... Cyrus Hamilton was born July 14, 1800; married to Mary McCoy February 22, 1822 ; died August 19, 1879. ...
... The union of Cyrus Hamilton and Mary McCoy was blessed with children as follows:
- William M., born November 26, 1822. See special biography.
- Melissa, born February 26, 1825. See special biography.
- Orlando, born January 1, 1827. See special biography.
- Cordelia, born August 12, 1832. See special biography.
- Chester, born December 18, 1838. See special biography.
- Everett, born October 16, 1841. See special biography.
Mrs. Hamilton, familiarly known as " Aunt Polly," was the daughter of Alexander and Nancy McCoy. She was born in Kentucky, where she was wooed and won by Cyrus Hamilton, who thereby became possessed of a congenial partner, as well as of a faithful Christian wife. In early life, while living in Kentucky, she united with the Presbyterian Church, and was afterward one of those who formed the original Kingston Presbyterian Church. One of the prominent features of her character was the motherly kindness which she always manifested in the relations of life; in the church, the family, the neighborhood or the sick room, she was a ministering angel. She was well informed upon the various subjects which came up for consideration in her day, and preserved a very retentive memory to the last of her years. She raised her children to love truth, and to walk in the paths of Christian virtue, and they in turn have called her memory blessed.
This worthy couple celebrated their golden wedding in 1872. There were assembled here all the children, nineteen grandchildren, and other relatives of the family. Upon this occasion, Mr. Hamilton presented each of his children with a fine family Bible. In doing so, he took the opportunity to address them upon the all-important subject of studying those sacred pages, which, as he then declared, had been the principal source of light to him during a long and prosperous life. His remarks at that time were like a patriarch's blessing, and as such will ever be cherished by his children. At the conclusion of the father's words, his sons presented the venerable sire with a finely wrought golden-headed cane, bearing this inscription: "Cyrus Hamilton, from his sons. Golden Wedding, February 22, 1872." The four alternate faces of the octagonal head are engraved with the names of his four sons, in the order of their respective ages, viz.: William, Orlando, Chester, Everett.* (*This was given to William M. Hamilton, by his mother, after the death of her husband. It is cherished as an heir-loom, and will long be preserved in the family, it is hoped.) At the time of this event, there had been no deaths in the family, which unusual circumstance was referred to in the well-chosen remarks of Rev, B. M. Nyce, a son-in-law of Mr. Hamilton's.
On the 19th of August, 1879, Mr. Hamilton was called from his earthly labors. He died in the fullness of years, having worthily fulfilled the measure of his days. Mrs. Hamilton survived her husband until the 8th of September, 1881, when she, too, was called "to that land from whose bourn no traveler returns." They now rest together in the cemetery of the Kingston Presbyterian Church. ...
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... - Mary, born in Kentucky in 1798; married to Cyrus Hamilton; died in Fugit Township September 8, 1881; see sketch of Cyrus Hamilton. ...
