Contra Costa County CA Archives Biographies.....Hammett, George W. 1822 - 
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Author: W. A. Slocum & Co., Publishers (1882)

HON. GEORGE W. HAMMETT—The subject of this sketch is a native of Kentucky, and
was born in Mason county, November 10, 1822. When he was six years of age, his
parents moved to Portsmouth, Ohio, and there resided until 1832, when they
proceeded further west, locating in Taswell county, Illinois, where our subject
was employed at the wool-carding business until 1844. He then went to Wisconsin,
and remained in that State until April 1, 1853. Afterwards, with his wife and
three children, with ox-teams, he started to cross the plains to the Golden
State, and after an uneventful trip, arrived in Contra Costa county in October,
1853, first locating on the place where he now resides at Lafayette, which he at
that time purchased, but owing to a defective title has since lost, but is now
residing on the same as renter. In Wisconsin, Mr. Hammett held several important
offices, at one time, in 1851, being elected to the Legislature of that State,
serving for two years. Mr. Hammett was united in marriage in Lafayette county,
Wisconsin, March 25, 1846, to Miss Mary J. Gorham, a native of Illinois, by
which union they have three children, viz: Frank, George W. Jr., and Laura E.



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HISTORY OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING ITS GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION;
TOGETHER WITH A RECORD OF THE MEXICAN GRANTS; THE BEAR FLAG WAR; THE MOUNT
DIABLO COAL FIELDS; THE EARLY HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT, COMPILED FROM THE MOST
AUTHENTIC SOURCES; THE NAMES OF ORIGINAL SPANISH AND MEXICAN PIONEERS; FULL
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; SEPARATE HISTORY OF EACH TOWNSHIP, SHOWING
THE ADVANCE IN POPULATION AND AGRICULTURE;
ALSO,
Incidents of Pioneer Life; and Biographical Sketches
OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
AMD OF ITS TOWNS, VILLAGES, CHURCHES, SECRET SOCIETIES, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO: W. A. SLOCUM & CO., PUBLISHERS
1882.

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