Jesse Hamiton 1820-1910

HAMITON, HAMILTON, WOLF, BLAE, MYERS, CUNNINGHAM, BRYANT, CAREY, KIMERER, CLARK, MOORE, SMITH, CROSON

Posted By: Beverly Gerdts (email)
Date: 12/13/2024 at 07:20:42

The Wapello Republican, Columbus Junction, IA
Thursday, March 31, 1910
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Uncle Jesse Hamiton was born February 6, 1820 in Fayette county Ohio and died Thursday morning, March 24, 1910 at 1:40 at his home two and a half miles north of Morning Sun, Iowa, at the mature age of ninety years, one month and two weeks and four days. He was a son of Alexander and Mary (Wolf) Hamilton, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of Hampshire county, Virginia, though of French ancestry. Uncle Jesse was the nine in order of birth of ten children. Margaret Blae, Idabell Myers, David, Samuel, Jonathan, Elizabeth Cunningham, Elison, Mary Bryant, Uncle Jesse and Silas, all now deceased. The father of these children died in 1826.

The family remained in that county until 1842, it being there that Uncle Jesse received his early education, after which he worked on a farm until that date when with four of his family and twenty-one friends, he started for Iowa with thirteen head of cattle, ten of horses. They begun the trip Sept. 30 and arrived at Burlington Oct. 22. Uncle Jess entered government land, paying from $1.25 to $2. 60 per acre. In 1844 he built a log cabin and two year's later he set out the first orchard. Uncle Jesse's mother found a happy home with him in this county until her death, which occurred in 1872.

Three times has Uncle Jesse been united in marriage, his first wife being Miss Minerva Carey, who was born in Fayette county in 1821, though their marriage took place in Louisa county, August, 1854. Mrs. Hamilton did in 1856. In 1860 he was united in marriage with Miss Maria C. Kimerer, also a native of Ohio. To this union three children wee born: Anice M., now Mrs. B.F. Clark, David A. and Wm. E. all living. The mother of these children was called to her final home March, 1865.

Uncle Jesse's last union was with Mrs. Nancy (Moore) Smith. She was born in Miami county, Ohio and to them were born six children: Edith, Mary E. and the twins, all receding their father in death. John A. whose was to tender the last loving services to his father’s declining years and another Mary E., now Mrs. T. E. Croson, of Cheney, Washington, survive.

Uncle Jesse in his early days was farmer and stock raiser and later his attention was given to the cultivation of fruits. During his entire life time he never used tobacco in any form; was always a strong supporter of temperance views. He was a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church in which he was an active worker. He was instrumental in the building of the Bethel and Concord churches. His late illness was only about ten days and not thought serious until Tuesday. funeral services were held from the home Friday afternoon at 2:30, conducted by his former pastor, Rev. C. R. Zimmerman, of Mt. Union, assisted by Rev. Geo. Blagg, of Morning Sun. Interment in the Rice cemetery.