Surnames: Hamilton, Coursin, Moffett
Joseph Hamilton, deceased, was a farmer and stock grower and a successful businessman. He was a self-made man, and by reason of his industry, economy and business ability, succeeded in accumulating a goodly share of this world's possessions. He died in 1871, leaving his wife and children over 400 acres of valuable farming land near Carmichaels, Penna. Mr Hamilton was born in the state of Pennsylvania in 1808, was a son of Joseph Hamilton, and was of Scotch Irish origin. His
father was a manufacturer of boots and shoes. Mr Hamilton received a common school education; he came to Greene County in 1850 and settled in Cumberland Township. His wife, whom he married in Fayette County, Penna, was Miss Catherine Coursin. Of their eight children, seven are now living: William Hamilton; Elizabeth Hamilton, wife of Richard Moffett; Mary Hamilton; Sarah Hamilton; Catherine Hamilton; Noah Hamilton and Nancy J Hamilton. Mr Hamilton was known throughout his life as a staunch Democrat and a strict adherent of the Presbyterian Church.