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Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton 1914 – 1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 December 1914

Birth Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 7 January 1989

Death Location: Plainfield, Hendricks, Indiana, USA

Father: Orville Denwood

Mother: Grace Blackburn

Spouse(s): Chester Hamilton

Children(s): Betty Buxton, Chester Hamilton, James Hamilton

In 1914, Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton entered the world in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA, born to Orville Ulmer Denwood and Grace Cidilla Blackburn. In 1920, Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton resided in Indianapolis Ward 10, Marion, Indiana, USA. In 1935, Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton resided in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana. Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton married Chester Hamilton, and had children including Betty Sue Buxton, Chester Wayne Hamilton, James "Jay" Jason Hamilton. Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton passed away in 1989 in Plainfield, Hendricks, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1914, Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton entered the world in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA, born to Orville Ulmer Denwood and Grace Cidilla Blackburn.
  • In 1920, Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton resided in Indianapolis Ward 10, Marion, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1935, Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton resided in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.
  • Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton married Chester Hamilton, and had children including Betty Sue Buxton, Chester Wayne Hamilton, James "Jay" Jason Hamilton.
  • Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton passed away in 1989 in Plainfield, Hendricks, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Hamilton's Ancestors

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Dorothy Hamilton
1914 – 1989
Birth Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Parents
Orville Ulmer Denwood
1892 – 1966
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Grace (Cidilla) Blackburn
1893 – 1984
Elwood, Madison County, Indiana
Grandparents
(Charles) (Elmer Ellsworth) Denwood
1866 – 1944
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Rachael (Katherine) Ulmer
1872 – 1952
, Scott, Indiana, USA
Benjamin (Theodore Riggs) Blackburn
1867 – 1947
Pendleton, Kentucky, United States
Rosetta (Belle) Reed
1867 – 1950
Boylston, Clinton, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Denwood
1834 – 1905
Agnes Forward
1836 – 1914
Henry Ulmer
1846 – 1906
Abigail Whitson
1853 – 1927
John Blackburn
1834 – 1899
ELIZABETH COLCORD
1835 – 1908
George Reed
1829 – 1910
Catherine Booher
1833 – 1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Denwood
1809 – 1878
Sarah Chambers
1810 – 1882
Samuel Colcord
1807 – 1898
Elizabeth Jeffers
1811 – 1884

Dorothy Hamilton's Descendants

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Dorothy (Denwood Buxton) Hamilton (31 December 1914 – 7 January 1989) m. Chester Hamilton (30 December 1920 – 13 December 1988)
  1. 1. Betty (Sue) Buxton (15 Feb 1934 – 27 Feb 2009)
  2. 2. Chester (Wayne) Hamilton (8 February 1945 – 5 May 2013)
  3. 3. James ("Jay" Jason) Hamilton (21 July 1947 – 23 August 2022)

Dorothy Hamilton's Timeline

5 Records

1914
31 December 1914
Birth of Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton resided here in Indianapolis Ward 10, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis Ward 10, Marion, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton resided here in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 26
Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton resided here in Center Twp, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Center Twp, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
1989
7 January 1989
Age 75
Death of Dorothy Denwood Buxton Hamilton in Plainfield, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
Plainfield, Hendricks, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 December 1914
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01128; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 96-258
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Indianapolis Ward 10, Marion, Indiana; Roll: T625_454; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 182

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Indianapolis Ward 10, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Indianapolis Ward 10, Marion, Indiana; Roll: T625_454; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 182

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01128; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 96-258

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Center Twp, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01128; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 96-258

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1989
    Event Place: Plainfield, Hendricks, Indiana, USA

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