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- Hamilton HistoryWednesday, September 24, 2008 5:26 PM
From: "Susan Hamilton" To:sljuhl1234@yahoo.com
Don Harbison also sent me a ?Historical Sketch of theHarbison-Hamilton Family? which had this to say about Alexander M andNancy Katherine Hamilton.
Source: "Historical Sketch of the Harbison-Hamilton Family? written byWinfred and Ocie Harbison, page 8 (This is a photocopy of a typewritten tract sent to Susan Hamilton (complier) by Don Harbison Nov2007.)
"Alexander M or Elic as he was often called, married Nancy KatherineHamilton in 1878, lived for awhile in the "weaning pen" where theiroldest son Alvin Turner was born, and later lived in various locationsin Parke and Putman Counties . including Portland Mills where heoperated a saw mill. Elic and Nancy ended their active career in theold Hamilton homestead where they cared for Joe and Evan the oldHamilton bachelors.
Meanwhile their six children, Lille, Turner, Wilbur, Ollie, Belvia andClay, each had a fairly typical childhood, attended the local commonschools, joined Pisgah Church, worked long and hard, and in due coursemarried, five of them to members of families a few miles up RaccoonCreek. Thus it was that in 1902 Alvin Turned Harbison married EvaFlorence, daughter of John and Amanda Grimes in the Russell Centerarea. They were destined to live most of their long and happy lifetogether in the same community but they always maintained close tiesand a lively interest in the historic homeland of the Harbisons andHamiltons."
Also at the back of this tract is a photo of the living descendants ofSamuel Ramsey Hamilton at the unveiling of a plaque on Memorial Day(year not stated) in his honor.
Photo and notes as below:
Source: Historical Sketch of the Harbison-Hamilton Family by Winfredand Ocie Harbison. Date unknown. Sent to Susan Hamilton (compiler) inNov 2007
The Photo shows 11 people in front of the plaque at Portland Millscemetery to honor Samuel Ramsey Hamilton. Memorial Day May 30 year notstated.
The living descendants of S R Hamilton are Samuel C Harbison, BelvisHarbison McGaughey, Weber B Harbison, V?da (Vida) Harbison Moore,Margerete Harbison Hammock, Raymond L Harbison, Donald D McGaughey,Terner (Turner) Harbison and Ancil Harbison." [Transcribed 26September 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler; sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]
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