Agnes Leone (Coble) Hammond (1902 - 1976)

Born 6 Feb 1902 in Hyannis, Grant County, Nebraska, USA

Ancestors

Wife of William Henry Hammond — married 10 Nov 1921 in Johnstown, Brown, Nebraska, United States

Descendants

Died 28 May 1976 at age 74 in Monterey, Monterey, California, USA

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Biography

Agnes Leone Coble was born February 6, 1902 in Hyannis, Grant, Nebraska, USA. Her parents were Arthur V. "A.V." Coble and Maude O. Davis. Her parents divorced in 1909. ^[1]

By 1910, Agnes is 8 years old, and living with her divorced mother and two older brothers (Dwight D and Lewis C), in Moon Lake, Brown County, Nebraska, USA. ^[2]

In the 1920 US Census, her mother has remarried an innkeeper, living on 28 Main Street, in Johnstown, Brown, Nebraska, USA. Only Agnes remains from the original family, along with five boarders (not listed). List: ^[3]

• Clyde G Ashworth, Head, Renting home, Male, White, Age 41, Married, Birthplace: Ohio, Fathers/Mothers Birthplace: Pennsylvania/Ohio, Occupation: Hotel Innkeeper
• Maud Ashworth, Wife, Female, White, Age 48, Married, Birthplace: Iowa, Occupation: None
• Agnes Koble, Stepdaughter, Female, White, Age 17, Single, Birthplace: Nebraska

"In the late 1920s, Agnes and her husband, WIlliam, moved to California. She told of loading all their possessions, two dogs, and two small boys, into an old car and travelling back to Nebraska (from Ohio), then on to California. " ^[1]

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Agnes died, May 28, 1976, [5] and was buried at Monterey City Cemetery (Plot: Lot G, Block 69), in Monterey, Monterey, California, USA. ^[4]

Obituary in the Monterey Herald, 5-28-1976: "Agnes L Hammond, a resident of the Monterey Area for 46 years, died today at Community Hospital after a period of failing health, She was 74. Mrs Hammond was born in Nebraska, Feb 6, 1902. She was a member of Ocean Spray Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, in Pacific Grove, and the White Shrine of Jerusalem. She is survived by her husband, William H Hammond of Monterey; two sons, Galyn C Hammond of Monterey and Wesley A Hammond of Wenatchee, Wash; and five grandchildren. Private services will be held at the Mission Mortuary with internment to follow in the Monterey City Cemetery. Gifts in her memory may be made to the EMI Scanner Fund, Community Hospital, Box HH Carmel, or to the Monterey County Chapter of the SPCA." ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The Coble Family History|Coble: A pictorial story of the Coble Family as compiled by Elsie Coble, date 1995. A copy currently in possession of Michael Hammond. Includes Coble Family History, plus names, birth, and death dates of family members from 1406 to 2001. Exerpt and obituary on pages 16-17.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. "[1]." Accessed 2/15/2017. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Census Place: Moon Lake, Brown, Nebraska; Roll: T624_839; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1374852
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. "[2]." Accessed 2/15/2017. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Census Place: Johnstown, Brown, Nebraska; Roll: T625_981; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 75
4. ↑ Davis, Jack W. (Find A Grave site." Accessed 03/19/2016. No gravesite, three photos of a young Agnes Coble.