Husband William McClure Hammond 1 2 3
Born: 17 Feb 1840 - Bolivar, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
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Died: 28 Nov 1902 - Bolivar, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
Buried: - West View Cemetery, Bolivar, Westmoreland Co, PA
Father: William Hammond (1800- ) 2 4
Mother: Betsey Nixon ( - ) 1 2
Marriage: 1871 1 5
Wife Anna A. Brett 1 5
Born: 20 Jul 1849 6
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Died: 29 Jul 1886 1 6
Buried: - West View Cemetery, Bolivar, Westmoreland Co, PA
Father: John Brett ( - ) 1 6
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Children
1 F Margaret J. Hammond 1 7
Born: 1872 1 5
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Died: 1898 8
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Spouse: Allen Hamill Graham (1865-Bef 1906) 9 10
Marr: 1898 1 6
2 M William Brett Hammond 4 5
Born: 29 Dec 1875 - Bolivar, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 5
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Spouse: Laura B. Lewis (1876- ) 1 5
Marr: 10 Oct 1900 1 8
3 M John L. Hammond 1 5
Born: 17 Aug 1878 1 5
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Spouse: Margaret E. Dickenson ( - ) 1
Marr: 1903 1 6
4 M Robert E. Hammond 1 5
Born: 1880 1 5
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Died: 1882 1 5
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
5 F Anna Irene Hammond 1 5
Born: 3 Feb 1883 1 5
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Spouse: Norman A. Young ( - ) 8
6 F Rebecca May Hammond 1 3 5
Born: 25 May 1885 1 5
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Spouse: Francis Elliott Robinson (1881- ) 3 11
General Notes: Husband - William McClure Hammond
In 1876 he formed a partnership with his brother-in-law, Jacob West, in the general merchandise business, and the connection was maintained until 1883, when he bought out the interest of Mr. West and continued the business alone during the remainder of his life. He was a farmer and an extensive landowner. In politics he was a Republican, and in religious belief adhered to the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was a trustee.
During the Civil war he enlisted in the Eleventh Reserve, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
He was educated in the public schools, and began business life as a merchant early, having a store in Bolivar prior to his enlistment in 1864 in Company L, Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. The company was mustered in at Harrisburg for a term "duration of the war" and was stationed at Fort Ethan Allen in Virginia. They were mustered out at Washington, D. C., at the close of the war, Mr. Hammond returning to Bolivar and reopening his store there. He continued in business alone until 1876, then formed a partnership with Jacob West, his brother-in-law, which continued until 1883, Mr. Hammond then becoming sole owner and head of the firm.
He had many interests outside the general store business in Bolivar: he owned much land, operated farms and aided in the establishment of town industries and institutions. For many years he was a member and a trustee of the Bolivar Methodist Episcopal Church, served as a school director, and in politics was a Republican. Both he and his wife are buried in West View Cemetery at Bolivar.