Jacob HAMMONS (1794-1868)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Mary B. CLEMMONS Malaha Ellen HAMMONS+ Matilda E. HAMMONS+ William HAMMONS+ Caroline HAMMONS Crawford HAMMONS Jackson L. HAMMONS John Newton HAMMONS Martha W HAMMONS+ Jasper H. HAMMONS Arminta Delia HAMMONS Jacob HAMMONS Born: 1794, , , Georgia, United States Marriage: Mary B. CLEMMONS on 3 Nov 1818 in , Monroe County, Alabama, United States Died: 1 Jul 1868, , Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States at age 74   Noted events in his life were: • Census: 1850 U.S. Federal, 17 Sep 1850, , Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. 1 • Census: 1860 U.S. Federal, 19 Jul 1860, , Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. 2 Jacob married Mary B. CLEMMONS on 3 Nov 1818 in , Monroe County, Alabama, United States. (Mary B. CLEMMONS was born in 1804 in , , South Carolina, United States.)

1 1850 U.S. census, Neshoba, Mississippi population schedule, p. 144, dwelling 398, family 417, Jacob Hammons; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry : accessed 5 Apr 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 378;
Jacob Hammons, a 56 year old shoemaker, was living with his wife, Mary, 45, and children, Caroline, 17, Crawford, 16, Frances, 13, Martha, 12, Jackson, 8, Jasper, 6, Newton, 6, and Delia Ann, 4, in Neshoba County, Mississippi. He was born in Georgia, his wife in South Carolina. The first four children were born in Alabama and the last four in Mississippi. They moved from Alabama between 1838 and 1842 according to the birth places of the children. The family is living next door to their son, William, a 23 year old farmer, and his wife, Mary, 18, and one month old daughter.

2 1860 U.S. census, Neshoba, Mississippi population schedule, Township 9, Range 11, p. 62, dwelling 391, family 398, Jacob Hammons; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Jun 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 588;
66 year old farmer, Jacob Hammons, is living with his 56 year old wife, Mary B., and children, Crawford, 25, Martha, 22, Jackson, 21, Jasper, 17, Newton, 17, and Arminta D., 14, in Township 9, Range 11, Neshoba County, Mississippi. Jacob was born in Georgia, Mary in South Carolina, Crawford, Martha and Jackson in Alabama, and Jasper, Newton and Arminta in Mississippi. Jacob owned $1,200 in real property and $300 in personal property. Crawford could not read or write. All of the children except the eldest two attended school.