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William Hamilton would receive powder burns to his face from the trauma he sustained in the civil war. He would run from his home in Kentucky to Washington state
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William's first wife Hannah died. He left his oldest kids with family and settled Hamilton on the river with pregnant Louisa. -
First baby born in Hamilton, the town founded by her father. William fought during the civil war. His face bore the scars of severe powder burns. -
David was Alice's third relationship, not sure if he was a third marriage -
Native Americans say that Hamilton was settled over an old village of theirs.
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Julius' first marriage, (Alice's second documented relationship. I believe Julius was the boyfriend that supposedly pressured Alice into abandoning Minnie at the Girl's home.) -
Alice's mother Louisa dies. Source for Hamilton http://www.skagitriverjournal.com/Upriver/Uto-Conc/Hamilton/Town/Ham02-WHamiltonBio.html
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Pasqual James Marino was unable to sign his name indicating a lack of education and ability to write -
William abandoned his first children when his wife Hannah died. So it's not a surprise that when Louisa died he did the same to their children. William sells everything he owns in town for 48k (modern equivalent of more than 1.5mil). William pays man money and teams of horses to care for his children while he goes back east. As soon as William leaves town so does the man he paid to care for the kids. The kids stay in the hotel for a year before being kicked out to fend for themselves.
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Alice and her siblings went from the wealthiest inhabitants of Hamilton to the poorest. William never returned for his children. Alice had to raise and care for her siblings
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The story is documented that a gambler moved in with the kids, supposedly to make sure the kids went to school and had enough to eat. Alice would have been old enough to marry and too old to go to the schools of the time. I can only infer how Alice was used by men during these years. She would go on to have twisted views of men, daughters and children that would affect generations.
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Alice Luella Hamilton marries John Wesley Swafford. I wonder if John was the the "gambler". But as soon as they married she was having children VERY rapidly, 1898,1900,1901. She had already been responsible for the well being of her siblings, this was likely too much for her. -
Need more information on this hospital, Franny dies in this hospital in 1926 -
Pasqual Marino went by James after moving to the states and used the last name Wallie briefly in 1900 census. Was unable to read or write at the time. -
I couldn't find a birth record for Minnie, but I found one for her older brother Wesley. This record proves Alice's middle name was Luella. Alice and John's marriage cert also indicates her middle name started with an L. -
This saloon was founded against the law of Tacoma. It's owner was known for paying off officials until his death in the 1890's -
Alice testified that she was not allowed to sit on the laps of patrons of the Stockholm Saloon where she worked. Siting that her boss "doesn't like it." -
Alice is arrested and fined for picking a man's pocket after he takes her to a theater box. Apparently the variety theater boxes, at the time, were known to be meet up places for "disreputable people". -
Still not sure if this is our Alice, but timelines matchup. This explains the gap in the timeline, but I can't imagine we wouldn't have heard about this. -
"Tender years doctrine" means women always get custody of children during early 1900's. Alice, likely, abandoned her children. -
1920 census lists Minnie as an inmate in Good shepherd girls home. Good Shepherd was meant to teach girls morals and skills like minor farming, housekeeping, etc. -
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John marries the woman listed as a boarder on the 1910 census -
Alice storms into courthouse and demands her divorce is heard immediately but her lawyer won't show up for her. -
Don's first wife would die in 1920, by what the jury would call "willful murder" -
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Don would have been married to Edith with a 1 yr old son at this point. -
1918 is also the year Don's son dies (not sure why yet) -
Article says she died November 13th 1920 in Victoria Canada from an illegal operation -
Alice has begun going by an alias (Edna) Claims to be married, but divorce is final in April 1920 -
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Clara was named after Don's (Dominick Wally) mom. -
JW Swafford sued by PH Pyle (his father-in-law) and other workers in his logging company for unpaid wages -
I think Minnie started going by Agnes because her father remarried a Minnie Pyle. -
John loses Lawsuit and has a judgment against him and his company. -
Order to sell- John files homestead of property three weeks later -
In order to avoid losing his home after he got sued for withholding wages John declares his property a homestead just 3 weeks after having a judgement listed against him. -
Need a death certificate for cause of death. Don died in the Fort Steilacoom Asylum in November 1925. Donald Walley(spud) was born in Feb 1926 -
Franny dies in the state hospital still married to Julius -
I don't believe Julius was married to Alice. Alice listed herself as married to him in the 1920 census but her divorce wasn't yet final. Also she doesn't inherit the dairy after Julius's death. She becomes homeless and moves in with Minnie. -
Sometimes calling himself Jack, PH says he killed himself because of JW Swafford's failed business. John tells the newspaper he's never failed in business. -
David and Julius only had sons. No women for Alice to compete with. -
Alice moved in with Minnie when she became homeless after the death of her boyfriend Julius.
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Alice acting a play called "Maniac Wife" -
Alice gave this info to the census taker -
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Japan bombs pearl Harbor to the death of Hitler
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1950 census of Alice going by Alice again -
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This is the singlewide trailer that had no working bathroom they parked next to the old aframe for the Justin and Jason to live in. -
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John and Jeremy bought lot 5, Jeremy gave her interest to Edna, taxes were not paid from that part forward -
John and Lorraine, Abe and Edna owned lot 5. Where John put his mobile home. -
Jeremy never removed as owner after asking Abe to take over payments during 80 recession. -
