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Bessie Hammer 1880–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 November 1880

Birth Location: Elkton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 30 March 1942

Death Location: Luray, Page County, Virginia, USA

Father: James Hammer

Mother: Almira Broyles

Spouse(s): Charles Keyser

Children(s): Emmet Keyser, Jesse Keyser, Charles Keyser, Joseph Keyser, James Keyser, Frank Keyser

Bessie Hammer was born in 1880 in Elkton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, the child of James Anderson Hammer And Almira Broyles. Bessie Hammer married Charles Peter Keyser, and had children including Charles Peter Keyser, Emmet Randolph Keyser, Frank M Keyser, James Madison Keyser, Jesse Lee Keyser, Joseph William Keyser. Bessie Hammer passed away in 1942 in Luray, Page County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Hammer was born in 1880 in Elkton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, the child of James Anderson Hammer And Almira Broyles.
  • Bessie Hammer married Charles Peter Keyser, and had children including Charles Peter Keyser, Emmet Randolph Keyser, Frank M Keyser, James Madison Keyser, Jesse Lee Keyser, Joseph William Keyser.
  • Bessie Hammer passed away in 1942 in Luray, Page County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Hammer's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Hammer
1880–1942
Birth Place: Elkton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Parents
James Anderson Hammer
1848–1924
Virginia, USA
Almira Broyles
1849–1918
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Conrad) Hammer
1827–1916
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Virnangus) Hawkins
1827–1908
Virginia, United States
Perry Broyles
1819–1910
Great-Grandparents
William Hammer
1803–1854
Nancy Graves
1801–1890
Benjamin Hawkins
1800–1866
Susan Lee
1803–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Hammer
1759–1841
Mary Davis
1764–1846
Joel Graves
1766–1818
Sarah Graves
1773–1818
William Lee
1775–1825
Sally Terril
1781–1867

Bessie Hammer's Descendants

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Bessie Hammer (27 November 1880–30 March 1942) m. Charles (Peter) Keyser (23 March 1870–14 October 1945)
  1. 1. Emmet (Randolph) Keyser 1913–1992
  2. 2. Jesse (Lee) Keyser 1903–1969
  3. 3. Charles (Peter) Keyser 1906–1998
  4. 4. Joseph (William) Keyser 1909–1970
  5. 5. James (Madison) Keyser 1905–1970 m. E. (Lorraine) Presgraves 1927–2015 m. Bessie (May) Broy 1907–1942
    1. 1. Bobby (Lewis) Keyser 1933–2013
    2. 2. Evelyn (Mae) Keyser 1927–2005
    3. 3. Doris (Geneive) Keyser 1930–1993
  6. 6. Frank (M.) Keyser 1916–

Bessie Hammer's Timeline

2 Records

1880
27 November 1880
Birth of Bessie Hammer in Elkton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Elkton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
1942
30 March 1942
Age 62
Death of Bessie Hammer in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 November 1880
    Event Place: Elkton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
    [2] Virginia, Death Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 March 1942
    Event Place: Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
    [2] Virginia, Death Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Luray, Page County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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