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Is anyone on the List descended from this Thomas Hamilton? Do you know if anyone in the Hamilton DNA test group is descended from this Thomas Hamilton? HISTORY OF GREEN COUNTY, WISCONSIN, 1884: "Thomas Hamilton lives on section 34. He has a farm of 240 acres, with fine buildings. When quite young, his father George Hamilton, moved to Edgar Co., Ill., where he died in 1842. When sixteen years of age (1838), Thomas took his fortune in his own hands. Leaving home he went to Winnebago Co., Ill., worked at farm work until 1842, when he came to Green county. The first few years he worked summers in the villages of the county, and in the winter in the pineries, running in the season on rafts below; thus he was occupied until he was married in 1845. His wife was Levanche Randall. By this marriage six children were born, five of whom are living--George, residing in Brodhead; Thomas, of Winnebago Co., Ill.; Alexander, in the same county; Emma, wife of Myron Bliss, of Winnebago Co., Ill.; Eva, wife of F. Burke, resides at Virginia City, Nev.; Lenora, wife of Isaac Davis. She died at the residence of her father in February, 1875. In March, 1866, Mr. Hamilton was bereaved by the death of his wife. He was again united in marriage with Mrs. Jane Forbes, widow of Isaac Forbes. She was living at the time of marriage in Davids township, Stephenson Co., Ill. By her first marriage she had two children--Emma and William. Emma married Mr. Hamilton's son George. William Forbes is married and lives in Brodhead. Thomas Hamilton has by his second wife five children--Walter E., born in 1868; Josephine E., born in 1870; Kate Maud, born in 1873; Scott, born in 1878; and Eleanor, born in 1881." Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com