Life History

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• 1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Arkansas, 11 September, PO White Oak, Ark, page 77 (scan 843), Hse #556, Fam #518
  Madison S Hamilton 28 M Farmer $5000 Real Estate $6000 Personal b GA [b abt 1832]
  Sarah E Hamilton 27 F b GA [b abt 1833]
  Robt M Hamilton 5 M b GA [b abt 1855]
  Mary E Hamilton 3 F b GA [b abt 1857]
  L Emma Hamilton 1 F b GA [b abt 1859]
  
  1880 Federal Census, Dorsey County, Arkansas, [no date], White Oak Township, District 80, page 14 (scan 332B), Hse/Fam #124
  Hamilton, Madison W M 48 Farmer GA GA GA
  Hamilton, Sarah W F 47 Wife Keeping House GA GA GA
  Hamilton, Robbert W M 26 Son Single Farmer GA GA GA
  Hamilton, Emma W F 21 Dau At Home GA GA GA
  Hamilton, Ellen W F 16 Dau At Home AR GA GA
  Hamilton, Mittie W F 15 Dau Single At Home AR GA GA
  Hamilton, John W M 12 Son Single At Home GA GA GA
  Hamilton, Lee W M 8 Son Single GA GA GA
  Hamilton, Marvin W M 4 Son Single GA GA GA
  Hamilton, Ida W F 1 Dau AR GA GA
  Richard, Robbert W M 28 -- Single Farmer KY -- --
  
  1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas, 1 June, White Oak Township, District 42, page 1A, Hse #3, Fam #4
  Hamilton, Robert M Head W M Aug 1854  45 Married 13 yrs  GA GA GA Farmer Owns
  Hamilton, Sarah I Wife W F Sept 1869  34 Married 13 yrs  6 child/4 living AR SC NC
  Hamilton, Gabriel M  Son W M Apr 1889  11 Single  AR GA AR Farmer
  Hamilton, Artie E Dau W F Nov 1890  9 Single  AR GA AR
  Hamilton, Alonzo M Son W M Apr 1896  4 Single  AR GA AR
  Hamilton, Hattie M Dau W F Mar 1899  1 Single  AR GA AR
  
  1910 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas, 27 April, White Oak Township, District 163, page 5B,  Hse/Fam #50
  Hamilton, Robert M Head  M W  55  2nd marriage Married 22 years  GA GA GA Farmer Owns
  Hamilton, Sarah I Wife F W 44 1st marriage Married 22 yrs 6 children/4 living AR NC NC
  Hamilton, Alonzo M Son M W 14  AR GA AR
  Hamilton, Hattie M Dau F W 11 AR GA AR
  
  1920 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas, 14 January, White Oak Township, District 24, page 3B, Hse #53, Fam #54
  Hamilton, Robert Head  Owns M W 65 GA GA GA Farmer [b abt 1855]
  Hamilton, Sarah Wife F W 54 AR NC NC
  -- page 3B --
  Hamilton, Gabriel Son M W 30 AR GA AR Farmer At Home
  
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  Robert M. Hamilton
  Birth  Aug. 14, 1854 Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia
  Death  Feb. 12, 1930 White Oak Bluff, Cleveland County, Arkansas
  
  -- CLEVELAND COUNTY HERALD, CLEVELAND COUNTY ARKANSAS ---- February 19, 1930
  ROBERT M. HAMILTON
  Robert M. Hamilton of Whiteoak township, died at his home late Thursday [14 February 1930] after an illness of several weeks. The immediate cause of his death was pneumonia. He had been suffering for some time from a heart affection which weakened him to such an extent that he sank rapidly after he was stricken. He was the son of the late Rev. M.S. Hamilton and was born at Cuthbert, Georgia on August 14, 1854. He came with his parents to Arkansas six years later and has made his home in this county since. He united with the Methodist Church when a small boy and in early manhood entered the Ministry of his church, holding local preacher's orders for a number of years. He was married in 1888 to Miss Sallie I. McSwain who survives him. Funeral services were conducted at Mt. Carmel Church Friday afternoon [15 February 1930] in charge of the Revs. L.T. Rogers, pastor and A.W. Hamilton of Rison. Burial was at the Mt. Carmel cemetery. He is survived by his wife; two sons, G.M. and Lon Hamilton of the Mt. Carmel community; two daughters, Mrs. A.A. Ryburn of Calmer and Mrs. Roscoe Word of this city, three brothers, J.W. Hamilton of near Rison and L.P. and M.M. Hamilton both of Pine Bluff; two sisters, Mrs. Ida Good of Farmer's Branch, Texas, and Mrs. Ellen Cason of Pine Bluff.
  
  Parents:
  Madison S. Hamilton (1831 - 1905)
  Sarah A. Hamilton (1833 - 1882)
  
  Spouse:
  Sallie I McSwain Hamilton (1865 - 1935)
  
  Burial Mount Carmal [Carmel] Cemetery, Cleveland County, Arkansas
  
  Created by Marilyn Connell Jun 03, 2010
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #53205072, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hamilton&GSfn=RObert&GSmn=M&GSby=1854&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSst=4&GScnty=105&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=53205072&df=all&
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  In the obituary included above in the Find A Grave memorial, it says the death occurred on the previous Thursday and the funeral on Friday.  The date of death would be 14 February 1930 and burial on 15 February 1930.  But the memorialist reports the date of death as 12 February, which would be Tuesday.  I have seen no transcriptoin of the graves in this cemetery nor a photo of Robert's gravestone.
  
  The obituary states that Robert moved with his parents to Arkansas in 1860.  They were in White Oak Township of Jefferson County before the September 1860 census enumeration.   His father's obituary says that they moved in 1859.
  
  This obituary says that Robert and Sallie married in 1888.  A genealogy reports an exact date of 2 September 1883.  The generalogy has no documentation, and lacks many other details.  However, it seems to reflect family knowledge, including full names of their children.  So it may have the correct marriage date.  Another genealogy also has the same marriage date.  The 1900 census reported they had been married 13 years, which would make it about 1887, matching the obituary report.
  
  Sallie E. MCSWAIN
  Birth 1865, Death 1935
  Parents M.M. McSwain, Lucy b 1820
  Marriage 2 Sep 1883 to Robert Monroe HAMILTON
  --  Glenn H Morrison, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5413134/person/-1457111804?ssrc=&ftm=1
  
  Note that this genealogy has Sally's middle initial as E, rather than as I.  Robert's mother's name was Sarah (Sallie) E Hamilton.
  

Sources

• 1. Obituary of Robert M Hamilton, cited in Find a Grave
  • #53205072, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hamilton&GSfn=RObert&GSmn=M&GSby=1854&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSst=4&GScnty=105&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=53205072&df=all&
• 2. Obituary of Robert M Hamilton, cited in Find a Grave
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #38902458, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hamilton&GSiman=1&GScnty=105&GRid=38902458&
• 4. 1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas
  • 1 June, White Oak Township, District 42, page 1A, Hse #3, Fam #4
• 5. 1920 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas
  • 14 January, White Oak Township, District 24, page 3B, Hse #53, Fam #54
• 6. 1880 Federal Census, Dorsey County, Arkansas
  • [no date], White Oak Township, District 80, page 14 (scan 332B), Hse/Fam #124
• 7. 1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Arkansas
  • 11 September, PO White Oak, Ark, page 77 (scan 843), Hse #556, Fam #518
• 8. 1910 Federal Census, Cleveland County, Arkansas
  • 27 April, Whhite Oak Township, District 163, page 5B,  Hse/Fam #50
• 9. Ancestry Trees