Susan (Degen) Hamme (1827 - 1908)

Born 10 May 1827 in York, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1908 at age 80 in Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Sheila Stahl [send private message]

Biography

Susan was born 10 May 1827 in York County, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Residence (1850) North Codorus Township, York, Pennsylvania Jacob (age 24, farmer) and Susan Hamm (24), Henry (4), Samuel (3), Mary A. (2) and Julia Ann Hamm (six months).^[2]

Residence (1860) owned farm valued at $1,800 ($1.257 million in 2021)^[3] in Manheim Township, York County, Jacob (age 34, farmer) and Susan Hamn [sic] (33), Henry D. (14), Samuel D. (13), Julia Ann (10), Catherine M. "Kate" (8), Daniel D. (7), Nathaniel D. "Nathan" (5), Magdalena I. "Lena" (4) and George D. Hamm (1).

Residence (1870) multiple generations living together on large farm in Heidelberg Township, York County, valued at $11,000 ($5.1 million in 2021).^[4] Jacob (age 45, farmer) and Susan Hamm (43), Henry D. (25, carpenter), Daniel D. (18), Nathaniel (16), Magdalena (14), George (12), Charles G. (10), Amelia "Emma" (8), Jacob C. (6), Elmyra Marie (2) and Abigail "Abbie" Hamm (1); three farmhands named John Porter (24), Nicholas Haas (40) and John Costly (28); and three laborers named Henry (21) and Caroline Shenberger (17), and Lewis Baker (17).^[5] Also living on Jacob's property were Jacob's brother Daniel Stambaugh Hamm (34, farmer), his wife Sarah Hamm (33), and their children Louisa (12), Sophia (10), Amelia (5), William (2); and Catharine Hamm (seven months);^[6] Jacob's daughter Julia Ann (20), her husband William Carver (24, superintendant at ore mine) and their daughter Laura Carver (five months);^[7]

She died at 309 Walnut Street in Hanover, York County, on 18 March 1908 at age 80 from arteriosclerosis and a cerebral hemorrhage.^[1] She was buried 21 March 1908 at the Mennonite (York Road) Cemetery.^[1]

Research Notes

• Maiden Name: While online genealogies provide Degan as her maiden name, records show it is "Dagon" or "Dager."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11; Certificate Number Range: 033001-036800. Certificate of death for Susan Hamme [Susan Dagon], Age: 80; Birth: 10 May 1827 in York County, Pennsylvania; Death: 18 Mar 1908 in Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, USA; Father: Dagon; Mother: Colakeiter [Kohlekreiter?] Dagon; Certificate Number: 34854. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (24 December 2020), Julian Haum in household of Jacob Haum, North Codorus Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ “$1,800 in 1860 → 2021 | Inflation Calculator for Housing.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 9 Aug. 2021.
4. ↑ [https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/1870?amount=11000 $11,000 in 1870 → 2021 | Inflation Calculator for Housing. Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 10 Aug. 2021.
5. ↑ United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (29 May 2021), Daniel Hamm in entry for Jacob Hamm, 1870.
6. ↑ United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (29 May 2021), Daniel Hamm, 1870.
7. ↑ United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (29 May 2021), Julian Carver in entry for William Carver, 1870.

• Ancestry.com