Adam R. Hamilton was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, October 12, 1791, and came to
Lyndon, Whiteside county, in August, 1835. He married Miss Nancy Miller on the
18th of April, 1813. Mrs. Hamilton was also a native of Massachusetts, and born
on the 9th of February, 1792. The children of this marriage were:
John M., born May 11, 1814;
Nancy A., born May 6, 1816;
Lovica B., born May 22, 1818;
George R., born February 24, 1820;
Mary J., born May 19, 1822;
Adam R., Jr., born June 1, 1824;
Mary E., born June 6, 1826; and
Harriet A., born July 13, 1833.
Mary J. died October 12, 1823.
John M. married Miss Prudence Wright;
children, Levi, Carrie E., Prudence and Elvira; Mrs. Hamilton died,
and Mr. Hamilton married his second wife; Miss Anna Woodward; the children by
this marriage are, George W., Charles A. and Frederick E.
Nancy A. married Theron Cook, March 3, 1836; children, Asa, Mary E., George A., Adelia E., Lucy F., Adam R., and Edward and Edwin, twins.
Lovica B. married John C. Swarthout; children, Harriet A., Albert M., James E.,
Adam, Emma J., George E., Mary E. and Lovica A.;
James E., Adam and Lovica A. died in infancy; Mr. Swarthout died in 1848, and Mrs.
Swarthout married J. W. Olds.
George R. married Miss H. S. Belt, May 22, 1867; children, Willis G., J.Levi
and Effie. Mary E. married John Garlick; children, Henry, Martha, Ida, Frank and
Fred.
Adam R., Jr., is in Oregon.
John M. lives two miles west of Lyndon, and George R. occupies the old homestead; both are well-to-do farmers, and good neighbors and citizens. Mr. Hamilton was a Justice of the Peace of the county when these officers of the law received their appointment from the Governor, and was one of the Justices appointed by the Legislature to superintend the election, under: the act of 1839, for a place to be the county-seat of Whiteside county. He was a sincere Christian, and gave the subject of religion more attention than all other matters combined, never failing to attend all church, Bible, Sunday-school and missionary meetings. All other engagements had to yield to church duties. He was a deacon in the Congregational Church so long that he was known everywhere as Deacon Hamilton. He died August 28, 1865, his wife having preceded him several years.
From Bent-Wilson 1877 Pg 270-271
Some additional information that I've found on the Adam Hamilton family.
Adam Richardson Hamilton 12 Oct 1791 Northampton Mass. d 28 August 1865 buried in Lyndon Cemetery . Married Nancy Miller 18 April 1813 in Northampton Mass. b 9 Feb 1792 in Mass. died 13 Nov 1860 and is buried in Lyndon Cemetery.
1. John Miller Hamilton born May 11, 1814 in Mass. d 15 Feb 1906, buried in Lyndon Cemetery. Married to Prudence Wright born 3 August 1817. She died 27 August 1855 and is also buried in the Lyndon Cemetery. John M. Hamilton lived 2 miles west of Lyndon in 1877.
John Levi Hamilton born abt 1848 - May be the John L Co. G 156th Ill. Inf. G A R Marker in Lyndon Cemetery (No Dates)
Caroline E Hamilton 1849 married J. Hollar Smith 26 Jun 1879 Whiteside Co # 5037
Prudence Hamilton 1850-1855
Elvira Hamilton married Philip Stone in Whiteside Co 26 Nov 1884 #6480
John M. Hamilton married the 2nd time to Anna B Woodward according to some researchers but I've been unable to find a record ot that marriage anywhere in IL. Anna B. was born 8 Feb 1822 and died 17 Nov 1890. She is buried in the Lyndon Cemetery. Thier children were:
George W. Hamilton d Sep 3 1855 age 1 year of age
Charles A. Hamilton was born 1858 died 1905, buried in Lyndon Cemetery. He married Theora Helms
23 Jun 1881 Whiteside Co. Theora was born 1861 died 1921 and is also buried at Lyndon Cemetery.
Herbert E. Hamilton born 1892 died 20 May 1895, buried in Lyndon Cemetery
Frederick E. Hamilton born 1860 died 1898. He is buried in the Lyndon Cemetery. Married Caroline Perry 14 Sep1881 in Whiteside Co #5612. Carrie D was born 1864 and died in 1892, buried with Frederick in the Lyndon Cemetery.
2. Nancy Alvira Hamilton born May 6, 1816; m Theron Crook March 3, 1836 (Knox Co IL). (History of this family can also be seen under "Featured Families - Asa Crook"
Children Are: Asa Crook,
Mary E. Crook,
George A. Crook,
Adelia E Crook,
Lucy F Crook,
Adam R Crook,
Edward Crook twin,
Edwin Crook twin,
3. Lovica Bartlett Hamilton born May 22, 1818; she died 22 Oct 1891
and is buried in Lyndon Cemetery. (Records have shown her name to be Lovica and
Louisa so I leave it to the researcher to figure out what is correct).
Her marriage to John Swarthout is not found in the Illinois records. But
a marriage in Ogle County shows a T.G. Swarthout and Louisa B. Hamilton
occurring 11 October 1838 #39A. The dates of 11 Oct. 1836 and
22 Jan. 1838 have turned up in various research of others but neither
is verified. John C. Swarthout was born in 1816, he died 14 Aug 1854 and is
buried next to his wife Lovincy in the Lyndon Cemetery. Also buried in
the Lyndon Cemetery is a James Woods and recorded as "2nd husband of Lovincy
Swarthout died 16 Aug. 1886." Lovica married J.W. Olds according to IL Marriage records
on 23 September 1866 in Whiteside Co # 1605.
I believe we can safely say that the Lyndon Cemetery Book to be in error as further research
shows the 1870 federal census has James W. Olds, b. 1816 OH, and Lovica
Olds, b. 1819 MA, on page 167 in Lyndon Twp. The 1880 federal census has
James W. Olds and Lovica Olds on page 151C in Lyndon Twp.
Harriet A Swarthout 01 Aug 1839
Albert Marian Swarthout 12 Dec 1842
James E Swarthout 23 Nov 1843
Adam Swarthout 7 Oct 1844
Emma J. Swarthout 30 Sep 1845
George Edwin Swarthout 01 Feb 1848
Louisa A Swarthout 1851 m John Ward
Mary Elizabeth Swarthout 06 Mar 1852 died 14 Jul 1919 Ozark, Douglas Co MO. Married George Washington Hamilton 09 Feb 1867 Whiteside Co # 1757. George was born 8 Mar 1836 in NY, died 18 Jan 1916 Douglas Co MO.
John E Swarthout
4. George Richardson Hamilton was born February 24, 1820 he died March 4, 1904 and is buried in the Lyndon Cemetery. He married Hannah L. Belt o May 22, 1867 Whiteside Co # 1832. She was born 09 Jun 1833 and died 6 Februry 1887 and is also buried in the Lyndon Cemetery. George R. Hamilton and his wife occupied the old homestead in Lyndon
Willis G Hamilton was born 3 Feb. 1868 died 22 May 1901 buried in the Lyndon Cemetery. He married Nellie M Harrison 3 Jun 1888 in Whiteside Co # 7387. After the death of Willis, Nellie was married for the 2nd time to William J. Warren on 13 Feb 1893 in Whiteside Co # 8656
J. Levi Hamilton (I believe this is John L. Hamilton who married Viola V. Perry 08 Aug 1874 in Whiteside Co # 6625)
Effie Hamilton
5. Mary J. Hamilton, born May 19, 1822; d 12 Oct 1823
6. Adam Richardson Hamilton , Jr., born June 1, 1824; Lived in Oregon in 1877
7. Mary Elizabeth Hamilton., born June 6, 1826; Married John Garlick 23 Nov 1848 in Whiteside Co Book A # 278.
In the Lyndon Cemetery there is a childs grave - Son of John and Mary E. died Sept. 20, 1856 - broken stone and cannot read age or name.
8. Harriet Amelia Hamilton., born July13, 1833 is buried in Lyndon Cemetery 1918
**History of Whiteside County states Prudence and Elvira are two different people. Some researcher believe they are one and the same. Elivra is the only one who appeares on the 1860 census and there is a marriage listed for her in Whiteside Co. Nothing can be found on Prudence born around 1850.
Children Are: William Henry Garlick abt 1849,
Martha Garlick abt 1851,
Ida M Garlick abt 1854 ,
John Frank Garlick abt 1857,
Fred Garlick
