Lonie Witt Hamilton, Sr

1894 - 1948  (54 years)

• Name	Lonie Witt Hamilton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	17 Aug 1894	Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son/(Tunnel Hill)
  Census	1910	Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1917	Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA   [10]
  	Draft Registration - WWI
  Census	1920	Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relationship: Head
  Census	1930	Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA   [4]
  	Age: 35; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1940	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Obituary	Nov 1948
  	Obituary
  		Obituary-HAMILTON Lonie Sr Obituary of LONIE WITT "LW" HAMILTON SR
  FSID	L29T-F1H
  Occupation	Salesman for Cumberland Distributing Company
  Religion	Oak Ridge Methodist Church
  Residence	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married
  Funeral	Rollow-Donnelly Funeral Chapel, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
  	by Dr John L Ferguson
  Death	26 Nov 1948	Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3, 9]
  	(Cause Unknown. Found dead in hotel room by maid. No doctor in attendance)
  Burial	Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [1, 9]
  	Georgia Bishop and Lonie Hamilton, buried together
  		Burial-HAMILTON Georgia and Lonie Georgia Bishop and Lonie Hamilton, buried together - Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195495/ lonie https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195551/ georgia
  		Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum (also known as Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Memorial Park) Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Find a Grave: #219110
  Person ID	I21957	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John James Hamilton,   b. Mar 1864, Amite County, Mississippi, USA d. 17 Feb 1918, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Charlotte Hyacinth 'Lottie' Algiers,   b. 12 Jan 1866, Clarke County, Mississippi, USA d. 1 Jun 1932, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 Oct 1892	Clarke County, Mississippi, USA   [8, 12]
  Family ID	F4255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Georgia Ella Bishop,   b. 21 Oct 1898, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA d. 30 Jun 1970, Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1917  [13]
  Children	1. Evelyn Louise Hamilton,   b. 18 May 1918, Mississippi, USA d. 11 May 1985 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Lonie Witt 'Buddy' Hamilton, Jr,   b. 20 Aug 1929, Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA d. 23 Dec 2007, Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Rose Maria Hamilton,   b. 22 Jul 1927, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA d. 24 Jul 2000, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Aug 1894 - Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son/(Tunnel Hill) - 1900 - Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relationship: Head - 1920 - Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA Census - Age: 35; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married - - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Death - 26 Nov 1948 - Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Burials

  Burial-HAMILTON Georgia and Lonie Georgia Bishop and Lonie Hamilton, buried together - Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195495/ lonie https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195551/ georgia

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-HAMILTON Lonie Sr Obituary of LONIE WITT "LW" HAMILTON SR

  
  

• Sources

  [S198] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree. [S17] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 12. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 12 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland,Bolivar,Mississippi; Roll: 1140; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 42.0; FHL microfilm: 2340875. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland,Bolivar,Mississippi; Roll: 1140; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 42.0; FHL microfilm: 2340875 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3976; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 99-168. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3976; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 99-168 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T624_746; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374759. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T624_746; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374759 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Meridian Ward 1, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T625_882; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 655. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Meridian Ward 1, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T625_882; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 655 [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Tunnel Hill, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: 815; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1240815. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Tunnel Hill, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: 815; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1240815 [S4998] Find a Grave: HAMILTON Lonie Sr 1894-1948, Lonie Witt Hamilton Sr. BIRTH: 17 Aug 1894 Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi DEATH: 26 Nov 1948 (aged 54) Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee BURIAL: Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee PLOT: Garden of Everlasting Life, Section 35 MEMORIAL ID: 106195495 ______________________________________________________ Funeral services for L.W. Hamilton, Sr., 54, will be conducted at the Rollow-Donnelly Funeral Chapel by Dr. John L. Ferguson. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Memorial Park. Mr. Hamilton died suddenly Thursday evening in Dyersburg TN while there on a business trip. A native of Meridian MS, he was the son of John and Charlotte Hamilton. He came to Nashville about 15 years ago and was employed by the Cumberland Distributing Company as a salesman. He was a member of the Oak Ridge Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Georgia Bishop Hamilton; two daughters, Miss Rose Maria Hamilton of Columbia, OH, and Mrs. T.E. Summers of Nashville; a son, L.W. Hamilton, Jr. of Nashville; three sisters, Mrs. Virgie Hermann and Mrs. A.E. Distelhurst of New York, and Mrs. S. Hollins Wilson of Nashville; and two brothers, W. L. Hamilton of Atlanta GA, and J.D. Hamilton of Meridian MS. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195495/lonie-witt-hamilton [S1127] Ancestry.com, U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;). [S4809] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Georgia Hamilton • Nashville Tennessean - 1 Jul 1970, Georgia Ella Bishop Hamilton Obituary. Mrs. Georgia Hamilton Mrs. Georgia Ella Hamilton, 71, of 162 Elkmont Drive, retired employe of Gus Mayer Ltd. clothing manufacturer, died last night in Baptist Hospital. Services will be tomorrow morning at Woodlawn Funeral Home. Exact time of the services had not been set last night. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park. " A native of Meridian, Miss., Mrs. Hamilton was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bishop. She was a member of Woodbine Methodist Church. Mrs. Hamilton was the widow of Lonie W. Hamilton Sr. Survivors include a son, Lonie W. Hamilton Jr., Chicago; two daughters, Mrs. Rose Marie Hartley and Mrs. Thomas E. Summers, both of Nashville: five sisters, Mrs. Mattie Shanks, Mrs. Virgie Worthen, and Mrs. Mary Alice Boswell, all of Meridian, and Mrs. Mamie Miles and Mrs. Maude Trest, both of New Orleans; two brothers, Allen Bishop, Meridian, and John Bishop, Oak Ridge, and four grandchildren. https://www.newspapers.com/image/112292950/?article=ba9a48f4-4a67-4075-9ba3-080c9c9decce&focus=0.37062007,0.5059468,0.48711702,0.7098747&xid=3355 Obituary-HAMILTON Georgia (Bishop) Georgia Ella Bishop Hamilton · The Tennessean · Nashville, Tennessee · Wednesday, July 01, 1970 [S7024] Find a Grave: ALGIERS Charlotte Hamilton 1866-1932, Charlotte Hyacinth “Lottie” Algiers Hamilton. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34096200/charlotte-hyacinth-hamilton [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, BISHOP Georgia 1898-1970. Mrs. Georgia Ella Bishop Hamilton, 71, retired employee of Gus Mayer Ltd. clothing manufacturer, died last night in Baptist Hospital. Services will be tomorrow morning at Woodlawn Funeral Home. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park." A native of Meridian MS, Mrs. Hamilton was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bishop. She was a member of Woodbine Methodist Church. Mrs. Hamilton was the widow of Lonie W. Hamilton Sr. Survivors include a son, Lonie W. Hamilton Jr., Chicago; two daughters, Mrs. Rose Marie Hartley and Mrs. Thomas E. Summers, both of Nashville: five sisters, Mrs. Mattie Shanks, Mrs. Virgie Worthen, and Mrs. Mary Alice Boswell, all of Meridian, and Mrs. Mamie Miles and Mrs. Maude Trest, both of New Orleans; two brothers, Allen Bishop, Meridian, and John Bishop, Oak Ridge, and four grandchildren. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195551/georgia-ella-hamilton