Dale Willis Hamilton was born June 17, 1894 to Elmer Grant Hamilton and Tersine Ella (Kimport) Hamilton in Blandinsville, IL. He Married Effie Alice Gaumer Dec. 2, 1916 in Burlington, IA. Effie Alice Gaumer was born Nov. 17, 1900 in Blandinsville, IL and died Feb. 21, 1980. Dale served in the Navy in WWI & later played professional football for the Canton Steamrollers. He was a coal miner & worked as a laborer on valves & pipes at the Walworth Plant in Kewanee. He had a heart attack while at work when he was 48. Effie was a house wife. Dale died Aug. 20, 1972. Effie died 2/21/1980.
A couple quick stories about Dale. First of all, he never swore. He was a hard worker who loved to fish. Once, he was in a bar fight and bit the ear off one of two men who were attacking him. He proceeded to throw the other man through the bar window. Another time while with his father in Burlington, IA, they got into a bar fight and Dale was shot in the abdomen.  They escaped by swimming across the Mississippi River. He was also a member of the KKK. He also did not believe in sparing the rod.

Alice was a house wife, busy raising 10 of 12 children. She was active in the Baptist Church in Kewanee. She never had a driver license and found no need to get one.

CHILDREN OF DALE WILLIS HAMILTON & EFFIE ALICE GAUMER
1. Margaret 11/25/1917                                                     7. Dale Jr. 10/29/1927
2. Martha 6/14/1920                                                          8. Thomas (Jack) Daniel 12/15/28
3. Milton Dale (Twin)8/8/1923                                           9. Kenneth 8/4/1930 (Died 1/6/1993)
4. Mildred (Twin) 8/8/1923                                               10. Billy Hamilton 3/27/1932(Died 3/27/1932-Lived 1 ½ hrs.)
5. Marvin 1/16/1925                                                         11.Marilyn Jean 3/10/1934
6. Marion 2/21/1926(Died 2/22/1926-lived 1day 5hrs.)        12. Kathryn 2/2/1937

Hamilton Family 1931 – 803 W. 13th St., Kewanee, IL

Hamilton Family 1946 – 348 Dwight St., Kewanee, IL

    Reunion June 11, 1962 –  346 Dwight St., Kewanee, IL
 

Dale & Effie Hamilton  50th Wedding Anniversary 1966                          Hamilton Family 1966
 

Hamilton Reunion 1968 – 446 Dwight St. Kewanee, IL

  Hamilton Reunion  July 23, 1978 – Johnson State Park

       Reunion 1983 –Smith Lake, AL

  House on corner – 348 Dwight St.     5 kids – Margaret, Marvin, Milt, Martha, Mildred – 1926

Kenneth, Thomas, Dale Jr., Marvin, Milton          Margaret, Martha, Mildred, Marilyn, Kathryn
Grandpa Funeral  8/22/1972                            Grandpa Funeral  8/22/1972
 
 
 
 

 Milt, Thomas, Marvin, Dale, Kenneth