History of Macon County, Illinois.  With Illustrations Descriptive Of 
Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of some of its Prominent Men and 
Pioneers.  Published by Brink, McDonough & Co., Phildelphia, 1880.  
Reproduced through efforts of The Decatur Genealogical Society, 1972. p. 
189 [Unknown County].

W. D. HAMILTON.  The subject of this sketch was born in Kentucky April 
22, 1818, and died June 14th, 1877.  His father, John Hamilton, was born 
in Virginia. He afterward moved to Texas, and died there about 1866. He 
taught school in Macoupin and Morgan counties for eight years, and 
afterward engaged in mercantile business in Scottsville, Macoupin 
county.  On the ninth of September, 1852, he was united in marriage to 
Miss Octavina Green.  She was born in Morgan county, Illinois.  Her 
parents, James and Mary Green, were natives of Virginia.  Their 
respective parents removed to Licking county, Ohio, when Mr. and Mrs. 
Green were married.  Mrs. Green's name was Thompson prior to her 
marriage.  Mr. Green remained in Ohio until about the year 1820, when he 
emigrated to Illinois, and settled in Morgan county, where he remained 
until his death which occurred in 1862.  He was a soldier in the Black 
Hawk war.  He was also one of the very early settlers of that portion of 
Illinois.  His wife, and mother of Mrs. Hamilton, died in 1846.  By this 
marriage there were four sons and two daughters. Three of them have 
survived the parents.  Their names are Ann, wife of Thomas, Anderson 
DeCondray, and Octavina, wife of the subject of this sketch.  The date 
of Mrs. Hamilton's birth was June twenty-eighth 1831.  She is the 
youngest of the family.  She remained at home until her marriage.  Mr. 
Hamilton was engaged in general merchandising at the time of his 
marriage, in which he continued until 1856, when he purchased land in 
Macon county.  It was raw and unimproved; he built a shanty on it 
sufficient to shelter him and his wife, and moved into it, and there 
remained for four years, when he moved back to Morgan county and farmed 
Mr. Green's place.  One year later he sold out, and removed to South 
Wheatland township, where he purchased three hundred and one acres.  He 
commenced its improvement, and there remained until his death.  He was a 
man of considerable prominence in his neighborhood, and was several 
times elected Justice of the peace.  He was a member of the Christian 
church, and was also a respected member of the order of Freemasonry.  
Politically he was a democrat.  In his private life he was of a domestic 
turn of mind, preferring his home to every other place.  He was a kind 
husband, an affectionate father, and a firm friend, and was much 
respected by all who knew him.  By his marriage there were ten children, 
five of whom are living.  A portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton heads this 
article.

Green Hamilton Thompson
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Licking-OH Morgan-IL Scottsville-Macoupin-IL South_Wheatland-Macon-IL
TX VA

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