Lee Thomas Hamilton

Brief Life History of Lee Thomas

When Lee Thomas Hamilton was born in May 1853, in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States, his father, William Hamilton, was 58 and his mother, Mary Polly Morgan, was 41. He married Julia Anne Marks on 24 February 1876, in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Oakland Township, Chatham, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Township 9 Thompson, Alamance, North Carolina, United States in 1910. He died on 18 December 1936, in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 83.

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Lee Thomas Hamilton
1853–1936
Julia Anne Marks
1851–1922
Marriage: 24 February 1876
Sarah Ann Hamilton
1871–1900
Alexander Hamilton
1875–1935
Wesley J Hamilton
1880–
Mary Louvennia Hamilton
1883–1962
Nora Hamilton
1885–1963
Adlaide B. Hamilton
1892–1948

Sources (34)

  • Lee S Hamelton, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Lee T Hamilton, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Lee Hamilton in entry for Nora Hamilton May, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"

World Events (8)

1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: habitational name from what is now a deserted village in the parish of Barkby, Leicestershire. This is named from Old English hamel ‘crooked’ + dūn ‘hill’. Hamilton near Glasgow was founded by the English Hamiltons and named after them, and later bearers took their surname from the Scottish place. In the north of Ireland, where many Hamiltons settled in the 17th century, this surname may sometimes have been adopted for Hamill . It has also been adopted as an Anglicized form of southern Irish Ó hUrmholtaigh.

History: This name is borne by one of the most distinguished families of the Scottish nobility; they hold many titles, including marquessate and dukedom of Hamilton, the marquessate of Douglas, the dukedom of Abercorn, and the earldom of Haddington. They are descended from Walter FitzGilbert de Hameldone, a Norman baron who gave his support to Robert the Bruce in the 13th century. A member of this family was Sir William Hamilton (1730–1803), a British diplomat and archaeologist, whose wife, Lady Emma Hamilton (c. 1765–1815), became the mistress of Admiral Horatio Nelson. A branch of the family was established in Ireland by Sir Frederick Hamilton (died 1646), who served in the Swedish army of Gustavus Adolphus. He later became governor of Ulster, and his descendants were created viscounts Boyne. The family have given their name to Newtownhamilton and Hamiltonsbaron in County Armagh. Another branch of the family were to be found in Denmark, where Henrik Albertsen Hamilton (1588–1648) was a noted Latin poet. A 17th-century example of a Hamilton from Glasgow, Scotland, is recorded in the Netherlands, where the name is found in the form Hamelton. Another Scottish Hamilton, James, went to the West Indies in the 18th century and was the father of Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), who arrived in NY in 1772 and became the first US secretary of the Treasury.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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