OBIT: John D. HAMM, 1937, Hanover, York County, PA

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JOHN D. HAMM

John D. Hamm, 70, Hanover, retired veteran railway employee died in the Hanover 
General Hospital Saturday afternoon at 4:10 o’clock following an operation for a 
gall bladder condition. He underwent the operation Thursday.

Mr. Hamm was a member of Patmos Lodge, No 348 Free and Accepted Masons, Hanover; 
Bethel commandery, Knights Templer Hanover. He was also affiliated with the 
Hanover Kiwanis club and the Hanover Home Association or Hanover aerie No 1406 
Fraternal Order of Eagles.

Mr. Hamm served for more than 50 years with the Western Maryland railroad 
company, thirty three years of which he was freight and passenger agent in 
Hanover. He retired from active service September 30 last. He began his service 
with the traction company June 1, 1887, was telegraph operator at Hampstead 
Maryland. He continued in this position five years and then was transferred to 
Hanover as train dispatcher in 1892. After serving 12 years as train dispatcher 
he became agent at the freight office in 1904.

He was the son of the late Jacob D. and Eliza (Rohrbaugh) Hamm. Surviving are 
his widow, who before their marriage was Margaret Weaver; seven children; George 
L. Hamm, York; Hugh K. Hamm, Hanover; Miss Julia E. Hamm, Hanover; John R. Hamm, 
New Oxford; Walter J. Hamm, Hanover; Robert F. Hamm, Hanover, and J. Donald 
Hamm, Wilmington Delaware; 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild, one 
brother L.J. Hamm, Baltimore and one sister Mrs Maurice Flickinger, Hanover.

Funeral Services Tuesday morning at 9:30 o’clock from the late home. Rev. Marsby 
J. Roth, pastor of Trinity Reformed church, officiating. Internment in the 
family cemetery at Porter’Sideling.

The Star & Sentinel, October 30, 1937