Biographical Sketch of James R. Hamlin, Crawford County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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James R. Hamlin, a farmer and minister of the gospel of the Baptist
Church, in Crawford County, was born in Buncombe County, N.C., in 1828.
Of the eight children born to John and Elizabeth (Duckworth) Hamlin,
natives, respectively, of Tennessee and North Carolina, James R. was
the eldest.  John Hamlin was a saddler by trade in early life, but in 
later years engaged in farming, to which occupation James R. was reared,
receiving in the meantime a good common-school education.  He began 
doing for himself in 1849, in which year he was married to Mary A.,
daughter of Rev. Jonathan and Mary King, of North Carolina.  After his
marriage, however, Mr. Hamlin graduated in vocal music at the Normal
Musical School, at Lima, S. C.  In April, 1861, he was enrolled as ser-
geant of Company F, First South Carolina Cavalry under Gen. Hampton,
and was promoted to chaplain of Black's Battalion, serving until the
close of the war.  He then returned to his family, and in 1869 immigra-
ted and settled in Crawford County, MO., where he has since principally
followed agriculture.  In 1870 he entered eighty acres of land, and now 
owns 240 acres, as well as a house and two lots in Bourbon, MO.  Mr. 
Hamlin entered the ministry in 1861, and is the present pastor of the 
First Baptist Church of Sullivan, and also of the First Baptist Church
of Cuba, MO.  Of the nine children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin, four
died in infancy.  Those living are Dalie E., Lennia A., Montreville M.,
Courtney W. and Oscar T.  Mrs. Hamlin is a consistent adherent of the
Baptist faith.  Mr. Hamlin is a Freemason and a stanch Democrat, though 
not a political aspirant.  The family are highly respected by all who
know them.

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