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Reggie Lee HamiltonAge: 36 years18981934

Name
Reggie Lee Hamilton
Given names
Reggie Lee
Surname
Hamilton
Birth January 9, 1898
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 months)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageGrace May “Gracie” KellyView this family
March 25, 1918 (Age 20 years)
Military
WW1 Draft
September 12, 1918 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 19 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Mason Hamilton
March 13, 1919 (Age 21 years)
Address: Binghampton
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sonCharles Mason Hamilton
April 12, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Birth of a son
#2
William Edward “Billy” Hamilton
May 11, 1921 (Age 23 years)
Address: Binghamton
MarriageLabell “Belle” KingView this family
December 22, 1924 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Peggy Hamilton
October 26, 1926 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a wifeLabell “Belle” King
September 19, 1934 (Age 36 years)
Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Death October 31, 1934 (Age 36 years)
Cause of death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Family with Grace May “Gracie” Kelly - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 25, 1918Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
1 year
son
Charles Mason Hamilton
Birth: March 13, 1919 21 19Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 12, 1920Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
William Edward “Billy” Hamilton
Birth: May 11, 1921 23 21Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 1, 2002Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States
Family with Labell “Belle” King - View this family
himself
wife
Labell “Belle” King
Birth: June 17, 1908Mississippi, United States
Death: September 19, 1934Oakville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: December 22, 1924Arkansas, United States
22 months
daughter
Peggy Hamilton
Birth: October 26, 1926 28 18Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 26, 2015
Moore + Grace May “Gracie” Kelly - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: after 1920

No family available

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Reggie Lee Hamilton - Household

125 Princeton Binghampton, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPFBPMBPOccupationIndEmp
Reggie Lee HamiltonheadMW22MMSMSMSMachinist??
Grace HamiltonwifeFW19MTNTNTN
Reggie Lee Hamilton Jr.sonMW9moSTNMSTN