Born in Östringen, Bruchsal, Baden, Germany
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Johann Andreas Hammer
— married
22 Jan 1835 in Östringen, Bruchsal, Baden, Germany
Descendants 
Mother of
Anton Hammer and Theresa Hammer
Died about
at about age 50
in Madison, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Feb 2019
This page has been accessed 60 times.
Biography
Eva was born in 1796. "My father's people were of German & Swiss origin and came from Baden, Baden, Germany about 1845. His (William Henry Hammer, Hammer-1640) father's name was Anton Hammer (Hammer-1641). He (Anton) with his small sister Theresa and widowed mother (Eva) arrived in Highland, Madison County, Illinois after a very long and tiresome trip. Shortly after their arrival my great grandmother (Eva) died of cholera leaving her two small children in the care of protestant Swiss immigrants.
My great grandmother Hammer (Eva) was exceedingly poor in worldly goods, but I feel that her courage was outstanding. Anton Hammer said as he was very young he remembered a male calf had been given his mother, and from the day of her prize possession she had cared for it with upmost ingenuity and always kept this foremost in her mind. "When this calf is three years old I shall sell it and with the money my children and I shall go to America." ~~ How thankful I am for this brave progenitor. She had been reared a devout Catholic, but through no will of her own, her children were left at a tender age in the care of their heavenly father, and the immigrants ~~ Up to this date, I have not been able to do temple work for this faithful grandmother as I have never been able to procure her given name." [1] She passed away about 1847.
Sources
- ↑ My biography by Louisa Hammer.pdf included
- Eva Catherine Bohner: (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHKZ-KJ3:
- 1796 Baptism: (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q1P3-X1PZ:
Is Eva your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eva by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eva:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eva by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eva:
-
~3.12%
Fred Albury
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch JL7208014 [compare], FTDNA kit #868373
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Images: 1
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured National Park champion connections: Eva is 18 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 25 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 20 degrees from George Catlin, 19 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 25 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 21 degrees from George Grinnell, 26 degrees from Anton Kröller, 21 degrees from Stephen Mather, 25 degrees from Kara McKean, 20 degrees from John Muir, 19 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 27 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.