Chester W Hamilton

28 June 1898–14 April 1969 (Age 70)
Michigan, United States

The Life of Chester W

When Chester W Hamilton was born on 28 June 1898, in Michigan, United States, his father, William H Hamilton, was 39 and his mother, Bertha Fauble, was 30. He married Sylvia Rhinehart in 1922, in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 14 April 1969, in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

Chester W Hamilton
1898–1969
Sylvia Rhinehart
1904–1985
Marriage: 1922
Hamilton
1922–1922
Arnold Harold Hamilton
1926–1999

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
1922
Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, United States
children

(2)

    Hamilton

    Male1922–1922Male

    Arnold Harold Hamilton

    Male1926–1999Male

Parents and Siblings

    William H Hamilton

    Male1858–1942Male

    Bertha Fauble

    Female1868–1958Female

siblings

(8)

    Ivan Hamilton

    Male1888–Male

    Theodore Hamilton

    Male1888–Male

    Virgil Clark Hamilton

    Male1892–1919Male

    Minnie G. Hamilton

    Female1894–Female

    Margaret Hamilton

    Female1897–1962Female

+3 More Children

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

Age 2

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1903 · Ford Motor Company

Age 5

"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
1917

Age 19

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

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 Hamiltons and named after them. In Ireland, this name may have replaced Hamill in a few cases. It has also been used as the equivalent of the Irish (Cork) name Ó hUrmholtaigh.

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Cheater Hamilton, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Chester Hamilton, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Chester Hamilton in household of William Hamilton, "United States Census, 1900"

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