DAMM, Michael 1858-1926

DAMM, HICKENBOTTOM, GREENE

Posted By: Richard K Thompson (email)
Date: 5/11/2010 at 20:22:48

Fairfield Daily Ledger
Wednesday January 20, 1926

MICHAEL DAMM'S RITES TOMORROW

Will Be Held At The Family Home At Glendale, Burial In Union Cemetery

Funeral services for Michael DAMM, who died yesterday morning at his home in Glendale, will be held at the home tommorrow afternoon at 2 oclock and will be in charge of Rev. Frank E. Weston of Mt. Pleasant, assisted by Rev. H.E. Butler of the Fairfield Methodist circuit. Interment will be in Union cemetery.

Mr. DAMM for fifty years was an extensive stock buyer, feeder and shipper as well as the owner of many acres of Jefferson county land.

His parents came to Jefferson county from LaSalle, Ill., in 1853 and two children were born to them here, Michael and Mary. Mr. DAMM was born September 19, 1858. In 1882 he married Miss Mary Jane HICKENBOTTOM of Glendale. To them were born three children, Edward, deceased and Bernard of Fairfield (sic. only these two named individually in this portion of the obituary).

He is survived by his wife, his sister Miss Mary, his son Bernard, his daughter Mrs. GREENE and three grand children, Miss Virginia GREENE, Audrey and Charles DAMM.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes. I am not related to the subjects.

Note: The headstone in place for Michael DAMM has the dates 1858-1927 engraved on his portion of the double headstone. He died on January 19, 1926.