!BIRTH-PARENTS-SPOUSE-CHILDREN-DEATH: Email letter from Virginia Miller, El Paso TX to Pat Geary in Harrisonburg VA; 1849- ; Letter dtd 11 Aug 1995; ; original in possession of Pat Geary, Harrisonburg VA; NOTE: Hamilton died in either Raleigh Co WV or Mercer Co WV.

!BIRTH-RELATIONSHIP: 1850 U.S.Census, Montgomery Co VA; 1850; ; ; Natl Archives; NOTE: Hamilton age 20, enumerated with parents.
1860 Montgomery County VA Shawsville/Christiansburg/Montgomery Springs PO 1301 pg 734: Hamilton Jewell, 30-laborer-$0/30, Elizabeth 28, John H. 8, Christina 7, Nancy A. 5, Millard G. 3, Eliza Lovern 17.

• Married: 24 Feb 1851 in , Montgomery Co., Virginia ^{5 6}

1. John Henry Jewell b: 12 Dec 1851 in , Montgomery Co., Virginia
2. Christina J. Jewell b: ABT 1853 in , Montgomery Co., Virginia
3. Nancy A. Jewell b: Feb 1856 in , Montgomery Co., Virginia
4. Millard C. Jewell b: ABT 1857 in , , West Virginia
5. Charles Allen Jewell b: 24 Sep 1860 in , , West Virginia
6. William Newton Jewell b: ABT 1863 in , , West Virginia
7. George F. Jewell b: ABT 1866 in , West Virginia
8. Mary E. Jewell b: May 1869 in , Jackson County, West Virginia
9. Martha Bell Jewell b: 25 Nov 1870 in , Jackson County, West Virginia
10. Semiramuis Jewell b: 20 Mar 1872 in , Jackson County, West Virginia
11. Malinda E. Jewell b: 4 Jul 1873 in ,Jackson County, West Virginia

1. Repository:
   Name: Family History Library
   Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
   
   Title: 1880 United States Census
   Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
   Publication: Copyright (c) 2000, 2002 FamilySearch (TM) Internet Genealogy Service
   Page: FHL Film 1255412; National Archives Film T9-1412; Page 163C
2. Title: Family Records: Jewell, William B.
   Author: Jewell, William B.
   Publication: Email message from "Jewell, William B" dated October 2001
3. Repository:
   Name: Family History Library
   Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
   
   Title: 1880 United States Census
   Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
   Publication: Copyright (c) 2000, 2002 FamilySearch (TM) Internet Genealogy Service
   Page: FHL Film 1255412; National Archives Film T9-1412; Page 163C
   Text: Extract: 1880 United States Census
   Census Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia
   Source: FHL Film 1255412; National Archives Film T9-1412; Page 163C
   Household:
   Rel Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
   Hamelton JEWEL
   Self Male M W 50 VA
   Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: VA
   Elizabeth A. JEWEL
   Wife Female M W 48 VA
   Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA
   Christener J. JEWEL
   Dau Female S W 25 VA
   Fa: VA Mo: VA
   Millard G. JEWEL
   Son Male S W 22 VA
   Occ: Works On Farm Fa: VA Mo: VA
   Charles A. JEWEL
   Son Male S W 19 VA
   Occ: Works On Farm Fa: VA Mo: VA
   William N. JEWEL
   Son Male S W 17 VA
   Occ: Works On Farm Fa: VA Mo: VA
   George F. JEWEL
   Son Male S W 14 WV
   Occ: Works On Farm Fa: VA Mo: VA
   Mary E. JEWEL
   Dau Female S W 11 WV
   Fa: VA Mo: VA
   Martha B. JEWEL
   Dau Female S W 9 WV
   Fa: VA Mo: VA
   Semiramus JEWEL
   Dau Female S W 8 WV
   Fa: VA Mo: VA
   Malinda E. JEWEL
   Dau Female S W 6 WV
   Fa: VA Mo: VA
4. Repository:
   Name: James J. Geary
   Harrisonburg, VA 22801
   gearyhome@rica.net
   
   Title: The Family Jewels
   Author: Henson, Lois A.
   Publication: Advocate Press, 1979, Franklin Springs, GA 30639
   Page: p 14
   Text: Hamilton was a Private in Co F 11 Reg't. Virginia Volunteers during the Civil War. He appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War sent for exchange from Fort Delaware, Delaware, to Aikens Landing, Virginia, Oct 2, 1862. Declared exchanged Nov 10, 1862 at Aikens Landing, VA. He was taken prisoner at Boonsboro.
5. Title: Marriage Records: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
   Publication: database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/)
   Note: Groom's Name Hamilton Jewell
   Groom's Birth Date
   Groom's Birthplace
   Groom's Age
   Bride's Name Elizabeth Ann Walters
   Bride's Birth Date
   Bride's Birthplace
   Bride's Age
   Marriage Date 24 Feb 1851
   Marriage Place Montgomery County, Virginia
   Groom's Father's Name John Jewell
   Groom's Mother's Name
   Bride's Father's Name Henry C. Walters
   Bride's Mother's Name
   Groom's Race
   Groom's Marital Status
   Groom's Previous Wife's Name
   Bride's Race
   Bride's Marital Status
   Bride's Previous Husband's Name
   Indexing Project (Batch) Number M86878-8
   System Origin Virginia-EASy
   Source Film Number 32633
   Reference Number P 321
6. Repository:
   Name: County Courthouse
   
   Title: Marriage Records: Montgomery County, Virginia
   Author: County Clerk
   Page: Bk A, pp 321/414
   Date: 1851