BIO: Hammonds, William H. - Lincoln Co

PERRY TOWNSHIP, LAWRENCE COUNTY, INDIANA
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WILLIAM H. HAMMONDS was born in Lincoln County, Ky., July 4, 1829, son of
Joseph and Fannie (Pendlay) Hammonds;  is the second in a family of four
children and is of Irish extraction.  The parents of Mr. Hammonds were born
in Virginia.  His paternal grandfather was Absalom Hammonds, a supposed
native of Ireland.  When Mr. Hammonds was sixteen years of age he came to
Lawrence County, Ind., and made settlement in Perry Township.  In 1852 he
was married to Miss Melinda Fields, a native of Lawrence County.  Mrs.
Hammonds died in 1877, and the same year our subject was married to Miss
Elizabeth J. Pierce, a native of Indian Creek Township, born 1857.  They
have two children, viz,"  William W. and Elizabeth E.  In 1861 Mr. Hammonds
enlisted in the United States Army.  He was at Ft. Pillow, and was afterward
with Commodore Footes' gun-boat fleet.  After a continued army life of
thirty-seven months he was honorably discharged at Camp Distribution,
Virginia, in 1864.  He is a Democrat, and has resided where he now lives
since he returned from the army.  While serving his country he lost his
health.  Mr. and Mrs. Hammonds are members of the Christian Church.

"HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA"  GOODSPEED BROS.
1884

Transcribed by: Diana Flynn 
<ivie@tima.com>
Date: 25 Jul 1997