Information from find-a-grave - "Son of James Hammon, and grandson of Phillip Hamman, an early explorer and settler in the mountains of Eastern Ky. He was a Revolutionary War veteran. He (and other scouts) was helped to escape the Shawnee by the sister of Cornstalk. Silas's wife Louisa is buried there also as Luisa Hamman. This information provided by FAG member: a elmham (#48239224) "
2. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 http://interactive.ancestry.com/2204/32596_242340-00104/836520?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/75408849/person/48320928254/facts/citation/342336823686/edit/record#?imageId=32596_242340-00105
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