Cora Ellen Moyers ^{2 3}

   Cause of her death was a heart attack.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Alt. Birth, March 1874. ⁷

• Census, 1880, Jackson Township, Edwards County, Kansas. ⁸ Cora E. Moyers, daughter, single, female, white, age 2, born in Iowa, father's birthplace Iowa, mother's birthplace Virginia

• Autograph Book Entry, about 1883. ⁹ (Entries to Sam Walker's autograph book:)

"The South Star

Samuel,
Many a tear shall dim the eye
Many a sin must be forgiven
Ere these pale lips shall sink to rest
And you and I shall meet in heaven
March 6th [18]98

Your friend,
Cora Moyers"

• Iowa State Census, 1885, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. ¹⁰ Cora E. Moyers, age 5, female, single, born in Des Moines County, Iowa

• Iowa State Census, 1895, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa. ¹¹ Cora E. Moyers, 16, female, single, born in Des Moines County, Iowa, Methodist Protestant.

• Census, 1910, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa. ¹² ? Hamilton (does not look like Cora or Ellen but is illegible), wife, female, white, age 32, married (once) for ten years, one child, living, born in Iowa, father born in Iowa, mother born in Virginia, spoke English, could read and write English.

• Residence, 1910, Newport, Louisa County, Iowa. ¹³

• Census, 1920, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa. ¹⁴ Cora Hamilton, wife, female, age 41, married, could read and write English, born in Iowa, father in Iowa, mother in Virginia.

• Census, 1930, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa. ¹⁵
Line Number: 92; Name: Cora E. Hamilton; Relation: Wife—H; Age at Last Birthday: 57 (sic: reversed with husband, Frank); Marital Condition: Married; Age at First Marriage: 22; School or College Since September 1, 1929: No; Could Read and Write: Yes; Where Born: Iowa; Where Father Was Born: Iowa; Where Mother Was Born: Virginia; State or M. T. Code: 65; Whether Able to Speak English: Yes; Trade, Profession: None.

• Religion: Methodist. ¹

• Obituary, October 1948. ¹ Mrs. Cora Ellen (Moyers) Hamilton

Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist Church for Mrs. Frank Hamilton who died very suddenly early Tuesday morning following a heart attack. Mrs. Hamilton had not been in ill health and the fatal heart attack at 4:30 Tuesday morning was entirely unexpected. Cora Ellen Moyers, daughter of George and Rebecca Pence Moyers, was born on a farm near Sperry, Iowa, on April 15, 1878 and died at her home in Morning Sun on October 12, 1948 at the age of 70 years, 5 months and 27 days.

On December 14, 1899 she was married to Frank Hamilton. Surviving beside the husband is one daughter, Hazel Eubanks, of Morning Sun, two granddaughters, Mary Ellen Jackson and Thelma Eubanks, and one great granddaughter, Carolyn Alberta Jackson.

The following brothers and sisters also survive: Mary L. Dotson, Burlington; P. A. Moyers, Morning Sun; Burt Moyers, Wapello; and H. R. Moyers of Elk River, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Ed Moyers, and one sister, Mrs. Hattie Walker. One sister and two brothers died in infancy.

Cora married Frank Upton Hamilton, son of Alexander Hamilton and Susannah Dotson, on December 14, 1899 at her home in Louisa County, Iowa.¹ (Frank Upton Hamilton was born on March 23, 1874 in Louisa County, Iowa,^{4 16} died between March 1, 1950 and March 22, 1950 ^{4 5} and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa ^{4 17}.) The cause of his death was a stroke.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Iowa Marriages 1851-1900. ¹⁸ Moyers, Pearl Alfred; Spouse: Swan, Jessie M.; Marriage Date: 1 March 1898; County: Louisa; State: Iowa

• Marriage Fact. Email note from Marge Kimble regarding their marriage as found in a Louisa County marriage book: December 14, 1899; Frank Hamilton, age 26; Cora E. Moyers, age 22

• Officiant: T. S. Poole. ¹⁹

• Newspaper Article/Notice: The Davenport Democrat and Leader, August 25, 1925, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. ²⁰ Wapello, Ia., Aug. 25. -- The seventh annual reunion of the Davison and Dotson families was held at Chautauqua park in Mediapolis Saturday, with 118 present. The event was featured by a picnic dinner at the noon hour, ice cream and watermelons being served. The afternoon was spent with sports and contests.

During the business session, officers for the coming year were elected as follows: Mrs. George R. Deihl, Wapello, president; I. M. Jamison, Morning Sun, vice president; Mrs. Henry Meyerholz, Wapello, secretary and treasure; committee on grounds and arrangements: W. D. Peters, W. S. Bailey, Wapello, John Blake, Mediapolis; committee on refreshments; Mrs. Frank Hamilton., Mrs. George Mellinger, Mrs. H. L. Davison, Wapello, Mrs. I. M. Jamison, Morning Sun.

In addition to those present from Wapello, Morning Sun, Oakville and Mediapolis were Mrs. Frank Barnes, Esther Barnes, George Meyers, Velda Dotson of WEllington: Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Dotson, Max Dotson, Mr. and Mrs. George Walker of New London; Mrs. Clara A. Decker of Harrisonville, Pa.; and Mrs. Harold E. Wilson, Robert and Mary Louise Wilson of Muscatine.

• Residence, March 1926, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. ²¹

• Residence, March 1939, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. ²²

• Gravestone Inscription. ⁴ Cora Ellen (Moyers) and Frank Upton Hamilton are buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa. The inscription on the stone is: "Hamilton: Cora E. 1878 - 1948, Frank U. 1874 - 1950"