1835 Illinois Census: John Hamilton Household Morgan County, Illinois

Glen · November 3, 2006

This is a rare image of a ledger page of the 1835 Illinois state census from Morgan County, Illinois. John and Altha Hamilton were in Morgan County in 1834 when their twins were born; William McCord and James M. Hamilton. I looked at every page of the census and feel confident that the entry at the top of this page is for "our" John Hamilton... Supplina's father along with his mother Altha Judd. The case is strengthened when you look closely at the make up of those in the household. There were four boys under ten: William (1), James (1), Supplina (3) and John P. (6). There were three boys between ten and twenty: Heman, Hiram, and an unknown male. One man between fifty and sixty: John (approx 55). There was one female under ten: Mary (8). There were two females between ten and twenty: Roxa (Roxie) and Elizabeth. There was one woman between thiry and forty: Altha (Judd) Hamilton (approx. 38). The unknown male in the ten to twenty age group also appears in the 1830 US Census (but appropriately younger) when the Hamilton's where in in Amity district, Allegany County, NY. In the 1830 US Census in NY our John Hamilton family was living next to Supplina Judd and Heman Judd. So, now we've established the 1830 census record for John and Altha in NY and the 1835 census record in Illinois and in both cases there is a young male household member who we (I) currently do not have a name for.

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