Biography of John Gavin Hamilton, page 990. History of De Kalb County, Indiana. Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885. John Gavin Hamilton, retired farmer, Butler, Ind., was born in Orangeville, Concord Township, De Kalb County, Ind., April 1, 1841, a son of Gavin Hamilton. He remained at home till the outbreak of he Rebellion, when he enlisted in Company H, Eighty-eighth Indiana Infantry, and served three years, participating in the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and others. After his return from the war he worked on the farm for a time, and then bought a flour-mill in Orangeville, on the St. Joe River, which he ran a few years. It is now owned by his brother James, but is run by a lessee. After he disposed of his mill he bought the farm near Coburn Corners, Concord Township, which he now owns. He left his farm and moved to Butler in 1881, and embarked in the hardware business, but sold out in April, 1884, to John H. McCurdy, and has since lived retired from active business life. Mr. Hamilton was married June 14, 1866, to Ursula Dawson, a daughter of Lorenzo Dawson, and early settler of Concord Township. They have two children---Correl and Guy. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton are members of the Christian church. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com