R. D. HAMILTON, a leading agriculturist of Chartiers township, first saw the light of day on the farm which is now his home, in that township. He attended the common schools and afterward took a three years' course at Washington and Jefferson College. He intended to enter the ministry, but ill health compelled him to abandon this, and he became a "tiller of the soil." On November 28, 1881, he was married to Sadie B., daughter of R. M. and Mary (Martin) Morgan. Mr. Morgan has been an elder in the Presbyterian Church at Canonsburg and Miller's Run for many years. Five children have blessed the union of R. D. and Sadie B. Hamilton, namely: Bertie M., Cora E., Claire B., Elsie M. and Hazel B. The entire family are members of the Presbyterian Church, in which Mr. Hamilton has been an elder for the past six years, also serving as Sabbath-school superintendent. In political opinion he is a Democrat. The home farm contains 104 acres, and upon the pastures large flocks of sheep are grazing, to which he gives especial care. He is a member of the National Delaine Stock Breeders Association.

Text taken from page 1369 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed January 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published January 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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