Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Spouses
1Phoebe Ann Downey 
4641, 2C4R
4641, 2C4RBirth4 Dec 1833, Marengo Co AL
Death15 Jul 1909, Marengo Co AL Age: 75
FatherCalvin Downey (ca1793-1854)
MotherPhoebe Ann Anderson (1793-1850)
Marriage17 Dec 1846, Marengo Co AL887
ChildrenJohn N. (1851-1917)
Calvin Alonzo (1862-1937)
Notes for James W. Hamilton
Served in the 5th Alabama Infantry.After being captured in May 1864 by Union forces and placed at a POW camp, he was deemed too sick to further assist the Confederacy and selected to be paroled. While being transferred to South Carolina on the steamer “Northern Light”, he died and was buried at sea.4642
Notes for Phoebe Ann (Spouse 1)
1850 Census of Clarke Co AL
Household Members Age
James Hambleton 27
Ann Hambleton 17
1860 Census of Clarke, Marengo Co AL
Household Members Age
James W Hamilton 37
Phebe Hamilton 27
Narceta Hamilton 10
Jane Hamilton 8
Joseph A Hamilton 5
Robert W Hamilton 1
1870 Census of Choctaw Corner, Clarke Co AL
Household Members Age
Ann Hamilton 55
Arthur Hamilton 14
Robert Hamilton 12
Phebe Hamilton 10
Alonzo Hamilton 8
James Hamilton 6
1880 Census of Sweet Water, Marengo Co AL
Household Members Age Relationship
Louis Ethridge 73 Self (Head)
Annie Ethridge 56 Wife
Calvin Hamilton 18 Stepson (Step Son)
Jas. L. Hamilton 16 Stepson (Step Son)
1900 Census of Sweetwater, Marengo Co AL
Household Members Age Relationship
E L Hamilton 38 Head
Martha Hamilton 47 Wife
Wm L Hamilton 13 Son
Ella L Hamilton 11 Daughter
Annie Ethredge 66 Mother
The Phoebe Ann Downey who married James Hamilton in Marengo Co AL in 1846 would have been 47 in 1870 whereas the census records “Ann Hamilton” as 55 in that census. This appears to have been a recording mistake as the family rosters are consistent. Two of the four children listed in the 1860 census also appear with Ann Hamilton in the 1870 census. The 5-yo “Joseph A. Hamilton” in the 1860 census is probably the 14-yo “Arthur Hamilton” in the 1870 census and the 1-yo “Robert W. Hamilton” in the 1860 census corresponds to the 12-yo “Robert Hamilton” in the 1870 census. The two older children, Narceta and Jane, would have been old enough by 1870 to have left home. The other 3 children listed in 1870, Phoebe, Alonzo and James, would have been born between the time of the 1860 census and the death of James W. Hamilton in 1864. Note that Phoebe Ann’s age was also incorrectly reported in the 1880 and 1900 census.
Household Members Age
James Hambleton 27
Ann Hambleton 17
1860 Census of Clarke, Marengo Co AL
Household Members Age
James W Hamilton 37
Phebe Hamilton 27
Narceta Hamilton 10
Jane Hamilton 8
Joseph A Hamilton 5
Robert W Hamilton 1
1870 Census of Choctaw Corner, Clarke Co AL
Household Members Age
Ann Hamilton 55
Arthur Hamilton 14
Robert Hamilton 12
Phebe Hamilton 10
Alonzo Hamilton 8
James Hamilton 6
1880 Census of Sweet Water, Marengo Co AL
Household Members Age Relationship
Louis Ethridge 73 Self (Head)
Annie Ethridge 56 Wife
Calvin Hamilton 18 Stepson (Step Son)
Jas. L. Hamilton 16 Stepson (Step Son)
1900 Census of Sweetwater, Marengo Co AL
Household Members Age Relationship
E L Hamilton 38 Head
Martha Hamilton 47 Wife
Wm L Hamilton 13 Son
Ella L Hamilton 11 Daughter
Annie Ethredge 66 Mother
The Phoebe Ann Downey who married James Hamilton in Marengo Co AL in 1846 would have been 47 in 1870 whereas the census records “Ann Hamilton” as 55 in that census. This appears to have been a recording mistake as the family rosters are consistent. Two of the four children listed in the 1860 census also appear with Ann Hamilton in the 1870 census. The 5-yo “Joseph A. Hamilton” in the 1860 census is probably the 14-yo “Arthur Hamilton” in the 1870 census and the 1-yo “Robert W. Hamilton” in the 1860 census corresponds to the 12-yo “Robert Hamilton” in the 1870 census. The two older children, Narceta and Jane, would have been old enough by 1870 to have left home. The other 3 children listed in 1870, Phoebe, Alonzo and James, would have been born between the time of the 1860 census and the death of James W. Hamilton in 1864. Note that Phoebe Ann’s age was also incorrectly reported in the 1880 and 1900 census.