Remembering Joyce Elthea (Stover) Hamilton (1934-2008) and Her Family History Research

March 24, 2017

A page from the Jacksonville (Illinois) Journal Courier, Nov 19, 1978. In a local interest article titled "Letters to Genealogical Society reflect wide interest of pioneers in Morgan Co.," the author shares inquiries the society had recently received about Morgan County, Illinois pioneers, including one from Joyce (Stover) Hamilton (listed under her married name, Mrs. Gordon W. Hamilton, of St. John, WA), trying to locate data on John and Altha Hamilton, who lived in the Jacksonville area 1832-40, and their several children including James, Hiram and Supplina. The search continues.

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