Family Group Sheet
NamePreston Hamilton
Birth17 Jul 1826, Floyd Co., Kentucky
Death28 Jan 1909, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialHamilton Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
Marriageabt 1846, Floyd Co., Kentucky
SpouseMatilda Elliott
Birth5 Nov 1829, Floyd Co., Kentucky
Death14 Dec 1914, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Children
Birthabt 1847, Floyd Co., Kentucky
Birth11 Apr 1848, Floyd Co., Kentucky
Death24 Dec 1917, Nicholas Co., Kentucky
SpouseFrancis Smart
Birthabt Aug 1849, Floyd Co., Kentucky
SpouseTandy Caudill
Birth17 Jun 1854, Floyd Co., Kentucky
Death11 Mar 1938, Enterprise, Carter Co., Kentucky
SpouseTurman Smith Leadingham
SpouseLydia Catherine Thomas
SpouseWilliam Addison Fouch
Birthabt 1860, Floyd Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1866, Kentucky
11 FNancy Hamilton
Birthabt 1868, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth26 Jun 1870, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death29 Sep 1952, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseJames W. Thomas , 4C4R
Notes for Preston Hamilton
Dates of birth and death are from his gravestone.
Notes for Matilda Elliott
Her death certificate records Matilda Hamilton, age blank, born 18 Sep 1829 in Floyd Co., Ky, died 14 Dec 1914 in Rowan Co., Ky, widowed, father John M. Elliott, born in N. Carolina, mother’s maiden name Francis France, born in Letcher Co., Ky, cause of death chronic valvular heart disease, informant Jarve Hamilton, Vale, Ky, burial in Hamilton Cemetery.
She has a double gravestone with Preston, with the birthdate Nov 5, 1829, and no death date. (That birthdate matches the 1900 census.)
She has a double gravestone with Preston, with the birthdate Nov 5, 1829, and no death date. (That birthdate matches the 1900 census.)
Census Notes for Preston & Matilda (Family)
1850 census of Floyd Co., Ky, enumerated 29 July, lists on p. 12 as family #72:
Preston Hamilton, 23, farmer; Matilda, 18; Kenas F., 3; Wilburn, 2; Martha E., 10/12. All born in Kentucky.
The next household is headed by Thomas Hamilton age 50.
1860 census of Floyd Co., Ky, Prestonsburg P.O., enumerated 23 July, lists on p. 45 as family #275:
Preston Hamilton, 33, farmer; Matilda, 29; Kenas F., 14; Wilbern, 12; Martha E., 10; Lurena, 8; Mary Ann, 7; Jarvy, 1; Caroline, 1. All born in Kentucky.
The preceding household is headed by Jessie Hamilton age 57 with wife Ferina age 48.
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek precinct, enumerated 13 June, lists on p. 13 as family #76:
Hamilton, Wilburn, 22, farm laborer; Hamilton, Presley, 43, farmer; Matilda, 42; Martha, 20; Lurania, 18; Mary, 16; Jarvey, 14; Caroline, 12; Angeline, 10; Olive (f), 7; Augustus, 4; Nancy, 2. All born in Kentucky.
The “76/76” is entered on both line 9 (Wilburn) and line 10 (Presley), and then scratched out on line 10. The property valuations are entered only on Presley’s line, and the surname is repeated. So it looks like Presley (Preston) is really the head of household, and the census taker may have originally though Wilburn was the head of a separate household, and then realized after he had already written that name that he really belonged with his parents and siblings.
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek precinct, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 41 as family #283/306:
Hamilton, Preston, 54, farmer, b. Ky Va Va; Matilda, 51, b. Ky Va Va; Angeline, 18, dau; Oliver, 16, son; Augustus, 14, son; Leanna, 10, dau; Messer, Granville, 23, boarder, works on farm.
The son Oliver should be a daughter Olive.
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hoggtown precinct, enumerated 7 June, lists on p. 5B as family #85/86:
Hamilton, Preston, 73, b. July 1826, Ky Ky Ky, farmer; Matilda, wife, 70, b. Nov 1829, Ky Va Va, married 54 years, mother of 13 children, 6 living; Ward, Charly, grandson, 15, b. June 1884, Ky Ky Ky; Sarah, grandau, 14, b. Oct 1885, Ky Ky Ky.
Preston Hamilton, 23, farmer; Matilda, 18; Kenas F., 3; Wilburn, 2; Martha E., 10/12. All born in Kentucky.
The next household is headed by Thomas Hamilton age 50.
1860 census of Floyd Co., Ky, Prestonsburg P.O., enumerated 23 July, lists on p. 45 as family #275:
Preston Hamilton, 33, farmer; Matilda, 29; Kenas F., 14; Wilbern, 12; Martha E., 10; Lurena, 8; Mary Ann, 7; Jarvy, 1; Caroline, 1. All born in Kentucky.
The preceding household is headed by Jessie Hamilton age 57 with wife Ferina age 48.
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek precinct, enumerated 13 June, lists on p. 13 as family #76:
Hamilton, Wilburn, 22, farm laborer; Hamilton, Presley, 43, farmer; Matilda, 42; Martha, 20; Lurania, 18; Mary, 16; Jarvey, 14; Caroline, 12; Angeline, 10; Olive (f), 7; Augustus, 4; Nancy, 2. All born in Kentucky.
The “76/76” is entered on both line 9 (Wilburn) and line 10 (Presley), and then scratched out on line 10. The property valuations are entered only on Presley’s line, and the surname is repeated. So it looks like Presley (Preston) is really the head of household, and the census taker may have originally though Wilburn was the head of a separate household, and then realized after he had already written that name that he really belonged with his parents and siblings.
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek precinct, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 41 as family #283/306:
Hamilton, Preston, 54, farmer, b. Ky Va Va; Matilda, 51, b. Ky Va Va; Angeline, 18, dau; Oliver, 16, son; Augustus, 14, son; Leanna, 10, dau; Messer, Granville, 23, boarder, works on farm.
The son Oliver should be a daughter Olive.
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hoggtown precinct, enumerated 7 June, lists on p. 5B as family #85/86:
Hamilton, Preston, 73, b. July 1826, Ky Ky Ky, farmer; Matilda, wife, 70, b. Nov 1829, Ky Va Va, married 54 years, mother of 13 children, 6 living; Ward, Charly, grandson, 15, b. June 1884, Ky Ky Ky; Sarah, grandau, 14, b. Oct 1885, Ky Ky Ky.
