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==Family==

==Family==

In 1914, Hamley married Katie Ransdell (1893-1980), the daughter of Judge [[Francis Xavier Ransdell]] of the Louisiana 6th Judicial District Court (then 9th District) and his wife, the former Katie Blackburn Davis. Katie, or "Kate," was a paternal niece of [[U.S. Senator]] [[Joseph Ransdell|Joseph Eugene Ransdell]], also of Lake Providence. The Hamley children attended the St. Patrick's [[Catholic Church]] parochial school in Lake Providence; the daughters thereafter attende Maryville University, then known as the Maryville College in St. Louis.<ref name=ecpgen/> There were eight Hamley children: Edward Ransdell Hamley (1915-1929), Mary Hamley Marron (1918-2005), Katherine(Kate) Hamley Bernacchi (1919-1951), Anne Hamley de Mahy (1920-2017) John Martin Hamley, Jr. (1922-1945), Stuart Douglas Hamley (1924-1984), Madeline Hamley Howington (1926-1984), Elizabeth Hamley Lewis (1928-1958),<ref name=burials>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSln=Hamley&GSiman=1&GScid=1921113&|title=Hamley Burials at Lake Providence Cemetery|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=March 30, 2022}}</ref>

In 1914, Hamley married Katie Ransdell (1893-1980), the daughter of Judge [[Francis Xavier Ransdell]] of the Louisiana 6th Judicial District Court (then 9th District) and his wife, the former Katie Blackburn Davis. Katie, or "Kate," was a paternal niece of [[U.S. Senator]] [[Joseph Ransdell|Joseph Eugene Ransdell]], also of Lake Providence. The Hamley children attended the St. Patrick's [[Catholic Church]] parochial school in Lake Providence; the daughters thereafter attende Maryville University, then known as the Maryville College in St. Louis.<ref name=ecpgen/> There were eight Hamley children: Edward Ransdell Hamley (1915-1929), Mary Hamley Marron (1918-2005), Katherine(Kate) Hamley Bernacchi (1919-1951), Anne Hamley de Mahy (1920-2017) John Martin Hamley, Jr. (1922-1945), Stuart Douglas Hamley (1924-1984), Madeline Hamley Howington (1926-1984), and Elizabeth Hamley Lewis (1928-1958).<ref name=burials>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSln=Hamley&GSiman=1&GScid=1921113&|title=Hamley Burials at Lake Providence Cemetery|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=March 30, 2022}}</ref>

   

   

Hamley was a brother-in-law of Judge [[Frank Voelker, Sr.]], who in 1937 succeeded Francis Ransdell on the Louisiana 6th Judicial District Court, of which the long-term district attorney was Jefferson B. Snyder. Voelker was married to the former Isabel Ransdell, a sister of Katie Ransdell.<ref name=ecpgen/>

Hamley was a brother-in-law of Judge [[Frank Voelker, Sr.]], who in 1937 succeeded Francis Ransdell on the Louisiana 6th Judicial District Court, of which the long-term district attorney was Jefferson B. Snyder. Voelker was married to the former Isabel Ransdell, a sister of Katie Ransdell.<ref name=ecpgen/>