In a message dated 8/20/2002 12:29:24 AM Central Daylight Time, NanSicotte@aol.com writes: > > Hi Lee: > > Sorry for the delay in responding to your answer on William G. Hamilton. > > We have been away since Aug. 10. > > I don't have any Hamiltons in AL. My brick wall is John Hamilton (ca > 1770 > - 1812). He and his sons died in Lincoln Co. TN. (One son was William Greer > > Hamilton, but he was born in 1802.) > > John Hamilton came from SC, possibly Chester Co. or Lancaster Co., but I > > haven't found his parents yet. So I can't help you with Hamiltons in 1870 > in > AL. > > Nancy Sicotte > > > Could the Hamiltons you mentioned have sons or grandsons born in 1856 and 1862? My great grandfather was Ferris Whitten Hamilton, born June 12 1862 in Tennesee. His brother was J.T. Hamilton (Jim Tom) born in September 1856. I don't know who their parents were. John Hamilton