificate conducted by the county board of examiners, held at St. Joseph.

. 1920 May 8 Census, Hartford, Michigan
Lawrence, John C, Head, Age 76, b 1844, Ohio, Father born Canada, mother b. Ohio
Wanner, Mary J, cousin, widow, age 81, b 1839 Canada, parents, b, Ireland & Canada
Elizabeth A. Hamilton, cousin, single, age 64, b 1856 Canada, single, parents. b. Ireland & Canada.

Kalamazoo Gazette Newspaper, Michigan.
. 1918 Apr 23 - Founders' Day At College Observed, Kalamazoo College Monday observed Founders's Day this expertise with began with the first appearance of the seniors in their caps & goes a chapel & need with a reception & program at Bowen Hill in the evening. The annual alumni reception was given Monday evening. Music was furnished by the Gaynor club & Miss Elizabeth Hamilton.
. 1918 Jun 20 - Confer Honors To Collegians 41 Degrees & Many Honors & Prizes Awarded By College: High Honors for the Year: Elizabeth Hamilton.

. 1920 Aug 19 - Kalamazoo. Mrs. Mary Hamilton & sister Elizabeth Hamilton of Hartford both attended the wedding of grandniece Marion Hamilton (Granddau. James Hamilton) to Roy L Risley of Poughkeepsie. Many relatives & friends were present.

. 1920 Sept 5 - Are Ready For School Opening First Day Of School Will Be Next Wednesday, Lake Street School: Elizabeth Hamilton,

. 1921 Nov 8 - Horrified Students Find Teacher Dead At School
Miss Elizabeth Hamilton Dies of Heart Failure at County Center School Before First Pupils Arrive.
Pupils who attend the County Centers School about 5 miles southeast of the city, were horrified this morning on entering the school room to find the body of their teacher lying on the floor dead. The teacher, Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, had gone to the school house only a few minutes before to open the placer the morning session. No ons was with her when she expired. Dr L J Krum was summoned to the school by telephone. On his arrival he said that Miss Hamilton & undoubtedly died instantly & gave heart disease as the cause. It is said that she had suffered for some time from high blood pressure & that occasionally she had complained of feeling as if suffocating.
Miss Hamilton had taught the Country Center school for the past 2 year & was highly regarded by patrons & pupils. The morning she left the home of Mr Mrs C E Denniston, about a quarter of a mile from the school house, with whom she boarded. She had not complained of feeling badly. It was shortly after 8 o'clock when she reach the school house. The body was brought to Turesdale's chapel to await arrangements for the funeral.

. 1921 Nov 9 - Bury County Teacher At Bangor Thursday. The body of Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, teacher in the County Center school who died of heart disease & was discovered by her pupils as they entered the school room Tuesday morning, will be sent to Bangor, where the funeral & burial will take place Thursday.

. 1921 Nov 16 - People's column: Pays tribute to Teacher: R. Elizabeth Hamilton, a life long teacher of Michigan, died November 18, 1921, in her school room in Kalamazoo county. Miss Hamilton began teaching when she was 15 years of age [1869! teacher's collage?] & expert for 2 years when she was physically unable to do so & the years spend in study of various educational institutions, taught continuously until the time of her death. She was 67 years old. Many men & women in this & other states will recall the gentleness, regiment & inspiration of this splendid woman & true teacher. All of her pupils in many places & for the many years would gladly pay a tribute to her memory. Written by Miss Mary Enfield.

. 1922 Aug 17 - 275 Pioneers of County Expired during last Year, according to the report submitted by Kalamazoo County Pioneer society, at the annual region & panic of the organization held at Ramona Park, Long Lake today. Most of those who passed away since the last region had been regular attendants at the annual pioneer gatherings. Rest of the death list follows: Rebecca Hamilton, 67.

. TAYLOR CEMETERY is on Section 4, Ganges Twp. on the east side of highway US-31 about 1 mile north of the Ganges Store. It is a well kept old graveyard. Some inscriptions were copied in 1940 & 41 & revisited in June 1950. Thank you to volunteers Elizabeth Davis, Cornellia Peck & Ruth Robbins Monteith. - - -

Birth:
Alt Name: Sis, and Lizzie R. Hamilton, Rebecca 1870.

Died:
Rebecca E Hamilton, d/o Rebecca Lawrence, Ont. & James Hamilton, Ireland. Aged 67y 1d 0d.1m. COD: apoplexy sudden death.

Buried:
Stone 1854-1921, with her mother Rebecca.

Notes:

Ella is the daughter of Jane Matilda McCutcheon & Richard Lawrence Hamilton.

. 1876 Dec 7 - Acton Public School, results of a written examination in grammar: third Class, Ellen Hamilton 92%.
Ref: Acton Free Press.

. Ontario Marriage Registration # 3874, Acton, Halton Co., Ontario
Charles H Walker, Age 24/ b.1857, Resided Twp. of Erin, Born Erin, Manufacture,
Son of Elizabeth Walker & John S Walker, married
Ella Hamilton, Age 18 / 1863 in Twp. of Esquesing, Born Esquesing,
Daughter of Jame Hamilton an Richard Hamilton.
Wit: John Corraick, Erin & S M Law, Acton. Married at Acton, 15 Jun 1881. License.

. The Altar - Walker - Hamilton - In Acton, on the 15th inst., at the residence of the bride's father, by Elder A. Anderson of Hamilton, Mr. C. H. Walker of Erin Village to Miss Ella, the only daughter of Mr. Richard Hamilton of this village.
Ref1: ACTON FREE PRESS, Thursday, June 16, 1881 & in the Erin Advocate "
Ref2: ERIN ADVOCATE, Published every Wednesday.

NOTE1: A similar copy was written in Ella Hamilton's Bible & given to her eldest granddaughter, Jennie Walker's bible.

. 1881 Jun 23 - Mr. C. H. Walker & his newly made bride (Miss Ella Hamilton, of this village) returned from their wedding trip on Friday evening, after visiting friends in Toronto & Collingwood. They left for their new home in Erin Village on Saturday.
Ref: Acton Free Press, page 3, column 2.

. 1883 WELLINGTON COUNTY DIRECTORY:
The Erin Disciples church is a brick building, seating 300. It was erected in 1873, at the cost of $4,200. Services at 11 a.m.; Sunday school at 10 a.m. There are 75 members. The pastorate is vacant.

. Mr. C. H. Walker & his newly made bride, (Miss Ella Hamilton, of this village) returned from their wedding trip on Friday evening, after visiting friends in Toronto & Collingwood. They left for their new home in Erin Village on Saturday.

. 1897 Jan 14 - Erin, A grand musical entertainment was given by the ladies of the Disciple Church, in the Temperance Hill last evening. The programme consisted of vocal & instrumental music, solos & recitations.

. 1902 May 22. Obituary: Mrs. James Brown, Ruth Ann Hall, eldest daughter of Asa Hall, Esq. Born 1841 in Acton. Her husband lived 14 years. on Lot 1, Con 4, Erin, where he operated a saw mill. Friends form a distance were in attendance: Mr. Richard Hamilton (her father) & Mrs. C W. Walker, Erin. Ref: Acton Free Press.

. 1911 Census Erin, Ontario, Ella Walker, b 1863.
Ella sold up the foundry & house & moved with her girls to Toronto.

ERIN ADVOCATE Weekly Newspaper, Ontario:
. 1909 Aug 25 Wed.- Mrs. Chas. W Walker, of West Toronto, who has been spending a 2 weeks vacation with friends & relatives here, returned home on Saturday evening, sorry to leave, but looking forward to a return visit next year.
[Chas. Walker died in June 1908. Ella sold up the foundry & moved with her girls to Toronto in 1922 to nurse her dying daughter Kate Walker.]

. 1911 Jan. 4 - Mr. Frank Walker, Union Bank, Smith's Falls, at home. Mr. & Mrs. J. Felker, of Toronto, spent New Years with his mother, Mrs. C H Walker. May 24, 1911 - Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto; & Mrs. T. Justice & daughter, of Dauphin, Manitoba, are here on a visit to their mother, Mrs. C. Walker
. 1911 May 31- Mrs. J. Felker,
Mr. John Walker, who has been visiting his mother here, for sometime returned to Winnipeg on Tuesday last.
who has been here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. C. Walker, returned to her home in Toronto last week, accompanied by her sister Ruby.
. 1911July 12 - Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto, is here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. C. Walker.
. 1911 Oct. 18- Erin Fair Visitors: Mr & Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto, at Mrs. C. Walker's, 6,000 people attended the Fair last Friday.
. 1911 Dec. 27- Mr. & Mrs. J. Felker, of Toronto; Mr. Frank Walker, of Smiths Falls; Miss I. Walker, with their mother, Mrs. Walker.

. 1932 Jan 7 - Erin - Mrs. J. Felker an family &
Misses Irene & Ruby Walker of Toronto, Mr. Hughes of Regina Sask. [ should be son Babe Walker of Regina, Sask?], spent Christmas with their mother, Mrs. Ella Walker.

Notes2: For more Advocate social news, please look under the various individuals - PJA

. 1935 Wellington Co., voters list: Mrs. Chas. widow, Erin.

. 1938 Jun 30 - Ospringe - McCUTCHEON REUNION, held Saturday afternoon at the home of Mr Mrs Robert S McCutcheon, THIRD LINE, Erin, home offers McCutcheon settlers for 3 generations. The first McCutcheon came from Ireland over a 100 years go & purchased the home from the Crown.
Inspire of unfavorable weather in early afternoon, 110 guest registered. Games & races:
Races under 13: Helen Aitken & CHARLIE FELKER [born 1924]
After the races, supper was served on the lawn, President Robt. McC. called the guests to order & extended to all a hearty welcome.
MRS ELLA WALKER, gave a short history of the McCutcheon clan, which was very interesting.
Ref: Acton Free Press.

. ELLA HAMILTON'S FAMILY BIBLE: 12 X 9 X 4.5 inches thick. This Bible does not bear a publication date as such, but does have a publisher's note that it was entered into US Librarian of congress in 1876. The first entry for Richard & Jane's marriage was, thus entered at least two to three decades later. The Bible was then given to her eldest daughter, Jennie Walker, who in turned left it her eldest & only daughter, Marie Felker. The Bible then came to Marie's niece, myself, Patricia Felker Ahlberg.
> Here I would like to make interesting notation: Between the pages of Luke XXI -XXII, there are several dark blue ink spots. Additionally, caught up in the binding was a broken & spent wooden match head. Grandmother Ella was well noted for smoking a pipe! - So which came first the flying match head or spilt ink?

. First Family Record is a richly coloured Certificate of Holy Matrimony,
Richard Hamilton of Acton
& Jane M. McCutcheon of Erin Township
on Thursday, Jany 24th, 1861 at Hugh McCutcheons
by Revd. Joseph Unsworth, Congressional Minister, Georgetown.

. HAMILTON, ESTATE FILE, WELLINGTON, #8251, RG 2, 1917 Nov. 17
Petition of Ella Hamilton Walker: city of West Toronto, York Co., Widow
Jane M. Hamilton of the village of Erin, Wellington Co. left $1,000 in Real Estate. Signed, Ella M Walker
WILL dated 1 November 1910, Died "I devise & bequeath the sum to my daughter Ella Walker & for her & assign excepting the sum of $400 which I bequeath to my grand-daughter Jennie Felker - Residue to my said daughter." Executrix is my daughter Ella Walker.
Signed, Jane M. Hamilton
Witnesses: Janette McDowell, Erin, William McDowell Arch H. MacDonald Solicitor. Real Estate Description: 1/1 7 of an acre, being part of Easterly half of Lot #14, 9th concession of Erin, described by metes & Bounds in a Conveyance dated 1 May, 1891, from Charles Staples, of Golden, Colorado, & his wife to the said Jane Matilida Hamilton.

. Ontario Death Registration #5413, died Nov 17, 1917:
Born Erin, 78 , 1839, Erin, Residence 855 Keele St., Toronto, housework, widow, died of cancer uteri, for 1 year.

. DISCIPLES OF CHRIST.
Briefly then, the Esquesing church grew peacefully into the principles of the Campbellian reformation, & in June, 184 3, the first June meeting of the Ontario Disciples, was held. On that occasion the name "Disciples of Christ" or "Christians" was used. The site of this meeting house was near Norval, actually on the Menzies farm, Lot 8, 10th line, Esquesing. So small was the log building, that at the first June meeting, Ash records that numbers of the listeners had to vacate their seats in order to permit others to hear.
This Esquesing church was characterized by very strict discipline as to its members' conduct. For, with this strong desire to maintain the purity of the witness to the gospel, there was evident the air of exaltation & discovery which are elements in any youthful cause. There was not much experience to fall back upon, & the Bible was truly an honored medium of counsel toward maintaining a high standard of conduct with which to exalt the Christian profession; & who ca n deny the wholesomeness of such an aim? Consider the delicacy of the recording scribe who could indite upon his record s about a sister that had erred & been removed from fellowship- "for a crime mentioned in I Corinthians." ...This forest sanctuary to Christ which Esquesing folk raised, has long since passed from common knowledge, but the spiritual emanations from that Bible-loving people still grasp at the stars.

> Please see the McCutchons on the separate McCutcheon Family of Erin, Wellington Co., Ontario. at Rootsweb.com .

Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Birth:
'Mamma' & " Grama Hammy"

Buried:
Row 28, Plot 14

Mary married Charles Henry WALKER on 15 Jun 1881 in Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario. Charles was born on 6 Mar 1857 in Erin Village, Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 24 Jun 1908 in Erin Village, Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in Erin Union Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. Birth Place:
 Pier Cove was laid out by Deacon Sutherland in 1851 as a platted town in Allegan County. A steam sawmill & wood shop were constructed. The wood shop was later made into a grist mill, which was needed in the area. Two piers, measuring approximately 323 foot, were built. This area was thought of as a village, which boasted about its 20 families, 4 stores, a tavern, post office, grist mill & 3 hotels. As the cord wood supply was depleted, the fire of 1871 occurred & the railroad came to Fennville, the Village of Pier Cove diminished in population & importance. One pier remained in service into 1919. Both piers were destroyed by storms in the 1900's & were not rebuilt.
Ref: History of Ganges Twp., 119 Ave. & 64 St.

The Lake Shore Commercial Record Newspaper, for the Saugatuck-Douglas, Michigan Area, Pub. every Saturday morning:
. 1844 Jan 25 - Peach Belt Pick-Ups. Last Tuesday evening our attention as called to an unusual amount of sleigh-riding, jingling of bells, clattering of horses hoofs & merry peals of laughter. But it was all plain when we remember the double birthday party at at Mr LaDick's in honor of Miss Ina's 16th & Miss Nellie's 14th birthday....30 young people ...sumptuous feast & tables were nicely prepared. Presents & names of donors. to Miss Nina: deck of authors - Blanch Hamilton.
. 1844 Mary 2 - Miss Blanche Hamilton is wielding the rod in the darling school, at south Ganges.
. 1844 Oct 17 - County culling, Peach Belt. Misses Hattie Ensign & Blanche Hamilton are visiting relatives in Englewood & Chicago.
. 1855 Apr 3 - The Misses Hattie & Nina LaDick, Maggie Spencer, Hettie Wadsworth & Blanche Hamilton attended the Institute at Saugatuck this week.
. 1855 Apr 17 - The Happy Ones. The following named were granted certificates at the examination held her on the 4th Ins. Blanche Hamilton.
. 1866 Mar 12 - From Beach Belt. Miss Blanche Hamilton is home after an absence of 3 months, during which time she has been performing the duties of "school marm" in Casco.
Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan)

. 1902 August 11 - Resorter returns home ill. Mrs. Fanny Robinson's of Chicago who came here 2 weeks ago with her daughter, Miss Blanche, for a summer's outing, has been seriously ill in Fair Plain for the past week. Upon the advice of Dr. Elmer Prescott of Chicago. Mrs. Robinson was taken to the Westeryan Hospital, Chicago, I Sunday night. She is suffering from heart trouble & other complications. She was acc. by Dr. Prescott, Miss Blanche Robinson & Mr & Mrs. Hall Collins, the latter a daughter of the sick woman.
. 1910 March 30 - Mrs. Blanche Robinson of Bangor visited friends here Monday.
. 1911 Oct 5, pretty home wedding was that last evening at the residence of Mr Mrs James Smith, 1002 Grand St, when their dau. Minnettie Jane was united in marriage to Lloyd Aaron Weaver … Among the out of town guests at the wedding Mrs M L Bosier of Jackson, Mrs Blanche Robinson of Bangor. Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette.
. 1911 December 23 - Mrs. Blanche A Robinson as returned to her home to Bangor, after attending the funeral of the late Mrs. Kennedy.
. 1916 Aug 13 - Mrs.Blanche Robinson will go to Big Rapids to spend labor Day. Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette.

. 1920 Aug 19 - Kalamazoo. Mrs. Mary Hamilton & sister Elizabeth Hamilton of Hartford both attended the wedding of grandniece Marion Hamilton (Granddau. James Hamilton) to Roy L Risley of Poughkeepsie. Many relatives & friends were present. Mrs. Blanch Robinson [& son-in-law, M L Boshier of Bangor.]

New York Passenger Lists:
. Blanche Alex Robinson, Arrival Date: 30 Jul 1939, Birth Year: abt 1869 Birth Location: Michigan,
Berth Location Other: Pier Cove
Age: 70 Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Le Havre, France Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Cunard-White Star, Georgic. (Bombed & badly gutted by fire due to German air attack in Suez Bay, July 14, 1941. Rebuilt by Harland & Wolff, Ltd. at their Belfast yard. She was converted to permanent troopship & as such had only a single mast & one funnel. After the war was put in the emigrant service.)


. Michigan Deaths, Blanche A Robison, Age 77, b 18 Apr 1869 at Pierre Cove, Mich, Widowed, Husband late Albert Grant Robinson,
Father Alexander Hamilton.
Died 3 Jul 1946, buried 7 Jul 1946. - - -

Birth:
Alt Spelling: Pierre Cove, Michigan.

Buried:
Bangor, MI.

Blanche married Albert Grant ROBINSON on 24 Mar 1888 in Bangor, Arlington Twp., Van Buren Co., Michigan. Albert (son of Freeman W ROBINSON and Alida F LIDA LACKENBY) was born in 1865 in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan; died on 17 Feb 1896 in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan; was buried in Loomis Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

.The Lake Shore Commercial Record Newspaper, for the Saugatuck-Douglas, Michigan Area, Pub. every Saturday morning:
29 May, 1885 - Little Alice Hamilton's May party is indeed worthy of mention. It came off last Saturday. The day was fine & the little folks were out in their finest suits & pleasure beamed on every face. Alice was chosen Queen of May. After a sumptuous repast, to which ample justice was done, the little folks went home in the twilight, having spend a very pleasant day.

- Verify this Alice. Little' seems inappropriate, if she is aged 16?

1930 Census Howard Twp., Cass Co., Michigan
Alice H Hunziker, age 57 /1873
Harrold E, age 21 /1909
Lloyd A, age 20 /1910
M J Hunziker, age 63 /1867.

. 1924 Aug 18 - Mrs. J W Huziker & children left Sunday for a visit with her mother & other relatives in Washington. D.C.
Ref: Tampa Tribune.

. 1932 Apr 18 -Obituary: Mrs. Alice Hunziker
Mrs Alice Hunziker, 58, of Niles, Mich., died in a hospital yesterday. She is survived by her husband M. J. Hunziker of Niles; her mother, Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, of Tallahassee;
3 sons, Alexander, Harold & Lloyd Hunziker, of Niles,
a daughter, Miss Marguerite Hunziker, of white Plans, NY;
a sister, Mrs. Blanche Robinson, Bangor, Mich.;
2 brothers, Harry Hamilton, Tallahasee & William Hamilton, Bangor, Mich.,
Mr & Mrs. Hunziker were visiting their relatives Mr & Mrs J P Hamilton of Hamilton Heath. The body will be sent to Niles.
Ref: Tampa Tribune. - - -

Birth:
Census 1880, age 6 /1874.

Died:
Aged 58y 6m 18d.

Buried:
Granger, St. Joseph Co., Indiana. Blue ground maker.

Alice married Melvin Julius MELLIE HUNZIKER on 29 Sep 1897 in Niles, Berrien Co., Michigan. Melvin was born on 22 Nov 1867 in Kent City, Kent Co., Michigan; died on 30 May 1935 in Indiana; was buried in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Michigan Death Certificate #164.
dated 5 Dec 1874, Saugatuck, Allegan, Michigan
Aged 2 months 5 days, daughter of Sophia and Alex Hamilton. - - -

Died:
Aged 2 months 5 days. Cause of death: Debility.

Notes:

Michigan Reg. # 685. Horace Hamilton,
born 20 Dec. 1876, Saugatuck, Allegan Co., Mich., son of Alexander Hamilton of Canada and Sophia Hamilton.
Registered June 17 1877.

Lake Shore Commercial Paper, Saugatuck, Michigan.
28 AUG, 1885, Peach Tree Pick Ups - The enrollment of Peach Belt school for month ending Oct 9, was 25, of which number Harry Hamilton, were neither tardy nor absent. Miss Ella Barager is Teacher. - - -

Birth:
Single

Died:
Alt DOD 1937 Jul 15. Plot 13, lot 29, Sec 1, 3 NE 1/4.

Buried:
Tallahassee, Florida.

Notes:

. Allegan Co., Michigan Birth Registration # 718,
born Jan 3, 1879 William Lloyd Hamilton, b. Saugatuck, Mich.,
Parents: Alexander & Sophia Hamilton, of Saugatuck,
born Canada & Michigan, Fruit Grower Reg. May 2, 1880.

. 1895 Aug 9 - Budding season at the Peach Belt nurses commenced a few days ago & is now in full blast. Mr Dressel, the manager, is being assisted by Will Hamilton and John Broe, 2 professional budders from Allegan county & Frank Plummer, a tie, The 2 budders average about 3,000 trees each in a day and they expect to be here about 3 weeks to complete the work.They are being assisted by a half dozen of our town boys who have found considerable employment all summer at this nurse. The stock is looking fine & there is little doubt that some as fine trees as ever grew will be grown here. - Schoolcraft Express.
There is one one year in a dozen when peaches cannot be raised in the vicinity of kalamazoo with the same amount of care, as well as they can on the lakeshore. The so called great fruit belt is a humbug. Th fruit raisers in the belt make it a business to take care of tier orchards. That is the secrete of their success.
Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette.

. 1898 Aug 29, Bailey, Mich. C H Merrifiedl of the Hamilton Peach Belt Nursey at Bangor, Mich. is in the vinicintiy this week taking orders for trees.
Muskegon Chronicle, MI., published 1898 Sep 1.

. 1910 Nov 21 - Michigan Patents Recognized at Washington. Issued as follows: William L Hamilton, Gangor, Valve.
Ref: Sault Ste. Marie Evening News, MI.

. US Social Security Death Index 380 32 505, Issued Michigan
49013 Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan.
Born 3 Jan 1879 - 1200.23died Jan 1972.

. 1895 - GANGES. PEACH BELT NURSERIES. We make a specialty of growing healthy, hardy Peach Trees of the surest bearing and most profitable market varieties. We also have now growing in these nurseries, of the best money-making kinds, a large stock of Currant & Gooseberry plants, 2 year-old Grape Vines, 2 year-old Asparagus Plants, nursery-grown Blackberry and other Berry Plants. In addition to the above we can furnish in smaller- quantities, at bottom prices, a fine stock of young and thrifty Apple, Pear, Plum and Cherry Trees. Call on or address: A. Hamilton, Ganges, or J. C. Maynard, No. 156 West Bridge Street, Grand Rapids.
Ref: Illustrated Atlas of Allegan County, Michigan.

Descriptive Catalog Peach Belt Nurseries
Photo of elder man short chopped full white beard & hair, white shirt black string necktie & suit jacket.: The late Alexander Hamilton, who founded the nurseries over 40 years ago. A thorough horticulturist and one of the men who have western Michigan its start in the fruit industry.
A. HAMILTON & SONS, PROPS., Bangor, Michigan. Telephone No. 12.
Two photos: a new along the drive between 2 of the nurseries farms & one of our apple orchards as seen along the highway, bending into the ground with fruit.
Concerning the Nursery, Peach Belt Nursery was commended in western allen Co., Mich. over 40 years ago & was moved to Bangor, Van Buren co., in the spring of 1896. The nursery is not as large as many others, but we feel sure there is no better anywhere & it contains as many trees as can be properly cultivated & cared for under our personal supervisor. The land we use for nurses purposes is a song loamy soil specially prepared for growing strong, healthy, well ripened nurses stock, Long before we ever heard of plant breeding or bud variations we practiced getting our start of buds from time to time of plant breeding & better fruit than did the other trees of the same variety…Our nurseries are inspected annually by Sate Inspector of Nurseries & by ourselves. Our long experience in growing trees in Western Michigan has convinces us that as health trees as are produced anywhere in the world can be and are grown right here at Bangor.
We use only natural seed procured were yellows and other diseases of peach are unknown.
Ref: Date stamped Jan 30, 1914.

. 1917 Peach Belt Nurseries Catalog. Front cover has apple tree of large Gimes Golden Apple tree on farm of A Hamilton, with barrels below, produced 12 barrels of apples. - - -

Birth:
Ref: Michigan Birth Registration.

Died:
Aged 91. 5039 Calument Ave, Zip 49013. widowed.

William married Gattye LOUISE Clayton STEPHENS on 3 Sep 1929 in Toledo, Lucan Co., Ohio. Gattye was born on 20 Jul 1879 in Tennessee State. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Anna Wilson KITCHELL on 11 Jun 1904 in Palestine, Crawford Co., Illinois. Anna was born on 5 Sep 1878 in Palestine, Crawford Co., Illinois; died on 25 Aug 1928 in Bangor, Arlington Twp., Van Buren Co., Michigan; was buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. 1918 Sep 12, Draft, John H McCutcheon.

. Saugatuck is native for mouth of the river where the first postal village of Saugatuck was located. It was later known as Kalamazoo because it was located at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River.  - - -

Notes:

. Census 1900 Big Rapids, Mabel McCutcheon, born Aug 1873.

. Census 1910 Big Rapids, Magdaline McCutcheon, daughter b 1876.

. Census 1920 Big Rapids, Mabel McCutcheon, sister, age 45, b 1875, 'no occupation.'

. Census 8 Apr 1930, Big Rapids, Mabel, sister, age 56/ born 1874, Michigan.

. 1899 Jun 8, Thurs.: Mt. Pleasant, Monday evening exercise of the '99 rural school classes from the Central State Normal School. The personnel is as follows: Mabel McCutcheon.
Ref: Saginaw News.

. 1922 Jun 17, Saturday, WCX Radio Programs, 8:30 concert, Mabel McCutcheon piano.

Obituary:
. 1940 Jan 16, Tuesday - Miss Mable McCutcheon, 67, lifelong Mecosta county resident, died at the home of Mr Mrs. John E Dumond in Big Rapids. She was the daughter of the late Mr Mrs John McCutcheon, pioneer Mecosta farmers. Two brothers John & Robert of Mecosta County survive. Funeral Wed. Burial in Highland View Cemetery.
Ref: Grand Rapids Press. - - -

Buried:
Big Rapids, Michigan.

Notes:

. 1957 May 3, Friday -
Obituary:
Big Rapids, Robert F McCutcheon died Thursday at the home of Mr Mrs John Dumon in Big Rapids with who he had made his home for the past 12 years. He had operated a fruit orchard for many years. He was 73. { = 1884]
Funeral services will be held at 2pm Saturday. Burial in Highland view Cemetery.
Ref: Grand Rapids Herald. - - -

Birth:
Ref: WWI Registration Card. Alt DOB: 25 Jun 1870.

Notes:

. Census 1880: Walter A Hamilton, son at School 10 yrs. /b 1870. Born Mich. Father b. Canada, Mother B. Penn.

. 1887 Apr 2 - A Reckless Youngster. Fisk Reasoner, of Lansing, age 8 years, was run down, Thursday, by a buggy driven by Walter Hamilton, a 5 year old son of Presiding Elder James Hamilton & the calf of one leg was stripped of its flesh. Young Hamilton is charged with being reckless. A year ago he was in trouble for slashing a companion with a knife.
Ref: Jackson Citizen Patriot.

. 1894 Jul 20 - Hackley Park Assembly Gates were thrown open. Rev. James Hamilton, superintendent of grounds, in brief remarks, impressed the audience with the idea that the Assembly & its workers have to do with the higher life. Fred Cogshall, (son of Rev. WI Cogshall) & Walter A Hamilton attend the Lake Michigan entrance to the grounds. Ref: Muskegon Chronicle.

. 1906 Walter wrote that he has the old English bible of grandfather Richard Lawrence with family birth dates. Richard Lawrence must have brought this Bible from NJ to NB & then to Upper Canada. It was then given to his youngest daughter Rebecca Lawrence - Hamilton. Walter A Hamilton is a G G Grandson of Wm. Lawrence. Walter's address at this dated was 55 Ethel Ave. Grand Rapids, Michigan. Whereabouts of this bible is now unknown.
Further Research Mary Bruere Wyckoff was one time the owner of the bible. Hamilton nephew married a Wyckoff?
X-Ref: See the WILL of Richard Lawrence (1694-1827), Is this the same bible?

. 1900 Jun 9 Michigan Census: Walter A Hamilton b Jul 1869, Mich., Res. Grand Rapid Machinist.

. 1915 Kalamazoo Directory: Walter A (Minnie) jeweller, 107 N. Burdick, Res. 618 Summer. 1926 Kalamazoo City Directory: Hamilton, Walter A (Minnie B; Hamilton & Williams) jwlr., 115 N Burdick, house 214 W. Dutton.

. Hamilton, William H (Minnie), PAPER MKR. H 1004 LANE BLVD.

. HAMILTON & WILLIAMS - W A HAMILTON, G C WILLIAMS), Ophthalmologist, 115 N. Burdick, Phone 4184, (Geo C Williams.)

. Recorded for further research: 1926 Kalamazoo City Directory: Edgar L Hamilton, corner, bds. 727 N Burdick & Wm. H Hamilton, papermaker, rms 142 S Burdick.

Battle Creek, Michigan Directory
Walter A. Hamilton, expert Advance Thresher Co., h. 33 Graves Av. W.
Note: Brother James P. Hamilton also lives in Battle Creek.
. 1910 Benton Harbor, Michigan:
- James P Hamilton, pres. Hamilton Jewerly, res. Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Hamilton Jewelry Co., James P Hamilton pres. Griffin D Young, Vice pres, Walter A Hamilton, sec & treas., 105 E. Main.
- Walter A Hamilton, sec & tres. Hamilton Jewerly Co., res. St. Joseph, MI.

News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan.

. 1907 October 22 - Benton Harbor, J P Hamilton of Grand Rapids is spending a week with his brother, Walter in this city.
. 1908 Oct 20 - Mr & Mrs Walter Hamilton left yesterday for Grand Rapids where they will be the guests of Mr. Hamilton's brother & wife, Mr. & Mrs. James Hamilton.
. 1910 Apr 18 - Rev James Hamilton of Grand Rapids, is the guest of his son Walter Hamilton for a few days. -Ref. St. Joseph Daily Press, MI.
. 1910 May 5, 1910 - St Joseph. Walter Hamilton has returned from a 3 days' trip to Grand Rapids.

. Jan 4, News of St. Joseph - J P Hamilton of Grand Rapids is a guest at the W A Hamilton home.
. 1911 March 15 - Walter A Hamilton was at Union Pier today on business.
. 1911 Apr 3 +- News of St. Joseph. Walter A Hamilton has returned from a few days in Grand Rapids.
. 1911 August 14 - News of St. Joseph Walter Hamilton of Kalamazoo spent Sunday his visiting his family.
* 1911 Aug 24 - The family of W A Hamilton have ARRIVED IN THE CITY FROM THEIR FORMER HOME IN ST. JOSEPH & are residing at 618 Summer street. Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette.
. 1911 November 10 - Riverside. The W. C. T.U. met with Mrs. Walter Hamilton, Wednesday of this week.
. 1911 Nov 26 - Riverside, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Hamilton & children attended the funeral of the late M. D. Trim, of Bangor, Monday.

. 1912 Aug 18 - Herman Vetten, sporting goods dealer & Walter A Hamilton, jeweler, located in the Hanselman building will open up their second store about Sept 1st in the building formerly occupied by the First National bank.
. 1913 Jun 21 - Gazette Sounds Feeling of Citizens Regarding Street Lighting Problem Secures Opinions of Scores on Cluster. Various opinions on the type of street lighting for Kalamazoo: Hermann Vetten I thick I am in favor of the inverted arc lamp. Walter Hamilton - the cluster lamps are far more ornamental & for that reason should be adopted.
. 1913 September 12 - Mr. & Mrs. Walter A Hamilton who have been visiting friends here for several days, returned yesterday to Kalamazoo.

. 1914 January 26 - Housing Transfers: Joseph J Barnes & wife to Walter H Hamilton, Lot 4, block 1, Barnes' Pottawatomie Park. Hagar Twp. # 125.
. J J Barnes & wife to to Walter A Hamilton, lot adjoining Pottawatomie Park in sec. 21, Hogar Twp. $125.
. Riverside - Walter Hamilton was very sick last week having a relapse after an attack of measles.
. 1914 March 19 - Twin City Jewellers form good Fellowship. A spirit of good fellowship pervaded the 1st annual banquet of the twin city jewellers, Wednesday evening at the Dawn hotel management being hosts to a very pretty informal affair. The 7 course dinner provided being enjoyed by 16 of the jolly craftsmen of the 2 towns, several from adjoining cities participating its joyfulness.
W F Clements presided as toastmaster the following responding to toasts: Messrs. Wm. Capman, Benton Harbor; L D Huber, St. Joseph: M H Bell, Pres. of Kalamazoo club; W A Hamilton, Kalamazoo. Impromptu talks followed by several of the local gentlemen of the jewellery firms, a spirit of fraternalism being very much evidence in the vein of responses.
The import of the talks & the good fellowship prevailing, prompted the vote to make the event an annual affair, a club being accordingly formed with the 4 following officers chose. In this as in other lines of endeavor the value & need of co-operation is evident. The officers who will preside over the affair of the new organization are: Pres. Wm. Chapman, 1st VP M W Wells, 2VP Geo D Alger, Sec. L D Huber, Treasurer, Latham Carr.
DATE Realty Transfers Walter F Whitford & wife to Walter Hamilton, Lot 13, Field's addition, Kalamazoo.

. 1915 Jun 1 - Walter A Hamilton, 618 Summer St., returned to Kalamazoo last night from Grand Rapids, where he has been at the bedside of his aged father, Rev James Hamilton, who is critically ill at his home in that city.
1815 Jun 27 - Advertisement & drawing. Friendship Bracelet, automatic self locking links @ 25¢ a link for 9 - 12 links. Walter A Hamilton Jeweler 107 N Burdick St.

* 1916 Dec 24 - Home Is Looted As Family Shops Prowler Takes Jewels While Hamilton Family Is Downtown
The home of Walter A Hamilton, 214 West Dutton street, was ransacked by thieves Saturday afternoon while members of the family were shipping downtown, Mrs Hamilton returned home about 7 o"clock just in time to see a man crawling out of the rear window of her home with loot valued at bout $100.
amount the articles stolen was a diamond ring valued at $25, one necklace with cameo setting, valued at $30, one Mexican opal ring & one ring with a diamond & ruby setting.
Entrance was gained by breaking the window leading from the front porch. The house was ransacked from cellar to garret. A good description of the intruder was furnished to the police by Mrs. Hamilton. Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette.

. 1916 May 6 - At the meeting of state Jewelers assoc. in Battle Creek, WAH was elected secretary VP for the ensuing year. Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette.
1920 Oct 9 - fill 2 Places On Retail Board, Changes have been made in personnel of the executive committee of the Retail Dealers div. of the Chamber of commerce. Walter Hamilton has been elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Nelson Tall.
1920 Oct 25 - Real Estate Transfers: Mr & Mrs Walter Hamilton to L C Field, land in Field's addition.
1920 Mar 23 Tues. - W A Hamilton co, general retail jewelry business, succeeds W A Hamilton. The new corporation is capitalized at $5,000 & the original incorporators are W A Hamilton, Mrs M B Hamilton & Marion H Hamilton.
. 1921 May 31- The following officers were elected this morning at a meeting of the C of C., Vice President Walter A Hamilton.
. 1921 Oct 28 - Just for Fun, He is Going, Walter Hamilton says he already bought this tick to see Douglas Fairbanks in "The Three Profiteers, at the local theatre next week.
. 1921 Nov 27, Sun. - Up Against It. Some one invited Walter Hamilton, the jeweler, out to thanksgiving' dinner, as his folks were out of the city & Walt has been trying ever since to remember who it was. He called at several homes Thursday, but found he had made a mistake each time. If he locates the right place he will endeavor to have it time extended to the Christmas feed.
. 1922 Jun 8, Thurs. - W. Hamilton Store Will Have New Front, a complete new front & other important repairs have been ordered from the Walter Hamilton store, 105 E Main St. The main floor will be added to the present capacity of the Hudson' Lunch, while the 2nd & third floors will be converted into stores offices, according to the needs of future tenants. The new front will be of glass & terra cotta, while the floors will be supported by I beams.
. 1927 Jan 30 - Sulphur Springs, (Tampa) W A Hamilton of Kalamazo, Mich., accompanied by his family, arrived here Thursday to spend the remainder of the winter with his brother JP Hamilton & family, of Hamilton Health.
1942 Nov 23 - Casket bears were Samuel Ellson, Alfred Hendricks, Robt. Hamilton, Walter Smith, Wm. Olden & W E Hall, Interment was in Crystal Springs, Cemetery (who?)

. 1930 Apr 12 Census, Kalamazoo City, Ward 4, Michigan [on or near Dutton street.]
Hamilton, Walter A, Head Aged 59, Born Michigan, Father Canada English, Mother Penn, Retired Jeweller.
Minnie B., wife, Ohio; Mildred A, Dau. 27/1903, MI; Carolyn A Risley, Gd. Dau. 7/1923, Mich.
1941 Jan 11 - WH is ill at his home with the flu.

. 1915 Kalamzoo City Directories: Hamilton Walter A (Minnie), jeweler 107 N Burdick, residence 618 Summer;
. 1926 - Hamilton Walter A (Minnie B; Hamilton & Williams) jwlr, 115 N Burdick household 214. W Dutton;
. 1935 - HAMILTON Walter A (Minnie B) jwlr 115 N Burdick householder at 214 W Dutton.

Grand Rapids Press (Extracts):
. 1899 Jun 29, To Paly Kalamazoo Grand Rapids YMCA Team Plays First out of Town Game: Three special classes at the YMCA will start this week. The fencing ...charge of Walter A Hamilton ...
. 1904 November 22 - For Thanksgiving YMCA Plan Athletic Program of Boxing & Basket Ball will be marked by an...two fencing bouts in the auditorium at 8 o'clock, the first about Walter A Hamilton... instructor at the YMCA. - - -

Birth:
Ref: Mich Death Cert. dau. Mildred Hamilton.

Died:


Buried:
Section W, Lot 28, Rt. 5.

Walter married Minnie Belle BENHAM on 18 Jun 1895 in Seneca Co., Ohio. Minnie was born in Oct 1868 in Fostoria, Seneca Co., Ohio; died on 26 Mar 1957 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan; was buried on 5 Dec 1958 in Oak Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. Census 1880 Jun 3 - James P Hamilton Son, at home, Blind, B Mich 8 ys /1872, Father b Canada, Mother b. Penn.

. 2007 Cousin J. Finn in Toronto, recalled his mother Mary Walker Finn mentioned someone in the Hamilton family was blind. Jennie Walker had a piano in Erin, Ontario & one wonders if James P. Hamilton might have advised her on the same, as we know at least his father visited & was photographed with his brother Richard Lawrence Hamilton at Erin, Ontario. Rev. James Hamilton visited Erin again with the widowed Mrs. Ella McCutcheon Hamilton.

US Passport Application # 35481
. 1892 Feb 27 - James P Hamilton (signed with an X mark) Grand Rapids, Address 521 Sherman Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.,
Application for myself & my wife Carrie E, Hamilton, born Langsbury, MI.
Occupation: Piano tuner & now desire to visit Germany & other European Countries.
Description of Applicant: 20 years, 5 feet 7 inch, Broad forehead, Small mouth, medium chin, light brown hair, fair complexion, oval face, Eyes destroyed by accident, Nose medium.
James P Hamilton born 19 Oct 1871, Big Rapids. Permanent residence being at Coldwater, Michigan.
Signed with an X, James P Hamilton, Coldwater, Mich. Feb 25, 1892.
- 2nd application, as above, 28 Jun 1895 born Big Rapids*, J P Hamilton, 521 Sherman St., Grand Rapids. [Place of birth is perhaps in error, should be Grand Rapids.. - PJA]

. Ann Arbor, Michigan Directory
1898 - 1899 - James P Hamilton, Carrie E, piano tuner, res, 319 Maynard.

. 1904 Battle Creek, MI. Directory:
Jams P Hamilton, Carrie Y, piano tuner, Main W, (urbandale), h. same. Note: Cousin Nina J Hamilton Robinson borders with them.

. 1910 Benton Harbor, Michigan:
. James P Hamilton, pres. Hamilton Jewerly, res. Grand Rapids, Mich.
. Hamilton Jewelry Co., James P Hamilton pres. Griffin D Young, Vice pres*, Walter A Hamilton, sec & treas., 105 E. Main.
. Walter A Hamilton, sec & tres. Hamilton Jewerly Co., res. St. Joseph, Mich.
* Griffin D Young - verify relationship to wife Carrie E Young.

. 1897 Feb 13 - Told of a Blind Student, Attainments that seem hardly possible to one with sight.
The career of James P Hamilton a blind student at University of Michigan is remarkable. At an early age, through an accident, the sight of both of his eyes was destroyed & since then he has fought a successful battle inlet against great. Son of Rev James Hamilton of Grand Rapids, was born at Bir Rapids, Oct 19, 1872. When 3 years old he fell & struck the points of a par of shears into one eye, & from sympathetic affection the treatment he lost the sight of both yees. When 10 y he entered the Lansing school for the blind, & remained & graduated in the literary courts. He learned the broom mango & piano using trees.He then made a trip to Europe, paying his own way by money earned at piano turning..studied & speaks French & German fluently. On his return he entered Albion Collage, then Ann Arbor University when he expects t take the classical course, In 1895 summer he married & spent the year in Italy & Greece in study. …He writes with Braille system about 20 words a minute.
Ref: St. Jospeh Saturday Herald Newspaper. Michigan.

News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan:
. 1898 April 23 - James Hamilton, the blind student at the University of Mich. who lectured at Buchanan Wed. night on "What a Blind Man saw in Europe," put up a big surprise in the afternoon for Will House in a catch-as-catch-can wrestle. House weights 100 pounds & is considered pretty smooth. Hamilton's weight is 145 but he was easily downed in the match.
. 1898 July 2 - Benton Harbor. Late Local items. Mr. J P Hamilton, the blind lecturer & son of Rev. James Hamilton, of St. Joseph, is in the city.

. 1900 November 6, Tues. - Coming Events; Nov. 9 1900 - Marego - James Perrine Hamilton in Spworth league lecture course.

. 1900 November 9 - James Perrine Hamilton, the blind lecturer who spoke at the ME Church last night will appear at Marengo this evening.
. GAVE GOOD LECTURE. James Perrine Hamilton told "What A Blind Man Saw In Europe," at M C Church Last Night.
The lecture given by JPH at Meth. church last night for the benefit of the Epworth League did not draw the crowd it should have had on account of the inclemency of the weather. The lecture was very good. Mr. Hamilton is blind & he lectured on the peculiar subject, "What a blind man saw in Europe". He proved that a blind man could see a great deal when his other senses were as properly rained as those of the lecturer seed to be.

. 1901 January 30 - James Hamilton, the piano tuner, was in the city today.
. 1910 April 26 - Benton H. - J P Hamilton of Grand Rapid is spending a week with his brother.
. 1911 Jan 4 - News of St. Joseph - J P Hamilton of Grand Rapids is a guest at the W A Hamilton home.
. 1911 March 9 - James P Hamilton is here from Grand Rapids, on business.
. 1911 July 29 - Del Goldon of Buchanan is visiting at the J P Hamilton home at Royalton Heights.

. 1903 Jul 14 - Governor Bliss of NY inspects institute for Blind. Gov & Mrs Bliss are home from NY where they have been for the past 2 weeks upon private business. When the governor arrived home Monday J P Hamilton of Battle Creek, member of the commission, formerly superintendent of school at Lansing.
. 1904 Nov 12 - Interesting Lecture, given at First M E Church by JPH, Friday Night, JPH superintendent Mich. Employment Inst. Blind. told of scenes & places visited & situations which befell him. City of Berlin, trip up the Rhine, jaunt to Giant mountains & other points in Germany. A storm sea on the return trip painted with extraordinary dramatic vividness, who was without escort on shipboard & compelled to trust entirely to his sense of sound. … He related a spoiled meal. Having been asked if he wanted gravy, he immediately found his plate deluged in prune sauce. Another time he was trapped in an English railway car for 4 hours with a capacity of 10 people which was occupied by 7 women & 8 babies.
He was arrested in Berlin for playing the piano before 8 am. & debated his trip through Cologne's cathedral with 6 priests because it is forbidden for 2 people to work arm in arm within its portals.
Ref. Saginaw News, Michigan.

1904 Nov 14 - Home For The Blind is nearing completion & will reopened & Dedicated Dec 22. Saginaw, The Michigan Employelment Instituation for the Blind in this city, is nearing completion. J Perrin Hamilton, Superintendent of the institution, in a circular of information &inquiry sets forth its object & needs. It is the design of the institution toaafford complete & satisfactory occupation for the hands & minds outhouse aline people of Michigan who feel the need of such assistance.
The State provides for 3 years sojourn in the institution, during which time some trade is learned, & after employment will be furnished at the instiute, whereby the laborer will be enabled to pay his board & purchase his own clothes., If the laborer is married, he will be allowed to maintain a home for his family in the city. A library & reading circle will be maintained.
Ne names of all blind persons in the State with their post offie address may be sent to J Perrine Hamilton, Suptintendent, Saginaw, Mich. Mr Hamilton wants to known whether they wish to learn to read & write. Mr. Hamilton is a son of Rev James Hamilton & brother of H A Halton & Mrs K M Ransom of St. Joseph.

. 1914 Feb 22 - Blindman's Remarkable Story; Wins Success Though Sightless. Overcoming a Handicap which unifies man for battles of live - Now a prominent cities of Tampa. James P Hamilton Masters Intricate Mechanics & Excels in Numerous Lines.
Pluck asks no quarter that buckles into the battle of life & brings success against over whelming odds. James P Hamilton & Charles H Green of the Hamilton & Green Piano company are 2 men whose superior intelligence & force of will has enabled them to rise to heights. Each has known the blessing of God's sunlight in his childhood, but accident has caused them to realize The Light that Failed. James Perrine Hamilton as told in the Grand Rapids, Mich. Herald several years ago.
Mr. Jim Hamilton is vice-president of the US Register Company of Battle Creek, MI.; a piano business in Battle Creek, resident of Yonge-Hamilton Co., Rome, GA & of Tampa. For a number of years he spent winters on East Coast of Florida, never visiting Tampa until last year. He was amazed a the development he found here. On March 8, last year the HG Piano company came to 900 Franklin St. Mr. Hamilton recently moved his family to Tampa.
When old enough he was sent to Lansing School for the Blind where he acquired his high school education & a thorough working knowledge of piano tuning. He then graduated from Albion College, with honors in 1899. Meanwhile he had taken 2 trips to Europe in search of restoration of his sight. He completed a post-graduate literary course of the University of Michigan.
From the age of 18 [1898] Mr. H. supported himself by piano tuning. M married Miss Carrie Young of Battle Creek & supports a family of four. 1903 to 1904, member of Board of Trustees for New Employment Ins. for Adult Blind at Saginaw. Travels Much Alone, does all his own correspondence on a typewriter. He travels 1,000 miles each month making deliveries. He attributes is success to absolute merits of his goods. My patrons help me by turning boosters from people I never heard of. Mrs. Hamilton looks after the bookkeeping. Of splendid physique he goes to the gymnasium work & was State amateur champion in Welterweight, list weight & catch-as-catch can wresting in 1894.
What the Blind Man Saw lectures, A Winter in Athens, visited Germany, Switzerland, Italy & Greece. He visited Queen Olga at the Royal Place.
In the basement of Mr. H's home is a workshop fitted with tools for wood & iron & hammering copper. His home is full furniture he had made with brass & copper. He just completed the interior of the bathroom of his home. Other furniture are a Morris chair, a chafing dish cabinet; a large hall seat & mirror of beaten copper corners, both in birds eyes maple & a heavy oak bedstead.
His keenest delight is in the woods & waters & no day in solitude of forest is too long for him to common with nature. He takes his annual summer camping trip with 4 former blind classmates. They are unaccompanied by anyone save son Kenneth, now 11y. They swam & fished together. Mr. H home includes a gifted wife & clever children Kenneth, aged 12, Helen 9.
Until 7 year ago [1907] Mr. H could distinguish between light & darkness, though unable to discern outlines of even large objects. Never yielding to utter despair is the secret of his great success. This narrative contains but a meager outline of his accomplishments.
. Photo large dreamy but blurry photo, James, wears a suit, EYE GLASSES, one hand hand on his face while he stares down into a cash register machine.
Ref: Tampa Tribune Newspaper, Florida. [Abbreviated from a long article. - PJA 2016]

. 1916 May 27, Realty Transfers, James P Hamilton to M J Hunziker.
. 1915 Feb 28, Sun. scotch Club Meeting, Knights of Pythias Castle Hall, Lafayette St, Tues. Mar 2, Program, Vocal solo, JPH, Graphophona selections, Kenneth Hamilton.
. 1915 Apr 22 - Scotch Club entertained, on Tues. evening Apr 20th when Mr & Mrs Jas. P Hamilton of Nebraska Ave. entrained the Scotch club of Tampa they gave to its members a real Highland welcome, of which Burns said ," I'll as no more of Heaven." From the gate, where Kenneth Hamilton, the young son of the house, stood, the strains of hospitality flowed onward to the threshold, where wee Bruce & his father steered the guests into the heart of the house, there to be guided finally by the hostess & her friends. Mrs. Hamilton was assisted in receiving by Miss Annie MacFarlane & the ladies of the entrainment committee. The spacious grounds were beautifully illuminated by Chinese lanterns & a final touch of cheer was added by the wood fire burning in the large stone fireplace. After a tour of the house was made the guests were invited to o over the grounds. These were charming enough in the mingled light of lanterns & moon to have been a scene conjured up from fairyland. There was dancing in the fine music room to the piano & also in the illuminated pavilion to the music of the Victrola. Later large bonfires were lighted about the grounds & the guests were beautifully supplied with good things to eat. "Weiner wurst" were roasted on the end of long wands & sent forth most appetizing odors on the cool night air. Last of all a cup of "Tammie Lipton's" tea. Hot, too! & just right. Before departing Chief Mcfarlane called for a vote of thanks to Mr & Mrs Hamilton. This was most heartily given. "H's a Jolly good Fellow" followed, more choruses & finally "Auld Lang syne - the Amen of the Scotch club. The Scotch Club of Tampa numbers about 200 & they all united in wising for Mr & Mrs: Friend's many, Baith honest men & lasses bonny, Many couthie Fortune kind & caming, In social glee, We morning blith & evening funny, Bless them & thee!".

. 1917 Oct 16, Tues. Scott Club, Bimonthly at Castle Hall. Plans for Halloween celebrations, celebration is to be held at the home of Mr & Mrs James P Hamilton, Hamilton Heath.
. 1917 Oct 17, Scotch Club, …A large attendance is urged, for Halloween celebration, to be held at home or JPH, Hamilton Heath & a jolly time is anticipated.
. 1920 Mar 28, New bungalow for Sale, can sell for moderate down payment & carry balance on mortgage or monthly payments, located at Hamilton heath on Nebraska Ave, Phone owner or write JPH.
. 1920 Apr 4 - For Sale, modern bungalow, near Sulphur Springs car line, Phone 72-674, or write JPH.
. 1920 Jul 24 - Dale City Banner: JPH, Tampa, Jeweler, is not frightened by high costs of material & labor conditions, but has built & sold 6 bungalows on Nebraska avenue near Sulphur springs & has contracted for 10 more. Wish Dale City had a man of like mind.

. 1933 Jan 12 Thrus. - Members of Sun Dial Circle of Tampa Garden clubs held a luncheon & bridge at Lake Thnotosassa, Mrs. Kenneth Hamilton Mrs. J P Hamilton. Mr H states he will give the county additional space on either side of the road to make it 50 ft. wide. Mr H has been ordered to move all buildings off the proposed right of way by Aug 1, next Tues. Mr. Farrell would have trouble & expense moving his boat house off his land as the rd. would cut off part of the car barn at Sulphur Springs & encroach upon the Tampa electric Co.s right of way.
Ref: Tampa Tribune Newspaper, Florida.

. 1921 Jun 9 - Seminole Heights Parents-Teachers Association will hold its regular meeting at Mrs. JPH in Hamilton Heath. additional expense of a new road & bridge as well as seeing the old rd. in repair, the country may have a lawsuit on its hands if it forces the matter to an issue. Interviewed yesterday in regard the county's claim Mr. H stated he was sorry to know that land he bought had been claim as county rich of way, as he had employed 9 to the states leading attorneys to look into the titles & deeds before he purchased it.

. 1921 Jul 29 - Is new bride needs at Sulphur Springs? 5 residences, garage buildings & a boat house are involved in the plan of the county commissars to one up what they declare is a county right of way at Sulphur Springs, paralleling a block distant, the present road & bridge., …JPH of Hamilton Health would have to move 5 residence mentioned.
. 1921 Jul 30 - Determine Whether County Is Really Owner Hamilton's Building Sites. Strong opposition to the building of a new Co. why & bridge to replace the one now in operation was brought to Co. Commissioners yesterday. C J More attorney for JP H. Mr H was wiling to give the co. 50 ft. of additional right of way on the south side of the bridge to facilitate the building of amore adequate approach to the present bridge, also stated eliminating the curve at their than the proposed rd. could be built between the Tampa electric Co. tracks & MR's houses & still leave a clearance of 40 feet. the matter had been turned over to Co. attorney & Co.. engineer to make a survey of the property & report back.
Note2: Sulphur Springs, For accept Water supply offer, Want a street paved. Steps for proving a general water supply for Sulphur Spring residents voting in favor on accept offer of JPH to furnish a water system for that terrify. His proposed plant would be entirely separate from is present water supply in Hamilton Heath & would be on the north instead of the south side of the Hillsborough river. Many residents now have their own wells.
. 1922 May 25 - According to JPH, the water works to be installed locally will be well under way the mid July. work will be begun laying the pipe as soon as the material arrives.
. 1922 June 4 - JPH was given the Springs section of a waterworks service that will meet the community's needs for years. the contract has been awarded to one firm lane for the erection of 21 handsome bungalow with others going up continual & prospects are that the most thickly settled portion of community, with across the river residential suburbs will be incorporate with a shortchanged time. Improvements are constantly being made in Sulphur Springs Park, in which is locate the finest bathing pool in the US near the Nebraska ave. Bridge.

. 1922 Jun 18, FULL PAGE ADVERTISEMENT: Just a Common Sense Protection Seeking appeal to the Taxpayers of the Hillsborough Co. for financial Sanity. Taxpayers league Stands for Progress, but Objects to publics money spending…both farmers & city dwellers, roads schools…compare with other areas. Get out the vote, 50 signatures, inc. JPH.
. 1922 Jul 30 Anti Annexation Meeting, next day evening at the junction of Nebraska & Cayuga Aves., an open air meeting, among he speakers JPH, Hamilton Heath.
. 1922 Aug 26 - Editor Tampa Tribune: What do I get? & you say What more do you want, stating we have light & power for which we pay. We buy our goods fromTampa stores, rather than Sear. Tampa is not giving a singe thing to the suburbs today
. 1922 Oct 19 - Springs property owners cede 25 feet for the opening right of way for straightening Nebraska ave. & building $50,000 concrete bridge across the Hillsborough river. The give 25 ft. from the west end of their lots while gaining 15 ft. on the east side. Mr H. agreed to give Mrs. Alexander on Lot 6, 15 off of his lot five. We don't like the way commissioners take orders from certain interests of the Board of Trade. We are asking for fairness of treatment.
Signed, J P Hamilton, R.F.D. 1, Hamilton Heath , Fla.

. 1922 Nov 18 & 19. Water mains placed at Sulphur Springs & recently installed a power pumping plant. Purity Springs water comes from his own springs.
1922 Dec 11 - For sale 40 foot tower & 3,000 gallon cypress tank in good condition, $75, Phone 91 247, Hamilton Heath.
. 1923 Jan 1 - For sale or rent, at bargain, 6 rm.bungalow & garage, large lot close to corner, Buffalo Ave & Tampa St. JPH.

. 1922 Dec 17, Sun. Hamilton Piano Company, PJ Hamilton proprietor & manager had a successful business in spite of being blind. For 1871, the son of a Methodist minister, attended school for blind in Lansing, graduated at 18y, learned piano tuning & broom making. Business in Mich., married a teacher in Battle Creek, went to Europe to study for year. Mr. H. came south to Tampa & est. Hamilton Heath suburb just this side of Sulphur Springs. In August 1922 he purchased the Scott store & is rapidly developing it with his son J K Hamilton. Hamilton Piano Co. carries standard makes of instruments: Vose & Sons pianos, Hallet & Davis pianos & phonographs, Hobart M Calbe pianos, Kumball Pianos & phonographs, Gulbransen player pianos & other instruments at a 10% discount bought this week.

. 1923 Oct 7 - Montverde is a recipient of fine new Gerhard Piano, the gift of JH who was so favorably impressed with the school he without solicitation gave the in the new C. E. Chapel of the School.
. 1924 Mar 23, Realty Transfers, JPH to C E Hamilton [?] ; and JPH to JK Hamilton.
. 1927 Jul 3, JPHleft several days ago fo Berkley, Calif, to visit a a few weeks with relatives. He wired his family that he encountered a land slide near Salt Lake City, Utah, a land slide blocking his train 48 hrs. in the mountains food supply of diners well as water was soon exhaust & passengers had to go 12 hrs. with food or water.
Ref: Tampa Tribune Newspaper, Florida.

The Lake Shore Commercial Record Newspaper, for the Saugatuck-Douglas, Michigan Area, Pub. every Saturday morning:
. 28 AUG, 1885 - Jimmie Hamilton of Johnsville, [Jonesville?] is visiting his Uncle Alexander.

Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Birth:
Ref:

Died:

James married Carrie E YOUNG on 10 Jul 1895 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. Carrie was born on 17 Jul 1874 in St. Johns, Clinton Co., Michigan; died on 9 Feb 1956 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. Census 1880 Grand Rapids - Mary E Hamilton, daughter 7 ys /b. 1873 in Michigan, Father born Canada, Mother b. Penn.

Muskegon Daily Chronicle
. 1894 Aug 9 - LOGT Training School, 1 10 days program at Hackley Park, Institute of Juvenile Works (i.e. summer camp). Mrs. James Hamilton has returned to her home in Grand Rapids Rev Mr. Hamilton & daughter Mary will remain till the meetings close.

Grand Rapids Press:
. 1896 Jun 19, An Evening wedding. The daughter of Rev James Hamilton becomes Mrs. James Redner.
Daily Palladium Newspaper, Benton Harbor, Michigan:
. 1902 Aug.- Mrs. James Redner & son of Battle Creek arrived this morning & will visit at the home of H A Hamilton until Sunday.

. 1930 Apr 28 Census, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Lakeview District
Country Club Hill, RR 9, Mary E Redner. - - -

Died:


Buried:
Sec P Lot 36, Rt 6. Small grey granite monument: Wife of James G Redner.

Mary married James Gregg REDNER, .1 on 18 Jun 1896 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan. James was born on 13 Jan 1869 in Hubbardston, Ionia Co., Michigan; died on 29 Jun 1942 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Colorado Springs Directory
. 1924 - Hamilton, Herman A (Pearl A) sec. Elton Oil Co., h. 22 E San Miguel.
. 1927 - 1828 - 1929 - Herman A Hamilton, 22 E San Miguel; Mrs Pearl A Hamilton, mustchr 22 E San Miguel, r. do.
. 1938 - Hamilton, Herman A (Pearl A) sec- treas Investors Motor Oil Co., Elton Oil Co., h. 22 E San Miguel. Mrs Pearl A Hamilton, mustchr 22 E San Miguel.
. 1939 - Hamilton, Herman A (Pearl A) secretary pres. Am. Flueorspar Corp, Investors Motor Oil Co., Elton Oil Co., h. 22 E San Miguel.
. 1942 - Pearl A Hamilton (wid. Herman A) mus. tchr., 22 E San Miguel h. do.

. 1891 Feb 13. Durand, Fred Hamilton, a former resident of tis place, but now of Bay city, has been visiting friends intern this week. [Verify this Fred Hamilton.]
. 1891 Mar 20 - Fred Hamilton, of Bay City is visiting in town this week.
. 1891 Mar 27 - Fred Hamilton returned to his home in Bay City this week.
Ref: Owosso Times Newspaper, Michigan.

. 1894 Apr 20, Ithaca. Fred Hamilton was in Frankfort Tuesday. Ithaca is to have a new jewelry store, also a secondhand store.
Ref: Alma Record Newspaper, Alma, Michigan

News-Palladium & Daily Palladium Newspaper, Benton Harbor, Michigan:
. 1897 Oct 2 The reception at the residence of Rev James Hamilton has evening was attended by a large crown. The occasion was a very happy one & the evening passed very pleasantly. Music provided by Fred Hamilton, with the cornet & Art Pianist.

. 1898 July 2- MARRIED IN DETROIT, Herman Alfred Hamilton & Miss Pearl Alta Blue, Wed. Herman Alfred Hamilton, the well-known clerk in Haydon's jewellery store & son of Rev. James Hamilton of St. Joseph was married to Miss Pearl Alta Blue of Elm, Michigan. Wednesday morning in Detroit: Only the immediate relatives were present at the ceremony. The happy couple arrived in Benton Harbor Wed. evening & Mr. Hamilton, who is better known as "Fred" is receiving congratulations from his friends.
Both young people are highly esteemed by all their acquaintances.
. 1905 May 5 - Rev. James Hamilton of Grand Rapids is the guest of his son, H A Hamilton.

. 1899 Sep 23 - Messrs. Teetzel & Hamilton will open another store in St. Joseph Oct 1, of which Mr. H. A. HAMILTON will have charge. Mr. Teetzel remaining in the store here. The stocks of both stores are to be filled to meet all demands.
Note: Chas. W Teetzel is the 2nd cousin of Herman Hamilton. - PJA

. 1899 Dec 12 Advertisement: Teetzel & Hamilton, Watches, Clocks, Jewelery, Silverware, Two stores, well filled, new stocks, all novelties, latest in everything, Benton Harbor & St. Joseph. - We are closing out C E Bowman's line of musical instruments cost.

. 1900 June 21 - Dissolved Partnership. The firm of Teetzel & Hamilton formally dissolved partnership today. Mr. T retains the store in Benton Harbor & Mr. Hamilton takes the St. Joseph business. The dissolution is the result of the increase & growth of the firms business & seemed advisable for the mutual interests of the parties. Mr. T has for many hears been engaged in the jewelry business in this city & his success is note with satisfaction of his friends.

. 1902 Aug 15 - Mrs. James Redner & son of Battle Creek arrived this morning & will visit at the home of H A Hamilton until Sunday.

. 1903 Mar 23 - Co. Elects Officers. Kenneth MN Ransom chosen head of Boat Building concern. St. Joseph Herald, Stockholders of the St. Joseph Boat Manufacturing Co. 1st annual meeting Sat. night. KMR. St. Joseph, Ernest F Smith, Chicago & H. A. Hamilton (Sec, Treasurer) of this city were chosen directors for the ensuing year, co. ...several contracts.

. 1903 Jan 5 - Mrs. Fred Hamilton who has been quite is much improved.
. 1903 Jan 7 - Mr. Fred Hamilton is confined to his home with influenza. Mrs. Hamilton, who has been ill, is able to be up.

. 1905 May 27 - THE NICKEL CLUB. The E A Graham home was the scene of a pretty gathering last evening it being one of the meetings of the Nickel card club. The tables were all named for cities in Michigan with the exception for Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, which is the home city of the guest of honor, Mrs J K Ross. The tables were named & presided over by the following ladies, Fond du Lac, Mrs J K Ross; Detroit Mrs. H A Hamilton; Grand Rapids Mrs I W Riford; Niles, Mrs F A Woodruff; Battle Creek, Mrs J FJ W Fletcher; Benton Harbor, Mrs. G M Bell & St. Joseph, Mrs. Mary Ransom. Detroit was the successful table, capturing 16 flags, the ladies who won were Mesdames H A Hamilton, I C Travis, O O Jordan, N, C Sanbier, A Velie & L Schultz. The prizes were beautiful china plates & the guest of honor was presented with a pretty sugar bowl & creamer by the hostesses Mesdames Hull & Graham, assisted by Mrs. Lewis Schultz, served lemon ice & cake.

. 1903 Oct 2, Rev JH of Grand Raids has arrived to visit his children, Fred Hamilton & Mrs. Kenneth Ransom.
. 1905 Oct 20 - Mr. & Mrs. Fred Hamilton left yesterday afternoon for the eastern part of the state where they will visit friends for two weeks. Mrs. Hamilton will then leave for Colorado Springs, but Mr. Hamilton will return to this city for a few days before leaving for his home in Colorado.

. 1931 Oct 17 - Rev. James Hamilton & Walter Hamilton of Grand Rapids are guests of H A Hamilton.
. Fred H Hamilton, son, 5 yrs /1875 born MI, Father b Canada, Mother, born Penn. - - -

Died:
- resided by 1908.

Buried:
Michigan

Herman married Pearl Alta BLUE on 30 Aug 1898 in Elm, Livonia Twp., Wayne Co., Michigan. Pearl was born on 18 Oct 1875 in Elm, Livonia Twp., Wayne Co., Michigan; died on 8 Jun 1951 in Michigan; was buried in Redford Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. Census 1880 Alice G Hamilton, daughter 11 months, May 1879 b Michigan, Father b Canada, Mother b. Penn.

Daily Palladium Newspaper, Benton Harbor, Michigan:
.1899 Aug 2- St. Jospeh, Miss Alice Hamilton entertained a large apr of friends at her home last evening Games were played & tempting refreshment served.
. 1903 Apr 3 - Ransom-Hamilton Marriage: Mr. Kenneth M Ransom of this city & Miss Alice Grace Hamilton, dau. of Rev. James Hamilton, were married at Grand Rapids at 8:15 o'clock his morning those attending from here were Mr & Mrs. H A Hamilton, Carl Schwendener & Miss Elva Wheeler.
Mr. & Mrs. Ransom will arrive here tonight & will make their home on Winchester Ave. The bride is well known in this city where she resided during the pastorate of her father.

1910 Mar 18 - Mrs. Alice Ransom has returned to her home in Chicago, after a visit here with fiends & relatives.
Ref: St. Joseph Daily Press, Michigan.

Grand Rapids Press
. 1903 Apr 3 - Marriage License: Kenneth M Ransom, St. Joseph; Alice G Hamilton Grand Rapids, 27-23.
. 1903 Apr 11 - Ransom-Hamilton, Mr. Kenneth M Ransom & Miss Alice G Hamilton were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents, 521 Sherman St., at 8 o'clock, Thus. evening, her father Rev James Hamilton officiating...double ring exchange, profusion of flower and man friend. The parlor decorations were smaller & Easter lilies, semi-cycle of palms & above the heads of the bide & groom hung suspended a lover's knot of white satin. The sitting room done in myrtle with red carnations.
Mrs. J Hamilton, Jr. sang "O Promise Me" & Mrs. Fred Hamilton followed with the bridal chorus from Lohengrin.
the bride wore white Persian lawn trimmed with lace & carried Easter lilies. Miss Redner, sister of the bride was mistress of ceremonies & was dressed in black net over blue silk.
Among the out of town guests were: Mrs. John McCutcheon of Big Rapids & Mr & Mrs. P Hamilton, Mr. & Mrs. J F Redner & son; Miss Edith Young of Battle Creek; Mr & Mrs. Fred Hamilton, Karl Schwender & Miss Elva Wheeler of St. Joseph. Mr. & Mrs. Ransom will make their home in St. Joseph.
. 1930 Apr 18 - Anona, Pinellas Co., Florida
Kenneth M Ransom, age 53 / 1877, Kansas, Farmer on poultry farm,
Alice G, wife age 50/ 1880, Michigan
Wyllys M, son age 21 /1909, Illinois
Mary E Ransom, age 11 / 1919 in Florida.
. 1903 Oct 2, Rev JH of Grand Raids has arrived to visit his children, Fred Hamilton & Mrs. Kenneth Ransom.

. 1914 Nov 10 - Surprise Birthday Party: Friends & relatives of Earl A DuBois gave him a surprise party at this home on Nebraska heights last night. Present were 4 generations, Mrs Anna R Dubois, 80 years old, the great grandmother;
Charles L Dubois, the grandfather, the father O A Dubois & his son , Charles, 2 years old.
Other guests were Mr & Mrs Geo. L Carlisle, Mrs Foster, Mr & Mrs. Kenneth Ransom, Mr & Mrs Owen Colle, Mr & Mrs JW McKinley, H Guy Sweeney, Mrs E B Gaylord.
Dancing, games & other entertainment features were indulged in until a late hour.
. 1932 Sep 20, Tues. Indian Rocks, JP Hamilton mama, is a guest of his sister, Mrs. Kenneth Ransom.
Ref: Tampa Tribune, Fla.
. 1916 Jul 5, Waranty Deeds, Alice J Hamilton to Alice Grane Ransom, Lot 23, 9 Harbor View, $1.
Ref: Tampa Bay Stimes, St. Petersburg, Florida. - -

Died:
Clearwater, Pinella, Fl.

Buried:
Lorgo, FL.

Alice married Kenneth Malcolm RANSOM on 2 Apr 1903 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan. Kenneth was born on 4 Feb 1876 in Lawrence, Douglas Co., Kansas; died in Nov 1957 in Anona Twp., Pinellas Co., Florida; was buried in Anona Pioneer Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. Births Jennie Walker, Born March 11, 1883
. Marriages Jennie Walker & John Felker on March 24, 1918.
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. Ontario Birth Registration # 501402
Jennie Walker, 26 y. b, 11 March, 1883, Erin, Ont.; Mother Ella Hamilton Age 19, Father Charles Henry Walker Age 26, Carriage builder Manufacture, Residence, Erin, Ontario.
Married notations: Declaration by mother, Family Bible record, marriage.
Informant: Annie Walker, 228 Fairman (?) ave, Toronto & Dr. Henry McNaughton, Erin, ON.

. 1883 Mar 22 - Born - In Erin, on Sunday, 5th March, the wife of Charles H Walker, of a daughter.
Ref: Acton Free Press, 22 Mar 1883, page 2, column 2.
Walker, Charles (Daughter), Birth announcement, Acton Free Press, 9 Mar 1893, page 2, column 1.

. Jennie was born in the large red brick house her father, John Walker, built next to his blacksmith & carriage shop at Scot & Main Streets, Erin, Ontario. She help to raise her younger siblings. Jennie & her new husband moved to Toronto where John Felker had a good job with CCM plant. On Thanksgiving & holidays they would go back to Erin to visit her mother & picnicking at Stanley Park in Erin or Belfountain.
Jennie had a hard time providing after her husband died young. Daughter Marie quit high school to help her mother & brothers. She sure loved her hockey & football. Jennie was famous for her apple & especially her mincemeat pies, which she made by hand in barrels for the fancy grocery store in Erin. Her peanut butter cookies were the absolute best & were made with whole half peanuts with a fork impression on top. Although I've tasted many a cookie since, I've never had one better!

The young Jennie Walker had worked in her grandparent's fancy grocery story in Erin. After she married John Felker, she had a grocery store beside her home at 324 Weston Rd., Toronto. They were the first to have large wooden cabinet radio in the store which stood in the middle of the entrance way. Neighbours would come in to listen to the programing. - P J Ahlberg.

> . Jennie Was Given A Gold Pocket Watch For Playing The Piano For The Erin Church. One Winter She Took Her Father's Horse & Cutter Herself On The Back Roads To Play In The Little White Church Where Her Girlfriend Was Getting Married.

. One winter Jennie drove by herself her father's horse & cutter to the Melville White Church where here girlfriend was getting married. Melville White Church is the oldest standing church in the west Caledon. The cemetery at Greenlaw Corners no longer exists, but the remnants of their cemetery can still be seen at the corner of Mississauga Road and The Grange Sideroad.
The church was built by the Daniel McMillan & Bros. of Erin. The church was painted white by them & hence the White Church name. The church was hand hewn squared timer framing, clad with horizontal wood siding & simple, clean lines with natural lighting. McMillan would preach in Gaelic. Some of the names of those early Presbyterian Congregationalists worshippers were: Crichton, Gibson, Frank, Pattulo, Burnet, Kirkwood, Foster, Hunter, McLachlan, MacMillan, McEachern, Campbell & Sharp.

. Ontario Marriage certificate 024328-10 (Wellington Co)
John Wesley Felker, 30, painter, borns Garafraxa Twp., Resides West Toronto,
s/o John FELKER & Mary Patterson,
married Jennie Walker, 27, born & resides Erin, Disciple of Christ.
d/o Charles H. Walker & Ella Hamilton
Witn: J.D. Leach & Frank E. Walker both of Erin, Mar. 4, 1910 at Erin
by Rev. Geo. Black, Baptist.

. 1910 April 7, Thursday. Married. Felker-Walker - In Erin, on Thursday, 28th? March, by Rev G O Black,
John Felker of Toronto, to Jennie, daughter of the late Chas. H Walker.
Ref: Acton Free Press.

. Jennie like to tell the story how one winter her father allowed Jenn to take his horse & cutter to go by herself, on the back roads to play the music at her girlfriend's wedding in the small white church, surrounded by trees. Well the country roads then often had cedar branches bushing you & the narrow washboard were certainly not planed flat like todays paved roads!
Jennie & sisters were always repeating that the snow in Erin used to be has high as the telephone poles.

Notes for further research: Estimated years might be between 1899 to 1910 when Jenn was married in Erin Village herself. One might suppose the country church could have been a Disciples of Christ that Jenn attended in Erin Village but the Melville White Church, a mile & half (3 Kms.) south of Belfountain, today on the west side of 15962 Mississauga Road, south of The Grange Sideroad, would resemble the church. Gramma would point out the church when we passed it, but to be honest, it is difficult to reconcile the modern roads & settings. - PJ Ahlberg

. Uncle James Walker came every Sunday with his family to Sunday dinner on Weston Road with his niece, Jennie Walker Felker. James was a short man. - P J Ahlberg, 2010, Toronto.

. 1911 Jun Census, Toronto 47/45? Dundas St., 2nd CENSUS FOR THIS YEAR!
Felker John Wesley, b Dec 1879, Ontario, age 31, painter, Wages 50 hr/week, $910.
Felker, Jennie Walker, b Mar 1883, Ontario age 28

ERIN ADVOCATE Newspaper, ONTARIO:
. 1909 Aug 25, Wed. - Mrs. Chas. W Walker, of West Toronto, who has been spending a 2 weeks vacation with friends & relatives here, returned home on Saturday evening, sorry to leave, but looking forward to a return visit next year.

. 1909 Oct 27 - Miss J. Walker, visited Toronto Friends, on Thanksgiving Day.
. 1909 Sep 22 - Mr. J. Felker, Toronto, spent Sunday with friends in town.

. 1911 Jan 25 - The first Carnival of the season held at the Rink on Thurs. evening was a success & was much enjoyed by many skaters. Prize winners were Best Boy skater under 9, Clayton Justice, Best Girl., Best Dressed Lady: 1st Mrs. Baird, 2nd, Miss R. Walker.
. 1911 May 24 - Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto; & Mrs. T. Justice & daughter, of Dauphin, Manitoba, are here on a visit to their mother, Mrs. C. Walker.
. 1911 May 31 - Mrs. J. Felker, who has been here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. C. Walker, returned to her home in Toronto last week, accompanied by her sister Ruby.
. 1911 July 12 - Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto, is here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. C. Walker.
. 1911 Oct. 18 - Erin Fair Visitors: Mr & Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto, at Mrs. C. Walker's, 6,000 people attended the Fair last Friday.
. 1911 Nov. 22 - Mrs. R. Hamilton is visiting her granddaughter, Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto [i.e. Jane Matilda McCutcheon].
. 1911 Dec. 27 - Christmas visitors, Mr. Neil Felker, of Toronto & formerly of the Advocate with friends in town.
Mr. & Mrs. J. Felker, of Toronto; Mr. Frank Walker, of Smiths Falls; Miss I. Walker, with their mother, Mrs. Walker.

. 1932 Jan 7 - Erin, Mrs. J. Felker & Family, & Misses Irene & Ruby Walker of Toronto; Mr. Hughes of Regina, Sask. spent Christmas with their mother, Mrs. Ella Walker.
Ref: Acton Free Press.

Ontario Land Registry Office Abstract Book 215, Plans 61 & 282:
. Village of Erin., Wellington County
Lot 12, Con 9, p68, (NE halt of divided Lot 14), Saw Mill Lot, South West Side, Main Street:
. 1891 May 1, Bargain&Sale, Chas Staples & wife, to Jane Matilda Hamilton, NA pt 1/17 Acres, with right of lane. [ 3 rooms in house situated on Lot 12, ft. in 15.3 frontage /1874.1.31];
. 1918 Jany 9, B&S, Ella H Walker, Extx. of Jane M Hamilton, ded. & inner personal capacity & Jennie Felker. to James Small NWPart 1/17A. $1,000.
. 1918 Jan 9, Mortgage, James Small & wife, to Jennie Felker, NW, $800, Discharged 1956.12.4.

. Jennie had a photo taken of her standing in in the doorway of her grandparent's Hamilton store in Erin. Later she ran her own grocery store on Weston Rd., Toronto.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Birth:
Main Street, Erin Village

Died:
6 Saskatoon.

Buried:
R15-16

Jennie married John Wesley JACK FELKER, .IV in 1910 in Erin Village, Wellington Co., Ontario. John was born on 2 Dec 1880 in Belwood, W Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 14 Aug 1929 in Toronto, York Co., Ontario; was buried on 16 Aug 1929 in Erin Union Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. [Birth?} Registration Cards: Ella Walker No. 81 274 10.
. Marriages.Ella Walker & Thomas Justice on Feb. [10, 1904].
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. 1884 Jul 4, Birth announcement of a son to Charles Walker
Ref: Guelph Weekly Mercury Newspaper, Published 1884 July 10th.

Aunt Lal was a short, jolly lady with dark hair. Her husband Tom work for the CNR, so she had a train pass. Every Christmas she would arrive at Union Station. Arrival by train was then an big exciting affair. Crowds would gather around the exit gate waiting for the travellers to arrive. Aunt Lal would descend the gangplank wearing a black Persian lamb fur coat with a beautiful Christmas corsage with coloured sparkly bells set with a ribbon. After the rounds of hugs & kisses, nephew Charles Felker would drive his aunt to his mother's house. Christmas diner would be celebrated with at least the 3 sisters, Lal, Jenn, & Irene. Lal would visit her other married sisters, Winn & Mary.

. Erin Advocate Newspaper
May 24, 1911, Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto; & Mrs. T. Justice & daughter, of Dauphin, Manitoba, are here on a visit to their mother, Mrs. C. Walker.

. 1916 Winnipeg, Manitoba Census, 485 Carlaw Ave.
Justice, Thomas S, 38y / 1878, Ontario, Presby., 1908, Car repair, CNR
Ella, Married, 32y / 1884, Ontario
Jennie R, 12, 1904, Ontario
David W Justice, son, 2/12 months, 1916 Manitoba.

. 1929 Jun 19 from Winnipeg, Manitoba. - Border Crossing, via GN.Ry, at Blaine, Washington, 1929 Jun 25th:
Nellie Justice, Age 44, 5 ft. 4", 210 Lbs. ,
Emily Justice, Age 60/1869, 149lbs. Gray, b. Canada,
Emily Justice, sister-in-law & David W. Justice .

. 1929 August 29, Erin, Mr. Wm. Justice of Winnipeg, Man. spent a few days with Mr & Mrs. Jas. Justice.
Ref: Acton Free Press, p. 4
Note: XRef: Lal Walker Justice were in Erin for the funeral of her sister's husband, John Felker.

Signed Res. Ellen McLachlan, Erin Twp., Wellington Co.,
James Milloy, J.P.

. 1942 Dominion of Canada, Province of Ontario, Birth Registration # 902231.
Ellen Walker, Born 20 Jul 1844, Erin,
Daughter of Ellen Hamilton & Charles Henry Walker, Erin, Carriage Maker. I Ellen Walker, of the City of Toronto, York County, I am the mother of the aforesaid.
Signed, Toronto, 4th day December, 1942, Ella Hamilton Walker. - - -

Birth:
Alt Names: when young: Nellie, and later Lal.

Died:
(Winnipeg)

Notes:

. Ontario Birth Reg #038446. Nov 23, 1885.
Frank WALKER, male, Father Charles Walker, machinist,
Mother Ella HAMILTON. Informant Charles Walker, machinist, Village of Erin.
Registered Jan 13, 1886. Accoucheur Dr. McNaughton, Registrar Wm Tyler.

. Births Frank Walker, born November 23rd 1885.
. Deaths, Frank E Walker, died July 28th 1930.
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. 1910 Mar 24, witness at his sister Jennie's wedding in Erin, Ont. Signed, Frank E Walker, Erin.

Erin Advocate Newspaper:
1909 Jun 16Wednesday, June 16, Mr. F. Walker, teller in the Union Bank & Miss McNichol, spent Sunday in Guelph.
. 1909 July 7, Mr. Frank WALKER, Teller at the Union Bank, who has been on his vacation, spent the weekend at Toronto taking in the Lacrosse match on Saturday & the 12th at Brampton, on Monday.
. 1911 Jan. 4, Mr. Frank Walker, Union Bank, Smith's Falls, at home.
1911 Dec 27, Mr. & Mrs. J. Felker, of Toronto; Mr. Frank Walker, of Smiths Falls; Miss I. Walker, with their mother, Mrs. Walker.

. 1912 Aug 29 - Death of William R. Collier
The death took place at Hamilton last Friday of William R. Collier, of Acton. Mr. Collier had been an invalid for more than 10 years. He was born in Garafraxa in 1867. In 1896 he was joined in wedlock to Elizabeth F. Campbell, daughter of the late George Campbell. Eleven or 12 years ago they came to live in Acton. He was a member of the Church of England. Mrs. Collier & 2 children survive, also 3 sisters & his mother. The remains were brought to Acton on Friday & the funeral on Sunday afternoon was largely attended. Rev. J. C. Wilson, B.A., officiated. Messrs. G. Statham, D. Carnochan, Geo. Mann, J. Adamson, W. H. Smith & W. D. Smith, were the bearers.
The following friends from a distance attended: Mr. & Mrs. W. Godfrey, Guelph; Mr. & Mrs. H. Campbell & family, Mr. Selby Campbell & Mr. H. Kaiser, of West Toronto; Messrs. C. Overland, G. T. Scott, J. Miller, J. T. Austin, T. Akins, W. Neville, J. Murray & F. Walker, Erin; Mr. & Mrs. J. McDonald, Mr. J. Cole, Mrs. M. Maw, Mrs. F. E. Cole, Mr. & Mrs. H. Kentner, Georgetown.

. 1930 Jul 31, Thurs. Deaths, At the Hospital , Sarnia, Ont., on Monday Jul 28th 1930, Francis E Walker, formerly of Erin, Ont., in his 45th year.
. 1930 Jul 31, Thrus. F E Waker Died Suddenly at Sarnia
A gloom was cast over the village on Monday evening, when the news spread the F E Walker, of Inwood, Ontario, had died suddenly in a hospital at Sarnia. it was indeed a severe shock to his widowed mother & the family, one of whom knew he was ill, & in fact, he had been ailing but a few days, & was inches office on Saturday. He was taken quite seriously ill & was removed to a Sarnia Hospital, where it was decided an operations necessary & he passed away very suddenly, evidently from a heart attack.
Frank, as he was so well known by everyone in this community, commenced his business career in the Union Bank, in Erin, & after a few years absence, returned to the village as manager of the bank, during which time ge gained many warn friends both in the business & social life of the community. After sever years he was removed to Hagersville, during which time the Royal Bank took over the Union Bank & Frank remained on their staff & was in their employment at Inwood, as manager, the he died.
the sympathy of the community is extended to his bereaved wow, nee jessie Overland, of Erin & to his mother, brother & sisters, viz. Mrs Ella Walker, Erin, John of Regina, Sask.
Mrs J Felker, Toronto, Mrs T Justice, Winnipeg, Man; Irene, Ruby (Mary) Mrs P Finn (Winnie), Mrs H Jameson & Kathleen, al of Toronto.
Funeral will beheld from the residence of his father-in-law, Charles Overland, Erin one Thus. Jul 31, at 2:30 pm, under Masonic auspices, to Erin Cemetery.

. 1930 Aug 7 Thrus., Erin any attend the Funeral of the Late F E Walker
A very large concourse of sympathizing finds & neighbors assembled at the home of Mr Charles overland, on thus. last, to attend the funeral the late F E Walker, who passed away suddenly, as Sarnia on July 28th. Rev j A Grant, pastor of Burns Presbyterian Church, took the service, assisted by Rev A W Downer, pastor of All Saints Church & Rev Latimer, of Inwood, Ont., each paying a beautiful tribute to the memory of the deceased; following this, the masonic Brethren conducted a short service. The many beautiful floral tributes bespoke the high esteem in which the deceased was held. There service at the grave side, at Erin Cemetery was impressive & here the Masonic brethren carried out their burial service.
Relatives from a distance who attended the funeral were Mr Mrs W L Hamilton, 19 Mr Richard Hamilton, Shelburne,
Mr Mrs Smith McCutcheon of Brantford; Mr Ewart Brock of Montreal; Mr Clifford Walker of Guelph; Mr Mrs T S Justice & son Walker, of Winnipeg; Mr Mrs F Topping, of St.Joseph Missouri; Mr Mrs J W Walker; Mr Mrs J Walker, of Toronto.
There were friends present from many points throughtout the province & Masonic Brethren were present from many local points.


. Ontario Death Registration # 21306. 28 Jul 1930,
Frank Edward Walker, born 22 Nov 1888 (?), Erin, Ont., married, Scotch, son of Ella & Charles Walker. Sarnia Hospital., Ontario. - - -

Died:
Res. Inwood, Ont. Aged 42y 8m., d. Sarnia Hospital; Cerebral hemorrhage 20 Minutes & hereditary actue impetia?

Buried:
Monument # R13-1.

Frank married Jessie Trout Kirkwood OVERLAND on 22 Oct 1909 in Erin Village, Wellington Co., Ontario. Jessie was born on 6 Dec 1886 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 1 May 1961 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried on 3 May 1961 in Erin Union Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John Stewart 'BABE' Walker is the son of Ella Hamilton & Charles Walker, Blacksmith & carriage Mfg., of Erin, Wellington Co., Ontario.

. Born John S Walker, born August 20th, 1887.
. Deaths, John Stewart Walker, Nov 9th 1954.
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

Erin Advocate Newspaper:
Wednesday, 30 June, 1909, Page 1, High School Report: Promoted from Senior 3 to 4, Alice Walker (& more names.) Junior 3 to Senior 3: RUBY WALKER, Bertha Hamilton, ( 6 other names) M M Reid, teacher,
LOCAL NEWS Item: Mr. John Walker, who has been in the North West for sometime is home on a visit to his mother, Mrs. C. Walker. [i.e. Ella Hamilton Walker].

. 1909 July 7- Mr. J. Walker, Toronto, & his friend, Mr. F. Stubbs at his mother's, Mrs. C H Walker. [i.e. home for Dominion Day visit.]
. August 4, 1909 - Walkers of Toronto, returned home on Saturday after Mr. John, spending a week with Erin friends.

. 1932 Jan 7, Erin, Mrs. J. Felker & Family, & Misses Irene & Ruby Walker of Toronto; Mr. Hughes of Regina, Sask. spent Christmas with their mother, Mrs. Ella Walker.
Ref: Acton Free Press.
Note: Probably the newspaper reporter confused the name Hughes of John Walker. Perhaps he may have been thing about John's father-in-law, Hugh Sampson. - PJA. - - -

Birth:
Verify, DOB, ALT NAME; Babe.

Notes:

. Wellington Co. Registration #036485, Mar 5, 1893.
Irene WALKER, female. Father Chas. H. Walker, manufacturer,
mother Ella HAMILTON.
Informant Chas H. Walker (father).
Registered Apr 5, 1893. Accoucheur Dr. McNaughton. Registrar William Conboy.

. Born Irene Walker, born March 5th 1893.
. Registration Cards, Irene Walker, 81 241 191.
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. Born, Walker - In Erin, on Sunday 5th March, the wife of Charles Walker, a daughter.
Ref: Acton Free Press, 9 Mar 1893, page 2, column 1.

. 1913 Jun 11 - Port Huron, Michigan border crossing, Irene Walker, b. Erin, Canada, Age 20, Irish, Mother Ella Walker, Erin, First visit to US; purpose: visit Cousin Rev, Jas Hamilton 435 Ethel Ave. Grand Rapids, Money shown $83, Height 5' 6", Med. complexion, Auburn hair, blue eyes
Irene raised her nephew, Ed Brock, after her sister Alice Walker Brock died.

Erin Advocate Newspaper
. 1911 March 11 - Skating carnival: Best Lady representing Night: I. Walker, Lady & Gents Skater, Jane Homer, Irene Walker; &
- Miss Irene Walker has secured a position as head Milliner with a firm at Little Current, & left for that place on Monday morning last.
[Getting to Manitoulin Island, especially in the dead of winter, must have been quite an experience for Irene - no wonder she was soon home! Isolation on the island was complete. The population on the island & in the town was small. One wonders just how many ladies dress hats could been sold.- PJA 2010].

. 1911 July 5, Miss Irene Walker is home from Little Current, Ontario.

. Wellington Co. Registration #036485, Mar 5, 1893.
Irene WALKER, female. Father Chas. H. Walker, manufacturer,
mother Ella HAMILTON.
Informant Chas H. Walker (father).
Registered Apr 5, 1893. Accoucheur Dr. McNaughton. Registrar William Conboy.

. Born Irene Walker, born March 5th 1893.
. Registration Cards, Irene Walker, 81 241 191.
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. Born, Walker - In Erin, on Sunday 5th March, the wife of Charles Walker, a daughter.
Ref: Acton Free Press, 9 Mar 1893, page 2, column 1.

. 1913 Jun 11 - Port Huron, Michigan border crossing, Irene Walker, b. Erin, Canada, Age 20, Irish, Mother Ella Walker, Erin, First visit to US; purpose: visit Cousin Rev, Jas Hamilton 435 Ethel Ave. Grand Rapids, Money shown $83, Height 5' 6", Med. complexion, Auburn hair, blue eyes
Irene raised her nephew, Ed Brock, after her sister Alice Walker Brock died.

Erin Advocate
. 1911 March 11 - Skating carnival: Best Lady representing Night: I. Walker, Lady & Gents Skater, Jane Homer, Irene Walker; &
- Miss Irene Walker has secured a position as head Milliner with a firm at Little Current, & left for that place on Monday morning last.
[Getting to Manitoulin Island, especially in the dead of winter, must have been quite an experience for Irene - no wonder she was soon home! Isolation on the island was complete. The population on the island & in the town was small. One wonders just how many

Buried:
R16-13

Notes:

Alice comes from a long line of Walkers. The name Alice was been used at least since 1614, June 19, Sedgefield, England, daughter of Robert Walker.

. Born, Alice Walker, born March 11th 1899.
. Registration Cards, AliceWalker No. 67 535 201 &
. Registration Cards, Alice Walker No. 67 535 2011.
. Deaths, Alice Walker Brock, died June 17th, 1921.
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. 1911 Apr 8 Census, Erin, Ontario: Alice Walker.

Erin Advocate newspaper
. Wednesday, 30 June, 1909, Page 1, High School Report: Promoted from Senior 3 to 4. Alice Walker, (& more names) Junior 3 to Senior 3: RUBY WALKER, Bertha Hamilton, ( 6 other names) M M Reid, Teacher,
LOCAL NEWS Item: Mr. John Walker, who has been in the North West for sometime is home on a visit to his mother, Mrs. C. Walker. i.e. Ella Hamilton Walker].

. Ontario Birth Registration # 044405. April 24, 1897,
Alice Louise WALKER, Female, Father Charles H. Walker, Manufacturer,
Mother Ella HAMILTON, Informant Charles H. Walker,
Registered June 24, 1897, Physician Dr. Gear Reg #044495.

. a second registration:
2. Erin, Co. Wellington, Schedule (index) Alice Louise Walker, female, April 1897, father Chas H Walker, mother Ella Hamilton.

. Ontario Birth Registration # 035116.
Aug 22, 1895, Alice WALKER, female, father Chas. A. Walker, manufacturer, mother Ella HAMILTON.
Informant Chas. A. Walker, Erin. Registered Sep 2, 1895.
Accoucheur Dr. McNaughton.
Registrar Wm. Conboy. Verify.

. Marriages, Alice Walker & Ewart Brock, on Aug. 11, 1920.
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. Ontario Marriage Registration, 10 Aug 1920
Ewart Brock, Age 25 y / b. 1891, Resided 1962 St. Urbain, Montreal, born York, Ontario,
Son of Mary Ann Wood & Elijah Brock,
Married Alice Louise Walker, Cashier, 23 y/b.1902, born Erin, resided 113 Gothic Ave.,
daughter of Ella Hamilton & Charles Walker,
married at Church of Christ Disciples by C. A Brady.
Wit: W E H Brock, Newmarket & Irene Walker, 113 Pacific, Toronto.

. Ontario Death Registration #7, Erin Wellington
Alice Walker. Died Sept 1, 1895 .11 days, Erin, By Dr. McNaughton. Informer: Mrs. C H Walker, Erin, 1895.

NOTE: Rather perplexing: Is this a twin child? or was this misfiled under the death rather than birth registration.
Eleven days before Sep 11, 1895 is 21 Aug 1895, - but Alice Louise was born 24 Apr 1895 & died 17 Jun 1921. - PJA 2010.
Transcripts by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Buried:
R16 -13

Notes:

Ontario Birth Registration, Wellington Co. # 42154:
Walker, Ruby, F. b. Mar 11th, 1899, daughter of Chas. H Walker, manufacturer,
& Ella Hamilton,
Informant Chas H. Walker, Village of Erin, Registered April 11, 1899.
Accoucheur Henry Gear, M.D. [Erin Village, Ontario] .

. Births, Ruby Walker, born March 11th 1899.
. Registration Cards, Ruby Walker 70 642 3.
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. 1911 Apr 8 Census, Erin, Ontario: Ruby Walker.
* Ruby Walker recalled the she & her sister Mary Walker, would some times peak into the blacksmith shop from the double doorway. Her father would bring down the hammer down with a loud clack on the anvil to scare the children away from this scary & dangerous place. Her father Charles Walker, made plows, wagon, carriages & cutters - (cutters, not sleighs, corrected Ruby.)

Ruby was a Registered Nurse. First non-catholic graduate from St. Joseph Nursing school. Always respectful of religion.

> Aunt Ruby also recalled that as a child she was sickly & her mother Ella kept her in bed for 3 years. Eldest sister, Jenn looked after Rub' & in fact, she considered Jenn to be like her mother. The convalesce must have taken, because Rub' was a robust & active lady who lived to the ripe age of 88.
Much later in life when, Mary, Winn & Mary were retired, they lived most happily in the small small apartment building, each in their own apartment. They would gather in Ruby's living room to play endless games of cards & scrabble. Ruby enjoyed watching wrestling & the rough . tumble of women's Roller Derby. If you came to Rub's place, you better be prepared for a game of cards or Scrabble, a fresh perked cup of coffee with a thick slice of a date square. However she did conceded that sister Mary made the better runny butter tart. Ruby made her's thicker with currents. Ruby always insisted that old people should eat healthy!
Ref: As recounted to great-niece Pat Felker, 1975.

Erin Advocate
Wednesday, 30 June, 1909 - Page 1, High School Report: Promoted from Senior 3 to 4, Alice Walker, (& more names) Junior 3 to Senior 3: RUBY WALKER, Bertha Hamilton, (6 other names) M M Reid, Teacher, LOCAL NEWS Item: Mr. John Walker, who has been in the North West for sometime is home on a visit to his mother, Mrs. C. Walker. [i.e. Ella Hamilton Walker].
- Wednesday, 10 December, 1909, Pg. 1, School Report, Monthly:
Division II: Alice Walker, Honors
Honors: Ruby Walker, Charlie Overland, Will Bush -pass (& 4 more names) Teacher: M M Reid. Junior 2, Honors, Mary Walker, Junior Division, Part I, Class B, Winnie Walker, 88 marks, Part II, Class A: Kathleen Walker, 82 marks, Teacher: Madge T Fowlick.

. 1911 Jan. 25 - The first Carnival of the season held at the Rink on Thurs. evening was a success & was much enjoyed by many skaters. Prize winners were Best Boy skater under 9, Clayton Justice, Best Girl., Best Dressed Lady: 1st Mrs. Baird, 2nd, Miss R. Walker.

. May 31, 1911 - Mrs. J. Felker, who has been here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. C. Walker, returned to her home in Toronto last week, accompanied by her sister Ruby.

. 1912, Jan. 24 Shredded Wheat Banquet, by the Women's Institute at Town Hall. Well attended: Menu: Creamed Chick on shredded WheatXXmore. Shredded Wheat ice cream. Institute choir sang solos: Miss W. Pearson & Ruby Walker.

. 1932, Jan 7, Erin, Mrs. J. Felker & Family, & Misses Irene & Ruby Walker of Toronto; Mr. Hughes of Regina, Sask. spent Christmas with their mother, Mrs. Ella Walker.
Ref: Acton Free Press.

. 1946 Oct 19, Detroit Border Crossing,
Ruby McDougall, Born Erin, Ont, 3.11.99, Age 47, Race Engl. Nationality, Nearest Relative: Sister, Irene Walker, 16 Rivercrest Rd., Toronto, Ont. Visits not extending one month, Husb., William Morgan McDougall, Milner Hotel, Boise Idaho., Perm. Resident, Money $100. Ever arrested: No.
Height 5 ft. 5 in. Complexion Medium, Hair brown, Eyes Brown.

> USA Declaration of Intention to (become an American citizen)
Ruby McDougall, residence Milner Hotel, Boise, born Mar 11, 1899, age 47 y. [Information as below Naturalization].
Signed photo of Ruby McDougall attached.
Note: As scrolling through these records, I came across this small photo of Ruby. It really jolted me upright in my chair. This is a very gorgeous photo of Ruby at age 47: Short dark hair pilled on top, thin eye brows of the the 40's style, medium lipstick, those lovely large ear lobes, I now recall. She is wearing a nice light (blue?) dress with white feather swirls. Aunt Ruby like to wear large black, clip-on earrings. She would take off earrings off, put on the table before her & still while holding her coffee cup, she would light up a cigarette with her silver lighter. Foremost I must mention are Ruby's dark eyes smiling gently at you. - sincerely, g. niece, Pat Ahlberg 2013.

Boise City Directory
. 1950 - Mrs. Ruby McDougall, nurse Elks Home, h 1709 N 8th.
Wm M McDougall (Ruby) Mgr. Nebraska Bar, h 1709 N 8th.
1955, Mrs Ruby McDougall, supt. Elk's Convalescent, Home, h1709 N 85h,
Wm M McDougall & Ruby, tavern opr., h1709 N8th.

. Idaho Naturalization Records,
Ruby McDougall, 1709 N. 8th St. Boise, Housewife & Nurse, Age 52, born Mar 11, 1899, Erin, Ontario, Complexion Medium, brown eyes & hair, height 5 feet 4.5 inches, weigh 176 Lbs., walks with limp.
married William Morgan McDougal on Aug 3, 1946, at Boise, Idaho, He was born at Goderich, On, Jan 20, 1894, No children. Last residence, Toronto, ON.
Affidavit of witnesses, Clarence J Rigney, Detective, 1902 N 7th St. Boise; & Phylis Catalano, housewife, 3401 Crescent Rim Dr. Boise. - both have known Ruby since Nov 1, 1946. Sworn Ruby McDougall, 12 Feb, 1952.

. US Social Security Death Index:
Ruby McDougall, B. 11 Mar 1899, Death Sep 1987 - Reported from U.S. Consulate, Canada, Civil: Idaho before 1951, SSN: 518 32 1215.

. When young in Erin village, Ruby & sister Mary Walker answered Dr. Gear's telephone switchboard. They would plug in various telephone lines to connect patients calling him.

. After retirement back in Toronto, Ruby liked to go to occasionally to Woodbine race track to bet on the the trotters. She liked to crochet with a cup of fresh perked coffee always on the go.
* Wish I could find what I did with Aunt Ruby's butter tart recipe. She made delicious thick butter tarts with lots of filling. Ruby often would serve you a piece of thick oatmeal date square which her fresh perked coffee. This was also a favorite of recipe also:

. Ruby's Rhubarb Custard Pie
3 Cups fine cut rhubarb, cover with boiling water & let stand 5 minutes, then drain.
2 Tbls. butter
1 & half Cups sugar
2 Tbls. flour
3 eggs, pinch of salt
5 Tablespoon water
Mix well, put rhubarb in egg mixture, then into crust.
Bake 400 until crust brown. Reduce to 320 & bake 3/4 hour. - - -

Notes:

. Ontario Statement of Birth # 501496,
Erin, Wellington Co., Walker, Mary Lillian, DOB Aug 9, 1901,
Daughter of Charles Henry Walker, Erin, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Canadian, Racial Origin, English, Age 44, Born Erin, Trade: Manufacturer, Type of industry: Farm Implements, &
Mary Ellen Hamilton, Address: Erin, Cdn. Racial Origin: Irish, Age 38, Born Acton, On, Housewife, Children Born to this mother BEFORE this birth, born Alice 7, now living 4. Medical practitioner: Henry Gear.
Certified true & correct, May 24, 1956, 727 Windermere Ave., Toronto, Signed, Mary Finn.

. Births, Mary Walker, born August 9th 1901.
. Registration Cards, Mary Walker, No. 81 256 45.
. Marriages, Mary Walker & P W Finn, on May 21st, 1923.
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. 1911 Apr 8 Census, Erin, Ontario, Mary Walker.
Erin Advocate
August 4, 1909 - Walkers of Toronto, returned home on Saturday after Mr. John, spending a week with Erin friends. [Walker girls, Rub, Alice, Mary, Irene?]

. 1909 December 10, Wed. Pg. 1, School Report, Monthly:
Division II: Alice Walker, Honors
Honors: Ruby Walker, Charlie Overland, Will Bush -pass (& 4 more names) Teacher: M M Reid. Junior 2, Honors, Mary Walker, Junior Division, Part I, Class B Winnie Walker, 88 marks, Part II, Class A: Kathleen Walker 82 marks Teacher: Madge T Fowlick.

X-Reference & Note of Coincidence:
3rd Cousin once removed, Edna Maude JOHNSTON Overholt, 1903 Acton - lived on the same street, at 502 Windermere St., & at the same time 1951, as Mary WALKER Finn, who lived on Windermere, the second house from Annette Ave. It is unknown if they were aware of this relationship. - PJ Ahlberg, 2011.

. Mary was a tall dark haired lady with a distinctive happy laugh.

* Saturday mornings were a good time to drop in for a visit while Mary's delicious butter tarts were still warm. Mary & sister Ruby were always in a contest who made the best butter tarts. Mary's tarts were more runny than Ruby with currents & walnuts. Ruby cooked her tarts thicker, but did allow that Mary did a better pastry crust! Aunt Mary also made delicious Hermits cookies, scoffed up while still hot. To conjure up Mary's memory, here is her recipe:

Mary's Hermits:
1 Cup butter (half a pound)
1 Cup brown sugar, creamed & add 1 egg
1 tablespoon cream
Sift together 3 cups flour
3/4 Teaspoon soda
1 Teaspoon baking soda
Add grated rind & just of 1 orange
1 Cup dates
1 Cup walnuts
Add canned citron, which was nice! Fairly stiff batter.
Oven 350 degrees. Cook about 15-17 minutes. - - -

Notes:

. Ontario Birth Registration # 045863,
Dec 6, 1903, Winnifred WALKER, female,
Father Chas. H. Walker, manufacture, Erin,
Mother Ella HAMILTON.
Informant Chas H. Walker. Registered Dec 24, 1903. Accoucheur H. Gear.

. Births, Winnifred Walker, born December 6th 1903.
. Marriages, Winnifred Walker & Homer Jamieson, on June 28th 1926.
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. 1911 Apr 8 Census, Erin, Ontario. Winnifred Walker.

Homer & Winn were a very devoted couple.

Erin Advocate newspaper
Wednesday, 10 December, 1909, Pg. 1, School Report, Monthly:
Division II: Alice Walker, Honors
Honors: Ruby Walker, Charlie Overland, Will Bush -pass (and 4 more names) Teacher: M M Reid. Junior 2, Honors: Mary Walker, Junior Division, Part I, Class B, Reid Walker, 88 marks, Part II, Class A: Kathleen Walker, 82 marks Teacher: Madge T Fowlick.

. Ontario Marriage Registration # 28056. 28 May 1926, Toronto.
Homer Jacob Jamieson, Age 34 /1892, Presbyterian, 1073A Bathurst St. Toronto married Winnifred Walker, bookkeeper, 22 /1903,
Res. 372 Bresford Ave., Toronto, Ontario, married at Church of Christ, 217 Western Avenue, Toronto.
Witness, Mrs. Ella Walker, 372 Beresford Ave; and Mrs. Lydia Jamieson, 422 Glabie, West Toronto.
Bride d/o Charles Henry Walker, Ella Hamilton. - - -

Notes:

Ontario Birth Registration # 048347 Jul 28, 1905,
Kathleen H. WALKER, female,
Father Chas. H. Walker, manufacturer, Erin Village, mother Ella HAMILTON.
Informant Chas. H. Walker. Registered Aug 28, 1905.
Accoucheur Henry Gear.

. 1911 Apr 8 Census, Erin, Ontario, Cathalene Walker

Erin Advocate
Wednesday, 10 December, 1909, Pg. 1, School Report, Monthly:
Division II: Alice Walker, Honors
Honors: Ruby Walker, Charlie Overland, Will Bush -pass (and 4 more names.) Teacher: M M Reid. Junior 2, Honors , Mary Walker, Junior Division, Part I, Class B, Winnie Walker, 88 marks, Part II, Class A: Kathleen Walker, 82 marks, Teacher: Madge T Fowlick.

1935 Wellington Co., voters list: Miss Kate, Nurse, Erin. - - -

Died:
COD: cancer.

Buried:
R16 - 13.

Notes:

. Births, Henrietta C Walker born Aug 4th, 1908.
. Died, Henrietta C Walker, December 4th, 1908. √
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. Ontario Death Registration, Wellington Co. #14 - 39479.
Walker, Henrietta C, died Dec 2, 1908, Aged 4 months,
resided Main Street, Erin, Infant daughter of Chas. H Walker, Erin Village,
Died of Infantile diarrhea for 2 months, Dr Henry Gear, Disciple of Christ. - - -

Died:
Aged 4 months.

Buried:
Bur. with grandparents, Richd. & Ella Hamilton

Notes:

. 1904 Battle Creek, Michigan Directory
Nina J Hamilton, bkkpr. L W Robinson Co., bds Main W., (Urbandale)
Note: That is with cousin James P Hamilton, Jr.

. 1911 Oct 5, pretty home wedding was that last evening at the residence of Mr Mrs James Smith, 1002 GrandSt, when their dau. Minnettie Jane was united in marriage to Lloyd Aaron Weaver … Among the out of town guests at the wedding Mrs M L Bosier of Jackson, Mrs Blanche Robinson of Bangor.
Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette.- - -

Birth:
Mich Reg. 977.

Died:
/News Palladium.

Buried:
Bangor, Michigan

Nina married Marion Lewis BOSIER on 31 May 1910 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Marion was born on 12 Jun 1888 in Coal City, Grundy, Illinois; died in Sep 1967 in Zephyrhills, Pasco Co., Florida; was buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Granger, Indiana.

Notes:

Died:
COD: Acute myocardial infraction, & Oliquric renal failure.

Alexander married Dorothy C CUMMINGS in 1926 in Angola, Michigan. Dorothy was born on 28 May 1908 in Illinois; died on 9 Feb 2002 in Magic Lake, Cass Co., Michigan; was buried in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mrs. Margurite HUNZIKER. Mrs. was born on 9 Apr 1899; died on 1 Aug 1986 in Granger, St. Joseph Co., Indiana; was buried in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Alt Name: Harold C Hunziker.

Buried:
Bronze plaque with wife Doris.

Harold married Doris Helen EAGER on 26 Jun 1934 in Niles, Berrien Co., Michigan. Doris was born on 30 Mar 1908 in Niles, Berrien Co., Michigan; died on 12 Nov 2007 in Granger, St. Joseph Co., Indiana; was buried in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Resided 1930

Family/Spouse: Evelyn M ANDERSON. Evelyn was born on 16 Oct 1911 in Washington, District of Columbia; died on 27 Nov 1990 in Alameda Co., California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Ref: Census 1940. Alt Loc: Ganges, MI.

Died:
Verify this Wm. K Hamilton (Alt. WKH 10.7.10-28.8.1995, Tampa, Fl.

Family/Spouse: Mrs. Audrey G HAMILTON. Mrs. was born in 1908 in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Michigan Births, Registration # 13614, Marion Hamilton, 24 Jul., 1898, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, Father Walter A Hamilton, Michigan, Mother Minnie Hamilton, Ohio.

. 1912 Jan 31, Wed. - Miss Helen Hagerman entertained a number of her friends Monday afternoon & evening at a sleight ride. ...Marion Hamilton.
. 1914 Feb 10, Tues. YWCA NOTES: A new campfire group has been formed at the Young Women's Christian Association under the direction of Miss Hazel McOmber who will act as guardian. Members are...Marion Hamilton.
1914 Feb 21, Sat. - Children's Cheater First Performance at Academy of Music, Academy of Music, by the Junior Drama league workers only 10 cents. Orchestra, MH.

. 1914 Aug 20 Thurs. - Miss MH celebrated her 12th birthday anniversary yesterday by entering the Misses Harriet Fish, Mildred Sweet, Ann Rangis, Muriel Eaton & Alma smith at the Elle? yesterday afternoon. Miss Marian Hamilton acted as chaperone.

. 1915 Kalamazoo Directory: Hamilton Marion, Student, bds. 618 Summer.

. 1915 Jun 23, Grand Rapids Press Extract
Miss Marion Hamilton of Kalamazoo as maid of honor wore a ....

. 1917 Apr 7, Sat. - Music in the Churches, Evening Worship, The Lord of Light & Love, An Easter Cantata, sopranos: Miss Marion Hamilton.
. 1918 Jun 16 - Western Normal to Graduate Close to 300 Students Tues. Morning ...Marion Hamilton, unidentified photo of 300 students on the school steps .
. 1920 Mar 23 Tues. - W A Hamilton co, general retail jewelry business, succeeds W A Hamilton. The new corporation is capitalized at $5,000 & the original incorporators are W A Hamilton, Mrs M B Hamilton & Marion H Hamilton.

. 1920 Aug 19, Thrus. - Is Bride of Mr R L Risley - Miss Marion Hamilton is Married at the home of her parents -
The home of Mr & Mrs W A Hamilton, 214 West Dutton St, was the scene of a very attractive informal wedding Wed. Afternoon at 4 o'clock, when their dau. Marion, was united in marriage to Mr Roy L Risley of Poughkeepsie, NY. The wedding service was read by Rev Mr Barnes of the First Presbyterian church of Flint, in the presence of 80 relatives & friends in the living room which was prettily decorated with garden flowers & ferns.
Blurry large photo: A women with short curly hair, white collar.
The bride was becomingly gowned in white tricolette & carried a shower of orphelia roses. Her bridesmaid was Miss Frances Eaton of Battle Creek, who wore pink crepe de metor & carried a bouquet of pink rosebuds & larkspur. The groom was attended by Boyd Redner of Battle Creek.
Following the wedding ceremony, a family dinner was given at the Park-American at 5:30 o'Clock, the tables being beautifully arranged with garden flowers, the color scheme of white & gold being carried out.
Mr & Mrs Risely left on a wedding trip through the east, where they will take a trip down the Hudson river. They will be at home after Sep first at Poughkeepsie, NY.
The bride is a well known Kalamazoo girl. She is a graduate of the Western State normal, Class of 1917 & she has been teaching in Battle Creek schools for the past 3 years.
Out-of-town guests were: Mrs Dan Brown of Fort Worth. Tex, Mr & Mrs Glen Barett of Philadelphia, Ned Henley of Middleville, Herbert Andrews of Lansing, Mr & Mrs James Redner, Mr & Mrs C Squiers, Mr & Mrs W Forsythe, Miss Blanche Squires, Miss Bernice Squires, Mr & Mrs Amos Stevens, Miss Lulu Yongs, Mrs. Horance Keyes, Arthur & Keith Redner, Mrs Jennie Kulp, Mrs Grace Missock, Mrs D Eaton, Miss Pauline Eaton & Mr & Mrs B C Kirkland of Battle Creek; Miss Gladys Goldsborough, Mr & Mrs Go bunker, Mr & Mrs N L Gill of Grand Rapids, Mr & Mrs Ccill? Culp & Mr & Mrs Bruce Benham of Toledo; Miss Lillian Carlton of St. Joe;
Mr & Mrs Will Hamilton of Bangor;
Mrs Mary Warner & Miss Elizabeth Hamilton of Hartford, [Grandaunts]
Norman Hays & Miss Lillian Benham of Fostoria, Ohio,
Mrs Blanch Robinson & M L Boshier of Bangor. [Aunt & her son-in-law.]
. 1943 Apr 15. Mrs. Marion Risley of the Upjohn School of Special Education, at Kalamazoo, was the speaker.
Ref: News Palladium Benton Harbor, Mich.

. Passenger List Honolulu, Hawaii on the S. S. Lurline
Depart Los Angeles, Cal. Port 2 Jul 1951; Arrival Honolulu, Hawaii 7 Jul 1951.
Marion Risley, age 52 /b 1899 Grand Rapids, Michigan. - - -

Died:
Zip 93003 / Social Ins No. 378 38 4836. Ventura, California.

Buried:
Plot: Section E, Lot 1, Rt 10.

Marion married Roy Lewis RISLEY on 18 Aug 1920 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Roy was born on 2 Sep 1890 in Hamilton Co., Tennessee; died in Feb 1964 in Lee County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kalamazoo Gazette:
. 1913 Jan 25, Saturday: Miss Lillian Stetson gave a pupils recital yesterday afternoon at her studio on Jefferson Ave ... Trio "Galop, Ethel Newland Mildred Hamilton & Geradine Blowers. Prixies Baley - MH.
. 1913 Jun 15, Sunday: Musical Notes: The program for the piano recital given by the pupils of Miss Lillian Bletson, Saturday afternoon at her home as follows:
Trio: Bewitching Fairy Polka - Mildred Hamilton, Dorothy Putt, Harriet Fisher. Old English Dance - MH.
. 1913 Dec 4 - Mr & Mrs W A Hamilton & daughter Mildred have returned from a three weeks' trip to Georgia & Florida.
Mr & Mrs W A Hamilton & daughter, Mildred, motored to Culver Friday evening for the week end where they attended the Kemper-Culver football game Saturday afternoon.

. 1914 Jan 8, Thrus. - The board of managers of the Children's Home gratefully acknowledge the following donations for December ... Miss Mildred Hamilton.
* 1914 February 19 - Has Infantile Paralysis - Miss Mildred Hamilton, youngest daughter of Mr & Mrs. Walter Hamilton of Kalamazoo, formerly of this city, is in a serious condition, suffering with infantile paralysis.
News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan)
. 1914 Aug 20 Thurs. - Miss MH celebrated her 12th birthday anniversary yesterday by entering the Misses Harriet Fish, Mildred Sweet, Ann Rangis, Murial Eaton & Alma smith at the Elle? yesterday afternoon. Miss Marian Hamilton acted as chaperone.

. 1917 Dec 16 - Kalamazoo Choral Union Will Present "The Messiah" Today Under auspices of the Kalamazoo Choral Union's 3rd annual Christmas Festival at Sun. 3 o'clock at the Armory. Chorus... many names, Mildred Hamilton.

. 1918 Apr 29 - Mrs. Walter Hamilton & little daughter, Mildred, returned Saturday afternoon form the south.
1918 Oct 5, Sat. - Miss Mildred Hamilton will spend the week-end a in Battle Creek.

. 1919 Feb 4 - Society: Miss Mildred Hamilton entertained at an informal dancing party Saturday evening at her home on West Dutton street. The guests included Misses Hazel Bean, Ilah Winters, Vivian Clemland, Lavina Gordon, Hogg, Marlan Heselink, Margaret Williamson, Beatrice Bixby & Margaret Jones & the Messrs. Charles Jacobs, Talmo Spooner, Sterling Barney, Robt. Grant, Francis Masselink, Kenneth Dean, Laurence Holland & Earl Bullard.
1921 Sep 18 Sun. - Mrs W A Hamilton & dau. Mildred, will go over to Detroit Monday, where they will spend the week with friends.
1922 Aug 4 - Mr & Mrs W A Hamilton & daughter Mildred will leave Sunday morning for a motoring trip trough the cast where they will visit at Kingston, NY & Stamford, Conn.
Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette.

. 1922 Oct 30 Mon. - Mr & Mrs W A Hamilton & dau., Mildred, motored to Culver Friday evening for the week end where they attended the Kemper-Culver football game Sat. afternoon.

. 1926 Kalamazoo City Directory: Mildred A. R.214 W. Dutton. - - -

Birth:
Mich. Birth Reg. #1208, Grand Rapids Twp., Kent Co., MI.

Died:
Aged 38.

Buried:
Sec W Lot 28, Rt 3, beside parents.

Notes:

Obituary:
. Mrs. Laura Abuja, aged 91 [1911], of Pierson & formerly of Kent City, went home to be with her Lord on Friday afternoon, Mary 17, 2002.
Mrs. Abuja had the gift of hospitality & enjoyed cooking. Whatever food her husband brought home, she always found a way to prepare it. She also had the gift of giving. Whenever you left her home, she made sure you took some food home with you, especially her wonderful cinnamon rolls. When having dinner at other family gatherings, shoe was always called upon to make her wonderful gravy. Mrs. Abuja loved little kids & playing board games, with a knack for winning.
She accepted Christ when she was 16 years old & was baptized in 1926. Mrs. Abuja is survived by her husband John, who she married on Nov 30 1933, a marriage of 69 plus years;
her children, Lenard & Patricia Abuja of Sparta,
Carol & Frank Roest of Comstock Park &
Laurel "Kay" & Jack Gravelyn of Pierson;
10 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandchild; nieces & nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter & Minnie Hamilton, & her 3 brothers & 4 sisters. Service Tues. Interment in Chase Baptist Cemetery. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to confer the Alzheimer Disease Ass. or Gratiot Home Health Care. - - -zx

Family/Spouse: John B ABUJA. John was born on 24 Jun 1909; died on 10 Dec 2006 in Chase, Lake County, Michigan; was buried in Chase Townhsip Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Saginaw News:
. 1905 Mar 9 - A Delightful Concert: Given by the Employees of the State Employment Institution for the Blind. Wednesday Evening impromptu program in the chapel. ...Vocal solo by Miss Elie Johnson followed by a clever recitation by Master Kenneth Hamilton. One of the most enjoyable numbers of the evening was the singing of "Dainty Dorothea" by Mrs. J P Hamilton.

. 1906 May 23 - The repetition of "The New Professor" at the Michigan Blind Institute Tuesday evening was in every way as successful at the initial performance & reflected great credit on the participants. A vocal solo by Miss Helen Hamilton & a violin solo by Master Kenneth Hamilton added to the pleasure of the evening.

. 1907 Mar 22 - To Give Asters & Nasturtiums - City Federation of Women's Clubs to give both seeds - Following Business Session at Home of Mrs. J P Hamilton Fine Program was given.:
Women Federation held its meetings at Mich. Employment Institute, Thursday afternoon as the guests of Mrs. J P Hamilton. Plans for the coming season were talked over in regard to the seed distribution to the public schools. Following the session the assembly which was a very large one, listened to an exceedingly fine program which had been arranged for the occasion by Mrs. Hamilton & the people of the Institute: The program was as follows: "Behind the Curtain" Miss Virsa Engle & Kenneth Hamilton.

. 1907 Mar 29 - Saginaw Social Life. A large crowd assembled Wednesday evening at the Michigan Employment Institute for the Blind to hear the program that had been arranged for the occasion. All the solos both instrumental & vocal were very good as was the monologue of Miss Vira Angie. Monologue, "Behind the Curtain" Miss Vera Angie assisted by Kenneth Hamilton.

. 1915 June 20, Sunday - Scotch club Meets, in spite of the showers a goodly number of the Scotch club met in Pythian Hall on Tuesday evening, June 15th, Many matters of interest were discussed during the business proceedings. Mr. Kenneth Hamilton was admitted to membership his parents, Mr & Mrs James P Hamilton being already valued members of the organization. Mr. James Hamilton sang a rosary song which was greatly enjoyed.
Ref: Emp Tribune.

- 1919 Jul 25, Party for Sergeant & Mrs Hamilton, was given Wed. evening at Hamilton Heath, home of Mr & Mrs J P Hamilton, in honor of their son, Sergt. James Kenneth Hamilton, who recently returned from France after 10 months service at first sergeant of the 10 months service as first sergeant of the 106Engineers & his bride Mrs. Genevieve Hamilton, who he marrieds shortly before leaving for overseas. About 40 friends joined in extending felicitations the the young couple, who have established themselves in one of the pretty bungalows of Health cloth on theHillsborough River & surprised them by giving themas after marriage show. members of the local Scotch bagpiper organization serenaded them, dancing was indulged.

. 1922 Dec 9 - Hamilton Piano Co. Secures Piano Agency - JP Hamilton of Hamilton Piano Co. of Tampa is very much elected over the fact that his company has been awarded the agency in this section for the well known Gubransen Player Pianos.
KennthHamilton associated with his father in the piano business, leaves tonight for Rome, Ga. to assist incurring for the Christmas trade of their thriving jewelry business intuit city. he expects tone gone about 3 weeks, during his absence Tampa music lovers will be taken care of by the senior member of the firm, who b the way looks forward to gib business in their particular line, that is if the early season orders can be judged as any criterion.

. 1930 Apr 5Officials of City to Attend Funeral Rites for Hamilton
Funeral services for Alderman Kenneth Hamilton, whooped in a NY hospital Saturday, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 at the Seminole Heights Methodist church. Services will be in charge of USS Tampa post, am. Legion & will be attended by the board of alderman, Mayor McKay & other city officials.
The body will arrive from NY this afternoon & will be buried in Myrtle Hill cemetery full military honors will be accorded at the grave. Buglers from the legion post, of which Mr. Hamilton was a member of the executive committee, they will play bow taps. The mayor yesterday ordered the city hall flag flown at half staff during the period of official mourning.
Mr. Hamilton was the youngest & one of the most aggressive members of the board of aldermen. He entered politics during the campaign resulting in the overthrown of commission government & was elected to the board by the residents of the north seminole Heights district.
As a soldier, Mr. H. served with Company G of the Florida national guard infantry on the Mexican border & was among the first American troops sent to France. He was severely injured during an artillery engagement. Returning to civil life, Mr H. was associated with this father, JP Hamilton in operating a water company in Hamilton Heath. The survivors, besides his parents, include the widow, a daughter, a brother & a sister, all residing in Tampa.
Ref: Tampa Tribune, Florida, published Apr 8 1930.
- - -

Family/Spouse: Mrs. Genevieve S HAMILTON. Mrs. was born on 11 Sep 1899 in Thomasville, Thomas Co., Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. 1906 May 23 - The repetition of "The New Professor" at the Michigan Blind Institute Tuesday evening was in every way as successful at the initial performance & reflected great credit on the participants. A vocal solo by Miss Helen Hamilton & a violin solo by Master Kenneth Hamilton added to the pleasure of the evening.
Ref: Saginaw Newspaper.

. 1908 Dec 9, Wed. Children of the members of Fathers and Mothers' club entertained their parents Monday evening in the home Mr & Mrs J P Hamilton, on Wealthy avenue,* 3 children pays were given under the direction of Mrs JPH: Mother Goose comedy, inc. Helen Hamilton. The entertainment was invert way success.

Note: Wealthy Avenue, is that the Wealthy apple or their status? - PJA

. 1909 Jun 2, Wed. children Organized Sunbeam Club, a group of children on woodmen court & vicinity, ages from 5 to 13 y, organized a Sunbeam club, with J P Hamilton as leader. at the last meeting a sale was held & $5 was realized for the inmates of the Children's Home & other little waifs short pleasure trips to the parks or the country. Helen Hamilton is the secretary.
Ref: Grand Rapids Press, MI.

. 1918 Dec 10 - Miss Helen Hamilton of Hamilton Heath has gone to Rome, Ga. where she will visit relatives for some time.

. 1929 Oct 4, Fri. - Mrs J P Hamilton has returned to her home in Hamilton Heath after an extended visit in BattleCreek, Mich. Her daughter, Miss Helen Hamilton, stopped at Savannah for a short visit.
Ref: Tampa Tribune, Fla. - - -

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Boyd is the son of Mary E Hamilton & James G Redner

News-Palladium Newspaper, Benton Harbor, Michigan:
. 1905 June 26, Mrs. James Hamilton of Grand Rapids & grandson, Boyd Redner of Battle Creek are guests of Fred Hamilton. (i.e. Herman Hamilton).

. Burial date May 24, 1986. Parents: Boyd Redner & Mary Hamilton. Past President of the Board of Trustees of Oak Hill Cemetery. - - -

Birth:


Died:
Res. Springfield, Calhoun, MI.

Buried:
Sec Y Lot 54 Rt. 10. Monument: Redner-Eaton-White.

Boyd married Frances Fay EATON on 11 Mar 1922 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. Frances was born in 1901 in Shepherd, Isabella Co., Michigan; died on 1 Jul 1969 in North Carolina State. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sec Y, Lot 54, Rt 9.

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Family/Spouse: Mary S KENNEDY. Mary was born in 1907 in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sec P, Lot 36, Rt. 8.

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Killed in auto crash at train crossing.

Buried:
Section P, Lot 36, Rt. 7.

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- Not present on the Census 1930 with her family.

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Katherine is the daughter of Maurice & Kate Miller.

Adopted by James & Mary Redner after the death of her parents.
First husband George Tooby. Divorced in 1942.
Second husband Karl Randels. Deceased in 1991.
Mother of Sarah, Susan, and Bruce. - - -

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Adopted Daughter.

Buried:
Battle Creek.

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. 25 Oct 1924 Battle Creek, Michigan Marriage Registration
Virginia Ransome, b 1906., Mi, Res. White Indian Rocks, Florida,
d/o Alice Hamilton & Kenneth Ransom
Married Aksel G Olsen, b 1894 Denmark, Chemist, Res. 72 Fremont, Battle Creek, MI,
s/o Marie Nelson & Chris Olsen.
Married by Carleton Brooks Miller, Congregational Minister,
Wit: Frances Redner & J Arthur Redner. - - -

Buried:
Largo, Florida. Recumbent bronze/granite monument.

Gretchen married Aksel G OLSEN on 25 Oct 1924 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. Aksel was born on 26 Oct 1893 in Ssindal, Denmark; died in Oct 1967 in Zephyrhills, Pasco Co., Florida; was buried in Serenity Gardens Memorial Park. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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. 1935 Pinellas, Michigan Marriage Index # 1140, in 1935.

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Alt Spelling: Willis.

Family/Spouse: Donna Elizabeth LOBAUGH. Donna was born on 5 Oct 1915 in Honor, Benzine Co., Michigan; died on 24 Feb 2009 in Dunedin, Pinella Co., Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Verify location.

Buried:
Largo, FL. (Recorded on monument only?)

Family/Spouse: Sgt. Walter L MORGAN. Walter was born on 13 Feb 1920 in Florida; died on 9 Apr 2004 in Largo, Pinellas Co., Florida; was buried in Serenity Gardens Memorial Park. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]