The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Neil A. Hamilton had reference number 44946. His Social Security Number was 317-32-8673, issued: Indiana, last residence: Richmond, Wayne Co., Indiana.³ He resided in Richmond, Wayne Co., Indiana (1994, 1998.)^4,5 GRAVE MARKER

HAMILTON
NEAL A. WILLIAM J. JOANNE
1934 - 1999 1956 - 1971 1937
THY WILL BE DONE.

Citations

[S10696] Obituary - Jerry Wendell Hamilton
[S12452] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 (Ancestry.com)
[S12399] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S11833] Obituary - Ruth Evelyn (Smith) Hamilton
[S10446] Obituary - Herbert J. Hamilton

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Loren L. Hamilton^1,2

M, #44645, b. 19 June 1935, d. 23 November 1961

Parents

Father	Herbert J. Hamilton (b. 3 October 1908, d. 7 March 1998)
Mother	Ruth Evelyn Smith (b. 17 September 1909, d. 29 July 1994)

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BASIC FACTS

Loren L. Hamilton was born on 19 June 1935.³ He died on 23 November 1961, at age 26.^3,2,4 He was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Centerville, Wayne Co., Indiana.⁴

Loren L. Hamilton had reference number 44947. His Social Security Number was 310-34-7739, issued: Indiana.³ U.S. Air Force, S.⁴ GRAVE MARKER

S/SGT. LOREN L.
HAMILTON
1935 UNITED STATES 1961
AIR CORPS.

Citations

[S10696] Obituary - Jerry Wendell Hamilton
[S11833] Obituary - Ruth Evelyn (Smith) Hamilton
[S12399] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book

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Joanne N. Unknown¹

F, #44646

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Family: Neil A. Hamilton (b. 1 January 1934, d. 22 May 1999)

Son	William J. Hamilton (b. 1956, d. 1971)

Citations

[S12581] Website - www.Intelius.com

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Paul Samuel Smith^1,2,3,4

M, #44647, b. 3 July 1897, d. 19 May 1991

Parents

Father	Harrison Jones "Harry" Smith (b. 5 August 1868, d. 28 January 1950)
Mother	Louise May "Louie or Louisa" Wolfe (b. 28 July 1872, d. 10 August 1917)

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Family: Lillian Elizabeth McMinn (b. 28 January 1901, d. 9 February 1991)

Daughter

Eleanor Patricia Smith

BASIC FACTS

Paul Samuel Smith was born on 3 July 1897 in Richmond, Wayne Co., Indiana.^1,5,6,7 He died on 19 May 1991, at age 93, in Los Angeles Co., California.^2,6,3 He was buried in Elkhorn Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne Co., Indiana.²

Paul Samuel Smith had reference number 44949. His Social Security Number was 545-44-4808, issued: California.⁶ He was enumerated on the census in Wayne County, Indiana (1900); Los Angeles County, California (1930.) He was a Professor - college (1930); teacher (1922 - 1951) and eighth president (1951 - 1969) of Whittier College, Whittier, Los Angeles Co., California.^4,7 He was educated Graduated from Earlham College, Wayne Co., Indiana; received master's and doctorate degrees at the University of Wisconsin.⁷ OBITUARY - The Los Angeles Times, May 30, 1991

Nixon Teacher, Former Whittier College Head, Dies
Paul Samuel Smith, former Whittier College president and mentor to former President Richard M. Nixon, died recently at age 93.
The Whittier resident died May 18 after a brief illness.
Smith, a respected history scholar and teacher, became the college's eighth president in 1951 and held the position through 1969. During his tenure, enrollment rose from 800 to 2,000, and the college established a Copenhagen school, one of the first campuses overseas to encourage students to study abroad.
But Smith's presidency may be remembered best for bricks and mortar. "He was very good at convincing donors to help build buildings," said Roy Newsom, another former Whittier College president. More than a dozen buildings went up during Smith's tenure, including the college chapel where students and colleagues gathered last Saturday for a memorial service.
Nixon, a 1934 graduate of Whittier College, wrote one of the tributes for the memorial. "During my 45 years in the political arena, no one inspired and influenced me more than Dr. Paul Smith," Nixon wrote. "He was the best of scores of teachers I had in high school, college and law school."
Smith would lecture in his history courses on leaders such as Presidents James Madison and James Monroe in a way that inspired his students to follow in their footsteps, Whittier College Trustee C. Milo Connick said. Smith believed "in free enterprise and individual initiative," Connick said. "He believed that history was the length and shadow of great men."
Smith, an author of several books on American politics and the Constitution, criticized other scholars for what he called "debunking the heroes of American history" and breeding "a disrespect for the past." Smith believed that educators did a disservice by downplaying the virtues of democracy in an effort to be nonpartisan.
Smith was born in Richmond, Ind., and attended a one-room schoolhouse where he read Poe, Byron and biographies from the Congressional Record.
At Earlham College, a nearby Quaker school, he studied political science and served as student body president, returning home every afternoon to do farm chores. He received his master's and doctorate degrees at the University of Wisconsin and began teaching at Whittier in 1922. He became known both for his oratory and his camaraderie with students. He would often join them in pickup basketball games.
He made one his last public appearances four months ago at a memorial service for his wife, Lillian. Smith struggled to get out of his chair and slowly crossed the few feet to the speaker's podium, Connick said, but he retained the voice that once held students spellbound.
"He talked about the things he and Lillian were interested in throughout their lives," Connick said, such as world peace and helping the unfortunate. "He said these things hadn't materialized according to their hopes, but it was incumbent on humankind to keep working on them."

Citations

[S6805] Genealogy prepared by mimifa (Ancestry.com)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S3974] Death Records - California, California Death Index 1940 - 1997 (Ancestry.com)
[S1552] 1930 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S490] 1900 Census, Indiana, Wayne County
[S12399] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S11531] Obituary - Paul Samuel Smith

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Elsie S. Smith^1,2

F, #44648, b. August 1898

Parents

Father	Harrison Jones "Harry" Smith (b. 5 August 1868, d. 28 January 1950)
Mother	Louise May "Louie or Louisa" Wolfe (b. 28 July 1872, d. 10 August 1917)

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BASIC FACTS

Elsie S. Smith was born in August 1898 in Indiana.

Elsie S. Smith had reference number 44950. She was enumerated on the census in Wayne County, Indiana (1900, 1920.)

Citations

[S490] 1900 Census, Indiana, Wayne County
[S1207] 1920 Census, Indiana, Wayne County

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Lillian Elizabeth McMinn^1,2,3

F, #44649, b. 28 January 1901, d. 9 February 1991

Parents

Father	Francis Erwin McMinn
Mother	Emma Williams

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Family: Paul Samuel Smith (b. 3 July 1897, d. 19 May 1991)

Daughter

Eleanor Patricia Smith

BASIC FACTS

Lillian Elizabeth McMinn was born on 28 January 1901 in Wayne Co., Indiana.^1,2,4 She died on 9 February 1991, at age 90, in Whittier, Los Angeles Co., California.^1,2,4 She was buried in Elkhorn Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne Co., Indiana.¹

Lillian Elizabeth McMinn had reference number 44951. She was enumerated on the census in Los Angeles County, California (1930.)

Citations

[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S3974] Death Records - California, California Death Index 1940 - 1997 (Ancestry.com)
[S1552] 1930 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S6344] Genealogy prepared by johnb1959 (Ancestry.com)

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Emma Williams^1,2

F, #44650

Pedigree Link

Family: Francis Erwin McMinn

Daughter

Lillian Elizabeth McMinn+ (b. 28 January 1901, d. 9 February 1991)

BASIC FACTS

Emma Williams had reference number 44952.

Citations

[S3974] Death Records - California, California Death Index 1940 - 1997 (Ancestry.com)
[S6344] Genealogy prepared by johnb1959 (Ancestry.com)