This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hamilton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/xFh.2ACEB/3221 Message Board Post: According to his gravestone, James Hamilton was 80y 8m 2d old at the time of his death on Sep. 18, 1872, implying a birth date of abt. Jan. 16, 1792. The 1850, 1860 & 1870 censuses all give Pennsylvania for his place of birth. He was drafted into the Ohio Militia August 15, 1814, at which time he was living in Fayette Co., OH. He married Maria Blue Aug. 5, 1817, in Ross Co., OH. They moved to Taylor Twp., Union Co., OH in June of 1835. I am hoping someone out there has researched the Hamiltons in Pennsylvania, has a birth record that matches with our James Hamilton's, and can provide me with his parents' name. Any help would be appreciated.