His death certificate records Wm Hamilton, age 69 years 8 months 13 days, born 11 April 1848 in Ky, died 24 Dec 1917 in Goose Creek, Nicholas Co., Kentucky, married, farmer, father Preston Hamilton, mother’s maiden name Matilda Elliott, both born in Va, cause of death tuberculosis of the lungs, informant Mrs. Matilda Feeback, Carlisle, Ky, burial in Carlisle, Ky.

Her death certificate records Mrs. Frances Hamilton, age 77 years 3 months 8 days, born 6 Sep 1854 in Ky, died 14 Dec 1931 in Myers precinct, Nicholas Co., Ky, widow of Wm Hamilton, father Joseph Smart, mother’s maiden name Matilda McIntire, both born in Ky, cause of death cerebral hemorrhage, informant W. D. Hamilton, Lexington, Ky, burial in Carlisle, Ky.

This family is in my database primarily to document that Preston’s son is not the same William Hamilton who married Lucinda Ellington.

1880 census of Nicholas Co., Ky, Upper Blue Lick precinct, enumerated 16 June, lists on p. 26 as family #224/228:
Hamilton, William, 31, works on farm; Francis, 25, wife; Tilly, 7, dau. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1900 census of Nicholas Co., Ky, Goose Creek precinct, enumerated 7 June, lists on p. 4A as family #69/70:
Hamilton, William, 51, b. Apr 1848, Ky Ky Va, farmer; Francis, wife, 45, b. Sep 1854, Ky Ky Ky, married 28 years, mother of 5 children, 3 living; Matilda, dau, 17, b. Dec 1872; Wilburn, son, 18, b. Oct 1871; Osborn, son, 14, b. Aug 1885. All children born Ky Ky Ky.