John Kenneth Hamilton

ID# 170, (1863-1942)
John K Hamilton
c 1912
      John Kenneth Hamilton was born on 11 October 1863 in South Crosby Twp, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario.1,2,3 He was the son of Charles Hamilton and Mary Jordan.4 He immigrated in 1886 to Langdon, Cavalier County, North Dakota.1,3 John returned to Ontario in 1890 where he married Elizabeth F Burns, daughter of John Burns and Lydia Nolan, on 12 February 1890 in St Philip Neri Church, Toledo, Leeds & Grenville County, OntarioG.5,6 After their marriage they returned to John's farm near Langdon, Cavalier County, North Dakota. He was granted the southwest quarter of section eleven in township one hundred and sixty one north of range 60 west of the fifth principal meridian in North Dakota, containing 160 acres, 28 August 1893. He was the County Auditor for Cavalier County, North Dakota, from 1908 to 1914, after which he worked in the county auditor's office until his last illness.1,7 He was the County Treasurer for Cavalier County, North Dakota, in 1920.8 In August 1939, John and Elizabeth celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary a few months early, with their entire family in attendance, in Langdon, Cavalier County, North Dakota. He died on 13 July 1942 in Langdon, Cavalier County, North Dakota, at age 78.4,1

John's obituary appeared in the County Recorder, Langdon, North Dakota, on 16 July 1942.1 He was buried on 16 July 1942 in Calvary Cemetery, Langdon, Cavalier County, North DakotaG.1,4,9

Census Records

YearPlaceHead of Household
1871Crosby South, Leeds South, OntarioCharles Hamilton10
1881Crosby South, Leeds South, OntarioCharles Hamilton11
1900Langdon, Cavalier County, North DakotaJohn Kenneth Hamilton3
1910Langdon, Cavalier County, North DakotaJohn Kenneth Hamilton7
1920Langdon, Cavalier County, North DakotaJohn Kenneth Hamilton8
Last Edited=2 Jan 2025

Children of John Kenneth Hamilton and Elizabeth F Burns

Citations

  1. [S1528] Funeral Services Today for J. K. Hamilton, County Recorder, Langdon, North Dakota, 16 Jul 1942.
  2. [S72] 1871 Census (Crosby South, Leeds, Ontario), Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario C-10001.
  3. [S955] John K Hamilton, 1900 U.S. Census, Langdon, Cavalier, North Dakota, Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca
  4. [S1635] John K Hamilton, Death Certificate 1220 (14 Jul 1942), North Dakota Dept of Health, Bismark, North Dakota.
  5. [S629] John Hamilton & Elizabeth Burns, Marriage Registration unknown number (12 Feb 1890), Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca
  6. [S1424] Baptisms, marriages, burials 1883-1910: marriage of John Hamilton & Elizabeth Burns, pg 287, St Philip Neri Church, Toledo, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario. Viewed 2012-2019, at familysearch.org, database: Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923, img 90.
  7. [S956] John K Hamilton, 1910 U.S. Census (Langdon, Cavalier, North Dakota), Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca
  8. [S957] John K Hamilton, 1920 U.S. Census (Langdon, Cavalier, North Dakota ), Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca
  9. [S2009] Various Contributors, John K Hamilton, Find A Grave Memorial # 100820230, Database and images (www.findagrave.com).
  10. [S72] 1871 Census (Crosby South, Leeds, Ontario), Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario C-10001, Charles Hamilton family.
  11. [S73] 1881 Census (South Crosby, Leeds, Ontario), Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario C-13232, Charles Hamilton family.
  12. [S1532] Edith Eileen Hamilton, Birth Registration extract (1 May 1903), Copy privately held by Faye West, Edmonton, Alberta.