Obediah Hamilton (1855–) • FamilySearch

Obediah Hamilton

1855–
North Carolina, United States

The Life of Obediah

When Obediah Hamilton was born in 1855, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Joseph Josiah Hamilton, was 45 and his mother, Lydia Parks, was 39. He married Nancy Hannah Hall on 22 June 1879, in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Troy, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States in 1910 and Biscoe, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States in 1920.

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Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

Obediah Hamilton

1855–

Nancy Hannah Hall

1861–1899

Marriage: 22 June 1879

Rilla M Hamilton

1880–

Lydia J Hamilton

1883–

Tinie Hamilton

1885–

Maggie Hamilton

1887–

Fannie L Hamilton

1888–

John Rasper Hamilton Sr

1889–1975

Carrie Hamilton

1891–1937

Thomas Alexander Hamilton

1894–1974

Fillmore Hamilton

1895–

Joseph Philmore Hamilton

1897–1969

Kinney W Hamilton

1898–

Spouse & Children

Obediah Hamilton

Male1855–Male

Nancy Hannah Hall
Female1861–1899Female

MARRIAGE
22 June 1879
Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

children

(11)

Rilla M Hamilton

Female1880–Female

Lydia J Hamilton

Female1883–Female

Tinie Hamilton

Female1885–Female

Maggie Hamilton

Female1887–Female

Fannie L Hamilton

Female1888–Female

+6 More Children

Parents & Siblings

Joseph Josiah Hamilton
Male1810–1867Male
Lydia Parks
Female1816–1875Female

siblings

(12)

Eli Hamilton

Male1836–Male

Mary M. Hamilton

Female1839–Female

Gilbert Watson Hamilton

Male1840–1914Male

Elizabeth Hamilton

Female1840–Female

Noah Richard Hamilton

Male1845–Male

+7 More Children

World Events (8)

1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

Age 7

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

Age 8

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

1886

Age 31

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

Hamilton

Obediah

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.

Possible Related Names

Hamill

Sources (3)

Obadiah Hamilton in household of Lydda Hamilton, "United States Census, 1870"
Obedia Hamilton in household of Joseph Hamilton, "United States Census, 1860"
Obedare Hamilton, "United States Census, 1910"

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