Hammon, Frank P.

HAMMON

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Date: 6/13/2021 at 15:19:52

FRANK P. HAMMON
born Feb 5, 1856, Maryland

Frank P. Hammon, a farmer of Jefferson township, Warren county, was born in Allegany county, Maryland, February 5, 1856, a son of Levi and Elizabeth (Stoyer) Hammon. Of their ten children, six are now living, namely: Margaret, wife of James Acres, of this county; Lydia, wife of John Baker, of Missouri; Elizabeth, wife of George Conrad, of Warren county; Ada, now Mrs. Jacob Todd, of Oklahoma; Clara, wife of Charles Tousey, also of Oklahoma; and Frank P., the subject of this sketch. Levi Hammon, the father, was born in Maryland, in 1824. He resided there until 1840, when he went with his family to Ohio, subsequently returned to Maryland for a time, and in 1859 settled permanently in Iowa. On coming here he at first settled in White Oak township, later in life moved to Greenfield township, and in 1889 located in Des Moines, where he died in 1891, at the age of sixty-seven years. In political matters he was a Democrat of the old school, strong in his convictions, although not in any sense a politician. He was well informed on general topics, quiet and unassuming in his manner, but commanded the respect of all who knew him for his sturdy qualities. The mother of our subject, nee Elizabeth Stoyer, was born in Maryland, in 1824, a daughter of John Stoyer, natives also of that State. The ancestors were of German descent, and located in this country in an early day. Mrs. Hammon is still living. The ancestry of the Hammon family were Pennsylvania Dutch for generations.
Frank P. Hammon, the subject of this sketch, was but three years of age when he left his native State for Iowa, and, with the exception of one year spent in Polk county, his life from that time to the present has been spent in Warren county. At the age of twenty-three years he started out in life for himself as a farmer, spending the first fourteen years in Jackson township and in the spring of 1894 he purchased the farm where he now lives in Jefferson township. Mr. Hammon owns 200 acres of land, and is successfully engaged in farming and stock raising, owning about 50 head of cattle and 125 hogs. He is one of the enterprising, energetic and public-spirited young men of this region, respected and esteemed by all who know him. In politics he is a Democrat, active within the party lines, but not an aspirant for office. In local matters Mr. Hammon is always in favor of any enterprise tending to advance the best interests of Warren county. He has served the public as Township Trustee.
In the fall of 1879 our subject was united in marriage with Miss Eva Arnold, a native of Ohio, and a daughter of Joseph and Susan (Willis) Arnold. Mrs. Hammon was one of five children, namely: Charles, Joseph, David, and Ida. The parents were natives of Ohio, where they spent many years of their life, subsequently removing to Indiana, and afterward came to Iowa, where they still reside. Mr. and Mrs. Hammon have four children, - Curtis, Cora, Hallie, and Susan. Source: A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa, Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1896, vol.1, p.270