I have emailed the listed before and didn't have the information I have now. Hopefully someone recognizes this family from Bledsoe County, Tennessee. Descendants of John A. Hamilton Generation No. 1 1. JOHN A.1 HAMILTON was born April 1849, and died October 25, 1920. He married NANCY JANE SWAFFORD Abt. 1872, daughter of MAJOR SWAFFORD and JERUSHA CLARK. She was born December 1856, and died January 27, 1927. More About JOHN A. HAMILTON: Census: 1900 Marriage Notes for JOHN HAMILTON and NANCY SWAFFORD: In the 1900 Federal census, it states that this time they had been married 28 years. Children of JOHN HAMILTON and NANCY SWAFFORD are: 2. i. JOHN ROBERT2 HAMILTON, b. May 1874, Patton, Bledsoe County, Tennessee. ii. LEONA GARISON HAMILTON, b. May 15, 1876; d. August 17, 1952; m. UNKNOWN FURGUSON. iii. JERUSHA HAMILTON, b. September 1881. 3. iv. MAJOR THOMAS HAMILTON, b. July 1883; d. 1946. v. HESTER HAMILTON, b. July 1885. vi. JAMES A. HAMILTON, b. January 31, 1887; d. June 07, 1952. vii. BENJAMIN H. HAMILTON, b. October 1888. viii. MURTTE HAMILTON, b. May 1890. ix. GURTY HAMILTON, b. May 1890. x. ISAAC E. HAMILTON, b. June 1892. xi. ALICE HAMILTON, b. May 1894. xii. ANNA HAMILTON, b. February 1896. xiii. JOSEPH H. HAMILTON, b. September 1897. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN ROBERT2 HAMILTON (JOHN A.1) was born May 1874 in Patton, Bledsoe County, Tennessee. He married MARY LUE PARKS Bef. 1898. She was born August 18, 1881 in Melvine, Tennesse, and died September 23, 1972 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. Children of JOHN HAMILTON and MARY PARKS are: 4. i. BLANCH3 HAMILTON, d. 1931. ii. BURETT HAMILTON, d. 1917. 5. iii. ROBERT TAYLOR HAMILTON, b. December 11, 1906, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee; d. December 27, 1966, Orange, Orange County, Texas. iv. ELIZA JANE HAMILTON, b. April 28, 1908. v. MARY ANN HAMILTON, b. December 25, 1910. vi. JAMES THOMAS HAMILTON, b. September 04, 1913. vii. TENNIE LEVADA HAMILTON, b. April 04, 1915. viii. RUBY REBECCA HAMILTON, b. October 26, 1921, Bledsoe County, Tennessee; d. April 02, 1980, Bledsoe County, Tennessee. 3. MAJOR THOMAS2 HAMILTON (JOHN A.1) was born July 1883, and died 1946. He married DELLA SERENA HOGE, daughter of PRESTON HOGE and EVALINE WORTHINGTON. She was born June 1888, and died 1957. Notes for MAJOR THOMAS HAMILTON: found in 1900 census. 1900 District 3, Bledsoe Co., TN p.24: John Hamilton Head/W/M/May 1820/80/Wid/TN/TN/TN/Farmer/Owns/Farm/Free of Mortgage. Major Cousin/W/M/July 1883/16/Single/TN/TN/TN/Farm Laborer/school in yr. Alis Head/W/F/July 1868/31/Wid/1 child born/1 living/TN/TN/TN/Cook. Ida E. Daughter/W/F/Aug 1891/8/Single/TN/TN/TN. 12-30-2002: found in 1900 census twice. 12-31-2002:received a copy of the page with Major listed as a son in the 1900 census from Dorothy Crawford via email. More About MAJOR THOMAS HAMILTON: Burial: 1946, Swafford Chapel Cemetery, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee1 Census: 1900, District 3, Bledsoe Co., TN p.24: More About DELLA SERENA HOGE: Burial: Swafford Chapel Cemetery, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee1 Children of MAJOR HAMILTON and DELLA HOGE are: i. MILDRED INEZ3 HAMILTON, b. February 08, 1908. ii. KENNETH EUGENE HAMILTON, b. April 02, 1909. 6. iii. RALPH HOGE HAMILTON, b. December 19, 1910; d. December 1974, Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee. iv. EVELYN LOUCILE HAMILTON, b. March 08, 1913. v. MAXIE LEE HAMILTON, b. September 05, 1914; m. (1) RAY WARD; m. (2) ROBERT W. WORKS. vi. THOMAS PRESTON HAMILTON, b. December 07, 1916. vii. RICHARD GORDON HAMILTON, b. December 17, 1918. viii. NANNIE JEWEL HAMILTON, b. December 24, 1920; m. T. C. HUTCHINS. ix. JOHN CARLOS HAMILTON, b. January 23, 1924. x. HOLLIS ROBERSON HAMILTON, b. November 18, 1925; m. MISS TOLLETT. xi. PEGGY HELEN HAMILTON, b. July 24, 1927. xii. DARWIN DEAN HAMILTON, b. September 04, 1929; m. BETTY JO KELLY. 7. xiii. DELLA JEANNENE HAMILTON, b. February 24, 1931. Generation No. 3 4. BLANCH3 HAMILTON (JOHN ROBERT2, JOHN A.1) died 1931. She married (EASE). Child of BLANCH HAMILTON and (EASE) is: i. DOROTHY4. 5. ROBERT TAYLOR3 HAMILTON (JOHN ROBERT2, JOHN A.1) was born December 11, 1906 in Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, and died December 27, 1966 in Orange, Orange County, Texas. He married LEVELLA MAY SWAFFORD July 13, 1934. She was born November 11, 1914 in Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, and died February 13, 1998. Children of ROBERT HAMILTON and LEVELLA SWAFFORD are: i. JESSE ROBERT4 HAMILTON, b. June 22, 1935, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee; m. (1) CECILLIA MARIE DEBELVIE; m. (2) BARBARA JEAN LEE, September 12, 1964; b. July 02, 1942, Houston, Harris County, Texas. ii. BETTY JEAN HAMILTON, b. August 17, 1937, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee; m. BILLY LYNNE STEPHENSON, April 18, 1955; b. June 23, 1935, Orange, Orange County, Texas. iii. JAMES BURETT HAMILTON, b. December 23, 1939, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee; m. SANDRA JEAN LANDRY, November 09, 1965; b. February 09, 1947, El Campo, Texas. 6. RALPH HOGE3 HAMILTON (MAJOR THOMAS2, JOHN A.1) was born December 19, 1910, and died December 1974 in Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee. He married MABEL ZORA (BLALOCK) BLAYLOCK, daughter of GEORGE BLAYLOCK and NANCY BURGESS. She was born October 30, 1910, and died March 25, 1998 in Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee. Children of RALPH HAMILTON and MABEL BLAYLOCK are: i. CAROLINE4 HAMILTON, b. Bet. 1930 - 1940. ii. CHARLES LEE HAMILTON, b. Bet. 1930 - 1940. iii. CLARA EVELYN HAMILTON, b. Bet. 1930 - 1940; m. JAMES STEWART. iv. MAJOR THOMAS HAMILTON, b. October 22, 1939; m. (1) LINDA GAIL MCGEHEE; b. January 18; m. (2) LINDA DIES; m. (3) ROBBIE NEIL CARTER, August 04, 1972; b. October 29, 1950, Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee. 7. DELLA JEANNENE3 HAMILTON (MAJOR THOMAS2, JOHN A.1) was born February 24, 1931. She married SAMUEL PERRY AGEE. Notes for SAMUEL PERRY AGEE: Great-grandfather was William Agee, the brother of Samuel Agge, Jr. who married Della's second cousin once removed, Sarah Walker Hoge. Child of DELLA HAMILTON and SAMUEL AGEE is: i. CAREN4 AGEE. Endnotes 1. Swafford Chapel Cemetery (website), http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/bledsoe/cemeteries/swafford2.txt. Please email me directly at v_harrison@yahoo.com if this family rings a bell. Thanks in advance! ===== -- Victoria Harrison http://www.tildesoftware.com/troy v_harrison@yahoo.com researching: BLAYLOCK/BLALOCK, BURGESS, CARTER, CORNWELL, FRYE, GREGORY, HALL, HAMILTON, HARRISON, HAUSKINS, HOGE, HOSKINS, ROBERTS, RUSSELL, SHRUM, THOMPSON __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com