John A. Hamilton
Jan. 30, 1855-May 10, 1944
Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, May 10, 1944, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
JOHN HAMILTON, EX-BARBER, DIES
John A. Hamilton, 89, a resident of Niles for more than half a century, died in his home at 701 Oak street at 5:30 this morning after an illness of two weeks.
He was born in LaPorte, Ind. Jan. 30, 1855, and came here from Buchanan 55 years ago. He was a retired barber.
He was prominent in old musical circles here as an instrumentalist, and was a member of the Niles City band in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Surviving are a son, Richard Hamilton, and a granddaughter, Glenell Hamilton, both of Evans City, Pa., and a sister, Mrs. Emma Eastman, St. Louis, Mo..
Friends may call at the Price and Kiger funeral chapel.
Hamilton was a member of the Masonic lodge and of the First Methodist church of Niles.
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, May 11, 1944, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
HAMILTON RITES
Funeral services for John Hamilton, 89, who died Wednesady morning after an illness of two weeks, will be conducted in the Pirnce and Kiger funeral chapel Friday afternoon at 3:30 by the Rev. J. Kenneth Hoffmaster, pastor of the First Methodist church, and the Rev. A.C. Geyer, retired Methodist minister of Niles. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.