OK, This information was checked out as best I could and is accurate to the best of my capabilities. I do thank everyone who supplied information, especially Fred Corwin. His grandmother (Grace Hamlin) was my grandfather's (William B. Hamlin Jr.) Sister. Their father (William B. Hamlin Sr.) Spent several winters in Puyallup, Washington with Grace and family. This was after His wife (Eva) had past away. I had never seen a picture of my great grandparents until a few years ago Fred sent me some pictures of them and copies of some letters to Grace from my grandparents. Fred also has a copy of the book, History of Hyde County South Dakota, written in 1908 which has some information on our family. In the past year (2008) I aquired a copy of this book on Ebay and also a copy that was put on a CD. I will eventually share some of this information on this website with everyone.
This is as far back as I have.
Of course our name was Hamblin back then.
John Hamblin Born 1560 probably in England Married Amor Knowle Born 1562.
Giles Hamblin Born 1590 Died 1673 Married Ashley Born 1584
James Hamblin Born 1606 Died 1690 Married Anne Scott Born 1608 Died 1690
James Hamblin Born 1636 Died 1718 Married Mary Dunham Born 1645 Died 1715
Ebenezer Hamblin Born 1674 Died 1755 Married Sarah Lewes Born 1677 Died 1755
Ebenezer Hamblin Born 1698 Died 1774 Married Mary Born 1708 Died 1779
John Hamblin Born 1721 in Cornwall, Addison, VT. Died 1797 Married (unknown)
John Hamblin Born 1753 Died 1832 Married Mary Born 1756 Died ?
Benjamin Hamblin Born 1790 Died 1842 Married Rebecca Hurd Born 1792 Died 1835
Orson Hamblin Born 1813 Died 1901 in Highmore SD. Married Muerva Whitney Born 1819 Died 1899
in Chicago, Ill Which was Englewood, Ill originally. They also changed their name to Hamlin
and are buried in the Highmore cemetery.
William B. Hamblin Sr. Born 1841 Died 1925 Married Eva Barney Born 1848 Died 1912.
Information that I have indicates William, When enlisting in the Cavalry during the civil war
a mistake was made and the B was left out of his name and was not corrected. So after being
discharged under this name (Hamlin) He had it leagally changed when Homesteading in South Dakota
William and Eva are both buried in the Highmore Cemetery.
William B. Hamlin Born 1875 Died 1937 Married Annie Jane Gadd Born 1879 Died 1927.
I remember my Grandfather very well but, grandmother pastaway before I was born.
I was 4 and a half when he died but I remember so many times I helped him carry the
pail of drinking water from the well. He had a Collie dog named Shep. He had been very sick
for a few years and I used to stay home with him on Sunday when everyone else went to church.
He homesteaded the quarter our home was on and had the house built about 1921. He used to raise
registerd Hereford Bulls. Also he had been a County Commissioner for several years and was very well
respected in the county.
Wallace B. Hamlin Born 1905 Died 1988 Married Elsie Samp Born 1905 Died 1995
Of course this was my parents.
My dad's youngest sister was born June 12, 1926, Dad's mother past away the following January,
Dad and Mom with my 3 month old brother moved in to take care of all my dad's siblings.
I was ten before I figured out who everyone was. Thankfully Gampa had built a big house.
Even then I remember Grampa had to sleep on a fold out daveno in the livingroom and I had to
sit and scratch the bottom of his feet untill he went to sleep while everyone else sat in the
dining room listening to the radio when it worked.
Created on ... November 18, 2009