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William Edward Hamilton 1835–1920

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Born 21 Aug 1835 · Charles County, Maryland, USA

Died 10 Dec 1920 · Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

Father Edward Ignatius J Hamilton War Of 1812

Mother Anne Louisa Spalding

Spouse Anna Maria Willson

Children Brooke Hamilton, Clarence Spalding Hamilton Us Department Of Agriculture As A Agronomist, Maria Louisa Hamilton

Siblings Edward Anna Hamilton, Eleanor Anne Hamilton, Maria Louisa Hamilton, Mary Henrietta Hamilton

Records

1900 United States Federal Census U.S., Find a Grave® Index, … U.S., Sons of the American … Texas, Death Certificates U.S., Find a Grave Index

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Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Ignatius J Hamilton War Of 1812

Anne Louisa Spalding

Spouse(s)

Anna Maria Willson

Children

Brooke Hamilton

Clarence Spalding Hamilton Us Department Of Agriculture As A Agronomist

Maria Louisa Hamilton

Biography

In 1835, William Edward Hamilton entered the world in Charles County, Maryland, USA, born to edward ignatius j hamilton war of 1812 and anne louisa spalding. In 1900, William Edward Hamilton resided in Houston Ward 4, Harris, Texas, USA. William Edward Hamilton married anna maria willson, and had children including brooke hamilton, clarence spalding hamilton us department of agriculture as a agronomist, maria louisa hamilton. William Edward Hamilton passed away in 1920 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America.

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Census 1900 United States Federal Census
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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Record U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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Death Records Texas, Death Certificates
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave Index

Life Timeline

1835

Birth of William Edward Hamilton in Charles County, Maryland, USA

Birth

1900

William Edward Hamilton resided here in Houston Ward 4, Harris, Texas, USA

Residence

1920

Death of William Edward Hamilton in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from William Hamilton

This ancestor line traces from Krakow, Malopolskie, Poland (1013) to Charles County, Maryland, USA (1835) across 25 generations.

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