William B Hamilton

1848 - 1900

• Name	William B Hamilton
  Birth	08 May 1848	KY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Paducah, McCracken Co, KY   [2]
  	age 2
  Census	1860	Benton, Marshall Co, KY   [3]
  	age 12
  Census	1870	Bishop District, Olive, Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 21,wife Sara M-age 21, living with mother Eliza-age 55
  Census	1880	Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY   [5]
  	age 32,wife Sarah M-age 32, 3 children
  Census	1900	Paducah, McCracken Co, KY   [1]
  	age 52,wife Sarah M-age 51, 3 children & 2 others, married 21 yrs, had 4 children-3 still living
  Findagrave.com	20 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Death	Between 04 Jun and 31 Dec 1900	Paducah, McCracken Co, KY   [6]
  Burial	Paducah, McCracken Co, KY   [6]
  	Oak Grove Cemetery
  Person ID	I1388	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	John Hardman Hamilton,   b. 1813, NC d. Bef 20 Aug 1870 (Age < 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Washburn,   b. 1815, IN d. 30 Oct 1891 (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Jul 1833	Calloway Co, KY   [7]
  Notes	---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWYY-BJ9 John H. Hamilton, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979" Name: John H. Hamilton **** Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Eliza Washburn **** Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 23 Jul 1833 **** Event Place: Calloway, Kentucky **** Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: White Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: White Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01324-8 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 1942719 Reference ID: pg 87 -----------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah M Smith-xx,   b. 10 Sep 1848, Chapel Hill, Marshall Co, TN d. 1939 (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1869	Marshall Co, KY   [7, 8]
  Notes	Children: son Claude Hardmon Hamilton 1871 KY - 1964 dau Ruthie J Hamilton 1873 KY son Jewel O Hamilton 1879 KY dau Elta Hamilton 1881 - 1957 - married ??? Winn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWY4-6QV Wm. B. Hamilton, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979" Name: Wm. B. Hamilton **** Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Sarah M. Smith **** Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 10 Nov 1869 **** Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky **** Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Single **** Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Single **** Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01298-4 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 321353 Reference ID: it 1 n 1778 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 08 May 1848 - KY Census - age 2 - 1850 - Paducah, McCracken Co, KY Census - age 12 - 1860 - Benton, Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 10 Nov 1869 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 21,wife Sara M-age 21, living with mother Eliza-age 55 - 1870 - Bishop District, Olive, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 32,wife Sarah M-age 32, 3 children - 1880 - Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 52,wife Sarah M-age 51, 3 children & 2 others, married 21 yrs, had 4 children-3 still living - 1900 - Paducah, McCracken Co, KY Death - Between 04 Jun and 31 Dec 1900 - Paducah, McCracken Co, KY Burial - - Paducah, McCracken Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - possible death date 10/16/1900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com on 7/20/2023 William B. Hamilton Birth: 1848 Death: 1900 (aged 51-52) Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA Plot: Addition Old, Section I, Lot 69 Memorial #: 84128675 Family Members Spouse Sarah M. Smith Hamilton 1848-Unknown Children Claude Hardmon Hamilton 1871-1964 Elta Hamilton Winn 1881-1957 Created by: Trey Thompson (47438398) Added: 28 Jan 2012 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84128675/william-b-hamilton Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84128675/william-b-hamilton: accessed 20 July 2023), memorial page for William B. Hamilton (1848-1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84128675, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Trey Thompson (contributor 47438398). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/20/2023 William B. Hamilton Birth: 1848 Death: 1900 Family links: Spouse: Sarah M. Smith Hamilton (1848 - ____) Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery Paducah McCracken County Kentucky, USA Plot: Addition Old, Section I, Lot 69 Created by: Trey Thompson Record added: Jan 28, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 84128675 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S48] See Notes.