Thomas Burton Hammer (1818 - 1857)

Born 3 Jan 1818 in Schellsburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Jane (Allen) Hammer — married 11 Dec 1847 in Bexar, Texas, USA

Husband of Martha Evaline (Thompson) Heard — married 18 Aug 1855 (to 1857) in Medina, Texas, USA

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1857 at age 39 in Hammers Station, (now Sabinal), Uvalde, Texas, United States

Biography

Thomas Burton Hammer, b. 03 Jan 1818, Schellsburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania; d. 16 Jan 1857, Hammer's Station, (now Sabinal), Uvalde, Texas.

Sherry Van Pelt, Great - Great granddaughter of Thomas Burton Hammer, provided the following information:

"Thomas Burton Hammer is my GG Grandfather and Thomas Harney Hammer is my G Grandfather. Anna Laura Hammer-Van Pelt is my grandmother, daughter of Thomas Harney Hammer AKA Harney"

"Thomas Burton Hammer's Children" (by his first wife, Martha Jane Allen Hammer):

"Mary Evalissa Hammer Johnson 1848–1872

Dorilla Hammer Johnson 1851–1934

George Allen Hammer 1852–1934

Cordelia Hammer Patterson 1853–1898"

"Martha Evaline Thompson Heard 1836-1920 was Thomas Burton Hammer's second wife, they had one child together":

Thomas Harney Hammer 1856–1913

"Thomas Burton Hammer was murdered at his Stage Stop in Sabinal Tx (He did NOT die in Mexico), while his wife and 8mth old Thomas Harney and child from his first wife, George Allen Hammer were there when he was murdered".

"Originally Sabinal was Hammers Station) His Stage Stop that he built and ran was Hammers Stage Stop"

Military Service

Thomas B Hammer in the U.S., Compiled Military Service Records for American Volunteer Soldiers, Mexican War, 1845-1848

Name: Thomas B Hammer

Rank: Sergeant

Service Date: 23 Sep 1846

Service Place: Castroville, Texas

State: Texas

Unit: Bell's Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers, Castroville, Texas.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Compiled Military Service Records for American Volunteer Soldiers, Mexican War, 1845-1848 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, US:A: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Texas. Microfilm publication M278, 19 rolls. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762–1984, Record Group 94. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Pennsylvania. Microfilm publication M1028, 13 rolls. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762–1984, Record Group 94. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Mormon Organizations. Microfilm publication M351, 3 rolls. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762–1984, Record Group 94. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Tennessee. Microfilm publication M638, 15 rolls. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762–1984, Record Group 94. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Mississippi. Microfilm publication M863, 9 rolls. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762–1984, Record Group 94. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. http://search.ancestry.com/search/collections/USSoldiersMexicanWar/... http://interactive.ancestry.com/2058/32628_b036743-00706/15780?