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Belle M. <I>Craft</I> Hamilton

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Belle M. Craft Hamilton

Birth
Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Death
12 Jul 1915 (aged 56)
Bowlusville, Champaign County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Belle was the daughter of William and Sarah (Plymale) Craft. She married Herman J. Hamilton on 6 Jul 1889 in Gallipolis, Gallia Co., OH. He was the son of James Thomas and Harriet (Coffman) Hamilton. They had two sons; Miles Monroe and James William.

The following newspaper article details the circumstances of her death.

"With her household goods all packed and waiting only for word from her husband, to move to Urbana, O, where he was engaged in driving an automobile in a hack line from Urbana to Springfield, O, Mrs Ora Wise 1260 Jackson avenue was prostrated this morning when she received a telegram from Urbana stating that her husband, Henry A Wise, formerly owner of a meat market in this city had been killed there Sunday when his machine was struck by a Big Four passenger train."

"According to details of the accident from Urbana, Wise was driving a passenger, Mrs Belle Hamilton, from Springfield to Urbana, when his car was struck by the train at a crossing. Both Wise and his passenger were killed almost instantly. Albert Schafer, conductor on the train, who was riding on the pilot at the time of the accident sustained a broken leg and other injuries."

Hinton Daily News and Leader, Hinton, West Virginia
Wednesday, July 14, 1915, page 1
(Huntington Advertiser)
Belle was the daughter of William and Sarah (Plymale) Craft. She married Herman J. Hamilton on 6 Jul 1889 in Gallipolis, Gallia Co., OH. He was the son of James Thomas and Harriet (Coffman) Hamilton. They had two sons; Miles Monroe and James William.

The following newspaper article details the circumstances of her death.

"With her household goods all packed and waiting only for word from her husband, to move to Urbana, O, where he was engaged in driving an automobile in a hack line from Urbana to Springfield, O, Mrs Ora Wise 1260 Jackson avenue was prostrated this morning when she received a telegram from Urbana stating that her husband, Henry A Wise, formerly owner of a meat market in this city had been killed there Sunday when his machine was struck by a Big Four passenger train."

"According to details of the accident from Urbana, Wise was driving a passenger, Mrs Belle Hamilton, from Springfield to Urbana, when his car was struck by the train at a crossing. Both Wise and his passenger were killed almost instantly. Albert Schafer, conductor on the train, who was riding on the pilot at the time of the accident sustained a broken leg and other injuries."

Hinton Daily News and Leader, Hinton, West Virginia
Wednesday, July 14, 1915, page 1
(Huntington Advertiser)


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