Elder Hamilton Hull died at his home in Milton Junction Monday evening, Aug. 29. He many times during the past summer expressed the wish that he might live to attend conference. His wish was granted. As he left the tent Monday afternoon in his wheel chair he said, 'Goodbye, Conference. I shall never meet with you again.' Within a few hours he had passed peacefully away, at the age of almost seventy-nine years. The funeral, conducted by Rev. G. W. Burdick, assisted by Pres. W. C. Whitford and Dr. L. A. Platts, occurred at the S. D. B. church Wednesday at 10:30 a. m.
Hamilton Hull, son of Richard Hull, was born at Alfred, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1819. There were six boys and two girls in the family of whom four boys and one girl were preachers of the gospel.
He was baptized when twelve years of age by Eld. W. B. Gillett and joined the Second Alfred church. With his parents he moved to Fulton, Ill., when about nineteen years of age. In 1837 he was married to Miss Julia Whitmore of Galena, Ill. To them were born three children: Julia C., who died in 1871, Richard E. and Mrs. Mary Maxwell, the two latter now living in this vicinity.
In 1857 his wife died. He was again married in 1860 to M. L. Clarke and to them were born: Frank H., who died in 1884; Alice M. Jewett, with whom they resided at the time of his death, and Perry Clifton, who died in 1887.
