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Below is a family biography included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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J. M. Hammond, carpenter, Etna, was born Sept. 19, 1828, in Harrison county, Ohio, the son of David P. Hammond, who is a native of Washington county, Pa. He was reared and educated in Guernsey county, Ohio, came to the city of Allegheny in 1849, and learned the carpenter’s trade, which he followed for some time. He went to Kansas in May, 1855, where he was with John Brown and Lane, and participated in the border warfare. In February, 1862, he enlisted in Co. B, 2d Mo. Cav.; was wounded, and taken prisoner by the notorious Quantrell, who treated him well, and set him at liberty. In May, 1863, he was discharged for disability, at hospital. After the war Mr. Hammond returned to Pittsburgh, where he worked in a cork factory, and later followed his trade, coming to Etna in 1867, where he now resides. In Ohio he married Margaret Glass, and they have four children: Emma J., Anna, Charles F. and Agnes. Mr. Hammond is a republican, and has been burgess and councilman for many years.
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This family biography is one of 2,156 biographies included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co.
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