Benjamin Franklin Hamilton

1842 - 1926  (83 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Hamilton
  Birth	30 Sep 1842	Marshall Co, KY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Paducah, McCracken Co, KY   [2]
  	age 8
  Census	1860	Benton, Marshall Co, KY   [3]
  	age 18,living with parents
  Census	1870	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 28,wife Mary F-age 24, 2 children
  Census	1880	Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY   [5]
  	age 38,wife Mary F-age 29, 4 children & 1 Other
  Census	1900	Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY   [6]
  	age 58,wife Mary F-age 53, 2 children, married 30 yrs, had 9 children-5 still living
  Census	1910	Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY   [7]
  	age 68,wife Tolitha J-age 59, step-son James M Roberts-age 39, widowed, married 6 yrs, had 9 children-5 still living
  Census	1920	Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY   [8]
  	age 78,wife Jane-age 64, living with step-son James M Roberts-age 47,widowed
  Death	10 Mar 1926	Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY   [9, 10]
  Findagrave.com	07 Oct 2016
  	See Notes
  Burial	Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY   [10]
  	Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I1731	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   [11]
  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 1	Mary F Fox-xx,   b. Nov 1846   d. Bef 31 Aug 1903 (Age < 56 years)
  Marriage	14 Nov 1866	Marshall Co, KY   [9, 11, 12]
  Notes	Children: son Aaron D Hamilton 1869 son Amos W Hamilton 2/1870 son John H Hamilton 1872 son Charlie E Hamilton 1/2/1874 - ** See birth record journal ** dau Minnie M Hamilton 10/27/1875 - ** See birth record journal ** dau Ella Hamilton 2/1883 dau Cora Hamilton 8/1886 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWY4-CYW B. F. Hamilton, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979" Name: B. F. Hamilton **** Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Mary F. Cox **** Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 14 Nov 1866 **** 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 1505 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Tabitha Jane Young-xx,   b. 16 Feb 1850, IL d. 01 Mar 1925, KY (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	08 Sep 1903	Marshall Co, KY   [9, 11, 12]
  Notes	Children: - possibly a son William Cecil Hamilton? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4SV-FMZ J.H. Hamilton in entry for B.F. Hamilton and T.J. Roberts, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979" Name: B.F. Hamilton **** Birth Date: 1841 **** Birthplace: Age: 62 **** Spouse's Name: T.J. Roberts **** Spouse's Birth Date: 1850 **** Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: 53 **** Event Date: 31 Aug 1903 **** Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky **** Father's Name: J.H. Hamilton **** Mother's Name: Eliza Washburn **** Spouse's Father's Name: Moses Young **** Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03000-3 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 1760357 Reference ID: 267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Sep 1842 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 8 - 1850 - Paducah, McCracken Co, KY Census - age 18,living with parents - 1860 - Benton, Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 14 Nov 1866 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 28,wife Mary F-age 24, 2 children - 1870 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 38,wife Mary F-age 29, 4 children & 1 Other - 1880 - Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 58,wife Mary F-age 53, 2 children, married 30 yrs, had 9 children-5 still living - 1900 - Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 08 Sep 1903 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 68,wife Tolitha J-age 59, step-son James M Roberts-age 39, widowed, married 6 yrs, had 9 children-5 still living - 1910 - Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 78,wife Jane-age 64, living with step-son James M Roberts-age 47,widowed - 1920 - Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY Death - 10 Mar 1926 - Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY Burial - - Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 10/7/2016 Rev Benjamin Franklin Hamilton Birth: Sep. 30, 1842 Marshall County Kentucky, USA Death: Mar. 10, 1926 Gilbertsville Marshall County Kentucky, USA A Minister of God; son of John Harmon & Liza Washburn Hamilton. 1920 Census in home of James Roberts (stepson) Second wife: Jane Roberts Hamilton. Cause of death: acute cystitis. Burial: Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery Gilbertsville Marshall County Kentucky, USA Created by: BLB Record added: Aug 25, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 29294040 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCM-ZTWS Name: Benjamin F Hamilton Event Type: Death Event Date: 10 Mar 1926 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States Age: 84 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1842 Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCM-ZTWS : 1 July 2015), Benjamin F Hamilton, 10 Mar 1926; citing Death, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N953-2YY John Hardman Hamilton in entry for Benjamin Franklin Hamilton, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955" Name: Benjamin Franklin Hamilton **** Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 1926 **** Event Place: Gilbertsville Township, Marshall, Kentucky **** Residence Place: Address: Gender: Male Age: Marital Status: ???? Race: Occupation: Birth Year (Estimated): Burial Date: Burial Place: Cemetery: Father's Name: John Hardman Hamilton **** Father's Titles and Terms: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Liza Washburn **** Mother's Titles and Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Additional Relatives: Spouse's Name: ???? Spouse's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 4903 GS Film number: 1912902 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S48] See Notes. [S22] Death Certificate. [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S41] Marriage License.