This is my maternal grandmother Ruth and her 1st husband, my maternal grandfather Thomas Ross Hamilton. Ruth was born Jan. 28, 1923 in Athens, PA. She passed away in Feb. 2003 in Cortland, NY and is buried in St. Mary's Cemetary in Cortland, NY along side her 2nd husband John Caldwell.
Ruth Marie Cortright Hamilton (Cortright) Caldwell was born circa January 28, 1923 in Pennsylvania United States to Harry Henry Cortright and Harriet Burke Cortright, and had siblings Mary Helen Cortright Irving, Evelyn Mae Cortright, Winnifred Elaine (Cortright) Edwards, and Harry James Cortright. She married John Caldwell. Ruth Marie Cortright's partner was Thomas Ross Hamilton, and they had children Sandra Marie (Hamilton) Carter and Robert Charles Hamilton. Ruth Marie Cortright Caldwell died at age 80 years old circa 2003 in Cortland, Cortland County, NY, and was buried circa 2003 at St Mary's Cemetery 4101 W Rd, in Cortland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ruth Marie Cortright Hamilton Caldwell.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...