Hammond, George,
Farmer and breeder of
thorough-bred stock, Sec. 13; P.O. Le Grand; owns 1,072 acres of land, valued
at $35 per acre; born Feb. 29, 1828, in Jefferson Co., Ohio, came from there to
this county in the Spring of 1852; remained that Summer, and returned to Ohio
and spent the Winter, and returned the following year to Le Grand, purchased a
steam sawmill in company with his brother which they run for eight years; for
the last sixteen years he has devoted his time to farming, feeding and shipping
stock. Married Jane Leach Aug. 9, 1857, in this county; she was born Sept. 11,
1831, in Columbiana Co., Ohio; have four children living—Frank, Alden, Ross and
Henry W., lost one—Mary R. Mrs. Hammond is a member of the Friends’ Church;
Republican.
p.594-5, Le Grand Township
--Taken from “The History of Marshall
County Iowa, Containing A History of the County, its
Cities, Towns, &r.,” and published by Western Historical Company of
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