Hammond, Hiram,
One of proprietors of the Le
Grand Mills; born Feb. 20, 1832, in Jefferson Co., Ohio; came with his parents
to this county in 1854; settled one and a half miles west from Le Grand, and
exchanged that for his present home on Sec. 1, in 1876, where he has forty
acres, valued at $40 per acre; he also owns, in company with Mr. W.G. Benedict,
640 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre, including mills. Was married to Anna
Foglesong Aug. 30, 1856, in this county; she was born
in 1834 in Darke Co., Ohio; have six children—Margaret
E., Louis A., Mary E., Sarah A., Nettie and Charles. Is a member of the Friends’
Church; Republican.
p.595, Le Grand Township
--Taken from “The History of Marshall
County Iowa, Containing A History of the County, its
Cities, Towns, &r.,” and published by Western Historical Company of
Return
to Home Return to Biography Page Email Coordinator
Copyright 2007
by Jennie Pahls