The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-01-14
Death OF DR.. A. Hamilton.

DR.. A Hamilton, of Des Moines, died
at the home of his son, w. M. Hamilton,
at sCrittenden, Mo-, December ~, 1908,
at the age of 73 years, months and 8
days.
He was born in Hendrix county, In
diana, August "a, 1885, and is survived
by his wife, two daughters and three
sons, being Mrs. Hamilton and daugh-
ters, Mrs. Ella Kehmueller and Mrs.
Lucille Miller, reside in Des Moines, w.
Nj. Hamilton at Crittenden, Mo-, Charles
A. Hamilton at Chicago, ill.,, and Frank
Hamilton, at Shreveport, La. He was
buried at Versailles, Mo-, under the
auspices Of the |. O. o. F. lodge, this
being his request and it was faithfully
carried out by his son, W. M. Hamilton.
DIR. Hamilton was for many years a
prominent citizen of Decatur county.
When the war of the rebellion broke
out he shouldered musket and re-
sponded to the call of his country, be.
ing mustered out in 1865, when he
returned to his home at Centerville,
Iowa. Shortly afterwards he went to
keokuk and attended medical college,
after which he formed partnership at
Cincinnati, Iowa, with DR.. J. Nj. Sturde-
want, which continued until 1867, when
he moved to Pleasanton. Iowa, and was
engaged in practice there until 1880.
He spent the summer of 1880 with his
family at Centerville, returning to De-
catur county that fall and moved on his
fine farm in Eden township, near Block
ley. He remained on the farm for three
years and spent one year in Loon, re-
turning again to his farm. About this
time the old d. M. & X. c. r.. r., then
known as the Des Moines, Osceola and
Southern, was building through Decatur
county, and through the efforts of d.
Hamilton and his son, W. NJ, a station,
stock yards, postoflice and store was
secured for the new town of Blockley, the
son, w. M. Hamilton, putting up the
first store building and was appointed
as the first postmaster, as we'll as mer-
chant of Blockley in 1854. The deceased
was for many years member of the
Decatur county pension board, during
which time more pensions were granted
the deserving old veterans than during
any four-year term of the board since it
was organized. He held a numter of
positions of trust under the government
and always proved himself efficient and
worthy of the trust reposed in him.
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for all the duties imposed upon him, he
concluded to sell out his farm business
and locate in Des Moines, where he had
previously provided pleasant home
for his family. At the time of his death
he had $4,000 to $4,000 invested in
Des Moines property and had held for
forty-fiye years his land and coal
hi,sssrests at Centerville, without any
remembrance, which is very unusual
occurrance and shows the character and
determination Of the man, and these
properties are quite valuable. DR.. Ham,
ilton was plain, matter of fact man,
admiring men only for their moral and
intellectual worth and not for, the
clothes which they wore upon their
back, or the money which they carried
in their purse. He was gentlemen in
every sense of the word, never forgot a
favor or friend. Here in Decatur
county, where he resided for so many
years, there is large circle of warm
friends who are grieved at his death
and extend their coincidence to the
| family.