Boone County, KY - Bios:  Hamilton, Jesse L.

Friday, June 29, 2001



Submitted by: Buddy & Linda Harbin Grubbs, lharbing@worldnet.att.net

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Supplement To The Boone County Recorder, Illustrated Historical Edition, R. E. Berkshire, 

Publisher, Burlington, Kentucky, Thursday, September 4, 1930



Jesse L. Hamilton



Under the name of N. B. Hamilton and Son, Jesse L. Hamilton operates a general store at Verona, 

one of the oldest businesses in Boone County. He is in the undertaking business for himself at 

that place with a splendid equipment containing all the necessary devices to carry on such as 

establishment. He is a graduate of the Cincinnati College of Embalming and has a Kentucky 

license as both embalmer and undertaker. His father purchased the building in which the store 

is located in 1875, but he operated a store there prior to that time. The old store building 

was used for a number of years as a school conducted by the much loved Nannie E. Hamilton.



Jesse L. Hamilton was born in Verona on March 31, 1893, the son of N. B. and Elizabeth Hudson 

Hamilton. His father was born on January 14, 1850 and died December 15, 1927. His mother was 

born on May 12, 1862, is still living and makes her home at Verona. The maternal grandfather 

of Mr. Hamilton was Benj. F. Hudson, who lived at St. Albans, W. Va. then called Coles Mouth. 

The father of Benj. Hudson was Samuel Hudson, who was also born in that section and there are 

many descendants of this family still making their home in that part of W. Virginia. N. B. 

Hamilton was born in Verona and his father was Carter Hamilton.



On June 28, 1915 Mr. Hamilton was married to Rose Whitson, who was born on April 12, 1892 

the daughter of W. M. Whitson. They have two children, Fred and Robert aged thirteen and eleven 

years respectively.



Mr. Hamilton started the undertaking business eighteen years ago and through his ability and 

personality has built an enviable reputation for himself. When he first started in business 

he was unable to do embalming himself as he was not yet twenty-one years of age. He is also the 

possessor of a diploma as a plastic surgeon.



He is a member of the Masonic Order and the Junior Order of American Mechanics. Mr. Hamilton 

is an ardent baseball fan and gets a great deal of pleasure during the season out of hunting. 

Mr. Hamilton is interested in his county and community and is ever ready and willing to 

contribute and co-operate toward the upbuilding of this whole section.