Archibald Hamilton

Birth Name Archibald Hamilton
Gender male
Age at Death 74 years, 8 months, 4 days

Narrative

A descendant of Archibald's brother Joseph said that there was a son in this family names Archibald. The Babinsack Family Tree at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/43078993/person/12614034866 also includes him.

I didn't find a record that linked Archibald directly to his parents. His birth, marriage, and death records are not online. He is not with the family in 1900 (was he in the household and omitted by mistake?)

But this is the son in this family. He is connected to a James Hamilton, his brother, and is in Turtle Creek, Pa, at the same time as his father James and his second family. He named a son James A. He also says he came to the US in 1888 or 1890 but had lived in Pennsylvania only since 1899, which matches the family information.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth October 28, 1888 Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland   1 2
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born near Glasgow, Scotland, according to his Petition for Naturalization
born on Hayside Row, in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, 28 Oct 1888, according to a photocopy of his birth record received by a descendant of his paternal aunt Mary. His father was a coal miner, and his mother's name was listed as M L Black. Their marriage date was given as November 15, 1881, in America, but compare the date found on US sources.

Death July 1963     1
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SSDI
Given Name: Archibald
Surname: Hamilton
Birth Date: 28 October 1888
State: Pennsylvania
Last Place of Residence: :
Event Date: July 1963
Age: 75

Immigration 1890     2
Declaration of Intention March 10, 1910 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States   2
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Pennsylvania, U.S. Naturalization Originals, 1795-1930
US District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Declared intention to become a citizen on Mar 10, 1910, in District Court of US in Pittsburgh.
Archibald Hamilton, 21, a merchant
white, fair complexion, 5 ft 7 in, 165 lbs, brown hair, gray eyes, no other distinctive marks
born in Scotland
emigrated from Glasgow to New York in 1890

Occupation March 10, 1910   merchant 2
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merchant

Petition for Naturalization February 1, 1913 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States   2
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Petition for Naturalization
Archibald Hamilton
residing 609 Sunnyside St, East Pittsburgh, a machinist
born Oct 9, 1888 near Glasgow, Scotland
emigrated from Glasgow to New York in 1890
Wife Mary Hamilton was born in Westmoreland Co, and now resides at [same address]
Have resided in US for 5 years, and in Pennsylvania since July 1899.
Declaration of Intention filed Feb 1, 1913

References: Claud Titus, laborer, Turtle Creek
Michael Hair, policeman, Turtle Creek

Residence February 1, 1913 East Pittsburgh Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States 609 Sunnyside St 2
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609 Sunnyside St

Occupation February 1, 1913 East Pittsburgh Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States machinist 2
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machinist

Residence 1899 Pennsylvania, United States in Pa since 1899 when naturalized 2
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in Pa since 1899 when naturalized

Naturalization May 5, 1913 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States   2
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Oath of Allegiance
May 5, 1913
Order admitting petitioner, May 5 1913 [naturalized]

Draft Registration June 5, 1917 Turtle Creek Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States   3
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United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

June 5, 1917
1st Ward Turtle Creek, Pa

Archibauld Hamilton, age 28
220 Church St, Turtle Creek, Pa

born Oct 9, 1888, in Scotland, naturalized
machinist for Westinghouse Electric Co, East Pittsburgh
married 9 years, with wife and child
tall, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair, not bald. crippled hand

United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6JP-LZW : accessed 10 Feb 2014), Archibauld Hamilton, 1917-1918; citing Allegheny County no 11, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d); FHL microfilm 1852386.

Residence June 5, 1917 Turtle Creek Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States 220 Church St, Turtle Creek, Pa 3
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was living at 220 Church St, Turtle Creek, Pa when he registered for the draft.

Occupation June 5, 1917 East Pittsburgh Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States machinist, Westinghouse 3
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Working as a machinist for Westinghouse Elec, when registering for WWI

Census January 22, 1920 Turtle Creek Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States 1920 Archibald Hamilton household 4
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1920 Census Turtle Creek Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, ED 834, sheet 16B, family 268
Jan 22 & 23, 1920

at 220 Church St, owns the house
Archibald Hamilton, 31, arrived 1888, naturalized 1913, born in Scotland, parents also, machinist W.E.& M. Co
Mary Hamilton, 28, born in Pennsylvania, parents in Ireland
James A Hamilton, 3y 9m, born in Pa

 

United States Census, 1920, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFRW-HWQ : accessed 10 Feb 2014), Archibold Hamilton, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821529.

Census April 1, 1930 Wilkins Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States 1930 Archibald Hamilton household 5a
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1930 Census Wilkins, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, ED 0860, sheet 23A, family 433
on the Greensburg Pike. owns the house

Hamilton, Archibald, head, 40, widowed, first married at 20, machinist, auto shop, born in Scotland, parents also
Hamilton, James A, son, 14, single, no occupation, born in Pa, mother also

United States Census, 1930, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCZS-1C7 : accessed 10 Feb 2014), Archibold Hamilton,, NARA microfilm publication .

Residence April 5, 1940 Cavittsville, North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States in Wm Saunders household 6a
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1940; Census Place: Cavittsville, North Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3636; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 65-166.
April 5, 1940

Saunders, Wm, born in Md
Saunders, Helen, bon in WV
Saunders Wm, 8, born in PA
Hamilton, Archibald, boarder, 49, widowed, 2 years college, born in Scotland, naturalized, machinist, electric plant

all had lived in Allegheny Co in 1935

 

United States Census, 1940, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQWM-9WJ : accessed 10 Feb 2014), Archibald Hamilton in household of William F Saunders, North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-166, sheet 3B, family 53, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 3636.

Draft Registration 1942 West Newton, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States   7
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U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Local Board 11, West Newton, Westmoreland Co, Pa

Archibald Hamilton
residence: Trafford PA, P.O. Box 403, Westmoreland Co, Pa
age 54, born October 28, 1888, in Scotland
contact person: Mr. James A Hamilton, same address
Employer: Westinghouse Elec & Mfg Co, East Pittsburgh, Pa
description: 5ft 7in , 190 lbs, gray eyes, gray hair, ruddy complexion
front joint, index finger of left hand is smashed.

[James is likely Archibald's son James. His father James was in Rimersburg in 1940 and died in Erie in 1943.]

United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQFG-T1W : accessed 10 Feb 2014), Archibald Hamilton, 1942.

Residence February 5, 1960 Turtle Creek Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States at 1400 Maryland Ave 8
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Was at 1400 Maryland Ave when his son died on Feb 5, 1960

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father James HamiltonMarch 25, 1863March 31, 1943
Mother Elizabeth BlackDecember 1866August 2, 1900
    Sister     Agnes Hamilton April 22, 1883 March 11, 1950
    Brother     James Hamilton April 22, 1885
         Archibald Hamilton October 28, 1888 July 1963
    Sister     Maggie G Hamilton
    Sister     Lizzie Hamilton July 1894
    Sister     Gene Hamilton April 9, 1895 May 30, 1982
    Brother     Joseph Hamilton February 1900 September 28, 1958

Families

Family of Archibald Hamilton and Mary Collins

Married Wife Mary Collins ( b. about 1892 d. before 1930 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1908     3
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When Archibald registered for the dreft in 1917 he said he had been married for nine years.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
James A HamiltonMarch 14, 1916February 5, 1960

Source References

  1. Social Security Death Index
  2. Pennsylvania, U.S. Naturalization Originals, 1795-1930, ancestry.com
  3. World War I Draft Registration Cards
  4. 1920 United States Census
  5. National Archives and Records Administration: 1930 United States Census
      • Page: Pittsburgh, ED 0224, family 274
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCCD-7YJ : accessed 14 Feb 2014), Louis K Hamilton, Pittsburgh (Districts 1-250), Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0224, sheet , family 274, NARA microfilm publication .

  6. 1940 United States Census
      • Page: Pittsburgh, (ED) 69-362, sheet 6B, line 53, family 103
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQWZ-SPD : 7 January 2021), Louis K Hamilton, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69-362, sheet 6B, line 53, family 103, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3662.

  7. World War II Draft Registration Cards
  8. Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976, familysearch.org