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. 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]

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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]