Samuel Wier Hamilton and Jennie C. Cochrane

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Husband Samuel Wier Hamilton ¹

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           Born: 17 Mar 1843 - near Glenwood, Allegheny Co, PA 1
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         Father: William R. Hamilton (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Anna Hamilton (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 17 Mar 1868 2

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Wife Jennie C. Cochrane ^{2 3}

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         Father: William Cochran (1813/1813-1876) 4
         Mother: Mary S. Quigley (      -      ) 4 5

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1 M John B. Hamilton ²

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2 M Allison A. Hamilton ²

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         Spouse: Maud Nesbit (      -      ) 2

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3 F M. Lenore Hamilton ²

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         Spouse: Dr. W. J. Carnahan (      -      ) 2

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4 F Anabel Hamilton ²

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General Notes: Husband - Samuel Wier Hamilton

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He was born on a farm in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, not far from what is now the town of Glenwood, near the Monongahela river. While still a mere lad he removed to a farm in the region of Putneyville, Armstrong County, where he lived until after the close of the Civil War. He served in that struggle as a member of the One Hundred and Third Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, during a period of four years in all, and in that time saw much active service. He was taken prisoner with his regiment and spent thirteen months in Andersonville Prison. He was then exchanged and continued his service in the Union Army. This misfortune of his capture was the only one that he met with in the war, as he came through from first to last unscathed. He afterwards became a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and was prominently identified with that organization up to the time of his death.
Upon his return to Pennsylvania, he entered business life there and was elected treasurer of Armstrong County. In 1868 or 1869 he engaged in the oil business at Parker, Pennsylvania, and remained in that line for four or five years, taking part in the building of the Low Grade Railroad, which extended along Red Bank Creek. He then went to New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he established a foundry. About 1890 Mr. Hamilton removed to the town of Apollo, Pennsylvania, where he opened a successful plumbing business and then, not long after, came to Vandergrift, where he was one of the first to start in business. Besides his business interests, Mr. Hamilton was also associated with a number of important financial concerns in the community and at his death was second vice-president of the Saving & Trust Company of Vandergrift. He was also interested in the Point Casino Company. Mr. Hamilton was a very religious man and one of those who was responsible for the building of the Presbyterian church in Vandergrift. He was a member of that church and very active in its affairs, serving it as a trustee for many years.
He was a national officer of the American Insurance Union and was one of its organizers. He served for a period of nine years as postmaster of Vandergrift, being first appointed by President Roosevelt.

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General Notes: Wife - Jennie C. Cochrane

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from Pine Twp, Armstrong Co, PA

1 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 518.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 519.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 344.

4 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 381.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 344, 392.