CRAWFORD COUNTY OHIO - BIO: GEORGE HAMMOND (1881) *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Submitter: Tina Hursh Email: ribbit@clubnet.isl.net Date: 25 May 2002 *********************************************************************** >From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html Transcribed by Bonnie Walsh. --------------- HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Part III, p.865 [H surnames] CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 AUBURN TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO GEORGE HAMMOND, farmer and stockraiser; P. O. Tiro: was born in Anburn Township, June 26, 1824. His parents were George and Sarah P. (White) Hammond. The father was born in Plymouth Co., Conn., and the mother in Massachusetts, where they were married. From Ontario Co.. N. Y. they came to Auburn Township, Crawford Co., Ohio in Febuary, 1822. Here he bought 160 acres of land from a Mr. Clark, who had entered it some time before. This property is situated on the northwest quarter of Sec. 28, and is now owned by his son, George. These parents had the following family: Albert, Alfred, Harvey, Nannie, George, Rowland and Sarah Albert, Nannie and George are the only one living of this family. The father died Dec. 30, 1868, and the mother April 4, 1840. Albert married Catharine Groesbeck, and lives in Williams Co., Ohio. Nannie is the wife of Cornelius L. Newkirk, and lives in Macon Co., Mo., George, Jr., passed his youthful days with his parents on the farm, going to school, etc. He was married to Hannah A. Groesbeck, Sept. 1, 1846, and by her had two children- Emma E., born April 27, 1847, married B. F. Crouse: Filmore, born June 9, 1849, and married Josephine Crouse. Mrs. Hammond died Feb. 19, 1851. Mr. Hammond's second wife is Mary Lewis, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Masters) Lewis, to whom he was married March 22, 1855. By her he has two children - Irene. born Sept. 27, 1856: she is the wife of T. S. Groesbeck, and lives in Columbiana City, Ind.; Sarah, born Nov. 17, 1863: she is single, and lives at home with her parents. Mrs. Hammond is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Hammond is a Republican in politics, and is one of the best farmers of Auburn Township.