Biographical Sketch of Joseph Hammer, Lafayette County, MO >From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo. Historical Company, 1881. ********************************************************************** Joseph Hammer, P. O. Wellington, Mo. Was born in Rockingham county, Va., and at the age of eleven came with his parents, Henry and Chris- tina Hammer, to Missouri, and settled in Cooper county, and remained there five years. They then came to this county, where he has since been engaged in farming and trading. His father died in this county in 1864, and his mother in 1858. He was married in 1865 to Miss Lutie Mitchell, of this county, by whom he has five children: E. M., Laura I., Clarence M., Bessie I., and Henry B. He is a member of the Metho- dist Church South; has a fine farm of 200 acres. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================