HAMMANS, Nancy (WALKER) WORKMAN 1815-1902

HAMMANS, WALKER, WORKMAN, HOWELL

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Date: 4/13/2004 at 00:07:28

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, August 27, 1902
Page 3, Column 5

LAST OF THE PIONEERS.

Mrs. Nancy G. HAMMANS, who died at Glasgow last week, was the last of the adult pioneers who made the first settlement in Jefferson County, in Round Prairie Township. Joseph Tilford, who was a lad of nine years, when his father's family came to this county in 1836, is the only surviving member of the original settlers. Nancy G. WALKER was born in Adair County, Ken., August 7th 1815. She removed with her father's family to Illinois and was married there in 1836 to Benjamin D. WORKMAN. They came to Jefferson County a year later, where the husband died. She was afterwards married to James M. HAMMANS. Mrs. HAMMANS was active in mind and body and proved a worthy help-meet for a pioneer settler. She passed through all the hardships incident to the development of a new country and had many vivid recollections of those early days. Her life from young womanhood was spent in Round Prairie township, and she was loved and admired by all who knew her in 65 years of residence in Jefferson County."

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The Fairfield Ledger
August 27, 1902, 3-6.

"DEATH OF A PIONEER.

Nancy J. Walker. . . . .Came to Illinois with widowed mother, when fourteen years of age, and was married to B. D. WORKMAN Feb. 29th 1836. Came to Iowa in 1837, and had lived continuously in Round Prairie Township. Mother of five children, three daughters and two sons. One, Nancy M., died when two years of age; Margaret A. died aged 9 years. The oldest son (James) died in the army, a member of Company G, Third (30th) Iowa, Feb. 12th 1863, at the age of 23 years. Mrs. J. E. HOWELL and Rev. C. R. WORKMAN, both residing in Glasgow, are left of the children to mourn her loss. Her husband, B. D. WORKMAN, died Nov. 19th 1868. She was again married to James M. HAMMANS Aug. 13th 1871. He died Aug. 21st 1889. She was baptized in 1852, by Rev. Wm. Elliott, during a revival meeting held in her own house. It was during this meeting that the Glasgow church was organized in her home, with 27 members, and all the meetings of the church were held there for three years before the church was built. . . . . "

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