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Supplina Hamilton, “S. Hamilton”, born in 1832 in New Lexington, Morgan county, Illinois was a 19 year old Oregon Trail pioneer arriving in the Willamette Valley in Sept 1851, a teamster on the Powell wagon train. Supplina wrote that he came west to ‘grow up with the country’ and ‘see the elephant’ (have an adventure), and that he did. He became a respected western renaissance man of sorts on the Oregon and Eastern Washington frontier: Blacksmith, farmer, indian war vet, patented inventor, rural doctor, county commissioner, school administrator and dedicated Disciples of Christ minister. Supplina married Sarah Jane “Jane” Sumpter in Linn County, Oregon in 1858. They raised a large family in Oregon and Washington Territory, finishing their days on their 800 acre wheat farm just south of St John, Washington. The references to Supplina below are in pioneer newspapers affiliated with the Disciples of Christ movement. The publications covered the northwest frontier and the church work of the denomination. The papers were mainly published from Monmouth, Oregon where members of the church established the first college in the region in 1856. That college is now Western Oregon University.
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Nell W. Reeves, of Madison, Connecticut, was the grandniece of Jane Peeler Powell. Nell Reeves describes the 1851 trip from Illinois to Oregon of the wagon train commanded by Captain John A. Powell. She uses extracts from accounts by Jane Powell, daughter-in-law of Captain Powell, and Supplina P. Hamilton, a member of the train. Both narratives were taken from "The Powell History," privately printed in 1922. The 8 page account is in the collection of the Yale University Library.
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This article gives a brief overview of Endicott, Washington's History (Endicott, Whitman County, WA). More interestingly it mentions the Hamilton School District 111. This historic rural district was on property made available by the Supplina Hamilton family in Union Flat Creek south the Endicott. A generation of Hamilton's and other local children were schooled here in the 1890's and early 1900's. UPDATE 11/23/2012: this link is now expired: http://www.geocities.com/sdpogue/EndicottHistory.html I've replaced it with a link to a map showing where the school was just south of Union Flat Creek. (posted by Glen)
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This PDF document is the transcript of an oral history of Phillip Ochs, Endicott, Washington, 1959 (with Gordon Lindeen). Mention is made of the Supplina Hamilton family on p. 163,... "There were not stock wars here between the stockmen and the farmers. Just a little trouble between the sheepmen and the stockmen that way. They were separatethe sheepmen had their sheep and the stockmen had their horses and a few cattle. It was mostly horses at that time. The Hamiltons lived over on Union Flat; they had some horses. And there was a man by the name of Pangburn,3 an old bachelor over there. He had quite a few head of horses. And there was Perry d France; he lived over here on the river. He had quite a bunch of horses150-200 head I guess."
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Boasting the longest echo in the world, this large one of a kind mausoleum along with the hunting lodge of Châtellerault and the ruins of Cadzow Castle are some of our living links to our ancestral heritage in Hamilton, Scotland.
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Interesting picture of the Hamilton Mausoleum, in Hamilton, Scotland. This is where several of the Dukes of Hamilton were laid to rest in our family line. We know the connection through recent genetic testing. The mausoleum, along with the family hunting lodge known as 'Chatelherault' (suggesting our Norman roots) are some of remains of the (now demolished) Hamilton Palace grounds.
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Charles P. Judd was the son of Supplina Judd, Jr. He was born in Illinois and served in Company K 17th Illinois Regiment until discharged because of wounds. During that time he served alongside his 1st cousin, James M. Hamilton.
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This is a summary of the Hamilton family history including a discussion of Group B Hamiltons, of which we are currently the modal or most normative members of that genetic Hamilton sub group.
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Quite a Hamilton life. Much history in his obiturary. The Dukes of Hamilton are the pre-eminent nobles of Scotland and are the country's most senior aristocrats.
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Doris was the youngest child of Judd and Laura Annetta "Nettie" (Templeton) Hamilton.
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Delbert Hamilton was the son of Duron Hamilton who was the eldest son of Supplina and Jane Hamilton. Delbert passed away in St. John, WA on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 1989.
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Edward was the son of James Edward Hamilton who was the son of William McCord Hamilton who was the son of John and Altha (Judd) Hamilton. Ed passed way on Wednesday, September 10, 1997.
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Living next to their friends the Stilley family, this map shows the James and Mary Ramsay property in just northwest of Buckley, WA in 1889. The Ramsay's youngest daughter, Lillian or Lillie was the mother of Elsie Luetta (Galloway) Hamilton.
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Glen Hamilton is the son of Marvin Vernon Hamilton.
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The song "Caledonia" by Dougie MacLean is a popular modern anthem for Scotland. The name Caledonia was the Latin Roman name for Scotland in contrast to their name for modern England, which was Brittania. Our Hamilton heritage is largely Caledonian.
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Judd Hamilton is the son of Maurice & Elsie (Galloway) Hamilton.
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Alexander Sumpter, Sr. was the father of Sarah Jane (Sumpter) Hamilton. He and his wife Nancy R. Prather came West across of the Oregon Trail in 1853. The Sumpters had nine girls and Nancy Sumpter gave birth to their 10th child, a boy, Alexander, Jr. in September of 1853, shortly after arriving in the Willamette Valley. The Sumpters had three more sons in Oregon. Alexander Sumpter, Sr. is buried in the Providence Cemetery Scio, Linn County, Oregon
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Alexander Sumpter, Jr. was the younger brother of Sarah Jane (Sumpter) Hamilton who was the wife of Supplina Hamilton. Alexander and his wife Lydia (Bilyeu) Sumpter left there homestead in Linn County, Oregon to pioneer in what was to become Asotin County in the Southwestern corner of Washington Territory.
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Alexander Sumpter, Jr. was the younger brother of Sarah Jane (Sumpter) Hamilton. Alexander and Lydia (Bilyeu) Sumpter founded Assotin City, WA on May 14, 1880. Actually the town was laid out by Alexander in April / May of 1878. The town was offically dedicated (by some accounts) on July 22, 1880. Alexander also became the postmaster in July of 1880. Alexander & Lydia had a mercantile. The town eventually merged with Asotin.
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During the Internet bust of 2000/2001, Glen Hamilton got a little press coverage in the Wall Street Journal for his personal email marketing initiative to e-commerce recruiters.
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This is interesting document from the book, " Reports of cases decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon." The case of Fleschner v. Sumpter. Fleschner and his business partner Solomon Hirsch were well known pioneer financiers. I don't claim to have gotten all the nuances of the case, but It would appear that Alexander Sumpter, Jr. , the younger brother of Sarah Jane (Sumpter) Hamilton sold their donation land claim of 160 acres in Linn County, Oregon in the summer of 1880 to two men for $2,060. What happened after this is disputed but it would seem that Alexander Sumpter, Jr. used the mortgage he extended to the buyers as collateral in two promissory notes to secure loans from Fleschner. At this point Flescher is foreclosing on Alexander Sumpter, Jr's remaining interest in the mortgage paper related to the family's original donation land claim. The judge agreed. It's very interesting that this case made it all the way to the Oregon State Supreme Court.
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It's amazing that all these newspapers are now available online. Here's an article of a high school speech tournament in Spokane, WA published on Nov 16, 1976.
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Link to a 2002 Salon.com article remembering the era of what they call the "spaghetti space wars" movies. Judd Hamilton and his wife Caroline Munro are mentioned along with anecdotes in the filming of 'Star Crash.'
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The bag this girl is holding is similar in style as the bag made for Annettie (Laura Annetta [Templeton] Hamilton) Hamilton as a WWI memorial by a native woman in Nespelem, Susan Mitchell, in c. 1918
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Here is a link to a fascinating article on HistoryLink.org about Daniel Bagley. Mr. Bagley was a pioneer Methodist minister and Newcastle coal mine manager who married Amasa Galloway and Elizabeth Jordan in King County, in 1870. The noted Newcastle coal mines were just a few miles south of Amasa's homestead near what is now Bellevue / Factoria... down what is now Coal Creek Parkway. Seattle's Bagley Avenue, northward from the shores of Lake Union, honors both Daniel and his son, Clarence Bagley.
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Glen Hamilton's new blog site
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Charles' poem Thermopyla was published by the volume, "Poets and Poetry of Kansas," by Thomas B. Herringshaw. Published in Chicago: American Publishers Association. 1894. His poem is on page 93. Charles was a son of Supplina Judd, Jr. and Susan Jane Pratt. He was born in Illinois in 1840.
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Ethel was the last surviving daughter of Judd and Annettie (Templeton) Hamilton.
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Samuel Condin was the grandfather of Lottie Condin (Condon) who married Supplina Ward Hamilton.
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Samuel Wilbur Condin (or Condon / Condit) was the grandfather of Lottie (Hamilton) Condon the wife of Supplina Ward Hamilton.
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Here's a link to a picture on the Oregon State Library Photo Website of the Elgin to Wallowa stage coach in the era that Grandpa Judd Hamilton was a driver on it. It's not impossible that he's in the picture... but of course it's impossible to say. Regardless, this gives us a feel of the team, the rig and the circumstances near this station stop. Image Title: Stage Coach, Elgin, Oregon. Photographer: Unknown Date of photo: 1905 Description: Stage Coach, Elgin, Oregon. Passengers took the train to LaGrande, then the branch train to Elgin, then the stage. The first trip from Union County to Wallowa County was in 1905 or 1906. Object ID: 2004.001.0019
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Amasa Galloway was the father of Charles Galloway and the grandfather of Elsie Luetta Galloway who was the wife of Maurice Lake Hamilton. Amasa was born in 1834 and died, January 17, 1911.
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This is a fastinating site. The main purpose of the The Pilgrim John Howland Society is: " to retain possession of the Howland House in Plymouth, Massachusetts which the Society purchased in 1913. This historic house has been restored and is open to the public during the summer months. The Society also maintains the home site property in Rocky Nook, Kingston, Massachusetts, where John and Elizabeth lived in their later years." They have even been conducting archaeological excavations on the Rocky Nook property.
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The story of the 11 girls who made the voyage with their families from England on the MayFlower in 1620. One of those girls was our ancestor, Elizabeth Tilley.
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Elizabeth is an ancestor of our extended families here in America. She and her future husband John Howland arrived on the Mayflower in 1620. They were married in Plymouth, MA in 1623.
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The Will of Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland dated December 17, 1686. Elizabeth is an ancestor of our extended families here in America. She and her future husband John Howland arrived on the Mayflower in 1620. They were married in Plymouth, MA in 1623.
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Last Will and Testament of John Howland. John is an ancestor of our extended families here in America. He and his wife Elizabeth Tilley (also a Mayflower passenger) were married in Plymouth, MA in 1623.
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John Howland is an ancestor of our extended families here in America. He and his wife Elizabeth Tilley (also a Mayflower passenger) were married in Plymouth, MA in 1623.
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Thomas Judd was the first of our line of Judd family who emigrated to America. He arrived only 13 years after the Mayflower and was thought to have been on the '47th' ship to America, the Gavin. This Roots Web link has interesting information on Thomas and his descendants. Altha Judd, is thought to have been a descendant of Thomas. Two of her sons, Supplina and William McCord Hamilton are the fathers of most of the recent generations of Hamiltons recorded on this site. The Judd family name persists among the Hamilton's as a first name. The name Supplina also came into the Hamilton family from the Judd family heritage.
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This is a link to a photo of the grave of George Templeton, Sr. George was born in 1751 in North Carolina, USA. He died June 2, 1820 in Iredell County, NC. He was the husband of Eleanor Gracey Templeton who he married on August 19, 1775. They had 8 children. George is buried in the Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mount Mourne, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA. In the 1820 US Census 'George Templeton, Sr.' is listed in Iredell County, NC next to the household of two of his sons, Robert and James Templeton. Between the three Templeton households they had 7 men engaged in farming and one in 'manufacturing.' They also had 16 slaves between them. George's son, Robert would move to Tennesse for a short time and then to Ash Grove township in Shelby County, Illinois in 1828. Robert died there along with his son, John Perkins Templeton. John P. Templeton was the father the Greenberry S. Templeton who was the father of Laura Annette(ie) and Julia Aletha Templeton who married Judd and Frank Hamilton the sons of Supplina and Jane Hamilton.
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This link is to a list of the historical trust properties in North Carolina. Of the few there are, two are adjacent lands put in historical trust by William and Laverne Templeton. These lands are in Iredell county in NC. The first Templetons settled in the area by at least by the first half of the 1700's. David Hamilton is one of the earliest recorded immigrants in that part of the State. In 1828 Robert Templeton left Iredell County and moved to Shelby County, Illinois in the Ash Grove Township. Robert's grandson, Greenberry Shields Templeton was the father of Laura Annette(ie) and Julia Aletha Templeton. the girls emigrated to Oregon with their father and stepmother Hattie (Munson) Templeton and eventually married Judd and Frank Hamilton respectively, the sons of Supplina and Jane Hamilton.
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Before Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds there was the T-Bones. Below is a clip of the T-Bones performing the full instrumental (inspired from the jingle) that became their pop chart hit rising to #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in March 1966. Danny and Judd Hamilton are on the guitars. Great stuff... from perhaps a bit more innocent time. Dan Robert "Danny" Hamilton is in front on the left. Dan's brother, Judd Hamilton is in the front on the right and taller.
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This is a BBC documentary on the Scottish 'Ulster plantation' founded in Northern Ireland in 1606. It was produced on the 400th anniversary of the founding of this historically transformational colony in 2006. The movement was lead by James Hamilton and Hugh Montgomery. Our Hamilton lineage genetically traces its roots through Ulster back to Scotland. We were at one point in our history (likely from the early 1600's to the mid-1700's) 'Ulster-Scots.' When our family got to America the Ulster Scots became known as the 'Scots-Irish.' This documentary is now on YouTube.com in four segments: a, b, c and d. Note: We are genetically not closely related to the descendants of James Hamilton who came to Ulster in 1606 but the families of the Duke of Abercorn (Hamilton) in Northern Ireland are well known to this family and we are genetically closely related to them.
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According to Norman Hamilton, this is the school house that was on the southern edge of Supplina and Jane Hamilton's property on Union Flat Creek in Whitman County, WA. It is gone now but for the old school teachers house (that is now abandoned and used for farm storage). UPDATE: 7/26/2006. The location of the school at the south western corner of Supplina Hamilton's property (the exact location shown on this map) was confirmed by the "Atlas of Whitman County Washington" the 1895 and 1910 versions. See the Docs sections for both of these atlas pages. In the 1895 Atlas we see that the property belongs to S. Hamilton. In the 1910 version we see that their is a school in the exact spot marked on the Google map image on this link. UPDATE: 1/1/2008. The school, known as the Hamilton School District #111, was mentioned in the book, "Whitman County: From Abbiville to Zion," by Edith E Erickson (1985). The school merged with the Endicott school district in 1935,
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Samuel Wilbur Condit (Condon) or "Wild Goose Bill" was the grandfather of Lottie Condon who was the first wife of Supplina Ward "Uncle Ward" Hamilton. S . W. Condit was a true western character and one with a violent streak. He is celebrated by the city of Wilbur, WA as their founder in their annual, "Wild Goose Bill" days. This link is to an article that recounts his life. Merle Hamilton (great-grandson of Wild Goose Bill) recent shared the family memory that the reason why S.W went by Condon and Condit was so that he could file additional homestead land claims.
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Graves of Wilbur Ross Hamilton and his wife Alice Esther Hamilton. Their sons Virgil Ross and Sidney Judd Hamilton and I believe Sidney's son, Steve W. Hamilton.
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This is pretty amazing. Danny and group remembered. Some of the most interesting music videos are those by a former friend and band member of Danny's, Roberto Kawata, who has incorporated slides with previously unpublished recordings of the group playing LIVE. One of the comments on one of the video posts caught my eye: "I believe All Music Guide stated it best in their bio; 'Dan Hamilton was certainly an underrated and creative talent, and this album is an achievement by an artist who should have had many more hits leading a multi-talented band.'
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This link is to a page from the work, "History of Nelson, NY: FROM OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE A DESCRIPTIVE AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF MADISON COUNTY, NEW YORK EDITED BY: JOHN E. SMITH - THE BOSTON HISTORY COMPANY, PUBLISHERS 1899" that again mentioned John Hamilton, Sr. having arrived in approximately 1796 from Massachusetts to Nelson Township in Madison, County, NY. From another history of this region we know he had six sons. It's possible (though definitely not at all proven) that this John Hamilton, Sr. was the father of John Hamilton, Jr. the husband of Altha Judd and the father of Supplina Hamilton.
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Mary A Spaulding married James W. Ramsay. They were the parents of Lillian Mae Ramsay who was the mother of Elsie (Galloway) Hamilton. Mary is buried in the Tonasket Cemetery in Tonasket, WA along with her two sons, John and George and grandson, James.
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Graves of Supplina and Jane Hamilton and descendants. St. John, WA.
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This is another clipping from the Spokesman-Review that is in the WSU Digital Archives. This article and photo is of Clarence Jordan and his mine... showing the hole from which the strike was made. Clarence was the son of William and Mary Jordan and a first cousin of Charlie Galloway who was the father of Elsie Luetta (Hamilton) Galloway.
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Another clipping for the Spokesman-Review from the WSU Digital Archive about the Jordan brothers' astounding gold strike. This is a must read article. Ollie and Clarence were the sons of William and Mary Jordan and the first cousins of Charlie Galloway who was the father of Elsie Luetta (Hamilton) Galloway.
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Linked is a newspaper clipping from the Nov. 15, 1932 Spokesman-Review that talks about the amazing gold strike that Oliver Jordan made on his claim in the Cascades that year. Oliver was the son of William and Mary Jordan and the 1st cousin of Charlie Galloway who was the father of Elsie Luetta (Hamilton) Galloway.
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This article on OregonGeneaology.com is one of the clearest on the creation of Umatilla County, Oregon and the role that Supplina Hamilton (S. Hamilton) played in it. I have copies on MyHamiltonFamily.org of Supplina Hamilton's official oath of office administered by Judge J. W. Johnson in 1863.
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The "House of Hamilton"... this is a Web version of an article on our Hamilton family history that originally was published in The Illustrated London News, No.2254 Vol. LXXXI, Saturday, July 15, 1882, p.70
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You'll read among other trivia, that "At 15 seconds, Hamilton Mausoleum has the longest echo of any building in the world."
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This is a good article with pictures of Hamilton (formerly Cadzow) in Scotland. This is now known to be our Hamilton family's genetic point of origin... where our surname originated.
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An aerial view of the Northern Sierra Range overlooking Tennesee Mountain and the Tennesse Ravine where is located the Tennesse Mine. Poker Flat is shown in the valley below. Maurice L. Hamilton and his son, Arthur, worked the the Tennesse mine in the 1960's and 70's.
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A Southward aerial look at the Tennesse Mine and Poker Flat. The Poker Flat road descends from Skyhigh down into Poker Flat. Maurice L. Hamilton and his son, Arthur, worked the the Tennesse mine in the 1960's and 70's.
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Another picture of the Tennesee mine site. The bunk house, shop and out buildings appear to be demolished. The tailing pile and dump can clearly be seen.
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This mine was leased and worked by Maurice Lake Hamilton, his wife Elsie and son of their children and grandchildren. Among them Arthur L. Hamilton was an active partner with his father in the mine operations.
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Information from the Oakland Museum of California on the History of Poker Flat with a mention of the nearby Tennesse and the Alhambra mines. Maurice L. Hamilton and his son, Arthur, worked these mines in the 1960's and 70's.
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This is a map of the vicinity of the Tennessee Mine. This mine was Maurice and his son Arthur Hamilton's primary gold mining interest in the Northern Sierra Mountains in the late 1960's and 1970's.
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It was in this courthouse that Maurice Lake Hamilton and Elsie Luetta Galloway were married on September 29th, 1920. Maurice was the son of Judd Hamilton and the grandson of Supplina Hamilton.
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Danny Hamilton was the son of Maurice and Elsie (Galloway) Hamilton. Maurice was the son of Judd Hamilton, son of Supplina.
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Death Record of Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Templeton - 1/26/1922 - Wallowa County, Oregon. Lizzie was the third wife of Greenberry Shields Templeton.
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Death Record of Greenbury S. Templeton - 5/14/1918 - Wallowa County, Oregon - Oregon Historical Archives. Greenbury (sometimes spelled, Greenberry) was the father of Julia Aletha 'Leatha' Templeton who married Frank Hamilton and Laura Annettie 'Nettie' Templeton who married Judd Hamilton. Judd and Frank were sons of Supplina and Sarah Jane (Sumpter) Hamilton.
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Jay Perkins Templeton - Oregon Birth Record - 2/26/1894 - Wallowa County. Jay was the son of Greenberry (sometimes spelled Greenbury) 'Green' Shields Templeton and second wife Hattie.
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Supplina Hamilton 1865 Umatilla County, Oregon Census. Vol 1 pg 014. Oregon State Archives.
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Supplina Hamilton - Linn County, Oregon Territory Tax Roll 1859
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Supplina Hamilton - Linn County, Oregon Territory Tax Roll 1858
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Supplina Hamilton - Linn County, Oregon Territory Tax Roll 1857
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Supplina Hamilton - Linn County, Oregon Territory Tax Roll 1856
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Supplina Hamilton - Linn County, Oregon Territory Tax Roll 1854
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Case#: 14112 | Name: Hamilton, Supplina | Date: 1852 | Record Type: Tax roll | County: Linn | Source: Provisional and Territorial | Remarks: Assessment roll
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Name: Sumpter, Jane & Hamilton, Supplina | Date: 1858 | Record Type: Marriage | County: Linn | Source: Genealogical
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Link from Charles Dailey's Blog - Supplina Hamilton and Glen Hamilton
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Judd Hamilton is the son of Maurice and Elsie (Galloway) Hamilton
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William and James were twins born in 1834. They were the sons of John and Altha (Judd) Hamilton.
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The 1840 Census shows Supplina Judd and household. Supplina was the brother of Altha (Judd) Hamilton. Supplina's father was also named Supplina as was his young eight year old (now orphan) nephew Supplina Hamilton. Supplina was a lawyer and known as 'Squire' Judd. I guess it makes sence that he was living in the county seat of Cass County at the time. Supplina married Susan Pratt in 1837. That being the case at least two of the older children in the household could not have been his own but may have been Hamilton's or other extended family. There is an older woman living with them as well. We do not know who this was. It could be his mother or Susan's mother. Supplina's mother was Jemina (Pooler) Judd.
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This pioneer Presbyterian congregation in Cass County, Illinois was very likely attended by John and Altha Hamilton from the time they entered the county (c. 1831) to their their death c. 1839(?). The congregation is known as the Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church. A leading pioneer minister of the congregation was the Reverend William McCord. He died in 1833. In 1834 when John and Altha had their twin sons, they named one of them William McCord Hamilton.... we believe after their esteemed minister, William McCord. The Scotch-Irish Hamilton's had likely been Presbyterian for many generations at this point.
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This PDF file is a leaflet produced by the Ulster Scots Agency. " An estimated quarter of a million people emigrated from the north of Ireland to America through the 18th century, most of them of Scottish Presbyterian stock whose ancestors had moved to Ulster during the Plantation years of the 17th century." All the current evidence points to our Hamilton family having emigrated to the US from Ulster in the early to mid 18th century as well.
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Great forum page with photos and information on the Cadzow castle ruins and the history of the Hamilton Palace.
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Archaeology in the ruin of the old Hamilton Castle... From the linked Article in British Archaeology Magazine, Dec. 2001: "Excavations this year at Cadzow Castle in Lanarkshire have shed light on the rise and fall of one of Scotland's great noble families of the 16th century...." Genetically the odds that we are related to the Hamilton families that lived in Cadzow are quite high.
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Joyce Hamilton susepcts the John Hamilton known to have lived in Nelson, Madison County, NY arriving in 1796 was our John Hamilton's father. This is making a number of assumptions including that John, the husband of Altha Judd, fathers' name was also John. Anyway, there is no proof here but a lead to track down.
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This is an interesting history of the ethic group known in America as the 'Scots-Irish.' ..."With the outbreak of the Revolution in 1775 the Scots-Irish, in interesting contrast to many of their Scottish cousins, were among the most determined adherents of the rebel cause. Their frontier skills were particularly useful in destroying Burgoyne's army in the Saratoga campaign; and George Washington was even moved to say that if the cause was lost everywhere else he would take a last stand among the Scots-Irish of his native Virginia. Serving in the British Army, Captain Johann Henricks, one of the much despised "Hessians", wrote in frustration "Call it not an American rebellion, it is nothing more than an Irish-Scotch Presbyterian Rebellion." It was their toughness, virility and sense of divine mission that was to help give shape to a new nation, supplying it with such diverse heroes as Davy Crocket and Andrew Jackson. "
Supplina Hamilton's name was again misspelled as 'Sapplina.' We know from family history, pension documents and records like this that Supplina was mustered into the H Company of the Oregon Mounted Volunteers from Linn, Co Oregon on October 23rd, 1855. The Company was commanded by Captain Davis Layton. The volunteers answered the call from Oregon Territorial Governor Curry to form the 1st Regiment to serve 'until discharged' in the effort to put down the Yakima Indian uprising of 1855-1856.
"Company H: Captain Davis Layton, seventy-four men, enrolled October 17th, Linn county; Lieutenants, A. Hanan and John M. Burrows (Second Lieutenant Burrows was killed in battle, December 7th). " ....... " On the 11th of October [1855], [Oregon Territory] Governor Curry issued the following proclamation: "Whereas, certain Indians have been guilty of the commission of criminal offenses, and have combined, and are now engaged in hostilities that threaten the peace and security of the frontier settlements; and the chief in command of the military force of the United States in this district having made requisition upon the executive of this territory for a volunteer force to aid in suppressing the attacks of said hostile Indians, I issue this my proclamation, calling for eight companies of mounted volunteers, to remain in force until duly discharged, each company to consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, four sergeants, four corporals, and sixty privates. Each volunteer, if possible, is to furnish his own horse and equipments. Each company is to elect its own officers, and rendezvous, without delay, on the right bank of the Willamette, opposite Portland, where they will be mustered into service on reporting to the adjutant-general of the territory." ........ "The Indian war of 1855-56 retarded settlement. For years it deterred many from coming to the territories. It almost entirely checked immigration. During its continuance, and for some time after its termination, the discouragement and loss it had occasioned caused numbers to abandon the territories. At the time of the outbreak in 1855, both Oregon and Washington were in the full tide of hopefulness as to the early future. Business was encouraging. Gold discoveries in the eastern section of the territory, then the all-prevailing incentive to immigration, had commenced to attractive attention. Miners from all parts of the Pacific slope were wending their way to the Colvile diggings. The people felt assured at last that gold existed in their midst, and that they were to reap that benefit which would accrue from a gold excitement. They indulged the fond hope, nay, they relied upon the assurance, that there was no danger to be apprehended from the Indians, as they had just concluded treaties of peace and amity. Especially was such feeling as to the future prospects, and as to the peaceable disposition of the Indian population, in the Puget Sound region. There it was, and with the Indians of the interior of Washington Territory and around the valley of the Walla Walla, that the war prevailed with which these pages are to deal. Part of the war ground was within the confines of Oregon Territory."
"Sumpter, Nancy R, b. Apr 15, 1819, St Louis Mo, d. Jun 17, 1895, wife of Alexander" Nancy was the mother of Sarah Jane (Sumpter) Hamilton. Nancy crossed the Oregon Trail with her daughters and husband in 1853. She traveled the five months on the trail pregnant with her first son, Alexander Jr. who was born once they reached Oregon in 1853.
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From the book: The History of Delaware County W.W. MUNSELL 1797-1880 / THE TOWN OF SIDNEY. Here's an exerpt: "January 12th, 1808, a council was called to constitute a church in Sidney, composed of Revs. Joel Chapen, .... After a careful examination the following persons were approved and considered qualified to be constituted into a church, to wit: Israel Smith and Elizabeth, his wife; Samuel Rogers and Sarah, his wife; Israel Smith, jr.; ... , Jemima Judd and Lydia Johnston, twenty-six in all. The next day the church was duly constituted in the upper room of a public house, then kept by David Smith. Rev. Archibald Basset preached the sermon. The name given was "The First Church of Christ in Sidney." Israel Smith and Enos Goodman were chosen the first deacons. Deacon Israel Smith was great-grandfather of President Hayes." Also known as 'Jemina.'
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Large-scale emigration from Ireland to North America began in the 1720s and throughout the remainder of the eighteenth century involved many thousands of settlers, mainly from Ulster, who sought land and a new way of life in the American colonies. These early pioneers were predominantly Presbyterian and became known in their adopted country as the Scotch Irish.
Recent genetic testing has suggested that we are cousins of the Duke of Abercorn (pronounced 'Avercorn'.
Enjoy the movie on the site... and the information. It appears that we are genetically closely related to the Ulster-Scot Hamiltons.
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This article on HistoryLink.org is about Dolton Records. Mentioned in the article is a title they produced for Judd Hamilton, "Dream." Judd is the son of Maurice and Elsie Hamilton.
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Craig is the son of Steve Hamilton, Grandson of Marvin Hamilton. He is a K-9 officer on the Spokane Police force. Craig and his team members saw some action in capturing a felon in the 3/25/2006 episode of COPS.
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Hamilton's like much of the family history world is looking to DNA markers to make some order out of long forgotten (or poorly documented) family lines. The Hamilton National Geneaolgical Society has been coordinating the collection and comparision of Hamilton family DNA lines. They use the Family Tree DNA testing service (http://www.familytreedna.com) The page linked here is to a family line grouping table. Groups A through K are known related Hamilton lines via DNA markers. Group X is all the rest. I'm ordering the test... so we'll see how it goes. Hopefully we won't end up in Group X! If we match any existing group my best guess is that Group K would be the most likely. But who knows! Likely we'll be in for some surprises. Going forward as more Hamilton families participate more data will be available for comparision.
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Old Toroda was 4 to 5 miles north of Wauconda, Wa. It was here that Elsie (Galloway) Hamilton spent her early childhood with her grandparents, Amasa and Elizabeth Galloway.
This links to a page noting burials in the Cherry Grove Cemetary in Mason County, Illinois. James M. Hamilton was the twin brother of William McCord Hamilton. They were born in 1834 in Morgan County, Illinois to John and Altha (Judd) Hamilton. One of their older brothers was Supplina Hamilton. James along with his brother William served in Company C 85th Illinois Infantry in the Civil War. James rose from Fifth Sargeant to Second and then to First Lieutenant. He was captured by the Confederates at the battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia having fought galantly in the war. In the book, "History of the 85th Illinois Volunteers - Illinois Volunteer Infantry" by Henry J. Aten on page 376 we read: "SECOND LIEUTENANT JAMES M. HAMILTON was born in Morgan county, Illinois, in 1834, and was an unmarried farmer when he enlisted from Mason City, in Mason county [on Aug 27, 1862]. He was chosen fifth sergeant at the organization of the company, served through Kentucky and Tennessee campaigns, and was promoted second lieutenant October 7, 1863. He participated in all the campaigns in which the regiment was engaged until captured in the battle of Peach Tree creek, Georgia, July 19, 1864, was exchanged before the close of the war. He was mustered out with the regiment and returned to Mason City, Ill., where he died in about 1874." Actually, it appears that James was promoted again to 1st Lieutenant on January 1st 1864 and mustered out of the army on June 5, 1865. James died on February 20, 1869 and was buried here in the Cherry Grove Cemetary in Mason County. He is believed to have died unmarried. James twin brother William named a son after his brother James and father-in-law, Edward Porter. James Edward Hamilton was the father of Edward Hamilton and the Grandfather of Clarence Hamilton.
Kathi (Hamilton) Keith is the daughter of Arthur Lund Hamilton and Nelda Lee Nugent. Arthur 'Art' Hamilton was the son of Maurice Lake Hamilton and Elsie Luetta Galloway.
W. H. (Willam H.) Galloway was the older brother of Charles Amasa Galloway. W. H. Galloway was the uncle of Elsie Luetta (Galloway) Hamilton. W. H. Galloway was likely the namesake for Elsie's brother, William 'Bill' Galloway.
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This page is from the book: The Restoration Movement in Illinois: Menard County Text from Nathaniel S. Haynes, History of the Disciples in Illinois 1819-1914, pages 324 - 329. This online edition © 1997, James L. McMillan. It talks about John A. Powel the friend of Supplina Hamilton. John A. Powel lead the wagon train that 19 year old Supplina came to Oregon with in 1851. They left their homes in Sugar Grove (later renamed Sweet Water), Menard County (formerly Sangamon County), Illinois. John A. Powel homesteaded in Linn County, Oregon near Supplina and hired him to do occasional work on / at his sawmill. Mr. Powel married Supplina and Jane (Sumpter) Hamilton in Linn Co., Oregon in 1858. You can get a feel for John Powel's early days and work in Menard County. Also on this page is mention of the Alkire family, and the Propst (related to the Powel's)
This page on the site of the Washington State Secretary of State honors the first Christian Church of Dixie, Washington as the oldest Christian Church in the State of Washington. We know that this church was founded in part by Supplina Hamilton. The Christian Church (sometimes known as the Disciples of Christ) was a leading Christian movement in the early days of the American West. Supplina Hamilton was a pioneer preacher of the faith.
Excellent 1857 map of, "The Territories of Washington and Oregon." It shows Linn Country, Oregon where Supplina and Jane's land claim was, and also how the Oregon Trail insured that Walla Walla County, Washington was an area of early settlement in Washington. In fact, in the early days Walla Walla was much bigger than Seattle. Be sure to click on the map to enlarge it.
[Extra comments added by Glen: Heather is the daughter of Melody who is the daughter of John who is the son of Maurice Hamilton]
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Shortly after I created and posted the PDF file of selected pages from the book, 'History of Menard and Mason County Illinois,' I found this link. Three kind souls, Jeanie Lowe, Kristin Vaughn & Ellen Booth have transcribed the entire work and posted it online for all to read, research and enjoy.
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The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) is the most popular site for information on movies and actors. This link is to a page that has Judd Hamilton's profile. Judd is the son of Maurice and Elsie (Galloway) Hamilton.
Star Crash was a 1979 movie that Judd Hamilton, son of Maurice and Elsie Hamiton, starred in along with his British actress wife, Caroline Munro. Judd played the part of the 'Darth Vader' type character. Caroline played the leading lady 'Stella Star.' This site is a great source for Star Crash information and trivia. The legend lives on!
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Supplina and Sarah Jane (Sumpter) Hamilton marriage record. Donation Land Claim #2969.
Merle Ward Hamilton is the son of Supplina Ward "Ward" Hamilton, who was the son of Judd Hamilton the son of Supplina and Sarah Jane (Sumpter) Hamilton.
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Duron (Spelled Duran here) was the first born child of Supplina and Sarah Jane (Sumpter) Hamilton.
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Pirena 'Rena' Hamilton married Samuel 'Sam' S. Gilbert of Juliaetta, Idaho. Pirena was the daughter of Supplina and Sarah Jane (Sumpter) Hamilton.
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Effie (Darland) Hamilton was a younger daughter of Supplina and Sarah Jane (Sumpter) Hamilton. Her letter telling of her growing up years is a priceless family treasure. In it she tells candidly about her first love... that was not to be. This link is to a record of her marriage to Walter Gilbert at age 20. She would later marry James Darland. <br><br> Ironically, Effie's marriage was following her sister Pirena "Rena" who 10 and 1/2 months earlier (Sept 19, 1894) had married Samuel S. Gilbert (also of Juliaetta, Idaho). It was of this sister that Effie would later write, <em>"My sister Rena 8 years older was still at home part time. She sewing and fancy work she loves, also loved to tease me about any dates, open my love letters and read them before gave them to me..Until I ditched my first boyfriend, a nice religious boy who's heart was broken, so was mine, but I couldn't take the jokes she pulled, but hearts heal and a good thing so did mine, but I never found a man who loved the same things dear to my heart as the first boy friend. My heart mended as all hearts do."</em> <br><br> According to Latah County, Idaho records Samuel and Walter Gilbert had taken out homesteads near Juliaetta in 1893, with Samuel having been deeded some land outright. Both Gilberts were in their early 20s. These were very tough times for the country as the 'Panic of 1893' had devastated the economy. I'm sure Effie and Pirena were glad to have each other close by as they began their married life 'on the homestead' in Southwest Idaho.
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Supplina Hamilton's mother was Altha Judd. She had a brother, Heman Judd. When I initially looked at this page I wondered if / how this Heman Judd family in Missouri was related. After doing some research, it looks like we're a long ways removed. There is no proof but the evidence suggests common ancestors in Hartford, CT in the mid 1600's. One scenario is that Altha Judd's Great Great Great Grandfather Samuel Judd's older brother Philip is the ancestor of these Missouri Judds. If so, then we share a common ancestor in Deacon Thomas Judd. At any rate, the Judd families have been in America since the early 1600's (at least) and trace their roots back to England down to the late 1300's.
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Roxa Hamilton was an older sister of Supplina Hamilton. She was a daughter of John and Altha (Judd) Hamilton who emigrated from New York to Illinois in c. 1831. Roxa (in some documents known as 'Roxie') had two children by Abel Cross, Oliver in c. 1838 and Mary E. in c. 1839. Abel married again in 1841 to Nancy Skaggs (January 19, 1841) in Schuyler Country, Illinois. It is pure conjecture, but quite possible, that Roxa died in childbirth with Mary or another later child.
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Mary J. Templeton was five years older than her closest sibling, Greenberry S. Templeton. Both were children of John and Eliza Templeton and raised in Cochran's Grove, Shelby County, Illinois. Mary married Charles Voris on November 6, 1860. Mary and Charles Voris had two daughters, Annette Elize and Julia (who died at age nine). Greenberry must have been very fond of his two nieces. <p>... Greenberry's first two children were also daughters. He first daughter was born April 21st, 1872 there in Windsor, Shelby County. Greenberry named his daughter <i>Julia Aletha Templeton</i>. This was likely in honor of his young niece <i>Julia Voris</i> who had recently passed away. Julia Aletha would go by 'Aletha' as her common name all her life. Aletha married Frank Hamilton (son of Supplina and Jane Hamilton) in Endicott, Whitman County, Washington on November 15th, 1891. <p>... Greenberry's second daughter was Laura Annette Templeton. It is possible that Laura Annette was named after his other niece, Annette Voris. Laura Annette went by the name 'Nettie' or 'Annettie' all of her life. Laura Annette Templeton married Judd Hamilton (the brother of Frank Hamilton mentioned above) on December 13th, 1893 in Whitman County, Washington.
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Ash Grove Township came into being in 1825 when Samuel Little and Robert Duncan arrived. The Wilson family is also associated with Ash Grove. <p>... "The deer were the principal game; however, bears were seen in (Ash Grove) township as late as 1833, and panthers for several years later. Along the streams was a favorite hunting ground for the Indian, and as late as 1827 Indian camps still remained. In the winter of 1826 and 1827 the Indians had quite a large camp, of ninety or one hundred lodges, on the west side of the west four mile branch, on what is now the William M. Wilson place. The Indians camped here were a part of three tribes, the Kickapoos, Pottawatomies and Delawares, under a chief by the name of Turkey. These Indians were very friendly, and considered honest by the early settlers. This camp was a lively place, particularly on Sunday, made more so by the presence of a great many white people, who would come from the settlements for miles around to spend the day. The camp was kept lively by horse racing, shooting, foot racing, jumping and trying their muscle in various ways. In the spring of 1827 the Indians left their hunting grounds in this part of the country, and were not seen any more here after the year 1828." http://www.edenmartin.com/counties/ashgrove.htm <p>... Cochran's Grove, located in Ash Grove Township, came into being in 1826 with the arrival of John Cochran. <p>... "There is considerable timber along these streams. Among the larger bodies is Cochran's Grove; it contains fully Three Thousand acres at the head waters of the West Fork of Little Wabash; a part of the Grove is in Richland township, and ... was named in honor of John Cochran, one of the early settlers." http://www.edenmartin.com/counties/ashgrove.htm <p>... Cochran's Grove post office served the area sporadically from 1831 through 1856, when mail service was transferred to Windsor. The Cochran, Frazer, <strong>Templeton</strong>, Storm, Bolin, Green, Dixon and Rankin surnames are associated with Cochran's Grove. <p>... <strong>Robert Templeton</strong> arrived in Section 4 of Ash Grove Township in 1828. This North Carolina native settled between two small tributaries of the East Fork of the Little Wabash River. The two streams were called Four Mile Creeks and the area became known as Four Mile Grove. <p>... The Cochran Cemetery in Section 7 of Ash Grove Township is the final resting place of one of the first people to die in Shelby County. <strong>Anna Templeton</strong> was buried here in 1829. Cochran, Sexson and Storm family members rest beside her. <p>... Located in Ash Grove Township Section 7, the Cochran family did bury 92 year old John Cochran here in 1853. Rankins, Storm, <strong>Templeton</strong> and Abercrombie families are also buried here. <p>... Cochran's Grove became Windsor on July 8, 1856. It served the communities of Quigley and Sargents. Windsor was also known as Illiopolis.
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John Cochran and Robert Templeton had a lot in common. Both were men from North Carolina. Both were pioneer settlers in Ash Grove Township in Shelby County, Illinois and both lived in the same little district called Cochran's Grove (named after John who founded it in 1826). Robert homesteaded as Cochran's neighbor in 1828. John Cochran's son James (born April 8, 1813) married Robert Templeton's daughter, Nancy C. in Ash Grove on July 9, 1829. Nancy's mother Anna Templeton died that same year in Ash Grove. This link is to a page of geneology. Look 2/3 of the way down for information on James and Nancy C. (Templeton) Cochran.
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Last Summer (2004) Lila, Rachel, Alex and I had the priviledge of seeing Joyce Badgley Hunsaker perform <a href="http://www.fannyandfriends.com/" target="top">Fanny</a>, her historical intrepretation of life on the Oregon Trail, at the Oregon Trail Intrepretive Center outside of Baker City, Oregon. It was outstanding... Anyway, in researching the term "See the elephants" I was suprised to find that Joyce's most recent book about the Oregon Trail is titled just that: "Seeing The Elephant; True stories from the Oregon Trail." Grandpa Supplina mentioned that he came West as a 19 year old young man, orphaned of parents, to 'see the elephants' and grow up with the county. According to Joyce, everyone on the Oregon Trail 'saw the elephant' in that they endured great hardships in the completion of the journey.
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Grandpa Supplina Hamilton in his 1899 letter remembering his crossing of the Oregon Trail in 1851 writes: "Others were attracted by the gold mines. As for myself, I was an orphan boy, and my home was anywhere that I was treated kindly. I wanted to see the elephants, so came West to grow up with the country." I've puzzled at the comment <i>'I wanted to see the elephants.'</I> Today it dawned on me that this must be an idiom of the times and I Google'd it. Sure enough, 'seeing or meeting the elephants' on the trail means facing the the worst conditions possible... or everything the Oregon Trail (or other trails... collectively referred to as elephants) had to teach them.
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This link (discussion thread) tells us some of the history of the Sumpter's. This Sumpter family member has shared a transcribed version of Alexander Sumpter, Jr.'s family history notes. The notes were written in Alexander Jr.'s own hand in a notebook in the possession of his son, John A. Sumpter. As a point of interest, Alexander Jr., his family (including son John A.) and his father Alexander Sr. are listed in the 1900 US Census in the same household in Santiam Precinct in Linn Co. Oregon (see the Docs section of the site). Alexander Jr. was the baby in his mother's womb, Nancy (Prather) Sumpter, when Alexander Sr. and Nancy crossed the Oregon Trail in 1853 with their eight daughters. One of those eight daughters was 15 year old Sarah Jane Sumpter, who would marry Supplina Hamilton in 1858. She is my grandfather's grandmother. Grandma 'Jane' was born in Missouri. Her little brother Alexander, Jr. writes some details of the Sumpter family history stories. Here is a quote I especially like: <strong><i> "Grand Father Sumpter... George Wash Sumpter... born in Virginia in time of the Revolutionary War... was carried in his mothers arms in to Washington's Army to see his father."</i></strong> This is amazing! 'Grandfather' George Washington Sumpter was named for General George Washington and as a babe in arms visited Washington's army where infant George's father was serving under Washington! It also appears that the noted General Sumpter who fought in the Revolution was also a relative. It was for General Sumpter that Fort Sumpter (sometimes spelt 'Fort Sumter') in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina was named. The Civil War broke out at Fort Sumpter on April 12, 1861.
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This link is to a researcher of the Galloway families in the Northwest. Charlie Galloway was the father of Elsie (Galloway) Hamilton the wife of Maurice Hamilton. Charles Galloway was married for a short time to Elsie's mother, Lilly Ramsay. Lilly was 16 years old when she married Charlie. They had two children, Effie and Elsie. Effie (named after Charlie's sister) died of crib death in the care of Grandma (Mary) Ramsay shortly after Lilly had left Charlie. Elsie stayed with Grandma (Elizabeth) Galloway. Lilly Ramsey eventually married a man named Fee in British Columbia. Charlie also remarried. This researcher is not sure who Charlie's father was... either a Amasa or a Chancey Galloway. Based on the details he has and the information we know.. it is clear that Charlie's parents were Chancey Galloway and Elizabeth Jordeu of Whitman County and then Waconda, WA. Chancey also went by A. or Amasa Galloway on Census records. Charlie Galloway and Lillie Ramsay were married in Republic, WA March 13, 1903.
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The US Agent at the Umatilla Indian Agency (established in 1851) diligently recorded the emigrants across the Oregon Trail in 1853. Alexander Sumpter was recorded on the roster as having arrived on August 3, 1853. The record simply says: <strong>Sumpter, A. w. 8d</strong>. This stood for 'Sumpter, A. with a wife and 8 daughters'. Actually the transcriber of the roster (many years later) made a mistake and put <strong>'B' d.</strong>, which could have meant 'baby daughter.' Apparently she could not believe that anyone would actually have had <strong>EIGHT</strong> daughters and no sons!! It was true. Though Alexander and Nancy had sons born to them in Oregon their eight daughters who crossed the Oregon Trail with them in 1853 were: Elizabeth,18; Malinda Lindy,16; Sarah Jane,15; Nancy Lovisa,13; Drucilla Ann,11; Lucinda Cindy,9; Lavinia,4 and Alice J. age 1. To add to all this, <strong><i>34 year old Nancy crossed the trail pregnant</i></strong> with their first-born son, Alexander Jr., who was born after they arrived in Linn, Co. Oregon in September 1853 (according to the 1900 Census). Crossing the Oregon Trail in 1853 basically meant walking across the Western United States for five months. Riding in the wagons was often unbearable because of the jostling bumpy ride. Talk about an amazing woman! Nancy (Prather) Sumpter was it...
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Alexander and Nancy Sumpter are documented as having crossed the trail in 1853. Supplina Hamilton and Sarah Jane Sumpter were married in Linn Co, Oregon on June 10th, 1858.
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Alexander Sumpter Sr. was the father of Sarah Jane (Hamilton) Sumpter, the wife of Supplina Hamilton. Alexander came west with his family on the Oregon Trail in 1853. Alexander was born in Tennessee on May 6, 1810 and passed away in Linn, Co. Oregon March 18, 1904.
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This article is a 'Historical Address Delivered at the Annual Meeting of The Village Library Company of Farmington, Connecticut, September 8, 1897 by Julius Gay.' It discusses the families and war related activities defending the British colonists in the area prior to the Revolution. Samuel Judd and Deacon Thomas Judd are mentioned (along with John Judd). Samuel Judd was the son of Deacon Thomas Judd. Samuel was the grandfather of Reuben Judd who was the father of Supplina Judd who was the father of Altha (Judd) Hamilton who was the mother of Supplina Hamilton.
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Reuben Judd was the paternal grandfather of Altha (Judd) Hamilton the wife of John Hamilton the mother of Supplina Hamilton. The Judd Family lived in South Hadley, Massachusetts in this era.
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Interment.net records the Hamilton graves in the Waitsburg, WA City Cemetary. Buried here is Duron Hamilton the first born child of Supplina and Sarah Jane (Sumpter) Hamilton. Also buried here is Duron's wife Laura Sedonia (Brunton) Hamilton and two of their children: Pearl Cyrus Hamilton age 14y 5m 22d, William Jennings B. Hamilton age 3m 8d. Also buried here is Supplina's son-in-law Bernard Whiting (b. 1876, d. 1946) who was married to his daughter Christia Jane Hamilton.
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There are two Supplina Judd's. The first is Altha (Judd) Hamilton's father. The second is her brother. The elder Supplina Judd and his son were living next to John and Altha Hamilton in Amity, Allegany County, NY in 1830. Apparently sometime thereafter the Hamiltons' and Judds' emigrated to Illinois perhaps in search of better or lower cost farm land. I am assuming this purchase record was for Supplina Judd the elder as Supplina, Jr. and family were living in Virgina, Cass County (not Greene County) as of the 1840 Census. This is only an assumption. As a point of interest, Supplina Hamilton (Son of John and Altha Hamilton), named after his grandpa Supplina Judd, was born in Illinois in 1832.
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This HistoryLink.org ('The Online Encyclopedia Of Washington State History') article chronicles the memoriable rock and roll bands with Eastern Washington roots. Danny and 'Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds' are featured, ofcourse... but 'Judd Hamilton and the Furies?' Yes, it's there... and that's one wrinkle in family history I definiately had missed. They apparently recorded under the local 'Julian Records' label.
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Buried in the Wauconda Cemetary is Elsie (Galloway) Hamilton's baby sister Effie who died in 1906. Elsie's mom felt she had to leave her husband Charlie Galloway and left Elsie in the care of grandma Galloway and Effie in the care of grandma Ramsey. Effie died of crib death shortly thereafter. Grandma Mary Ramsay's husband James had died in 1904 and is also buried in the Wauconda Cemetary. James was remembered as a dark skinned Scot with red hair and whiskers. He had a honest hard working reputation and was an old indian scout. James was born in 1832 (Actually, according to the 1900 Census he was born in September 1831) and held a timber claim in what is now Seattle before moving to what is now Buckley, WA and making a good living growing hops. They moved to Wauconda to escape the coastal weather believing it to be beneficial to their second child, Johnnie's health.
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Elsie Hamilton was born here January 26, 1904. This article tells the history of the now ghost town, Wauconda, Washington.
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This page from the 'End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center' in Oregon City, Oregon details more about the Powell family and their journies west on the Oregon Trail in 1851 and 1852. Supplina Hamilton's account of the 1851 journey, written to J.M. Powel in Spokane in 1900, is also quoted in part on this page. Supplina was with the Powell train in 1851 as a 19 year old headed west. This linked web page was written in 1998 before John Alkire Powell's journal was published by the Library of Congress. John A. Powell was the Captain of the wagon train and he keep a journal of the trip as well as recording his business transactions and the couples he married through the years in Oregon. S. (Supplina) Hamilton is often mentioned in John A. Powell's journal.
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Arthur Lund was a founder and early day business and civic leader in Tonasket, WA. He was the president of the town bank. Arthur Lund was a friend and patron of the Hamiltons. Judd and Annettie and two of their children, Donald and Doris were living in Tonasket as of the 1930 Census. Judd's son Maurice and his family, wife Elsie and their children Darrel, Marvin, Mazie and John(ie) were also in Tonasket. Mr. Lund took a special interest in Darrel with his health (heart) problems. Maurice and Elsie named one of their sons, Arthur Lund Hamilton, after Mr. Lund.
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A kind soul documented the graves in the Nespelem City Cemetary for Interment.net. Among the graves are three of Maurice and Elsie Hamilton's children: Hamilton, Darrel, b. 1921 - d. 1936, Hamilton, Jimmie, b. 1928 - d. 1929, Hamilton, Mazie, b. 1890 - d. 1893. The last entry for Mazie the researcher said was 'hard to read.' Mazie was born in January 1930 (or possibly Dec. 1929). She was five years old when she died. <br><br> This link also provides directions to the cemetary. When I was a child and living in Elmer City, WA every memorial day we went to the graves and spent time cleaning them up and tending or planting the flowers. I can still hear the meadowlarks singing and the beautiful flowers called 'flags' that mark the grave sites.
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Played over 3 million times. With a playing time of 2 minutes 42 seconds it's the equivilent of over 13.8 years of continuous air play.... and counting.
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As you may know, Wikipedia is the now the world's largest most current encyclopedia. It is 100% free and maintained by volunteer editors. Anyone may contribute and edit it. The personal biography of Dan Hamilton is waiting for an author to write a 'wiki' for him. This bio of the group may also be edited if there are inaccuracies. With Wikipedia you really do get a chance to write history.
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This is a GREAT family Halloween Story. Supplina Hamilton's Great Grandmother was Elizabeth (Smith) Judd. Her Great Great Grandfather was Lieutenant Philip Smith mentioned in this account. <br><br> This page discusses the account of the infamous 17th Century 'Witch of Hadley' Massachusetts. Mary Webster was indicted by a grand jury and tried as a witch. She was acquited but gained a huge reputation... She was thought to be behind the death of our 'honorable and upstanding' ancestor, Lt. Philip Smith. Most of the source material on this page is taken from the definiative work of the history of Hadley, 'The History of Hadley', written by a cousin of ours, Sylvester Judd. It was originally published in 1863.
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Supplina Judd married Jemina Pooler on Jan 26, 1797 in NY. Here they are listed in the 1810 Census as living in the town of Sidney, NY in Deleware CO. They have six children in the household four under 10 and two in the 10 to 16 census age bracket. We know that they had six children total. One of these children was Altha Judd who would marry John Hamilton in 1815 and become the mother of Supplina Hamilton. It's also interesting to note that it looks like quite a few of Jemina's family were living nearby. There are four Pooler families listed in this relatively small town.
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Dr. Charles Dailey of the Northwest College of the Bible (Church of Christ) posted this wonderful profile of Grandpa Supplina today (9/28/2005).
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John Alkire Powel was born on 20 February 1807 at Xenia, Ohio, one of fifteen children born to Joseph and Sarah (Alkire) Powel. John married Sevilla Smith in Illinois in 1828. John and Sevilla left Illinois in 1851 for Oregon, accompanied by all of their ten children. The family traveled with Johns brothers, Alfred and Noah, who were also preachers. Alfred and Noah brought their wives and children, and the brothers hired several single men, among them Supplina Hamilton, to assist the company. John served as captain of the Powel train, as it was called.
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John A. Powel and his family came west on the Oregon Trail the spring and summer of 1851. They eventually settled in to Linn, CO Oregon. John was the Captain of the wagon train that Grandpa Supplina came West in. John Powel was an itinerant Church of Christ preacher and married Supplina and Sarah Jane Sumpter in 1858. Mr. Powel kept a daily diary of his family's journey on the trail that summer. This link is to the section of his diary where they are crossing the rugged Blue Mountains in Northwestern Oregon. It was here they they lost their oldest daughter, Therissa. She died of what was thought to have been a cold... a few weeks after giving birth to her first child.
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This is an amazing... thing. Powel, John A. (John Alkire), 1807-1880 was an farmer-preacher who came to Linn, CO Oregon the same summer in 1851 as Supplina. John was the captain of the wagon train that Supplina was on. He was a figure in the Christian Church Restoration Movement. That they knew each other well in Linn, CO. Oregon is a fact as John's published notes (notebook/diary/account book) attests. The diary is a record of his crossing the Oregon Trail, his business accounts in Oregon (S. Hamilton or Hamitton did a lot of business with John Powel), and his marriage of Supplina and Jane! Enjoy.
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According to notes from mom (Julia Hamilton) on her visits with Joyce Hamilton (wife of Gordon >> Delbert >> Duron >> Supplina Hamilton). Supplina's twin brothers James M and William M Hamilton served in the 85th Illinois infantry during the Civil War. James M and William M were mustered into the 85th infantry on Aug. 27, 1862. William was a 1st Sargent. He was discharged as disabled on Jan. 27th, 1863. James was promoted from Sargent to 2nd Lt on Oct. 27th, 1863. James was captured at the battle of Peach Tree creek Georgia on July 19, 1864. Both survived the war. The page linked to confirms this information. Detailed information is found in the book: History of the Eighty-fifth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Published in 1901.
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Judd and Nettie Hamilton brought their family from Whitman county Washington to Homestead near Nespelem after the southern portion of the Colville Indian reservation was opened to white homesteaders in 1916.
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Look half-way down the page under the section, "Unusual Name."
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Please see the post, "You're related to George W. Bush..." in the Family Forum.
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This page traces Supplina Judd (father of Altha Judd) back four generations. Supplina >> Reuben >> Thomas >> Dea. Thomas Judd.
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"Supplina Judd, town of Sidney, Delaware County, NY, on July 5, 1808, purchased from Timothy Eastman, town of Sidney, Delaware County, NY, land in Evans Patent, Great Lot 13, part of lot 3, 39 acres. Witnesses Joseph Bicknell and Lydia Bicknell. Recorded July 7, 1808. Pages 548-549. " Great Great Great Grandma Altha Judd would have been around 10 years old at this time. Her bother Heman Judd would have been 8 years old and her baby bother Supplina would have been born that year. Altha married John Hamilton in 1815 and had a son named Supplina.
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Our ancestors were Scottish. Likely originally English and eventually 'Scots-Irish' (settling in Northern-Ireland) and then Americans. The Hamilton Palace in Scotland is definiately in our family tree.
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This map from the 1830 census shows the Amity district where John Hamilton and Altha Judd were living when they met.
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It seems the Judd and Hamilton families were living in Amity, Allegany Co. NY in 1830. Suplina Judd died in 1830 or 31. There are many Judds (likely some related to Suplina Judd) listed in the census. Only the heads of the households were listed. It is believed Suplina's daughter was Altha Judd who married John Hamilton (also of Amity). John and Altha had a son whom they named Supplina (or Suplina). From Supplina descended Judd Hamilton. One of Judd's sons was Maurice Hamilton.
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John Hamilton, father of Supplina, is mentioned has head of household in Amity, NY in 1830. John would marry Altha Judd and later migrate to Illinois. I wonder if Heman and Hirim Hamilton mentioned here were John's Brother or relatives. John named a son, Heman and another Hirim (also one John and James).
posted by Glen
Supplina Hamilton and the Church of Christ, Christian Church in Dixie, WA. Supplina was ordained an evangelist to the Walla Walla Valley was in a founder and mentor of these early pioneer churches in the Christian Church movement.
posted by Glen
Supplina Hamilton was a member and evangelist of the Christian Church (Church of Christ) movement through most of this adult life. He is mentioned here in conjunction with the church in St. John, WA.
posted by Glen
This is a link to a message board where Joyce (wife of Gordon) briefly outlines her theory on the connection with Supplina Judd and the decendants of John Hamilton. I suspect she is right.
posted by Glen
We visited the Oregon Trail Intepretive Center in Baker City, Oregon (Aug 3, 2004). It is impressive and right on the trail overlooking the Powder River Valley. Lot's of great information.
posted by Glen
As of June 6, 1851 there had passed Fort Kearny 837 emigrant wagons, 2883 individuals (1156 men, 928 women, 799 children), 5975 oxen, cows, horse and mules. According to records kept by John Boulware, ferryman at Table Creek (Old Fort Kearny), 220 wagons had crossed at that point by late May. The remainder apparently crossing at other points below. Among them Supplina Hamilton.
posted by Glen
More land claim information mentioning Supplina and now his new wife, Sarah Jane Sumpter. Sarah Jane (known as Jane) Sumpter was born on July 7, 1837 and crossed the Oregon Trail by Ox team and covered wagon in 1850 at age 13. The trip typically took six months.
posted by Glen
Another abstract of the Oregon land claims including a fuller discussion of the land claim opportunity that drew our family West. I suspect Bushrod (the name is familiar) was related to Supplina but I do not currently know how.
posted by Glen
- 192)ClanHamilton.net
This is a great site of Hamilton history. It is maintained by Maurice Hamilton a professional photographer and likely a distant cousin.
posted by Glen
This is an interactive website, via Family Tree Maker, that post all the information I have collected from my mothers and fathers sides of the family. Most of the information from the Hamilton side of the family has come via the family web site and Glen's hard work. I do encourage you all to take a look at it and help me make it accurate and correct so that it may be a very useful tool for years to come. Enjoy!
posted by Jon Patrick Hamilton
Julia Hamilton came to Spokane in 1942 and in time found work at the Spokane Air Repair Depot. Mom later became a lead inspector doing quality assurance on P-38 Lightnings, B-17s and likely other aircraft repairs. The air repair depot later became Fairchild Air Force Base.
posted by Glen
Julia Hamilton worked at the Northern Pacific Hospital in Missoula for about a year and a half ending in 1942. Mom was 16 years old when she orginally came to Missoula to work as a domestic. Later she found work at the hospital. She worked in Missoula for approximately two years before moving to Spokane to find a job in 'defense work' in 1942. The third photo's date is difficult to read but it may be 1924.
posted by Glen