Evelyn Louise Hamilton

1918 - 1985  (66 years)

• Name	Evelyn Louise Hamilton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	18 May 1918	Mississippi, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relationship: Daughter
  Census	1930	Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA   [1]
  	Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Education	1936	Hume Fogg High School, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  Census	1940	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Obituary	May 1985	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 13 May 1985, Mon • Page 20
  FSID	LVDW-LH4
  Death	11 May 1985  [5]
  Burial	Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I24170	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Lonie Witt Hamilton, Sr,   b. 17 Aug 1894, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA d. 26 Nov 1948, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Georgia Ella Bishop,   b. 21 Oct 1898, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA d. 30 Jun 1970, Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 Feb 1917  [9]
  Family ID	F8508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas E Summers,   b. 5 Oct 1918, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Feb 1974 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	17 Jul 1941	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [4, 6]
  Family Residence	1942	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F10435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 May 1918 - Mississippi, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relationship: Daughter - 1920 - Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA Census - Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1940 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 17 Jul 1941 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Family Residence - 1942 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Obituary - The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 13 May 1985, Mon • Page 20 - May 1985 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• People

  HAMILTON-Evelyn Summers Evelyn Louise Hamilton, Hume Fogg High School, 1936

  
  

• Sources

  [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 [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 [S177] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [S4807] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Evelyn Summers • Nashville Tennessean - 13 May 1985, Evelyn Louise Summers Obituary. SUMMERS, Evelyn Louise May 11, 1985 at Baptist Hospital. Sister of Mrs. Rose Marie Hartley, Nashville and Lonie W. Hamilton, Trinidad, West Indies. Family will receive friends after 10 a.m. Monday in the Rose Room. Graveside service 10 a.m. Tuesday May 14, 1985 Woodlawn Memorial Park with Bro. Mark Presley officiating. Active Pallbearers: Michael Mayher, Wendell (Pete) Sterry, Floyd Pugh, Edward Kriel, Gary Daugherty, William Burke. Honorary Pallbearers: George Hastings, I.J. Williams, Billy Smith, Ed Glaser, George Cole, Lester Lesley. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. Arrangements WOODLAWN FUNERAL HOME, INC. https://www.newspapers.com/image/112790641/?article=c6d491d6-0060-4ffd-b8a6-3a8c5751be1e&focus=0.19097584,0.82526416,0.3443186,0.96979666&xid=3355 [S9034] Newspapers.com: Marriage of Evelyn and Thomas Summers • Nashville Banner - 17 Jul 1941, Evelyn Louise Hamilton and Thomas E Summers - Publication Date: 17/ Jul/ 1941; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee. https://www.newspapers.com/image/602996153/?article=37253044-adae-4d44-b9f9-e5364c1ca10b&focus=0.62488604,0.035299625,0.743622,0.201285&xid=3398 [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 [S135] Ancestry.com, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Hume Fogg High School; Year: 1936. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Hume Fogg High School; Year: 1936 [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