Heirlooms and their Provenance
ROBERT ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1858-1939) and MARTHA SOPHRONIA CRAYCROFT (1859-1926)
3 Wooden Chairs (Cherry or Rosewood) with round seats (inherited by Robert Sn. From his GF Robert Alexander Hamilton)
3 Wooden Chairs (Cherry or Rosewood) with round seats (inherited by Robert Sn. From his GF Robert Alexander Hamilton)
THOMAS COLUMBUS HAMILTON (1882-1963) and LENA FRANCIS RITCHIE (1885-1965)
Revere Saucepan (wedding gift to Martha Jane)
Cradle, handed down from Thomas Columbus to Robert Francis Sn to Robert Francis Jr
*other item handed down from Thomas Columbus to his son Robert Sn, then to Bobby, was the big rocking chair that scarred Jeff’s head. Mary June owns it now.
The People’s Home Remedy book belonged to Lena Francis Ritchie, as were the Ice Tea pitcher made of yellowish glass, the Triangular Deviled Egg dish, and the Round plate (cracked) atop old fireplace mantel. Dad said he picked it up when dumping Lena Francis Ritchie’s unwanted things into a sinkhole.
Mirror with gilded frame that sat atop the old living room's fireplace mantle was a originally given to Mama Elizabeth by her mother-in-law Lena Francis Ritchie.
Inside Gertrude Stith's Buffet sat and Red and White Candy Dish, a gift from Uncle Russell and Aunt Nannie Dee Ashcraft.
The clear Candy Dish, a gift from Mr. and Mrs. John Williams and Aunt Julia (Lena Francis Ritchie’s sister)
From Aunt Louise (Wuwu) Hager, suitcase in closet of 2nd bedroom.
Revere Saucepan (wedding gift to Martha Jane)
Cradle, handed down from Thomas Columbus to Robert Francis Sn to Robert Francis Jr
*other item handed down from Thomas Columbus to his son Robert Sn, then to Bobby, was the big rocking chair that scarred Jeff’s head. Mary June owns it now.
The People’s Home Remedy book belonged to Lena Francis Ritchie, as were the Ice Tea pitcher made of yellowish glass, the Triangular Deviled Egg dish, and the Round plate (cracked) atop old fireplace mantel. Dad said he picked it up when dumping Lena Francis Ritchie’s unwanted things into a sinkhole.
Mirror with gilded frame that sat atop the old living room's fireplace mantle was a originally given to Mama Elizabeth by her mother-in-law Lena Francis Ritchie.
Inside Gertrude Stith's Buffet sat and Red and White Candy Dish, a gift from Uncle Russell and Aunt Nannie Dee Ashcraft.
The clear Candy Dish, a gift from Mr. and Mrs. John Williams and Aunt Julia (Lena Francis Ritchie’s sister)
From Aunt Louise (Wuwu) Hager, suitcase in closet of 2nd bedroom.
SAMUEL JOSEPH BUNGER (1883-1956) and GERTRUDE H. STITH (1887-1978)
From the Old Bunger house on the farm, White Door Knobs on end of curtain rods.
From Gertrude Stith’s house in Irvington, after Sam J. died, come the Living Room couch and other furniture that Mary June Hamilton inherited. Bobby and Martha Jane kept her two-drawer wooden corner table in their living room. They restored and placed the rectangular area rug from Mama Gert's living room just inside their sliding glass door. Also, the wooden Buffet that from Bobby and Martha Jane's family room.
Large Dining Table and 6 matching chairs with black cushions, placed in the old living room, were remembered by Bobby from when he was a child.
Also in the old living room, stood the Tall Buffet cabinet. It, along with the two-drawer wooden corner table may be part of the same set. Mama Elizabeth's sister, Fran, had previously inherited these and took them to her home in Frankfort. When she died, her daughter held an estate auction and Bobby bought them because of his memories of them.
Children's wooden blocks include some from Mama Gert's house in Irvington.
Clock in 1st bedroom, handed down from ?
“Mama Ham’s Quilt”, looks like flour sack fabric. Mama Elizabeth gave to Martha Jane. Missing??
From the Old Bunger house on the farm, White Door Knobs on end of curtain rods.
From Gertrude Stith’s house in Irvington, after Sam J. died, come the Living Room couch and other furniture that Mary June Hamilton inherited. Bobby and Martha Jane kept her two-drawer wooden corner table in their living room. They restored and placed the rectangular area rug from Mama Gert's living room just inside their sliding glass door. Also, the wooden Buffet that from Bobby and Martha Jane's family room.
Large Dining Table and 6 matching chairs with black cushions, placed in the old living room, were remembered by Bobby from when he was a child.
Also in the old living room, stood the Tall Buffet cabinet. It, along with the two-drawer wooden corner table may be part of the same set. Mama Elizabeth's sister, Fran, had previously inherited these and took them to her home in Frankfort. When she died, her daughter held an estate auction and Bobby bought them because of his memories of them.
Children's wooden blocks include some from Mama Gert's house in Irvington.
Clock in 1st bedroom, handed down from ?
“Mama Ham’s Quilt”, looks like flour sack fabric. Mama Elizabeth gave to Martha Jane. Missing??
JOSEPH ALFRED HAGER (1906-1959) and LILLIAN CLARA MEDLEY (1911-1967)
From the 2nd bedroom, Bed with tall headboard cut off, handed down to Robert Francis Hamilton Jr. and Martha Jane
From the 2nd bedroom, Bed with tall headboard cut off, handed down to Robert Francis Hamilton Jr. and Martha Jane
ROBERT FRANCIS HAMILTON, Sn. (1907-1968) and ALICE ELIZABETH BUNGER (1911-1994)
Jeff has the tall dresser with round mirror and the bureau that was in Mama Elizabeth's bedroom when he lived there in while teaching at Cloverport from 1990-1994. Sherriann repainted them after they got married in 1996, and Martha Jane loved the updated look. They are still used in Jeff's bedroom today.
1910 model Telephone that was stored in the pantry downstairs. Sam J. Bunger house?
The Green “American Family Scale” for kitchen counter may have been hers. The vintage Farm Master Sears, Roebuck & Company egg scale with a " JIFFY WAY " patent no. 2205917 [ June 25, 1940] definitely came from when they raised chickens for eggs in the chicken house.
Pink China plate with floral pattern in the old living room was a wedding gift to Martha Jane.
Pink glass bowl on bureau of Bobby and Martha Jane's bedroom was a wedding gift to Martha Jane from her mother-in-law, Alice Elizabeth Hamilton
Wooden Cane. Jeff found it hanging on nails in the basement of Mama Elizabeth's house when I lived there. Showing it to dad, Bobby said it was older than his father, but his father may have used it when he was ill with liver cancer.
China Cabinet in the old living room is the match to the one Carol Ann Jones inherited from Mama Elizabeth's estate.
From Alice Elizabeth Hamilton kitchen come her rounded-edge metal-leg kitchen table and accompanying 4 red and white metal chairs. Also, the Yellow Cabinet that was stored in Bobby and Martha Jane's garage.
Ceramic painted Rooster made by Mama Elizabeth between 1971-1974 when she and Jeff took ceramics class at Prather Trailer Park near Flaherty. Jeff made the Owl that sat atop the family room fireplace.
Jeff has the tall dresser with round mirror and the bureau that was in Mama Elizabeth's bedroom when he lived there in while teaching at Cloverport from 1990-1994. Sherriann repainted them after they got married in 1996, and Martha Jane loved the updated look. They are still used in Jeff's bedroom today.
1910 model Telephone that was stored in the pantry downstairs. Sam J. Bunger house?
The Green “American Family Scale” for kitchen counter may have been hers. The vintage Farm Master Sears, Roebuck & Company egg scale with a " JIFFY WAY " patent no. 2205917 [ June 25, 1940] definitely came from when they raised chickens for eggs in the chicken house.
Pink China plate with floral pattern in the old living room was a wedding gift to Martha Jane.
Pink glass bowl on bureau of Bobby and Martha Jane's bedroom was a wedding gift to Martha Jane from her mother-in-law, Alice Elizabeth Hamilton
Wooden Cane. Jeff found it hanging on nails in the basement of Mama Elizabeth's house when I lived there. Showing it to dad, Bobby said it was older than his father, but his father may have used it when he was ill with liver cancer.
China Cabinet in the old living room is the match to the one Carol Ann Jones inherited from Mama Elizabeth's estate.
From Alice Elizabeth Hamilton kitchen come her rounded-edge metal-leg kitchen table and accompanying 4 red and white metal chairs. Also, the Yellow Cabinet that was stored in Bobby and Martha Jane's garage.
Ceramic painted Rooster made by Mama Elizabeth between 1971-1974 when she and Jeff took ceramics class at Prather Trailer Park near Flaherty. Jeff made the Owl that sat atop the family room fireplace.
ROBERT FRANCIS HAMILTON, Jr. (1930-2019) and MARTHA JANE HAMILTON (1930-2012)
Obviously, everything else in their esatate could become an Heirloom for future generations, but certain items held sentimental value that they expressed to me through the years. Here is what I remember.
Collection of Shooting Marbles from Bobby's childhood. Dad used to talk to me about his marbles, and how he did not know where they had disappeared. I scoured the house trying to locate them, to no avail. It wasn't until his passing that I ventured into his bedroom (which I always considered off-limits) and found them in mom's dresser, along with other heirloom items. I wish I could have found them while he was living, as his description of them was perfect!
Children Alphabet blocks of various sizes. Some came from his childhood. Some were from Mama Gert's house. I recall playing with them as a toddler.
School Desk from Flaherty. Dad had one or two more, but loaned them to for a Flaherty School rememberance event and someone took them.
Archery Bow that belonged to Sammy as a child. Dad left me shoot it once in 1986 and it worked. That was the year I started bow hunting with compound bows.
Thier 1950’s “bedroom suite” dresser with mirror, in the 2nd bedroom. The 1st Bedroom contains bed and bureau that complete the suite.
2 large ceramic Crocks, either end of fireplace, Martha Jane used for making pickles. One was accidentally cracked by David years ago.
Crucifix displayed in Bobby and Martha Jane's bedroom was wedding gift from St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church Priest, Father Paul M. Russell
Sacred Heart plates, wedding gift from Ed and Ann Hobbs, parents of neighbors Eddie and Tommie Hobbs.
"Wes Kendall" paintings (cousin of Dad’s via Stith’s, so doubly a cousin of David’s children)
4 Chairs with white cushions at round table in the family room, belong with dining room set at Alan’s house. The 4 chairs with brown cushions in kitchen belong with the round table in living room. That round table dining set was bought after the house remodeling that added the family room and enclosed garage.
Green Sewing Table (and green chair in their bedroom). Jeff remembers when mom painted them on the back porch. She also painted that topless four-drawer cabinet in the 2nd bedroom, and the headboard in the 2nd bedroom.
Obviously, everything else in their esatate could become an Heirloom for future generations, but certain items held sentimental value that they expressed to me through the years. Here is what I remember.
Collection of Shooting Marbles from Bobby's childhood. Dad used to talk to me about his marbles, and how he did not know where they had disappeared. I scoured the house trying to locate them, to no avail. It wasn't until his passing that I ventured into his bedroom (which I always considered off-limits) and found them in mom's dresser, along with other heirloom items. I wish I could have found them while he was living, as his description of them was perfect!
Children Alphabet blocks of various sizes. Some came from his childhood. Some were from Mama Gert's house. I recall playing with them as a toddler.
School Desk from Flaherty. Dad had one or two more, but loaned them to for a Flaherty School rememberance event and someone took them.
Archery Bow that belonged to Sammy as a child. Dad left me shoot it once in 1986 and it worked. That was the year I started bow hunting with compound bows.
Thier 1950’s “bedroom suite” dresser with mirror, in the 2nd bedroom. The 1st Bedroom contains bed and bureau that complete the suite.
2 large ceramic Crocks, either end of fireplace, Martha Jane used for making pickles. One was accidentally cracked by David years ago.
Crucifix displayed in Bobby and Martha Jane's bedroom was wedding gift from St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church Priest, Father Paul M. Russell
Sacred Heart plates, wedding gift from Ed and Ann Hobbs, parents of neighbors Eddie and Tommie Hobbs.
"Wes Kendall" paintings (cousin of Dad’s via Stith’s, so doubly a cousin of David’s children)
4 Chairs with white cushions at round table in the family room, belong with dining room set at Alan’s house. The 4 chairs with brown cushions in kitchen belong with the round table in living room. That round table dining set was bought after the house remodeling that added the family room and enclosed garage.
Green Sewing Table (and green chair in their bedroom). Jeff remembers when mom painted them on the back porch. She also painted that topless four-drawer cabinet in the 2nd bedroom, and the headboard in the 2nd bedroom.