Other Ties to Alexander

As I was going through grade school, I had a best friend named Chelsea. We were constantly together, and because of this, our parents soon had the opportunity to meet each other and socialize. One day at a tennis tournament that Chelsea and I were both playing in, my dad and her mom got to talking. As it turned out, Chelsea's mom's side of the family, the Hickmans, had some pretty big ties to Beaver, Utah. I don't know if it was the name that tipped my dad off, but they eventually figured out that Chelsea's great-grandfather and my great-grandfather, Alexander Hamilton, opened the first bank in Beaver together. Apparently they were the best of friends for many, many years.

A few summers back, I had the opportunity to stay in the Hickman house in Beaver with Chelsea and her family for a day. All I can say is that I wish I knew then what I know now about Alex. I'm sure that he was in that house at some point, going over strategies with his partner and friend to make their business as successful as it could possibly be.