This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sinmngrl11 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.hamilton/7033.3.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: i remember my father mentioned a james or john thames. said if i ever met anyone by that name, we're related some way. i can only go back as far as one of my great grand mothers. my dad was robert, his mother was mamie, her grandmother was mama janie, unfortunately my dads stepgrandfather (married to mama janie) was also his father. i don't know anything abou james hamiltons family. the only states i know of are ohio and mississippi, but there could be more. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.