Ira Mallory Hammond (1835 - 1903)

Born 7 Feb 1835 in West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen P (Kendall) Hammond — married 30 Sep 1863 in Cavendish, Windsor, Vermont, United States

Died 17 Apr 1903 at age 68 in West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Ira Mallory Hammond was born February 7, 1835, in West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, USA. His parents were Daniel Hammond and Mary Sawin. ^[1][2]

In 1860, Ira is listed as living apart from his parents, with a married couple and an unknown child, in West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, USA. ^[3]

• Arthur Thasdore?, Age 50, Male, Occupation: Farmer, Birthplace: Vermont
• Lizzie Thasdore?, Age 48, Female, Birthplace: Vermont
• Ira Hammond, Age 26, Male, Occupation: Farmer, Birthplace: Vermont
• Charles Meit?, Age 8, Male, Birthplace: Vermont

During the Civil War, Ira served for nine months with the 12th Vermont Volunteers. ^[1][4][5]

On September 30, 1863, he married Ellen F. Kendall, in Cavendish, Windsor, Vermont, USA. ^[1][6] Issue:

• 1. Laura "Abbie" Hammond, b: Jun 2, 1866 ^[7]
• 2. Mary Hammond, b: May 31, 1875 ^[8]

In 1870, Ira and his wife are living in Weston (West Windsor?), Windsor, Vermont, along with their young daughter, Laura A. ^[9]

• Ira Hammond, Age 35, Male, White, Occupation: Farmer, Birthplace: Vermont, Cannot read or write
• Ellen Hammond, Age 32, Female, White, Occupation: Keeps house, Birthplace: Vermont, Cannot read or write
• Laura A Hammond, Age 4, Female, White, Birthplace: Vermont

In 1880, the family is living in West Windsor, still: ^[10]

• Ira Hammond, White, Male, Age 45, (Head), Married, Occupation: Laborer, Birthplace: Vermont, Parents Birthplace: Vermont
• Ellen Hammond, White, Female, Age 43, Wife, Married, Occupation: Keeping house, Birthplace: Vermont, Parents Birthplace: Vermont
• Abbie Hammond, White, Female, Age 14, Daughter, Single, At house, Birthplace: Vermont
• Mary Hammond, White, Female, Age 5, Daughter, Single, Birthplace: Vermont

The Hammond Genealogy book, published in 1894, mentions Ira as living at Cornish, New Hampshire, managing a farm for the Hon. Wm M. Evarts. ^[1] His daughter is living in this location in October 30, 1894, when she marries her husband, Henry C. Bagley. ^[11] (Note: Cornish is only 3 miles east of Windsor).

In 1900, Ira and his wife are living at West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, with none of their children listed as still living:

• Ira M Hammond, Head, White, Male, Birthdate: Feb 1835, Age 65, Married for 36 years, Birthplace: Vermont, Parents Birthplace: Vermont, Occupation: Farmer
• Ellen P Hammond, Wife, White, Female, Birthdate: July 1837, Age 62, Married for 36 years, Bore 2 children (with none still living)

On April 17, 1903, Ira died in West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, USA. He was 68 years, 2 months, and 16 days old. The cause of death was progressive spinal paralysis.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Hammond, Roland, A history and genealogy of the descendants of William Hammond of London, England, and his wife Elizabeth Penn : through their son Benjamin of Sandwich and Rochester, Mass., 1600-1894, published in Boston : D. Clapp & son, printers. Published 1894. Page 160
2. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFWH-H4D : 6 November 2017), Ira M. Hammond, 17 Apr 1903, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 540,096.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census. "[1]." Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Year: 1860; Census Place: West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: M653_1329; Page: 411; Family History Library Film: 805329
4. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSVL-247 : 24 August 2021), Ira M. Hammond, 1861-1865.
5. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K64G-MXC : 20 August 2019), Ira M Hammond, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,976.
6. ↑ "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQD-154B : 14 February 2020), Ira D Hammond and Ellen P Kendall, 30 Sep 1863; citing Marriage, Cavendish, Windsor, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm 005464902.
7. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFVH-PMZ : 6 November 2017), Ira M Hammond in entry for Laura A Hammond, 02 Jun 1866, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,571.
8. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFXF-CZ1 : 14 April 2020), Ira Hammond in entry for Mary H. Hammond, 1875.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RX-R4T : 19 March 2020), Ira Hamond, 1870.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WK-CLJ : 15 July 2017), Ira Hammond, West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district ED 267, sheet 341C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1350; FHL microfilm 1,255,350.
11. ↑ "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQX-1J2C : 14 February 2020), Isa A Hammond in entry for Henry C Bagley and Mary A Hammond, 30 Oct 1894; citing Marriage, Windsor, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm 005486466.
12. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFWH-H4D : 6 November 2017), Ira M. Hammond, 17 Apr 1903, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 540,096.