Hammond, Hiram,

 

 

                                      One of proprietors of the Le Grand Mills; born Feb. 20, 1832, in Jefferson Co., Ohio; came with his parents to this county in 1854; settled one and a half miles west from Le Grand, and exchanged that for his present home on Sec. 1, in 1876, where he has forty acres, valued at $40 per acre; he also owns, in company with Mr. W.G. Benedict, 640 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre, including mills. Was married to Anna Foglesong Aug. 30, 1856, in this county; she was born in 1834 in Darke Co., Ohio; have six children—Margaret E., Louis A., Mary E., Sarah A., Nettie and Charles. Is a member of the Friends’ Church; Republican.

                                      p.595, 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 Chicago in 1878.

 

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