Hamilton, John (Biographical Sketch)
A short biographical sketch of John Hamilton, his parents and family. From Taylor Twp. Biographies in Union County History by W.H. Beers, printed in 1883.
JOHN HAMILTON, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Ross County, Ohio, December 8, 1818, and is a son of James and Maria Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton was born in Ross County, Ohio, in 1792, and his wife was born in Virginia in 1799. They were married in Ross County, Ohio, in 1817. He came with his parents to Ohio when he was only two years of age, first to Ross County and next to Union County, where he remained until his death, which occurred September 18, 1872. Mrs. Hamilton is still living. John was united in marriage with Catharine Coder, who was a native of Ross County, Ohio, and after her death he married Lucy Griffin, also a native of Ross County, born November 30, 1828. He acquired a common school education, and has devoted the most of his life to farming. He is the father of ten children, of whom six survive, viz., Deborah, Serena Alice, Sophronia, Daniel B., Eunice and David D. Mr. Hamilton has been very successful through life, and now resides on his farm, consisting of 112 acres of land in a high state of cultivation. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church.
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