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Samuel Waters Hamilton

Birth	:	1801 Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	31 Mar 1851 Homer, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA
Burial	:	Fairview Cemetery, Homer, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1542015, -84.8139038
Plot	:	O
Description	:	No Obituary listed in the Marshall Newspaper Homer and its Pioneers and Business Men by William Alfred Lane. Samuel W Hamilton. Few of the early pioneers were better known in this adjoining towns than Samuel Watson Hamilton. He was born in Granville, Hampden County, Mass., on April 18, 1801 and married Miss Sarah Parsons, of the same place, March 9, 1824. His ancestors on his father’s side were Scotch-Irish, on his mothers' side English, but both families for several generations had been residents of Massachusetts. He had two brothers and three sisters. One of the latter being Mrs. Mila A Hatch, whose... Read More	No Obituary listed in the Marshall Newspaper Homer and its Pioneers and Business Men by William Alfred Lane. Samuel W Hamilton. Few of the early pioneers were better known in this adjoining towns than Samuel Watson Hamilton. He was born in Granville, Hampden County, Mass., on April 18, 1801 and married Miss Sarah Parsons, of the same place, March 9, 1824. His ancestors on his father’s side were Scotch-Irish, on his mothers' side English, but both families for several generations had been residents of Massachusetts. He had two brothers and three sisters. One of the latter being Mrs. Mila A Hatch, whose portrait appears in this work. Mr. H. with his family came to Michigan in 1835, arriving in Homer in June of that year. They came with the Frederick R Hatch family, and the journey from Detroit, which was made with two ox teams, occupied a week. A Mr. Taylor, from Long Meadow, Mass., accompanied them with a one-horse wagon. It was a beautiful summer's day when the little party, as they came over The Concord Road hill, saw for the first time the little hamlet which was to be their home. Mr. H. was a natural mechanic, and finding that a stone mason was needed in the new settlement. Adopted that as his trade and on the day following his arrival here commenced laying the foundation for Mr. Barney's store building. In the spring of '36 the family moved into and occupied for some time the Barney log house, which is shown elsewhere. In 1837 Mr. H. purchased of the government the desirable farm south of this village, now owned by T .H. Janes, built him a house and moved into the same the following year. Mr. Hamilton was an active member of the M.E. Church from early manhood; he was one of the first of the Homer Society and was a steward and class leader in the church for many years. He took an active part in erecting the old wooden structure, which for many years occupied the site of the present church edifice. The itinerant ministers of early days always found a welcome under his roof, He was a noble and upright man. In politics he was a Jeffersonian Democrat. He died on his farm south of this village, after a long and painful illness, March 31 1851: His Wife, one of the kindest and most devoted mothers, following him to the world beyond, July 21.'64. She died at the home of her Son-in-law H. Dorsey in Albion, Mi. Both funerals were held at the M.E. Church and both were buried in the old cemetery on Webster Street , this village. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton had eight children. Betsey Adelia Hamilton Milo Dwight Hamilton m-Emeline Rawson Orpha Clarinda Hamilton m-H .Dorsey Emma Almire Hamilton m-Jackson Howell Mila Almeda Hamilton m-Frank Rice Frank Parsons Hamilton Samuel Luman Hamilton Sarah Hamilton of these, five are still living and are all residents of the State: Milo D., Monroe :O Clarinda, now Mrs. H. Dorsey, Albion: Emma A wife of Jackson Howell. of the same place; M. Almeda, now Mrs. Frank Rice, Paris; and Rev. Samuel Hamilton, a minister of the M.E. Church, Buchanan. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Father: Mother: Married: Sarah Parsons Hamilton (1806-1869) on March 9, 1824 in Grandville Hampden Mass Children: 1. Adelia/Ardelia Betsey Hamilton (1826-6/8/1848) m-Henry H Dorsey on 9/4/1845 in Homer Mi. Memorial # 8716200 2. Milo Dwight Hamilton (1828-1899)-m-Emeline Rawson Memorial # 136240796 3. Orpha Clarinda Hamilton (1831-1/22/1892) D-Albion Mi.. m-Henry H. Dorsey Memorial # 159516643 4. Emma Almira Hamilton (1832-1905) m-Jackson Howell Memorial # 9392230 5. Almeda Mila Hamilton (1836-1905) m-Frank Rice Memorial # 67906858 6. Franklin Parsons Hamilton (1838) Living in Salinas Monterey California 7. Samuel Luman Hamilton (1841-11/27/1902) Memorial # 76602577 8. Sarah Hamilton _____________ Reference: 1850 Homer Calhoun Co Mi S W Hamilton 49 Sarah Hamilton 49 Emma Hamilton 17 Milla Hamilton 14 Franklin Hamilton 12 Samuel L Hamilton 9 Removed from old cemetery

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Samuel Waters Hamilton's memorial is located at: Fairview Cemetery, Homer, Calhoun County, USA.
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Samuel Waters Hamilton death on 31 Mar 1851 in Homer, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA
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Latitude: 42.1542015
Longitude: -84.8139038

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Sarah Parsons Hamilton

(1806 - 1864)

Siblings

Wealthy Hamilton Gaylord

(1803 - 1880)

Mila Almedia Hamilton Hatch

(1805 - 1884)

James Hamilton

(1812 - 1903)

Children

Ardelia Hamilton Dorsey

(1827 - 1848)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Fairview Cemetery
Homer, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1542015, -84.8139038

2. Original Homer West Street Cemetery
Homer, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1472646, -84.8142017

3. West Main Cemetery
Homer, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1461810, -84.8085120

4. Webster Street Cemetery
Homer, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1408670, -84.8057520

5. Cooks Prairie Cemetery
Clarendon, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1567230, -84.8462750

6. Keslar Cemetery
Homer, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1748500, -84.7773700

7. Homer Amish Cemetery
Homer, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1165600, -84.7512800

8. Clarendon Cemetery
Clarendon Township, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1011009, -84.8561020

9. Bryant-Ketchum Cemetery
Babcock, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2173470, -84.7999370

10. South Albion Cemetery
Albion, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1736110, -84.7311110

11. East Eckford Cemetery
Eckford, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2139015, -84.8469009

12. Fisher Cemetery
Homer, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1147220, -84.7202770

13. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Clarendon Township, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0727780, -84.8575000

14. Albion Memory Gardens
Albion, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2383003, -84.7758026

15. West Clarendon Cemetery
Clarendon, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1274986, -84.9293976

16. West Eckford Cemetery
Eckford, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2103004, -84.9113998

17. Riverside Cemetery
Albion, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2336006, -84.7525024

18. Saratoga Cemetery
Litchfield, Hillsdale County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0585500, -84.7930280

19. West Concord Cemetery
Concord, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1641830, -84.6836900

20. Saint James Episcopal Church Columbarium
Albion, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2428320, -84.7533630

21. Marengo Village Cemetery
Marengo, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2630997, -84.8460999

22. Hiram King Cemetery
Pulaski, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0706370, -84.7087120

23. Whig Center Cemetery
Butler, Branch County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0433330, -84.8611110

24. Bath Mills Cemetery
Concord, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2308006, -84.6958008