David Levi Hamblin

Brief Life History of David Levi

When David Levi Hamblin was born on 5 July 1877, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, his father, Silas McDaniel Hamlin, was 23 and his mother, Mary Jane Linkous, was 21. He married Mary Lou Ratcliff on 1 July 1896, in Giles, Kanawha, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States for about 30 years. He died on 20 October 1942, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in New Mount Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Levi Hamblin
1877–1942
Mary Lou Ratcliff
1879–1958
Marriage: 1 July 1896
James Silas Hamblin
1897–1974
Mary Elizabeth Hamlin
1899–
Winford Harman Hamlin
1902–1940
Thomas Levi Hamblin
1905–1974
John Hamlin
1907–
Howard William Hamlin
1909–1995
Anne Francis Clark
1910–1947
Myrtle May Hamblin
1915–1919

Sources (24)

  • David Hamlin, "United States Census, 1910"
  • David Hamblin, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • David Hamblin, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): variant of Hamlin .

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

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