"COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL."
CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS. 1884.
F. A. BATTEY. F. W. TEPPLE
JACKSON TOWNSHIP AND MORGANTOWN
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JOHN F. HAMILTON, farmer and stock-raiser, was born April 12, 1833, in this
county, and is the fourth of the seven children of James H. and Hannah
(Francis) Hamilton, natives of Kentucky, and respectively of Irish and
German descent. James H. Hamilton moved to Johnson County, Ind., in 1829,
remained two years, then moved to this township, where he died. He was one
of the first settlers and, with the aid of his son John, made one of the
best farms in the township. John F. Hamilton was bred a farmer, and
afforded such education as the schools could give. After the death of his
father, which took place in the winter of 1861, he took charge of the farm
and remained with his mother until her death in 1881. He then purchased the
homestead, containing 120 acres, to which he added forty, and has now a good
farm, with many and valuable improvements. January 28, 1864, he married
Miss Matilda Ferguson, born October 8, 1841, by which union they have become
parents of nine children--Lucy A., William F. (deceased), Mary B., Almira
M., James E., Ira W., Minnie, John E. and Clarence R. Mr. Hamilton is an
able manager of his affairs and a prosperous, liberal gentleman. He and his
wife are communicants of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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