Obituary published in unknown newspaper. Reprinted in book "Noble Master, Noble Slave" by ancestor Lila Flautt-Melcher.
"Death of Mrs. Mary Hamilton--In the death of this aged lady Upper Alton lost one of its oldest and most respected citizens.
Just as the church bell was ringing for the weekly prayer meeting last evening, the gentle spirit of Mrs. Mary Hamilton left the frail body which had been its tenement for almost eighty-nine years. The end was not unexpected to the family, who have noted the gradual failing of the strength which has carried her through a long life of devotion to others. It is a notable coincidence that the summons to the prayer meeting which she loved, should for this time has become merged in a summons to an eternal period of heavenly communion.
Mrs. Hamilton was of Puritan ancestry, her lineage being directly traced from both Miles Standish and John Alden. The strong patriotism which has marked her family history found expression in her own life. Mrs. Hamilton was the widow of Rev. B.B. Hamilton, for many years an honored minister of the Baptist church. His declining days were spent with his daughter, Mrs. John Leverett, and since his death in 1894, Mrs. Hamilton has resided with her. During these years Mrs. Hamilton has won for herself a place in the affections of the community seldom acquired by one of her years. Her activities in church, temperance and patriotic societies, and in a thousand private acts of loving kindness to old and young, endeared her to all whose good fortune it was to cross her path, or to walk with her along the way.
Until the infirmities of advancing years prevented, Mrs. Hamilton was active in the work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and especially in that of the Loyal Temperance League. For many years she has been a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and since the organization of Ninian Edwards Chapter in this city, has been its chaplain.
Mrs. Hamilton is survived by one brother, Mr. Edwin Chandler, of Sycamore, Kansas. He is the last of a large family of brothers and sisters, among whom were Mrs. S. V. White and Mrs. John Abbott Titcomb, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Mrs. Hamilton leaves a daughter, Mrs. John Leverett, and two sons, Gen. Henry D. Hamilton of New York, and Frank C. Hamilton of Mapimi, Dgo., Mexico. Among the children who have preceded her to the other shore are Surgeon General John B. Hamilton, for many years at the head of the U.S. Marine Hospital Service, and Mrs. Flora Hamilton Cassel, whose gospel hymns are sung the world over.
Burial arrangements include a brief service at the residence, No. 3030 Leverett avenue, and burial beside her husband at Otterville, Ill., the same afternoon. The funeral party will leave the C & A Depot in Jerseyville at 4:00 p.m."
"Death of Mrs. Mary Hamilton--In the death of this aged lady Upper Alton lost one of its oldest and most respected citizens.
Just as the church bell was ringing for the weekly prayer meeting last evening, the gentle spirit of Mrs. Mary Hamilton left the frail body which had been its tenement for almost eighty-nine years. The end was not unexpected to the family, who have noted the gradual failing of the strength which has carried her through a long life of devotion to others. It is a notable coincidence that the summons to the prayer meeting which she loved, should for this time has become merged in a summons to an eternal period of heavenly communion.
Mrs. Hamilton was of Puritan ancestry, her lineage being directly traced from both Miles Standish and John Alden. The strong patriotism which has marked her family history found expression in her own life. Mrs. Hamilton was the widow of Rev. B.B. Hamilton, for many years an honored minister of the Baptist church. His declining days were spent with his daughter, Mrs. John Leverett, and since his death in 1894, Mrs. Hamilton has resided with her. During these years Mrs. Hamilton has won for herself a place in the affections of the community seldom acquired by one of her years. Her activities in church, temperance and patriotic societies, and in a thousand private acts of loving kindness to old and young, endeared her to all whose good fortune it was to cross her path, or to walk with her along the way.
Until the infirmities of advancing years prevented, Mrs. Hamilton was active in the work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and especially in that of the Loyal Temperance League. For many years she has been a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and since the organization of Ninian Edwards Chapter in this city, has been its chaplain.
Mrs. Hamilton is survived by one brother, Mr. Edwin Chandler, of Sycamore, Kansas. He is the last of a large family of brothers and sisters, among whom were Mrs. S. V. White and Mrs. John Abbott Titcomb, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Mrs. Hamilton leaves a daughter, Mrs. John Leverett, and two sons, Gen. Henry D. Hamilton of New York, and Frank C. Hamilton of Mapimi, Dgo., Mexico. Among the children who have preceded her to the other shore are Surgeon General John B. Hamilton, for many years at the head of the U.S. Marine Hospital Service, and Mrs. Flora Hamilton Cassel, whose gospel hymns are sung the world over.
Burial arrangements include a brief service at the residence, No. 3030 Leverett avenue, and burial beside her husband at Otterville, Ill., the same afternoon. The funeral party will leave the C & A Depot in Jerseyville at 4:00 p.m."
Obituary published in unknown newspaper. Reprinted in book "Noble Master, Noble Slave" by ancestor Lila Flautt-Melcher.
"Death of Mrs. Mary Hamilton--In the death of this aged lady Upper Alton lost one of its oldest and most respected citizens.
Just as the church bell was ringing for the weekly prayer meeting last evening, the gentle spirit of Mrs. Mary Hamilton left the frail body which had been its tenement for almost eighty-nine years. The end was not unexpected to the family, who have noted the gradual failing of the strength which has carried her through a long life of devotion to others. It is a notable coincidence that the summons to the prayer meeting which she loved, should for this time has become merged in a summons to an eternal period of heavenly communion.
Mrs. Hamilton was of Puritan ancestry, her lineage being directly traced from both Miles Standish and John Alden. The strong patriotism which has marked her family history found expression in her own life. Mrs. Hamilton was the widow of Rev. B.B. Hamilton, for many years an honored minister of the Baptist church. His declining days were spent with his daughter, Mrs. John Leverett, and since his death in 1894, Mrs. Hamilton has resided with her. During these years Mrs. Hamilton has won for herself a place in the affections of the community seldom acquired by one of her years. Her activities in church, temperance and patriotic societies, and in a thousand private acts of loving kindness to old and young, endeared her to all whose good fortune it was to cross her path, or to walk with her along the way.
Until the infirmities of advancing years prevented, Mrs. Hamilton was active in the work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and especially in that of the Loyal Temperance League. For many years she has been a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and since the organization of Ninian Edwards Chapter in this city, has been its chaplain.
Mrs. Hamilton is survived by one brother, Mr. Edwin Chandler, of Sycamore, Kansas. He is the last of a large family of brothers and sisters, among whom were Mrs. S. V. White and Mrs. John Abbott Titcomb, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Mrs. Hamilton leaves a daughter, Mrs. John Leverett, and two sons, Gen. Henry D. Hamilton of New York, and Frank C. Hamilton of Mapimi, Dgo., Mexico. Among the children who have preceded her to the other shore are Surgeon General John B. Hamilton, for many years at the head of the U.S. Marine Hospital Service, and Mrs. Flora Hamilton Cassel, whose gospel hymns are sung the world over.
Burial arrangements include a brief service at the residence, No. 3030 Leverett avenue, and burial beside her husband at Otterville, Ill., the same afternoon. The funeral party will leave the C & A Depot in Jerseyville at 4:00 p.m."
"Death of Mrs. Mary Hamilton--In the death of this aged lady Upper Alton lost one of its oldest and most respected citizens.
Just as the church bell was ringing for the weekly prayer meeting last evening, the gentle spirit of Mrs. Mary Hamilton left the frail body which had been its tenement for almost eighty-nine years. The end was not unexpected to the family, who have noted the gradual failing of the strength which has carried her through a long life of devotion to others. It is a notable coincidence that the summons to the prayer meeting which she loved, should for this time has become merged in a summons to an eternal period of heavenly communion.
Mrs. Hamilton was of Puritan ancestry, her lineage being directly traced from both Miles Standish and John Alden. The strong patriotism which has marked her family history found expression in her own life. Mrs. Hamilton was the widow of Rev. B.B. Hamilton, for many years an honored minister of the Baptist church. His declining days were spent with his daughter, Mrs. John Leverett, and since his death in 1894, Mrs. Hamilton has resided with her. During these years Mrs. Hamilton has won for herself a place in the affections of the community seldom acquired by one of her years. Her activities in church, temperance and patriotic societies, and in a thousand private acts of loving kindness to old and young, endeared her to all whose good fortune it was to cross her path, or to walk with her along the way.
Until the infirmities of advancing years prevented, Mrs. Hamilton was active in the work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and especially in that of the Loyal Temperance League. For many years she has been a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and since the organization of Ninian Edwards Chapter in this city, has been its chaplain.
Mrs. Hamilton is survived by one brother, Mr. Edwin Chandler, of Sycamore, Kansas. He is the last of a large family of brothers and sisters, among whom were Mrs. S. V. White and Mrs. John Abbott Titcomb, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Mrs. Hamilton leaves a daughter, Mrs. John Leverett, and two sons, Gen. Henry D. Hamilton of New York, and Frank C. Hamilton of Mapimi, Dgo., Mexico. Among the children who have preceded her to the other shore are Surgeon General John B. Hamilton, for many years at the head of the U.S. Marine Hospital Service, and Mrs. Flora Hamilton Cassel, whose gospel hymns are sung the world over.
Burial arrangements include a brief service at the residence, No. 3030 Leverett avenue, and burial beside her husband at Otterville, Ill., the same afternoon. The funeral party will leave the C & A Depot in Jerseyville at 4:00 p.m."
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
