Thomas Earl Hamilton

Birth Name Thomas Earl Hamilton
Gender male
Age at Death 87 years, 4 months, 1 day

Narrative

Tom's listings in the Pittsburgh City Directories, source: http://www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/

1905
Hamilton, Elizabeth E., wid Joseph, 159 1/2 38th
Hamilton, James F, mach, 159 38th
Hamilton, Thomas, mach, 159 1/2 38th
nothing for Harry

1907
Hamilton, Elizabeth E., wid Joseph, 161 43rd
Hamilton, Harry N, clerk, 161 43rd
Hamilton, James M, mach, 159 38th
Hamilton, Thos E., clerk, 161 43rd

1908
Hamilton, Harry N., stereotyper, 4932 Kincaid
Hamilton, James M, lab, 159 38th
Hamilton, Thomas E., stereotyper, 4932 Kincaid
nothing for Eliz. E.

1910
Hamilton, Harry A., stereotyper, 412 N. Mathilda
Hamilton, James M, lab, 159 38th
Hamilton, Thomas E., stereotyper, 4932 Kincaid
nothing for Eliz. E.

1915 Hamilton Elizh wid Jos 6933 Kelly
Hamilton Henry N, stereo 6933 Kelly
no James
Hamilton Thomas E stero Post Pub Co, h 326 Minton

1916 Hamilton Henry N, stereo Post Pub Co h 6933 Kelly
Hamilton James M lab h 278 Main
Hamilton Louis K clk b 278 Main
Hamilton Thomas E stero Post Pub Co, h 326 Minton

1917 Hamilton James M lab h 278 Main
Hamilton Louis K clk Pgh Piping & Equipment Co, b 278 Main
Hamilton Thomas E stero Post Pub Co, h Neville Island

In the censuses for 1900 and 1910 Tom Hamilton was in his mother, Eckie Hamilton's, household in Pittsburgh. They were living on Leach Street in 1900 and at 4932 Kincaid St. in 1910. (See her information for census details.)

Thomas WWI draft information (Image at ancestry.com) provided this about him:

Thomas Earl Hamilton
9808 St. Clair, Cleveland
Age 33, Jan 27, 1885
Stereotyper, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Superior and 6th
Next of kin: Mrs. Annie Hamilton, wife, same address
Tall, medium build, grey eyes, dark hair
Sept 12, 1918

 

ssdi:
HAMILTON, THOMAS 283-07-1735 OH 27 Jan 1885 May 1972 PA
Monroeville, Pennsylvania 15146

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Pittsburgh Press - May 30, 1972
HAMILTON
Thomas E. of Shackleford Dr., Monroeville, on May 28, 1972, beloved father of Jack L. Hamilton of Monroeville; also three grandchildren. Mr. Hamilton was a member of Duquesne Lodge ?546 F&AM. Friends received Monday 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Monroeville Funeral Home of Eugene R. Van Horn, Beatly? at Haymaker Rd. Services Tuesday 1 pm.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth January 27, 1885 Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States   1
Death May 28, 1972 Monroeville Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States   1
Census June 1, 1900 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States 1900 Elizabeth Hamilton household 2
General

1900 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., 15th Ward of
Pittsburgh. Series T623, Roll 1360, page 109

at 3516 Leach St.

Hamilton, Elizabeth E., Mar 1845, widowed, 55, Head, 6 children, 3 alive, PA HOL PA
----, no 1st name, Mar 1882, 18, son, mailer for a newspaper
---, Thomas E., Jan 1885, 15, Son, elevator boy

Residence June 1, 1900 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States 3516 Leach St 2
General

at 3516 Leach St

Occupation June 1, 1900 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States elevator boy 2
General

elevator boy

Residence 1908 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States 4932 Kincaid 3a
General

1908 Pittsburgh City Directory
Hamilton, Harry N., stereotyper, 4932 Kincaid
Hamilton, Thomas E., stereotyper, 4932 Kincaid
This was Eckie's and Tom's address on the 1910 census

Residence 1910 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States   3b
Event Note

1910 Pittsburgh City Directory
Elizabeth not listed
Harry A Hamilton, stereotyper, 412 North Mathilda
James Hamilton, laborer, 159 38th
Thomas Hamilton, stereotyper, 4932 Kincaid

Census April 15, 1910 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States 1910 Elizabeth Hamilton household 4
General

1910 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., 10th Ward of Pittsburgh.
Series T624, Roll 1302, page 151, Enum. Dist 409, Sheet 5B.

At 4932 Kincaid St.

Hamilton, Elizabeth A., Head, 65, Widowed, Father's birthplace and
language: Holland Dutch. Mother: Pennsylvania. Six children, three alive.
---, Thomas E., Son, 25, S, Stereotyper, news office.

Residence April 15, 1910 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States At 4932 Kincaid St 4
General

At 4932 Kincaid St

Residence 1913 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States 4939? Kincaid - prob 4932 3c
Event Note

1913 Pittsburgh City Directory
Harry N Hamilton, stereotyper, home 6933 Kelly
Elizabeth Hamilton, widow of Joseph, 6933 Kelly
James M Hamilton, machinist, home 313 Main
Thomas Hamilton, journeyman, 4939 Kincaid

 

Residence 1914 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States 326 Minton St 3a
General

1915 Pittsburgh City Directory
Hamilton Thomas E stero Post Pub Co, h 326 Minton

Residence 1915 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States 326 Minton 3d
Event Note

1915 Pittsburgh City Directory
Harry N Hamilton, stereo, 6933 Kelly
Thomas Hamilton, stereotyper, 326 Minton

Residence 1916 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States 326 Minton 3e
Event Note

1916 Pittsburgh City Directory
Henry N Hamilton, stereo Post Publishing Company, home 6933 Kelly
James M Hamilton, machinist, home 278 Main
Thomas E Hamilton, stereo, Post Publishing Company, home 326 Minton

 

Residence 1917 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States Neville Island 3f
Event Note

1917 Pittsburgh City Directory
James M Hamilton, laborer, home 278 Main
Thomas E Hamilton, stereo, Post Publishing Co, home Neville Island

Residence April 13, 1917 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States 326 Minton St 5
General

Funeral services for their daughter Jane were held at her residence 326 Minton St

Census January 1, 1920 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 770 East 100th 6
General

1920 Federal Census, Ohio, Cuyahoga Co., 24th Ward of Cleveland
Series T625, Roll 1371, ED 625, Sheet 6B

Renting at 770 E. 100th St

Hamilton, Tom, Head, 34, PA PA PA, stereotyper, publisher
------, Ethel, Wife, 31, PA PA ENG/ENG
-------, Jack, Son, 1 11/12, PA PA PA
------, Eckie, Mother, 74, Wd, PA HOLLAND/DUTCH PA

Census April 1, 1930 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 13417 Kelso Ave 7a
General

1930 Federal Census, Ohio, Cuyahoga Co.,
Ward 32, Precinct H of Cleveland
Series T626, Roll 1781, ED 814, Sheet 3A/3B

Owns house at 13417 Kelso Ave., worth $6500, and radio

Hamilton, Thomas E., Head, 45, M, (1st marr at age 27), PA PA PA
Stereotype Operator, publishing
-----, Ethel, Wife, 42, M, (1st marr at age 26), PA ENG ENG
-----, Jack, Son, 12, S, PA PA PA

Census April 1, 1940 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1940 Thomas Hamilton household 8a
General

1940 Census Ward 32, Cleveland, Ohio
ED 92-842, Sheet 14B, family 334

owns the house worth $4500 at 13417 Kelso

Thomas E Hamilton, head, 54, 8 years school, stereotyper, newspaper printing, worked 40 hours last week, worked 50 weeks last year for $2500.
Ethel Hamilton, wife, 51, 3 years high school
Jack L Hamilton, son, 22, attended school, 3 years college, no occupation

All born in Pennsylvania. All lived in the same house in 1935. Ethel provided the information

"United States Census, 1940", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWRS-6HR : accessed 11 Mar 2014), Thomas E Hamilton, 1940.

Residence April 1, 1940 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 13417 Kelso 8a
General

living at 13417 Kelso when the 1940 census was taken

Residence April 26, 1942 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 13417 Kelso 9
General

was living at 13417 Kelso Street when his brother Harry named him as contact person on Harry's draft registration.

Residence from 1947 to 1951 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 13417 Kelso 3a
General

1947 and 1951 Cleveland City Directory, cross reference
Kelso Ave NE 13417 Hamilton Thos E (owned a phone)

Property (Administrator) June 25, 1951 Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States at 1374 East 141st 10a
Event Note

Recorded June 25, 1951

Henry Norman Hamilton
Thomas E Hamilton
to Donald J and Carmella Gerome

Thomas E Hamilton, duly appointed administrator of the estate of Henry Norman Hamilton, deceased on June 1951, filed petition in probate court to sell sublot 53, etc., to pay the debts of said decedent

[lots of records for Donald J Gerome, especially after 1963. ]

Residence 1954 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 13417 Kelso Ave 3g
Event Note

1954 Cleveland City Directory
Thomas E (Ethel) home 13417 Kelso Ave

Burial May 30, 1972 Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States   11a
General

Thomas Earl Hamilton

Birth: Jan. 27, 1885, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: May 27, 1972, Monroeville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Date Of Burial: 5/30/1972
Burial: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section: 44; Lot: 62.5; Grave: 1

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=116580746

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Joseph HamiltonApril 25, 1846April 6, 1898
Mother Elizabeth Extine KielMarch 2, 1845August 23, 1931
    Sister     Emma Hamilton February 16, 1870 October 16, 1870
    Brother     James Morris Hamilton January 13, 1872 August 18, 1956
    Sister     Mollie Hamilton May 29, 1874 February 27, 1881
    Sister     Annie J. Hamilton June 24, 1877 February 14, 1881
    Brother     Henry Norman “Harry” “Hadd” Hamilton March 11, 1882 April 21, 1951
         Thomas Earl Hamilton January 27, 1885 May 28, 1972

Families

Family of Thomas Earl Hamilton and Ethel Anna Scott
Married Wife Ethel Anna Scott ( b. July 4, 1888 d. January 2, 1962 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage August 1, 1913 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States   5
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Jane Scott HamiltonOctober 16, 1914April 13, 1917
Jack Lewis HamiltonFebruary 22, 1918April 16, 2006

Source References

  1. Social Security Death Index
  2. 1900 United States Federal Census
  3. City Directories
      • Page: 1927 Dayton City Directory, page 630, image 322
      • Page: Pittsburgh, 1910
      • Page: Pittsburgh, 1913
      • Page: Pittsburgh, 1915
      • Page: Pittsburgh, 1916
      • Page: Pittsburgh, 1917
      • Page: Cleveland, 1954
  4. 1910 United States Federal Census
  5. Family information
  6. 1920 United States Census
  7. 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 .

  8. 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.

  9. World War II Draft Registration Cards
  10. Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer: Cuyahoga County Deeds
      • Page: June 25, 1951, Thomas Hamilton settling estate of Henry N Hamilton
  11. findagrave.com
      • General:

        accessed Oct 2009.