Family History - Ellen ‘Nellie’ Messenger

1. Ellen ‘Nellie’ Messenger,¹ born September 1839 in New York, the daughter of Harry Messenger and Rosa _____;¹ died March 1921.² Nellie married, 22 January 1883 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, Roderick Chauncey Hamilton^{1, 8, 9} (born December 1847 in Louisiana, the son of Adolphus Hamilton and Matilda Jane Boyd;^{1, 3, 4} Roderick died 5 August 1906 in Manhattan, New York City, New York^{5, 6, 7}). Nellie and Roderick are buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.^{2, 5}

1. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, Manhattan, Enumeration District 686, Sheet No. 9A; family of Richard C. Hamilton (52, Louisiana, Dec 1847); wife of 17 years Nellie Hamilton (60, New York, Sept 1839, no children). His first name is listed in death records as Roderick, which is believed to be more reliable than this census record.
2. Find a Grave (website). Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; Ellen Messenger Hamilton: born: 1856 [sic, 1839 in other records]; died: March 1921. The record indicates she was the daughter of Rosa Messenger and Harry Messenger, and wife of Roderick C. Hamilton. [from record, which provides a link to Roderick’s record].
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, City of Lafayette, Page 220, family of Adolphus Hamilton (32, N.Y., banker); M. J. Hamilton (27, Del); Wm. Hamilton (8, La); Chauncy Hamilton (3, La); Ellen Cummington (23, Eng) Caroline Kent (13, La).
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Page No. 40, family of Adolphus Hamilton (39, N.Y., merchant); Martha J. [sic, Matilda] Hamilton (36, Del.); Wm. George Hamilton (15, La.); R. C. Hamilton (12, La.); James A. Hamilton (6, La.); Eliza S. Hamilton (3, La.); Margaret Trular (52, Ireland).
5. Find a Grave (website). Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; Roderick C. Hamilton: died 5 August 1906, husband of Emma [sic, Ellen] Messenger Hamilton [from record, which provides a link to Ellen’s record].
6. Italian Genealogical Group, New York Death Index, Hamilton, Roderick C., died 5 August 1906 in Manhattan, age 58.
7. Obituary, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 6 August 1906, R. Chauncey Hamilton, died in New York City. The article mentions that he was a brother of W. Gazley Hamilton of Louisville, and that he was a native of New Orleans and was fifty years of age [he was actually about 59 based on other records]. The article also indicates he was a retired business man and left a wife.
8. Italian Genealogical Group, New York City Grooms Records (with Bride information), Chauncey Hamilton and Ellen Messinger, married on 22 January 1883 in Manhattan; certificate number 22295.
9. New York Marriages 1686-1980, available at familysearch.org. R. Chauncey Hamilton, son of A. Hamilton and M. J. Boyd; and Ellen Messenger, daughter of Harry Messenger and Rosa Messenger; married on 22 January 1883 in Manhattan, New York [County], New York.