OBIT: William Smith HAMILTON, 1862, Blair County, PA

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DIED.

Near this place, on the 10th inst., of membranous croup, after an
illness of only 36 hours, WILLIAM SMITH HAMILTON, eldest son of John
and Margaret Hamilton, aged 4 years and 7 months.

In the death of "Willie" not only his parents and little playmates,
but all who knew him suffer a bereavement.  He was a lovely child,
possessed of knowledge beyond his years; he was cheerful, gentle and
obedient, unconsciously winning the warmest affections of those about
him.  The sweetness of his life, his patience in suffering and the
remarkable fortitude with which he met approaching death, desiring, as
he expressed, "to be with the angels," will ever be regarded as among
the richest memories of mourning friends.  The Lord gave, and the Lord
hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, April 17, 1862