Elliott Eldon Hammond (1894 - 1950)

Born 5 Jun 1894 in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Ethel L. (Bailey) Hammond — married 31 Dec 1920 in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA

Descendants

Died 3 May 1950 at age 55 in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA

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Biography

Elliot Eldon Hammond was born in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri on 5 June 1894, the son of D.D. Hammond and Sara Elliott^[1]

In 1900, Elliot Hammond lived in Cedar Township, Pettis, Missouri, with David D. and Dora Hammond and 4 siblings. David was a farmer.^[2]

In 1910, Elliot Hammond lived in Lindsey Ward 2, Benton, Missouri, with his father, D. D. Hammond, and his father's wife Bertha Hammond, and three siblings.^[3]

When he registered for the World War 1 Draft on 5 June 1917, Elliott E. Hammond said he was 23 years old, born on 5 June 1894 in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri. He was single and lived in Warsaw, Benton, Missouri, and worked as a section hand for the M.P.R.R.Co. (Missouri Pacific Railroad Company) in Warsaw. He was missing part of one hand.^[4]

A Headstone Application for Military Veterans shows that Elliott enlisted in the 22 Ordnance Guard Co., Sedalia, on 1 Aug 1918 and on 3 March 1919. He was a Pvt., 1st Cl.^[5]

Ethel Bailey of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Elliott E. Hammond of Sedalia were married on 31 Dec 1920 in Pettis County, Missouri. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. C.S. Baird, Pastor of the Second Congregational Church.^[6]

Elliott Eldon Hammond died on 3 May 1950 in Sedalia.^[1] and was buried at the Memorial Park Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri.^[7] You can see a picture of his gravestone at FindAGrave.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Elliot Hammond MO Death Certificate; Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1965. Accessed 25 Nov 2016 at Missouri Digital Heritage. Pettis County, Certificate #14015. Death Cert
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M38Q-JRZ : accessed 26 November 2016), Elliott Hammond in household of David D Hammond, Cedar Township, Pettis, Missouri, United States; citing ED 95, sheet 8B, family 171, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,881.

   David D Hammond, 40 b. Ohio Oct 1860; Dora Hammond, 41 b. Missouri; June 1859; Milton Hammond, 15 b. Texas Jan 1889; Millie Hammond, 14 b. Missouri Nov 1886; Elliott Hammond, 6 b. Missouri June 1894; Leonard Hammond, 4 b. Missouri b. Nov 1896; daughter Francis L Hammond, 1 b. Missouri April 1899. David and Dora have been married for 20 years, and Dora has had 7 children, 6 of whom are living. David's father was born in Ohio and his mother in Germany. Dora's father was born in Kentucky and her mother in Virginia.

3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2TQ-B81 : accessed 26 November 2016), Eliott Hammond in household of D D Hammond, Lindsey Ward 2, Benton, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 5A, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 769; FHL microfilm 1,374,782.

   D D Hammond, 50; Bertha Hammond, 21; Eliott Hammond, 16; Leonard Hammond, 15; Millie Hammond, 12; son Esty Hammond, 8. All were born in Missouri except D. D., who was born in Ohio. D.D. was a rural mail carrier. This is the 3rd marriage for D.D. and the 1st for Bertha. They have been married for 1 years, and Bertha has had no children. The Milton Hammond family was enumerated immediately above D.D.

4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3R4-YC7 : 12 December 2014), Elliott E Hammond, 1917-1918; citing Benton County, Missouri, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,151.
5. ↑ U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. 1950-1951: Graves, Ralph H - Hammond, James R
6. ↑ Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.
7. ↑ FindAGrave.com; Created by: J Serio; Record added: Sep 18, 2010; Find A Grave Memorial# 58836475