MANY MOURN DEATH OF MRS. HAMILTON, LIVED IMPORTANT FULL LIFE
In the death of Mrs. Etta Shove Hamilton, wife of J.E. Hamilton, the founder of the Hamilton Mfg. Co., Two Rivers, yesterday lost one of its best beloved figures. A friend and confidant of three generations of local people, Mrs. Hamilton was a colorful and vital factor in community life for more than half a century. Until her fatal illness Mrs. Hamilton retained her lively and acute interest in civic affairs, and in the welfare of her wide circle of friends in all walks of life in Two Rivers.
The part played by Mrs. Hamilton in the early days of struggle of the Hamilton Mfg. Co. is well known to the older residents of the city. She and Mr. Hamilton were married just before he quit his job in the old pail factory to launch into the making of wood type for himself, and Mrs. Hamilton spent the first year or two of her married life as the “office force” of the small business. She was bookkeeper, and chief business adviser of her husband, who has always credited her with a large share of responsibility for his success, not only in the early years but later.
Became Teacher
Mrs. Hamilton was born August 5, 1859, in Manitowoc, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shove. Her father was a pioneer business man of that city. The family remained in Manitowoc only about a year after the daughter’s birth, however, moving to Appleton, where Mrs. Hamilton was brought up and educated. Finishing the common schools and high school of that city, she became a student in Lawrence college, and fitted herself for teaching.
It was as a teacher that Mrs. Hamilton returned to Manitowoc county, coming here in 1877 to take a post in the village school. Here on July 4, she first met Mr. Hamilton, who had just returned from a gold-seeking expedition to the Black Hills.
They met at the home of Mr. Hamilton’s grandfather, Hezekiah Huntington Smith, well known to the older generation as “Deacon” Smith. Mrs. Hamilton was a guest at the Smith home in Two Rivers, preparatory to taking charge of classes in the fall. Mrs. Hamilton taught a year here, and two in the Appleton schools.
On August, 5, 1880, she married Mr. Hamilton, and a short time afterward the firm of “J.E. Hamilton, Hollywood Type”, was set up in the back room of Mr. Hamilton’s mothers home, where he had brought his bride. The “equipment” consisted of a foot-power scroll-saw on which Mr. Hamilton cut out type faces, at first in the evening hours after his work at the lathe in the pail factory, until he launched into business for himself.
Helped Husband
The first bookkeeping system of the new concern was a series of dates, names and figures scrawled on the wall alongside the bench in the shop—the names of the customers, details of orders and dates of delivery. Soon realizing that this system—or lack of it—would not do, Mr. Hamilton and his bride bought themselves a treatise on bookkeeping, and spent the winter of 1180-81 studying the mysteries of double entry, with laboratory practice in setting up and keeping in balance the books of their own concern.For the first year or so Mrs. Hamilton was the bookkeeper and cashier.
Their daughter, Grace, was born August 18, 1881, when the new business was not a year old, and the type-shop was her nursery for a time, as Mrs. Hamilton combined the duties of business woman and mother. Later Mrs. Hamilton dropped out of active participation in the affairs of the business but she always retained an active and informed interest, and was Mr. Hamilton’s business counselor in all his wide affairs.
Until less than a year ago Mrs. Hamilton retained perfect health, and until two years ago was an active and accurate golfer. She was fond of younger people, deeply interested in public matters, and a confidant of the late Senator Thomas Walsh who was a childhood friend of both Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton. She was especially active in club and charitable work in Two Rivers, and was a leading member of Grace Congregational church.
Two Children
Mrs. Hamilton was the mother of two children, the late Mrs. Grace Sweeney, who died several years ago, and George S. Hamilton. One grandson, John Hamilton, survives and two brothers, Henry and Morton Shove, who live in Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton celebrated their golden wedding at their home here on August 5, 1930, and entertained at that time a number of well-known people from all over Wisconsin, as well as receiving hundreds of congratulatory messages from all over the nation.
Mrs. Hamilton’s death was directly caused by pneumonia, according to word reaching here today. She had been ill since early last spring, when suffered a stroke of paralysis, which kept her practically bed-ridden most of the time since. Her strength had been failing fast in the last few weeks, and recently Mrs. George Hamilton left Two Rivers to be at her bedside along with her husband.
Funeral services will be held at Pasadena on Monday at 2:30 p.m. After a private service the body will be laid in a mausoleum there until spring or early summer, when Mr. Hamilton will bring it to Two Rivers for burial in the family plot in Pioneer’s Rest.
Manitowoc Herald Times - January 13, 1934 (page 13) ... submitted by contributor "Larry Krueger" (#47801461)
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BODY BROUGHT TO TWO RIVERS
Remains of Mrs. Hamilton To Be Placed In Family Plot
Remains of Mrs. J.E. Hamilton, wife of the founder of the Hamilton Manufacturing Company, who died at Pasadena, Cal., on January 12, will be buried with simple services in the family plot in Pioneers Rest cemetery here late next Tuesday afternoon, according to word received here today.
The remains will arrive here on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway train at 4:35 Tuesday afternoon from the west, and will be accompanied by her husband. The body will be taken directly to Pioneers Rest.
A committal service with a prayer at the grave will be offered by the Rev. Thomas A. Hawkes, pastor of Grace Congregational church, who on Sunday, January 21, conducted memorial services at the local church for the late widely known and beloved former resident.
Funeral services were held at Pasadena on Monday, January 21, and the body was placed in a mausoleum in that city. Close friends of the late resident will serve as pallbearers. They are H.C. Gowran, H.C. Wilke, W. G. Dickson, J.R. Magee, A.H. Lohman, and F.W. Eggers, Sr.
Mrs. Hamilton, who had suffered an illness for nearly a year prior to her passing, spent most of her life in Two Rivers, coming here in her infancy from Manitowoc, where she was born. She was 76 years of age when she died.
Manitowoc Herald Times - April 25, 1934 (page 9) ... submitted by contributor "Larry Krueger" (#47801461)
In the death of Mrs. Etta Shove Hamilton, wife of J.E. Hamilton, the founder of the Hamilton Mfg. Co., Two Rivers, yesterday lost one of its best beloved figures. A friend and confidant of three generations of local people, Mrs. Hamilton was a colorful and vital factor in community life for more than half a century. Until her fatal illness Mrs. Hamilton retained her lively and acute interest in civic affairs, and in the welfare of her wide circle of friends in all walks of life in Two Rivers.
The part played by Mrs. Hamilton in the early days of struggle of the Hamilton Mfg. Co. is well known to the older residents of the city. She and Mr. Hamilton were married just before he quit his job in the old pail factory to launch into the making of wood type for himself, and Mrs. Hamilton spent the first year or two of her married life as the “office force” of the small business. She was bookkeeper, and chief business adviser of her husband, who has always credited her with a large share of responsibility for his success, not only in the early years but later.
Became Teacher
Mrs. Hamilton was born August 5, 1859, in Manitowoc, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shove. Her father was a pioneer business man of that city. The family remained in Manitowoc only about a year after the daughter’s birth, however, moving to Appleton, where Mrs. Hamilton was brought up and educated. Finishing the common schools and high school of that city, she became a student in Lawrence college, and fitted herself for teaching.
It was as a teacher that Mrs. Hamilton returned to Manitowoc county, coming here in 1877 to take a post in the village school. Here on July 4, she first met Mr. Hamilton, who had just returned from a gold-seeking expedition to the Black Hills.
They met at the home of Mr. Hamilton’s grandfather, Hezekiah Huntington Smith, well known to the older generation as “Deacon” Smith. Mrs. Hamilton was a guest at the Smith home in Two Rivers, preparatory to taking charge of classes in the fall. Mrs. Hamilton taught a year here, and two in the Appleton schools.
On August, 5, 1880, she married Mr. Hamilton, and a short time afterward the firm of “J.E. Hamilton, Hollywood Type”, was set up in the back room of Mr. Hamilton’s mothers home, where he had brought his bride. The “equipment” consisted of a foot-power scroll-saw on which Mr. Hamilton cut out type faces, at first in the evening hours after his work at the lathe in the pail factory, until he launched into business for himself.
Helped Husband
The first bookkeeping system of the new concern was a series of dates, names and figures scrawled on the wall alongside the bench in the shop—the names of the customers, details of orders and dates of delivery. Soon realizing that this system—or lack of it—would not do, Mr. Hamilton and his bride bought themselves a treatise on bookkeeping, and spent the winter of 1180-81 studying the mysteries of double entry, with laboratory practice in setting up and keeping in balance the books of their own concern.For the first year or so Mrs. Hamilton was the bookkeeper and cashier.
Their daughter, Grace, was born August 18, 1881, when the new business was not a year old, and the type-shop was her nursery for a time, as Mrs. Hamilton combined the duties of business woman and mother. Later Mrs. Hamilton dropped out of active participation in the affairs of the business but she always retained an active and informed interest, and was Mr. Hamilton’s business counselor in all his wide affairs.
Until less than a year ago Mrs. Hamilton retained perfect health, and until two years ago was an active and accurate golfer. She was fond of younger people, deeply interested in public matters, and a confidant of the late Senator Thomas Walsh who was a childhood friend of both Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton. She was especially active in club and charitable work in Two Rivers, and was a leading member of Grace Congregational church.
Two Children
Mrs. Hamilton was the mother of two children, the late Mrs. Grace Sweeney, who died several years ago, and George S. Hamilton. One grandson, John Hamilton, survives and two brothers, Henry and Morton Shove, who live in Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton celebrated their golden wedding at their home here on August 5, 1930, and entertained at that time a number of well-known people from all over Wisconsin, as well as receiving hundreds of congratulatory messages from all over the nation.
Mrs. Hamilton’s death was directly caused by pneumonia, according to word reaching here today. She had been ill since early last spring, when suffered a stroke of paralysis, which kept her practically bed-ridden most of the time since. Her strength had been failing fast in the last few weeks, and recently Mrs. George Hamilton left Two Rivers to be at her bedside along with her husband.
Funeral services will be held at Pasadena on Monday at 2:30 p.m. After a private service the body will be laid in a mausoleum there until spring or early summer, when Mr. Hamilton will bring it to Two Rivers for burial in the family plot in Pioneer’s Rest.
Manitowoc Herald Times - January 13, 1934 (page 13) ... submitted by contributor "Larry Krueger" (#47801461)
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BODY BROUGHT TO TWO RIVERS
Remains of Mrs. Hamilton To Be Placed In Family Plot
Remains of Mrs. J.E. Hamilton, wife of the founder of the Hamilton Manufacturing Company, who died at Pasadena, Cal., on January 12, will be buried with simple services in the family plot in Pioneers Rest cemetery here late next Tuesday afternoon, according to word received here today.
The remains will arrive here on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway train at 4:35 Tuesday afternoon from the west, and will be accompanied by her husband. The body will be taken directly to Pioneers Rest.
A committal service with a prayer at the grave will be offered by the Rev. Thomas A. Hawkes, pastor of Grace Congregational church, who on Sunday, January 21, conducted memorial services at the local church for the late widely known and beloved former resident.
Funeral services were held at Pasadena on Monday, January 21, and the body was placed in a mausoleum in that city. Close friends of the late resident will serve as pallbearers. They are H.C. Gowran, H.C. Wilke, W. G. Dickson, J.R. Magee, A.H. Lohman, and F.W. Eggers, Sr.
Mrs. Hamilton, who had suffered an illness for nearly a year prior to her passing, spent most of her life in Two Rivers, coming here in her infancy from Manitowoc, where she was born. She was 76 years of age when she died.
Manitowoc Herald Times - April 25, 1934 (page 9) ... submitted by contributor "Larry Krueger" (#47801461)
MANY MOURN DEATH OF MRS. HAMILTON, LIVED IMPORTANT FULL LIFE
In the death of Mrs. Etta Shove Hamilton, wife of J.E. Hamilton, the founder of the Hamilton Mfg. Co., Two Rivers, yesterday lost one of its best beloved figures. A friend and confidant of three generations of local people, Mrs. Hamilton was a colorful and vital factor in community life for more than half a century. Until her fatal illness Mrs. Hamilton retained her lively and acute interest in civic affairs, and in the welfare of her wide circle of friends in all walks of life in Two Rivers.
The part played by Mrs. Hamilton in the early days of struggle of the Hamilton Mfg. Co. is well known to the older residents of the city. She and Mr. Hamilton were married just before he quit his job in the old pail factory to launch into the making of wood type for himself, and Mrs. Hamilton spent the first year or two of her married life as the “office force” of the small business. She was bookkeeper, and chief business adviser of her husband, who has always credited her with a large share of responsibility for his success, not only in the early years but later.
Became Teacher
Mrs. Hamilton was born August 5, 1859, in Manitowoc, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shove. Her father was a pioneer business man of that city. The family remained in Manitowoc only about a year after the daughter’s birth, however, moving to Appleton, where Mrs. Hamilton was brought up and educated. Finishing the common schools and high school of that city, she became a student in Lawrence college, and fitted herself for teaching.
It was as a teacher that Mrs. Hamilton returned to Manitowoc county, coming here in 1877 to take a post in the village school. Here on July 4, she first met Mr. Hamilton, who had just returned from a gold-seeking expedition to the Black Hills.
They met at the home of Mr. Hamilton’s grandfather, Hezekiah Huntington Smith, well known to the older generation as “Deacon” Smith. Mrs. Hamilton was a guest at the Smith home in Two Rivers, preparatory to taking charge of classes in the fall. Mrs. Hamilton taught a year here, and two in the Appleton schools.
On August, 5, 1880, she married Mr. Hamilton, and a short time afterward the firm of “J.E. Hamilton, Hollywood Type”, was set up in the back room of Mr. Hamilton’s mothers home, where he had brought his bride. The “equipment” consisted of a foot-power scroll-saw on which Mr. Hamilton cut out type faces, at first in the evening hours after his work at the lathe in the pail factory, until he launched into business for himself.
Helped Husband
The first bookkeeping system of the new concern was a series of dates, names and figures scrawled on the wall alongside the bench in the shop—the names of the customers, details of orders and dates of delivery. Soon realizing that this system—or lack of it—would not do, Mr. Hamilton and his bride bought themselves a treatise on bookkeeping, and spent the winter of 1180-81 studying the mysteries of double entry, with laboratory practice in setting up and keeping in balance the books of their own concern.For the first year or so Mrs. Hamilton was the bookkeeper and cashier.
Their daughter, Grace, was born August 18, 1881, when the new business was not a year old, and the type-shop was her nursery for a time, as Mrs. Hamilton combined the duties of business woman and mother. Later Mrs. Hamilton dropped out of active participation in the affairs of the business but she always retained an active and informed interest, and was Mr. Hamilton’s business counselor in all his wide affairs.
Until less than a year ago Mrs. Hamilton retained perfect health, and until two years ago was an active and accurate golfer. She was fond of younger people, deeply interested in public matters, and a confidant of the late Senator Thomas Walsh who was a childhood friend of both Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton. She was especially active in club and charitable work in Two Rivers, and was a leading member of Grace Congregational church.
Two Children
Mrs. Hamilton was the mother of two children, the late Mrs. Grace Sweeney, who died several years ago, and George S. Hamilton. One grandson, John Hamilton, survives and two brothers, Henry and Morton Shove, who live in Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton celebrated their golden wedding at their home here on August 5, 1930, and entertained at that time a number of well-known people from all over Wisconsin, as well as receiving hundreds of congratulatory messages from all over the nation.
Mrs. Hamilton’s death was directly caused by pneumonia, according to word reaching here today. She had been ill since early last spring, when suffered a stroke of paralysis, which kept her practically bed-ridden most of the time since. Her strength had been failing fast in the last few weeks, and recently Mrs. George Hamilton left Two Rivers to be at her bedside along with her husband.
Funeral services will be held at Pasadena on Monday at 2:30 p.m. After a private service the body will be laid in a mausoleum there until spring or early summer, when Mr. Hamilton will bring it to Two Rivers for burial in the family plot in Pioneer’s Rest.
Manitowoc Herald Times - January 13, 1934 (page 13) ... submitted by contributor "Larry Krueger" (#47801461)
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BODY BROUGHT TO TWO RIVERS
Remains of Mrs. Hamilton To Be Placed In Family Plot
Remains of Mrs. J.E. Hamilton, wife of the founder of the Hamilton Manufacturing Company, who died at Pasadena, Cal., on January 12, will be buried with simple services in the family plot in Pioneers Rest cemetery here late next Tuesday afternoon, according to word received here today.
The remains will arrive here on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway train at 4:35 Tuesday afternoon from the west, and will be accompanied by her husband. The body will be taken directly to Pioneers Rest.
A committal service with a prayer at the grave will be offered by the Rev. Thomas A. Hawkes, pastor of Grace Congregational church, who on Sunday, January 21, conducted memorial services at the local church for the late widely known and beloved former resident.
Funeral services were held at Pasadena on Monday, January 21, and the body was placed in a mausoleum in that city. Close friends of the late resident will serve as pallbearers. They are H.C. Gowran, H.C. Wilke, W. G. Dickson, J.R. Magee, A.H. Lohman, and F.W. Eggers, Sr.
Mrs. Hamilton, who had suffered an illness for nearly a year prior to her passing, spent most of her life in Two Rivers, coming here in her infancy from Manitowoc, where she was born. She was 76 years of age when she died.
Manitowoc Herald Times - April 25, 1934 (page 9) ... submitted by contributor "Larry Krueger" (#47801461)
In the death of Mrs. Etta Shove Hamilton, wife of J.E. Hamilton, the founder of the Hamilton Mfg. Co., Two Rivers, yesterday lost one of its best beloved figures. A friend and confidant of three generations of local people, Mrs. Hamilton was a colorful and vital factor in community life for more than half a century. Until her fatal illness Mrs. Hamilton retained her lively and acute interest in civic affairs, and in the welfare of her wide circle of friends in all walks of life in Two Rivers.
The part played by Mrs. Hamilton in the early days of struggle of the Hamilton Mfg. Co. is well known to the older residents of the city. She and Mr. Hamilton were married just before he quit his job in the old pail factory to launch into the making of wood type for himself, and Mrs. Hamilton spent the first year or two of her married life as the “office force” of the small business. She was bookkeeper, and chief business adviser of her husband, who has always credited her with a large share of responsibility for his success, not only in the early years but later.
Became Teacher
Mrs. Hamilton was born August 5, 1859, in Manitowoc, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shove. Her father was a pioneer business man of that city. The family remained in Manitowoc only about a year after the daughter’s birth, however, moving to Appleton, where Mrs. Hamilton was brought up and educated. Finishing the common schools and high school of that city, she became a student in Lawrence college, and fitted herself for teaching.
It was as a teacher that Mrs. Hamilton returned to Manitowoc county, coming here in 1877 to take a post in the village school. Here on July 4, she first met Mr. Hamilton, who had just returned from a gold-seeking expedition to the Black Hills.
They met at the home of Mr. Hamilton’s grandfather, Hezekiah Huntington Smith, well known to the older generation as “Deacon” Smith. Mrs. Hamilton was a guest at the Smith home in Two Rivers, preparatory to taking charge of classes in the fall. Mrs. Hamilton taught a year here, and two in the Appleton schools.
On August, 5, 1880, she married Mr. Hamilton, and a short time afterward the firm of “J.E. Hamilton, Hollywood Type”, was set up in the back room of Mr. Hamilton’s mothers home, where he had brought his bride. The “equipment” consisted of a foot-power scroll-saw on which Mr. Hamilton cut out type faces, at first in the evening hours after his work at the lathe in the pail factory, until he launched into business for himself.
Helped Husband
The first bookkeeping system of the new concern was a series of dates, names and figures scrawled on the wall alongside the bench in the shop—the names of the customers, details of orders and dates of delivery. Soon realizing that this system—or lack of it—would not do, Mr. Hamilton and his bride bought themselves a treatise on bookkeeping, and spent the winter of 1180-81 studying the mysteries of double entry, with laboratory practice in setting up and keeping in balance the books of their own concern.For the first year or so Mrs. Hamilton was the bookkeeper and cashier.
Their daughter, Grace, was born August 18, 1881, when the new business was not a year old, and the type-shop was her nursery for a time, as Mrs. Hamilton combined the duties of business woman and mother. Later Mrs. Hamilton dropped out of active participation in the affairs of the business but she always retained an active and informed interest, and was Mr. Hamilton’s business counselor in all his wide affairs.
Until less than a year ago Mrs. Hamilton retained perfect health, and until two years ago was an active and accurate golfer. She was fond of younger people, deeply interested in public matters, and a confidant of the late Senator Thomas Walsh who was a childhood friend of both Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton. She was especially active in club and charitable work in Two Rivers, and was a leading member of Grace Congregational church.
Two Children
Mrs. Hamilton was the mother of two children, the late Mrs. Grace Sweeney, who died several years ago, and George S. Hamilton. One grandson, John Hamilton, survives and two brothers, Henry and Morton Shove, who live in Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton celebrated their golden wedding at their home here on August 5, 1930, and entertained at that time a number of well-known people from all over Wisconsin, as well as receiving hundreds of congratulatory messages from all over the nation.
Mrs. Hamilton’s death was directly caused by pneumonia, according to word reaching here today. She had been ill since early last spring, when suffered a stroke of paralysis, which kept her practically bed-ridden most of the time since. Her strength had been failing fast in the last few weeks, and recently Mrs. George Hamilton left Two Rivers to be at her bedside along with her husband.
Funeral services will be held at Pasadena on Monday at 2:30 p.m. After a private service the body will be laid in a mausoleum there until spring or early summer, when Mr. Hamilton will bring it to Two Rivers for burial in the family plot in Pioneer’s Rest.
Manitowoc Herald Times - January 13, 1934 (page 13) ... submitted by contributor "Larry Krueger" (#47801461)
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BODY BROUGHT TO TWO RIVERS
Remains of Mrs. Hamilton To Be Placed In Family Plot
Remains of Mrs. J.E. Hamilton, wife of the founder of the Hamilton Manufacturing Company, who died at Pasadena, Cal., on January 12, will be buried with simple services in the family plot in Pioneers Rest cemetery here late next Tuesday afternoon, according to word received here today.
The remains will arrive here on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway train at 4:35 Tuesday afternoon from the west, and will be accompanied by her husband. The body will be taken directly to Pioneers Rest.
A committal service with a prayer at the grave will be offered by the Rev. Thomas A. Hawkes, pastor of Grace Congregational church, who on Sunday, January 21, conducted memorial services at the local church for the late widely known and beloved former resident.
Funeral services were held at Pasadena on Monday, January 21, and the body was placed in a mausoleum in that city. Close friends of the late resident will serve as pallbearers. They are H.C. Gowran, H.C. Wilke, W. G. Dickson, J.R. Magee, A.H. Lohman, and F.W. Eggers, Sr.
Mrs. Hamilton, who had suffered an illness for nearly a year prior to her passing, spent most of her life in Two Rivers, coming here in her infancy from Manitowoc, where she was born. She was 76 years of age when she died.
Manitowoc Herald Times - April 25, 1934 (page 9) ... submitted by contributor "Larry Krueger" (#47801461)
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