!Father-BROOKS, Benjamin ; Mother-Deborah : VITAL RECORDS OF CHARLEMONT,
MASS. TO THE YEAR 1850, p.20

!Baptised: 26 Aug 1801, VITAL RECORDS OF CHARLEMENT, MASS. TO THE YEAR
1850, p. 20.

!Grant Twp. Cemetery Inscriptions, Lot 53, copied by Lake Co. IL Genealog-
cal Society.

1. 2. Chester Willard HAMILTON   b. 12 Nov 1830, Newburg, Cuyahoga, OH; d. 7 Jun 1918, Avon Twp, Lake, IL; bur. Jun 1918, Grant Cem, Lake, IL.
2. 3. Willis B. HAMILTON   b. Abt 1832, Newburg, Cuyahoga, OH; d. 10 Nov 1855, ,Lake, IL.
3. 4. Alonzo Prentiss HAMILTON   b. 22 Dec 1836, Bedford, Cuyahoga, OH; d. 5 Aug 1911, Auburn, Sac, IA; bur. 8 Aug 1911, Auburn Cemetary, Auburn, Sac, IA.
4. 5. Dorothy R. HAMILTON   b. Sep 1838, Bedford, Cuyahoga Co., OH.

!Married: Sarah A. Wait, 31 Aug 1859, Hainesville, Lake Co., IL, MARRIAGE
RECORDS, Lake Co., IL: Bk B, p. 173.

!Military: Civil War; Chester W. Hamilton enrolled 4 Feb. 1864 at Chicagoto
serve 3 years Civil War Service. Six months later he was wounded at theBattle
of Deep Bottom, Virginia, 14 Aug 1864, shot through the right forearm,result-
ing in a shattered bone below the elbow. (Action at Deep Bottom, a part of
the siege of Petersburg, Va.) HIS PENSION CERTIFICATE #93,236.

!Birth: Civil War Pension File #WC861-081 (Co. F. 39th IL Volunteers,Infanrty)

!Death: Illinois State Bureau of Vital Statistics: Death CertificateChester
Willard Hamilton - Son Willis, infomant; of Walworth, WI). NOTE: Buried at
Grant Cem., died at Rollins.

NOTE: 1844, (IGI, Batch 7509337 80, call 935393, film), indicates aChester
Hamilton, married Nancy Jewell at Decatur, Adams, IN, these dates do notfit
this Chester.

1. 6. Willis W. HAMILTON   b. 25 Nov 1861, ,Lake Co., IL; d. Aft 1918, Walworth, WI.
2. 7. Fay C. HAMILTON   b. 24 Jun 1884, ,Waupaca Co., WI.

!Death: Grant Twp.Cem.Inscriptions, Lot 53, copied by Lake Co.,IL
Genealogical Society.

!Burial: Grant Twp.Cem.Inscriptions, Lot 53, copied by Lake Co.,IL
Genealogical Society.

!Name: 1850 Federal Census: Lake Co., IL, Goodale Twp., P.62B, lines 10-19

!DEATH &BURIAL: Killed in Horse run away accident while visiting Iowa

Death Certificate (HAM016) information given by A W Hamilton (son)Auburn, IA

1. 8. Arthur William HAMILTON   b. 6 Oct 1867, Delhi, Delaware, IA; d. 7 Jan 1928, Lake City, Calhoun, IA; bur. Abt Jan 1928, Auburn Cemetary, Auburn, Sac, IA.
2. 9. Minnie Ollie Oaklie HAMILTON   b. 27 Nov 1870.
3. 10. Jesse Lyman HAMILTON   b. 10 Dec 1871, Delhi, Delaware, IA; d. 16 Jul 1929, Clinton Twp, Vermillion, IN; bur. Jul 1929, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN.
4. 11. Charles HAMILTON   b. 27 Nov 1875; d. 1876, Delhi, Delaware, IA.
5. 12. Chester Joy HAMILTON   b. 12 Nov 1883, LeHigh, Webster, IA; d. 14 Apr 1954, Lake City, Calhoun, IA; bur. 17 Apr 1954, Auburn, Sac, IA.

!Marriage: 25 Nov 1854 to GRANGER, Chauncey C., Lake Co., IL. , ref:marriage
records, Lake Co., IL: Bk B (a) p. 173; (b) p. 95

!1900 U.S. Census - Dorothy Granger was the mother of eleven children,only
two of them alive in 1900. Those two children were sons Ira and Frank

!Birth: 1900 Federal Census: Deer Creek, Outagamie Co. WI.(E.D. 81 Sheet:
45-48)

!Birth: "Cleveland Herald & Gazette, "Dec 9, 1837, as abstracted in ANNALS
OF CLEVELAND, XX: 350 Notice of sheriff's sale, Chester Hamilton'sresidence
Bedford, Ohio.

1. 13. Martha GRANGER   b. Abt 1864, ,Outagamie, WI.
2. 14. Frank Floyd GRANGER   b. 29 Jun 1867, Deer Creek, Outagamie, WI; d. 5 May 1931.
3. 15. Ira C. GRANGER   b. Aug 1876, Deer Creek, Outagamie Co., WI.
4. 16. Archy GRANGER   b. Feb 1880, Deer Creek, Outagamie Co., WI.

!Birth: Civil War Pension File #WC861-081 (Co. F. 39th IL Volunteers,
Infantry)

! Death: Ill. State Bureau of Vital Statistics:(Death Certificate
Chester Willard Hamilton, son Willis, informant; of Walworth, WI)

!Birth: Civil War Pension File #WC 861-081 (Co. F, 39th IL Volunteers,
Infantry)

Was in a Picture in 1944
Married: Charles Edmond Sams

Married:1st Hannah Longstaff 2nd Iva Stewart

Residence: at death 1546-4th Ave., Terra Haute, Ind.

Occupation: pit boss coal mining. Was killed in a mine accident inClinton,
Vermillion, IN (Jacksonville Mine #6) fell down mine shaft while workinga
crew of about 3 men near the end of the day.

Birth/Marriage (2nd) and residence, per Terre Haute Star, p.1, 17 Jul 1929

DEATH-BURIAL-BIRTH: 1883-1954;Photo grave marker & newspaper Obit;Cottonwood
Cemetery, Auburn, IA; died McVay Memorial. Hospital., Lake City, Sac Co.,IA; copies of
death and burial Certificate. in file of Alfred A. Hamilton, HAM015, 1993.
DOCUMENTATION: additional doc., IGI (Batch 8619107 37, call 1396217,film).

Occupation: Road Maintainer, Sac Co., Iowa Road Department. 32years.

Address: Auburn, Iowa & vicinity (Since 1914 until death).

MARRIAGE: 1915 Marriage Certificate &3741 & Newspaper Clip; Lake City(Calhoun), IA
dated 17 Oct 1915; C.O. Stuckenbruck, M.O.G.; copy in files of Alfred A.Hamilton;
COMMENT: Residence, Farm, Lake City, IA; Groom 3yrs in IA from IN; HAM015;
ACTION: Look for divorce in IN from 1st Spouse, Lela Belle DunbarHamilton Abt
1910 - 1913; probably in Greene County,IN.

NICKNAME: Chet

NOTE: Alfred Hamilton has a note indicating that Chet may have been bornin Delhi, IA. This information may have been given by a relative but tothis date has not been verified.

!1870 Fed. Cen.: Outagamie Co. WI, p 3--Household #19/19

!Marriage: 28 Oct 1892, to Ida DEGRAUGH

!1870 Fed. Cen.: Outagamie Co., WI, P.3 -- Household 19/19

!International Genealogical Indes, input suouirce: Arvilla Schroeder,
2926 N. Oneida St., Appleton, WI 54911 (GS-SLC) F#820,435.

!Marriage: 24 Jan 1906, SENGSTOCK, Fredricka M.; 1910 Fed. Cen.: DeerCreek
Outagamie Co. WI (E.D. 133, sheet 28A), Household #43/47

!Residence: 1880 Fed. Cen.: Deer Creek, Outagamie Co., WI (E.D. 122, p23),
Household #194/196

!Birth: 1880 Fed. Cen: Deer Creek, Outagamie Co. WI (E.D. 122, p. 23),
Household #194/196