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Ernest Pierce Hamm 1915–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1915

Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 Dec 1982

Death Location: San Lorenzo, Alameda, California, USA

Father: Benjamin Hamm

Mother: Lula Hamm

Spouse(s): Bertha Branham

Children(s): Shirley Hamm

In 1915, Ernest Pierce Hamm entered the world in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA, born to Benjamin Hawkins Hamm And Lula H Hamm. In 1920, Ernest Pierce Hamm resided in Mendenhall, Newberry, South Carolina, USA. In 1930, Ernest Pierce Hamm resided in Mendenhall, Mendenhall, Newberry, South Carolina, . Ernest Pierce Hamm married Bertha Inez Branham, and had children including Shirley Mae Hamm. Ernest Pierce Hamm passed away in 1982 in San Lorenzo, Alameda, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1915, Ernest Pierce Hamm entered the world in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA, born to Benjamin Hawkins Hamm And Lula H Hamm.
  • In 1920, Ernest Pierce Hamm resided in Mendenhall, Newberry, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1930, Ernest Pierce Hamm resided in Mendenhall, Mendenhall, Newberry, South Carolina, .
  • Ernest Pierce Hamm married Bertha Inez Branham, and had children including Shirley Mae Hamm.
  • Ernest Pierce Hamm passed away in 1982 in San Lorenzo, Alameda, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Hamm
1888–1973
Birth Location: Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
BH
Lula Hamm
1891–1973
Birth Location: South Carolina
LH

Spouses(s)

Bertha Branham
1918–1994
Birth Location: Wateree Township, Kershaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
BB

Children(s)

Shirley Hamm
1938–2015
Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
SH

Ernest Hamm's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Hamm
1915–1982
Birth Place: Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Hawkins Hamm
1888–1973
Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Lula (H) Hamm
1891–1973
South Carolina
Grandparents
Drayton (Luther) Hamm
1856–1939
Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Margaret (Frances) Hawkins
1858–1891
Newberry County, South Carolina
Luther (Meredith) Hawkins
1869–1952
Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Hattie (Adella) Boozer
1870–1936
Stony Battery, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Hamm
1819–1859
Emily Boozer
1830–1904
Drayton Hawkins
1828–1905
Nancy Boozer
1828–1908
PVT Hawkins
1841–1913
Lucinda Schumpert
1842–1884
John Boozer
1847–1914
Alice (Boozer)
1853–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Hamm
1784–1850
Catherine Metts
1788–1850
Henry Boozer
1802–1884
Margaret Sheppard
1802–1871
Mark Hawkins
1808–1860
Jane Hunter
1810–1848
Henry Boozer
1802–1884
Margaret Sheppard
1802–1871
Mark Hawkins
1808–1860
Jane Hunter
1810–1848
John Schumpert
1818–1877
Eliza Kibler
1822–1870
John Boozer
1809–1855
James Hughes
1825–1879
Harriet E
1831–

Ernest Hamm's Descendants

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Ernest (Pierce) Hamm (3 Feb 1915–11 Dec 1982) m. Bertha (Inez) Branham (10 Jun 1918–27 Apr 1994)
  1. 1. Shirley (Mae) Hamm 1938–2015 m. Sgt (Delmar Earl) Potter 1930–1972 m. Billy (Joe) Torix 1931–2007

Ernest Hamm's Timeline

7 Records

1915
3 Feb 1915
Birth of Ernest Pierce Hamm in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Ernest Pierce Hamm resided here in Mendenhall, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Mendenhall, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Ernest Pierce Hamm resided here in Mendenhall, Mendenhall, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Mendenhall, Mendenhall, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 25
Ernest Pierce Hamm resided here in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Ernest Pierce Hamm resided here in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
1952
1952
Age 37
Ernest Pierce Hamm resided here in Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
1982
11 Dec 1982
Age 67
Death of Ernest Pierce Hamm in San Lorenzo, Alameda, California, USA
San Lorenzo, Alameda, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Death Index, Date: 1982-12-11
    [2] South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1917, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Year Range: 1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mendenhall, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mendenhall, Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1704; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 121

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mendenhall, Mendenhall, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mendenhall, Newberry, South Carolina; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2341940

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for South Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 82

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Oakland, Alameda, Ca

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1982
    Record Source: Findagrave, Earnest Pierson Hamm 11 Dec 1982

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: San Lorenzo, California
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 3 Oct 2014; Publication Place: City, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1982
    Event Place: San Lorenzo, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: California, Death Index, Date: 1982-12-11
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