Philip Wilhelm Olesen Hammer (1848 - 1899)

Born 30 Mar 1848 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

Husband of Mathilda (Krüger) Hammer — married 1 Jan 1877 in Keller Residence, Sauk Center, Stearns, Minnesota, USA

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1899 at age 50 in Marysville, Yuba, California, USA

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Brandt Gibson [send private message]

Biography

Listed on Index of the military ballot for Bergen ca. 1850-1872, page 357, rulle 2 - digitalarkivet

There is a declaration of intention for a Philip W. Hammer in Eddy county, North Dakota, dated 15 Sep 1890, that states Philip came to the United States through the port of New York about June 1861. His citizenship application was granted on 28 November 1893 through the district court of Eddy County, North Dakota.

Letter to D.L. Cotton dated 6-21-1988:

Thomas Angell Hammer, born 1841, died in Bergen May 2, 1860. Philip Wilhelm Hammer was confirmed in Bergen October 4, 1863. According to a roll kept by the Bergen enlistment officer Philip Wilhelm was registered as being in America in 1867, and was deleted from the roll in 1870 as emigrated. So Philip Wilhelm emigrated between the Spring of 1864 and 1867. We have indexes to the Bergen-Quebec passenger lists 1865-1873. Philip Wilhelm is not registered there. However we did find a brother:

Tailer Gregorius Peter Wilhelm Benjamin Hammer, age 32, with his wife Cecilie Jacobsdatter, age 31, and daughter Anne Rebekke Angell Hammer age 1 1/2. They lived in Leivrik, Stord parish, but emigrated from Bergen on the vessel "Martha", sailing from Bergen April 27, 1866, and arriving in Quebec June 11, 1866.

Gregorius P. W. B. Hammer, age 29, married Cecilia Jacobsdatter Frugaarden, age 28 1/2, at Stord April 14, 1864. His father: Ole Elias Hammer, his place of birth: Farsun.

Gregorius (or perhaps rather Peter Wilhelm in America) must be the brother of Philip Wilhelm taht (sp) lived in Chicago, and died around 1895.

Philip Wilhelm may have emigrated from Bergen to Germany around 1864, and then to America in 1866, as family tradition states he had been in Germany two years.

Farsund is a town in Vest-Agder county , and the parish registers of that town are kept at Statsarkivet i Kristiansand, Vesterv. 4, N-4613 Kristiansand. Perhaps Ole Elias Hammer and Anne Rebekka did get married in Farsund around 1834 ?

Ole Elias Hammer was the son of Gregorius Sorenson Hammer (born in Jolster parish 1765). Your family can be traced in Jolster back to around 1600.

Sincerely,

Yngve Nedrebo, b.a.

Declaration of Intent, dated 15 October, 1890 and 2nd naturalization papers, dated 28 Nov 1893 are in possession of gggrandaughter, Jackie Hassell. These papers show Philip to have come from Norway to the Port of New York in June, 1861.

Is likely he entered the country later than that, as he was listed on the 1865 census for Bergen, Hordaland, Norway as a 'uhrmagerlerling' [urmakerlærling], or watchmaker apprentice. He, along with his brother Thomas, was also listed in the Index of the Military Ballot for Bergen circa 1850-1875. Statsarkivet i Bergen states that the Bergen enlistment officer's roll indicated that Philip was in America in 1867, so removed him from the roll in 1870 as having emigrated. They believe Philip went to Germany around 1864, then to America from Hamburg in 1866, as family lore states he lived in Germany studying his trade for two years.

According to papers found in pension file for Philip Hammer, Philip W. Hammer was not the same soldier as the Philip Hammer who served in the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, although Mathilda assumed he was and filed for his pension. The Special Examiner to the Commissioner of Pensions concluded that "The soldier (Philip W. Hammer) was a drunkard and kept none of his papers so that it was impossible for her friends to learn anything of his service, though he was generally recognized as an old soldier."

According to Mathilda, Philip's first wife was named Christina Barsness and he married her in Madison Wisconsin. They had several children, all of whom died but Julius. Christina died early in 1876 in Sauk Center, Stearns, Minnesota.

1880 Census for Minnesota, Hennepin, Minneapolis, ED#234, page 128 lists him as 'Phillip Hammer' and gives an age of 34, as well as providing names of 3 children in addition to Henry.

He is not buried with his wife Mathilda in Prairie Home Cemetary, New Rockford, Eddy, ND.

According to WPA 'Pioneer Biography Files', Philiip was born 20 Aug 1828 in Hammerfest, Norway. The information for this biography was gathered from Peter Hammer, but there are many errors in dates, etc., contained within, such as Matilda's birthdate, Philip's date of death, and especially in falsely noting that Philip served in the Wisconsin Infantry 48th Volunteers Co. G, when that had been proven false when Matilda applied for his pension in 1900, as stated above. Interesting facts found in the WPA paper are that Philip ran a mercantile business in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota and also a general store in Frazee, Becker, Minnesota.

Eddy County BLM Records

HAMMER PHILIP W 05 149 N 067 W 014 36.12 251101 PA 2288 09/10/1898

HAMMER PHILIP W 05 149 N 067 W 014 3.88 251101 PA 2288 09/10/1898

HAMMER PHILIP W 05 149 N 067 W 014 38.76 251101 PA 2288 09/10/1898

HAMMER PHILIP W 05 149 N 067 W 014 1.24 251101 PA 2288 09/10/1898

HAMMER PHILIP W 05 149 N 067 W 014 34.92 251101 PA 2288 09/10/1898

HAMMER PHILIP W 05 149 N 067 W 014 5.08 251101 PA 2288 09/10/1898

HAMMER PHILIP W 05 149 N 067 W 014 29.4 251101 PA 2288 09/10/1898

HAMMER PHILIP W 05 149 N 067 W 014 10.6 251101 PA 2288 09/10/1898

HAMMER PHILIP W 05 149 N 067 W 014 160 251105 PA 1475 11/24/1899

HAMMER PHILLIP W JR 05 149 N 067 W 014 37.28 251101 PA 9940 10/19/1905

HAMMER PHILLIP W JR 05 149 N 067 W 014 2.72 251101 PA 9940 10/19/1905

(Homestead patents)

Short Pioneer Data Form for Deceased Pioneers

Pioneer Wife

Name Philip Hammer Mathilda Kruger

Birthplace Hammerfest, Norway Wisconsin

Father and Mother Mr and Mrs Hammer Mr and Mrs Kruger

Racial descent Norwegian German

Date came to DT 1883 1885

Location of homestead Qr. NE Sec 14 Rge. 67 Twp. 149 County Eddy Qr. NE Sec 14 Rge. 67 Twp. 149 County Eddy

Date came to Twp 1883 1885

Usual occupation Watch maker House wife

Date of death March, 1898 July, 1920

Place of death California New Rockford, N.D.

Date Married 1876 Where Minnesota

Pioneer's Children

Name and present address

Philip H. Hammer dead

Peter Hammer New Rockford, N.D.

George Hammer

Henry Hammer Trenton, N.J.

Thomas Hammer dead

Anna Hammer dead

Jessie Hammer (Butterfield), New Rockford, N.D.

Mathilda Cotton dead

Offices held (Town, city, twp., co., state, territory, church, school, lodge)

Head of office Location Date elected Date left office

[section crossed out]

Ever in Army or Navy Yes Where U.S.A. Wis. When Feb 1865 to 12(illegible) [note this is incorrect, Philip was never in the army and was not in the US in 1865]

Organizations belonged to None

Persons giving information Address Relation to Deceased

Peter Hammer New Rockford, N.D. Son

Date of visits June 24, 1940 Field worker Guy M. Chance Address New Rockford, N.D.

1940

(Give other facts and stories about pioneer on separate paper. If a biography of pioneer has been published, give name of publication, author, place published, and date. If unpublished, give name and address of present owner).

6. Pioneer's trip to dakota territory: (Former home Pelican Rapids, Minn.

a. Vehicle Train Days taken 2 Date of arrival 1883 Place of arrival New Rockford, D.T.

b. Who cam with pioneer No one

c. What did pioneer bring with him Tools, clothing and a little money.

7. 1st Dakota Home Qr. NE Sec. 14 Twp. 149 pge. 67 Date filed 1886

a. When built 1886 By whom Mr. Hammer Materials used Lumber

No. rooms 3 No. doors 2 Date moved 1886

Dimensions 18 X 36 No. windows 4 No. yrs. used 20 How lighted Kerosene

b. Furnishings Beds, table, charis, cupboard and stoves.

Type of stove Cook stove Fuel used wood & coal Where obtained New Rockford, D.T. Price $7.59 ton or $.20 lb.

c. Where traded 1st year New Rockford, D.T. Prices of flour $2.25 Salt 0 sugar cwt $5.50 coffee(blank)

d. in home Mrs. Hammer did the sewing and knitting for the family.

e. Where secured first water well Date dug 1st well 1886 By whom dug Mr. Hammer

1st crop wheat, garden No. acres 20 Animals used oxen

f. year 1887 yield 30 Machinery used drag and seeder

8. offices held (all blank)

9. Ever in army or navy yes Where U.S.A What dates Feb. 1865 In what campaigns Sherman's march to sea [note- this is not correct, as Philip was not in the US at this time]

10. First school (near 1st Dak. home) Name of school Munster /No. 2

a. Where held 1st classes In Mr. Bymoen home Date 1887 No. Mos. in term 6 Owner of building School District

1st teacher Miss Nettie Brandt By whom paid District Amt. $40 Present address Canada

Who furnished textbooks Parents No. pupils 6 List names on back of page 1

b. Date 1st board 0 Members 5

c. Location 1st building SW - SEC 3 - TWP 149 - R 67 Land secured from whom Mr. Lambert Cost Donated

By whom built District When 1890 Cost $800 Materials used Lumber

Dimensions 20X30 No. doors 1 No. windows 4 Type of stove coal Fuel used coal

How furnished Desks, seats, table and chair. No. yrs. bldg. used 50

d. Present use school Date last remodeled 1920 Present location SW-3-149 Present owner District

Names of Church members in German Lutheran Church.

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Valier

Mr. and M. Fred Laasch

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Prader

Mr. and Mrs. Lutsie Prader

Mr. and Mrs. Antone Maas

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hammer

Mr. and Mrs. John Guler

Mr. and Mrs. Christ Guler

Mr. and Mrs. John Nuetsel

11. Pioneer's First Dakota Church: Denomination German Lutheran

a. Date 1st service 1887 Where held New Rockford D.T. Minister Prerock

1st resident minister Prerock Date came 1887 Date left 1910 Present address dead

Name of congregation German Lutheran No. members 15 List names of back of page 2

b. Location 1st bldg. New Rockford, 1897 Land secured from whom 0 Cost 0

By whom built Mr. Holmes When 1907 Cost $1200 Materials used Lumber

Dimensions 24 x 30 No. doors 2 No. windows 6 Steeple 1 Bell 1 No. yrs. bld. used (blank)

c. Present use services Date last remodeled 1930 Present location Present owner German Lutherans

12. Township History: Present name Munster Twp. 146 Rge. 67

a. 1st name Munster Date named 1884 By whom named Settlers

Why so named For name of town from which settlers came Give account of naming and organization in supplement

b. 1st settler Horace M. Clark Date 1883 Quarter & section SE sec 36

c. 1st birth 0 date 0 Place 0

Present address 0 Names of parents 0

d. 1st marriage 0 & 0 Date 0

Place 0 Present address 0

e. 1st death 0 Date 0 Cause 0 Where buried 0

f. Name of 1st cemetery 0 Date 0 Quarter & section 0

g. In the supplement tell something of interest about the early settlers (including the first). Tell the date each came (which were here before pioneer). Locate their homesteads on the township plat (sec. 16) and give present addresses of those that are living. h. Which post offices are extinct? 0 Which towns? 0

13. In the supplement list names and give location of first pioneer tradesmen and professional people such as hotelkeepers, saloonkeepers, storekeepers, blacksmiths, doctors, lawyers, mid-wives, teachers, pastors, postmasters, etc., and count and township officers. Give present addresses of those that are living. Tell something of interest about each. Tell the date each came, what business in, how long in business, where business place was, and what is at the place now.

14. Relics and source material: Has pioneer any early letters, newspapers, heirlooms, diaries, manuscripts, family histories, school textbooks, Indian articles, relics, etc.? no If so, list, describe, and give history of in the supplement. Which does he wish to donate? Sending picture. Please return.

Members of family giving information Peter Hammer

Dates of visits 6.24,26 July 2,3,5 -1940

Field Worker Guy M. Chase Address New Rockford, N.D.

If not completed, reason

Field worker's comments

Has a biography of pioneer ever been written before? (blank) If so, who has the manuscript? (blank) Address (blank)

Has it been published? (blank) If so, give name of publication, author, place published, and date (blank) (author should be given even if not published)

7-9-1940

Historical Data Project

Liberty Memorial Building

Bismarck, North Dakota

Mr. Philip H. Hammer, New Rockford, N.D.

Philip H. Hammer was born August 20, 1823, in Hammerfest, Norway, of Norwegian parentage. He received his education in Hammerfest.

Mr. Hammer was a watch maker by trade, and followed this trade in Norway and later in the United States.

He came to America by train and Ocean Liner and docked at New York. Later he came to Wisconsin where he worked at his trade.

Feb. 17, 1865 he enlisted in the army at Eau/clair, Wisc., in Co. G, 48 Regular Volunteers. He served under Capt.H.M.Stocking, 1st Lieut. M.H. Sherman and 2nd Lieut. A. V. Brandt. He was with Gen. Sherman on his march through Georgia to the sea. Mr. Hammer received his honorable Discharge December 30, 1865. He returned to Wisconsin where he worked at his trade for sometime. Later he went to Pelican Repids, Minn., where he established a mercantile business. He also operated a general store at Frazee, Minn.

Mathilda Kruger was born April 25, 1848, in Wisconsin of German parents. She received her education in the schools in Wisconsin. She later went to Minnesota. Her mother settled near Philadelphia, Penn., in 1812, having emigrated to the United States from Germany with her father and two brothers.

Her ['father and' is struck through] brothers were killed by the Indians. She then married a Mr. Wilkens. There were three girls and four boys born to them. Mr. Wilkens died of wounds received while fighting Indians. Mrs. Wilkens was married to Mr. John Kruger. They moved to Wisconsin where Matilda Kruger was born in 1848. In 1858, when Matilda Kruger was ten years old, the family was trapped in a forest fire in Wisconsin and they had to wade into a lake to try to save their lives. They stayed in the water two days and three nights. Three of the younger children perished. Mr. Kruger, Matilda's father, was killed in the Civil war. Matilda Kruger went to Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, where she met Mr. Philip H. Hammer and in 1876 they were married. To this union eight chidren(sp), five boys and three girls were born. In 1883, Mr. Hammer went to Dakota territory where he worked at his trade and in 1885, Mrs. Hammer also went to Dakota. Mrs. Hammer conducted a Photograph gallery. In 1886, Mr. Hammer filed claim to government land in Eddy County.He located on the NE qr of SEC 14, TWP 149, RGE 67. He built a claim shack of three rooms. The house was 16 x 36 feet. There were two doors and four windows. They lived in this home approximately twenty years. Their furniture consisted of a table, beds, chairs, cupboard, dishes and stove. They used kerosene for light and coal for heat but wood was used in the summer to cook with. Coal was $7.50 per ton and they hauled it from New Rockford, D.T.

In 1886, Mr. Hammer dug a well and erected a pulley and used buckets to draw the water . He later used a pump and erected a windmill. The boys helped their father pick up buffalo bones and they hauled them to New Rockford, D.T. where they sold them for $13.00 per ton. Mrs. Hammer did the sewing and the knitting for the family, she taught the girls to sew and knit. She made butter, and took care of her chickens. She sold butter, eggs and chickens.

In 1886, Mr. Hammer broke twenty acres of land which he seeded to wheat in 1887. This crop yielded 30 bushels to the acre. He raised a large garden every year. He used oxen to do his farm work with and had a drag and seeder the first year. He soon was able to get the necessary machinery

to work with.

The boys trapped wolves, mink and weasels. They sold the hides. They snared and trapped gophers and sold the tails. Every fall they hunted wild game. Geese, ducks and prairie chickens were very plentiful. There was no law restricting the hunting season. One could bag all the game they wanted.

They could use it all or give some away and nothing was said about it. They also shot rabbits. They were considered good food those days. Many of the farmers used them for food.

Mr. Hammer suffered great damage by hail. Later he insured his crop. They had many disappointments and discouragements caused by drouth(sp), hot winds , hail and frosts. In 1891 they lost 200 tons of hay by fire. In 1893 they had damages from prairie fires. There were other years when they had very good crops which more than paid for all their losses. He increased his acreage to 320 acres.

The first school was held in the home of Mr. Andrew Bymoen. There was a term of six months in the summer. Miss Nettie Brandt was the first teacher. In 1890, Mr.Lambert donated a piece of land to build a school house on. This was on theSW-SEC/5, TWP 149- RGE 67. In 1930 the school house was

remodeled. It was enlarged and a furnace installed. Mr. Hammer's children attended this school, then in the winter they moved to New Rockford, to put them in school there.

Mr. and Mrs. Hammer and children were members of the German Lutheran Church in New Rockford, D.T. Mr. Prerock was the first resident minister. The church was built in 1897 and remodeled in 1920.

In 1884 Munster Twp was organized and named by the old settlers. They chose the name of Munster as that was the name of the town where many of the old settlers came from. Mr. H.W. Clark was the first settler of this township, having settled there in 1880. He was the first District Commissioner. He was elected in 1884 and his term lasted until 1888. In 1885 he was chosen Representative to Bismarck, N.D., to help frame the Constitution of the state of North Dakota. In 1939 he was guest of honor at the Fifty-year celebration held in the City of Bismarck, N.D.

Other early settlers of Munster Twp were Frank Dunham, Mr. Swan, Jacob Allmaras, Patrick O'Keefe, Knute Bymoen and Jense Myre, all of whom came in 1883.

Mrs. Hammer made much of their soap for home use. She also cured their meat for summer use by use of brine. They received their mail from New Rockford. Later years they have had a rural route.

The family remember the many blizzards every winter, but especially the storms of 1892 and 1897. Many lives were lost and a great deal of stock froze on the prairie. Mr. Hammer and family were in town thru the winter.

In 1906, Mr. Hammer went to Maryville,California, leaving Philip Hammer Jr. to take charge of the farm. In 1907 he was killed by train while walking on a trestle. Burial was in Maryville, Calif. Mrs. Hammer returned to New Rockford, N.D., where she lived until her death in 1932. She was interred in the German Lutheran Cemetery.

The farm was left to Philip Hammer Jr. and a business block became the property of Peter Hammer, the rest of the children received their share in cash.

Guy M. Chance,

Field Worker,

New Rockford, N.D.

July 1940

Marysville Appeal, March 4 1899, p.1

The Afternoon North-Bound Local Knocks a Pedestrian From a Trestle

P.W. Hammer, who until recently resided with L.E. Akerman, at 854 Washington Street, Oakland, met with a fatal accident last evening.

While walking across the long trestle at Coon Creek, between Lincoln and Sheridan, after having nearly reached the end, the north-bound Red Bluff local came along, and Hammer stepped off onto a stringer, holding a valise in each hand, in order to allow the train to go by. The engine passed him all right, but presumably the step of the tender struck him and knocked him off the trestle. The train was at once stopped, and the injured man, who was unconscious, was placed in the baggage car and attended by Dr. Elmer E. Stone, who was a passenger on the train, but in spite of the doctor's efforts he died soon after the train left Wheatland. On the arrival of the train in this city Coroner A.B. Hopkins took charge of the remains.

Two letters were found in the possession of the deceased which disclosed his identity. One was from New Rockford, N.D. and was dated February 18, 1899, and was signed, Your fond son, P.W. Hammer Jr. The other, which was written in December, was from the General Passenger Agent of the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste Marie Railway, and was addressed to P.W. Hammer.

The valises contained pieces of jewelry and tools, and showed that the deceased was a watch repairer. He was a man about 50 years of age, and of respectable appearance. No money was found in his possession, which accounts for the fact that he was walking from one town to another.

Dr. Elmer E. Stone made an autopsy last evening to ascertain the cause of death. He found that eight ribs on the right side, from the fourth rib down, were fractured, and that the spinal column was fractured at two different points, the point of the spinal cord being entirely cut in two.

Coroner Hopkins subpoened a jury last evening who viewed the remains. The testimony of the train crew will be taken on their arrival on the south-bound local train this morning.

SAD ACCIDENT AT EWING.

A Man, Who Carried Peddler's Grips, Met an Unexpected Death While Crossing the Trestle Which Spans Goon Creek Near Sheridan.

THOUGHT TO BE A RESIDENT OF OAKLAND

As the Red Bluff local train, due here at 5:15 last evening, crossed the trestle near Ewing Station, between Lincoln and Sheridan, it struck a man, throwing him against the bulkhead of the structure, and inflicting injuries form which he died fifteen minutes later. He passed away in the baggage car as the train was leaving Wheatland, which fact made the case one for the Coroner of Yuba county to investigate.

From letters found on the person of the deceased it is evident that his name is P. W. Hammer, and his address, when at home, "854 Washington and 7th streets, Oakland."

The belongings of deceased, two grips packed with a jeweler's outfit, indicate that his business was that of peddler and watch repairer. He was dressed in a suit of black, wore a fawn-colored stiff hat, white shirt and dark tie. An Odd Fellows' badge was worn on the lapel of his vest.

When the train pulled into the A street depot Coroner Hopkins was notified and he took charge of the body.

A DEMOCRAT reporter interviewed Engineer Barney Kelly and his fireman regarding the accident. "we had got pretty close to the man before he noticed the train approaching," said the engineer. "He was walking northward between the rails on the trestle, a grip in each hand, and when he saw us coming he endeavored to reach the north end of the bridge. But when he found that he would not be able to make it he stepped off to the east side, and stood on one of the stringers. If he had kept the position which he first took he would have been all right. The locomotive cleared him and then as he turned around the step of the tender struck the grip which he held in his left hand, and the great force threw him headlong from the bridge and against the timbers of the bulkhead. We reversed the engine and returned to the trestle to find that the man was lying unconscious at the foot of the embankment. We placed him in the baggage car, where he died as we were leaving Wheatland."

The autopsy conducted by Dr. Stone developed the fact that the spinal column was fractured in two places and that eight ribs on the right side were broken.

A jury subpoenaed last evening viewed the remains and on the arrival of the train from the north this morning the jurors listened to the testimony of the crew, which in substance is the same as the story of Engineer Kelly given above.

The verdict of the jury was in accordance with the facts here given. The employes of railroad are exonerated from all blame. The jurors were Geo. W. Matthews, Joe Brown, E. Sacket, M. Holland, L. Fletcher and A. Johnson. Deceased was a native of Germany and between 45 and 50 years of age.

The Coroner has instructions from deceased's son in Dakota to bury the remain.

The Marysville Daily Democrat Saturday Evening March 4, 1899, p.unknown

Listed as an 18 y/o single male in the 1865 telling of Bergen.

http://www.rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/ftliste.aspx?ft=1865&knr=1301&kenr=0001&bnr=1477 (not sure what this website is but I think it's another copy of the 1865 Bergen telling)

Brandt -

This is your lucky day, as I've been focusing on the McDonalds and

Hammers in my research for the past few months and have a lot of

info to share. I have found a lot out by using internet resources

like Ancestry.com, Digitalarkivet, Family Search.org, the BLM's

Glo-Records site, as well as more traditional sources like birth,

death, and marriage certificates and discussions with relatives. If

you need me to be specific, just ask and I can give you sources or

tell you where to look on your own. I have also submitted my

genealogy file to Ancestry.com, so you can view what I have minus

the sources, etc. by typing in any of the names below into their

search engine.

Thomas A. Hammer (born Dec. 1879, Minneapolis, Henepin, Minnesota)

and Henry George Hammer (born 27 Sep 1882 in Minnesota) were sons of

Philip Wilhelm Olesen Hammer (born 24 March 1848 in Bergen,

Hordaland, Norway, Baptized 30 Mar 1848 in Korskirken, Bergen,

Hordaland, Norway). Philip was a watchmaker who emigrated to

Germany around 1864 to study his trade and then came to America from

Hamburg around 1866 (according to Statsarkivet in Bergen). On 5 May

1869, Philip married Christine Steenson in Vermont, Dane, Wisconsin.

They had one son, Julius, born around 1872. Christine died 11 Jan

1876 in Sauk Center, Stearns, Minnesota. Philip then married

Mathilda Krüger (born 25 Apr 1858 in Caledonia, Racine, Wisconsin)

on 1 Jan 1877 in Sauk Center. They had a total of 8 children

together: Philip W. Hammer, jr. (born 11 Mar 1878), Thomas, Henry,

Peter William (born 18 Jul 1884), Anna Rebekka (born 6 Aug 1886),

Jessie Christina (born 20 Sep 1889), Matilda Hammer (born 28 Mar

1893), and George Hammer (born 5 May 1896). Philip and Matilda

lived in Minneapolis when first married, then moved to Pelican

Rapids, Otter Tail, Minnesota in the early 1880's, and then to a

village called Munster just outside of New Rockford, Eddy, ND. In

1898, Philip headed out to California to avoid the cold North Dakota

winter that inflamed his rheumatism. While crossing a train trestle

on 3 Mar 1899, he was struck by a train and killed. His son Philip

took over the farm back home and Henry and Thomas headed out to

Buford, Williams, ND to work as stockherders.

It was in this area that they met the sisters, Katherine Jane

(Kitty) MacDonald (born 16 May 1885) and Mary Ann MacDonald (born 25

Jul 1887). They were born in Bancroft, Ontario, Canada to parents

George D. and Jennet MacDonald. I have found records under both the

last names of McDonald and MacDonald, which were apparently

interchangeable, but have been told by family members that they

preferred the spelling of MacDonald. Other children of George and

Jennet were Sarah Marie (born 4 May 1883), Georgina (born 4 Feb

1891), Jonathon J. (born 16 Sep 1892), and William James (born 25

Aug 1895). The MacDonalds came to the U.S. in 1902, stopping in

Buford, Williams, ND supposedly because at that point their money

ran out (according to family lore). Henry and Thomas Hammer at some

point worked together and had a draying business and livery stable.

Henry married Mary Ann in 1906 and Thomas married Katherine a year

or two before that. Thomas died in a flu epidemic around 1908,

leaving Katherine a widow with two young children, Tommie (born

around 1905) and Katherine Jane (born 17 Sep 1907) as well as the

livery stable. Tommie died at age 5 from appendicitis and is

buried next to his father at the Ft. Buford Military Cemetary.

Sometime between 1910 and 1918, Katherine married George L.

Sanderson. She then died about 1918, leaving her daughter Katherine

Jane living with her stepfather.

I don't think there is any indian blood in the MacDonald line,

unless it was on Jennet's side, as the MacDonalds were Scottish, and

I know there wasn't any in the Hammer line, as I have genealogy on

them back to 1545 and they were all Norwegian with a little Swedish

way back. The Krugers were of German descent, from the Mecklenburg

area. Maybe the indian blood you've heard about comes later in the

family line, as Henry Hammer's grandson, Paul Pankowski, my father,

married an Assiniboine, my mom.

Anyway, hope this helps. Let me know how we are related!

Jackie

Letter from Jackie Hassell to Brandt Gibson, 19 Oct 2002

Christening

24 APR 1848

Korskirken, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway^[1]

Religious Confirmation

Confirmation:

4 OCT 1863

Bergen, Hordaland, Norway^[2]

Census

1880

Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA^[3]

Event

Land

1883

Eddy, Dakota Territory, United States

^[4]

Burial

5 MAR 1899

Marysville City Cemetery, Marysville, Yuba, California, USA^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S45 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page
2. ↑ Source: #S170 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page
3. ↑ Source: #S1699 Page: Minneapolis; 234; p.25; dwelling 208, family 240; Phillip Hammer family; 15 May 2010 TMPLT FIELD Name: CivilDivision VALUE Minneapolis FIELD Name: ED VALUE 234 FIELD Name: PageID VALUE p.25 FIELD Name: HouseholdID VALUE dwelling 208, family 240 FIELD Name: Person VALUE Phillip Hammer family FIELD Name: AccessType FIELD Name: AccessDate VALUE 15 May 2010
4. ↑ Source: #S1720 Page: 20 June 2006; Philip Hammer TMPLT FIELD Name: AccessType FIELD Name: AccessDate VALUE 20 June 2006 FIELD Name: ItemofInterest VALUE Philip Hammer
5. ↑ Source: #S45 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page