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Joseph Hammons 1814–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Sprule, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Obediah II

Mother: Elizabeth Skaggs

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Disney

Children(s): Fielding Hammons, Lucretia Hammons, Greenfield Hammonds, Nancy Hammons, John Hammons, James Hammons, Sarah Hammons, Ellen Hammons, Mary Gibson, Billy Hammons, Fieldland Hammond

Joseph Hammons was born in 1814 in Tennessee, USA, the child of Obediah Hammons Ii And Elizabeth Skaggs. Joseph Hammons married Elizabeth Ann Betsy Disney, and had children including Billy Hammons, Ellen Hammons, Fielding Wiley Hammons, Fieldland W Hammond, Greenfield Hammonds, James Hammons, John Hammons, Lucretia Lucy Hammons, Mary F Hammonds Gibson, Nancy C Hammons, Sarah Mary Hammons. Joseph Hammons passed away in 1885 in Sprule, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Hammons was born in 1814 in Tennessee, USA, the child of Obediah Hammons Ii And Elizabeth Skaggs.
  • Joseph Hammons married Elizabeth Ann Betsy Disney, and had children including Billy Hammons, Ellen Hammons, Fielding Wiley Hammons, Fieldland W Hammond, Greenfield Hammonds, James Hammons, John Hammons, Lucretia Lucy Hammons, Mary F Hammonds Gibson, Nancy C Hammons, Sarah Mary Hammons.
  • Joseph Hammons passed away in 1885 in Sprule, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Obediah II
1756–1849
Birth Location: Prince William, VA
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Elizabeth Skaggs
1766–1849
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Disney
1815–1890
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
ED

Children(s)

Fielding Hammons
1848–1929
Birth Location: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Lucretia Hammons
1839–1925
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
LH
Greenfield Hammonds
1852–1919
Birth Location: Hammonds Fork, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Hammons
1839–1925
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
NH
John Hammons
1844–1919
Birth Location: –
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James Hammons
1843–
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Hammons
1837–1910
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Ellen Hammons
1873–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
EH
Mary Gibson
1837–1877
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
MG
Billy Hammons
1854–1919
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Fieldland Hammond
1848–1929
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
FH

Joseph Hammons's Ancestors

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Joseph Hammons
1814–1885
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Obediah Hammons II
1756–1849
Prince William, VA
Elizabeth Skaggs
1766–1849
Greenbriar, Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial USA
Grandparents
Obediah (Hammons) I
1730–1790
Virginia, USA
Betty Pullen
1734–1788
Lancaster,VA
Thomas (Busell) Skaggs
1700–1805
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Ann Wollard
1717–1799
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Great-Grandparents
Job Hammons
1677–1758
Amadine Baylis
1684–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Hammons's Descendants

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Joseph Hammons (1814–1885) m. Elizabeth (Ann Betsy) Disney (1815–1890)
  1. 1. Fielding (Wiley) Hammons 1848–1929 m. Susan (Alice) Gilbert 1849–1925 m. Millie (Jane) Davis 1849–1923
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Hammons 1872–1961 m. Henry Swafford 1867–1950
      1. 1. Susan (K.) Swafford 1897–1976 m. Jesse Ridner 1902–1982
        1. 1. Mary (Doris) Ridner 1928–2000
        2. 2. Anna (Lois) Ridner 1931–2001
        3. 3. Bette (Lou) Ridner 1936–2012
        4. 4. John (Henry) Ridenour 1930–1941
        5. 5. Effie (Mae) Ridner 1925–1926
        6. 6. Ethel Ridner 1926–1926
      2. 2. Effie (May) Swafford 1902–1973 m. Tip (Jefferson) Mills 1894–1959
      3. 3. John (H) Swafford 1903–1949
      4. 4. Charles Swafford 1910–1969
      5. 5. Minnie Swafford 1914–1979 m. Earl (Allery) Shupe 1917–1990
      6. 6. Chris Swafford 1905–1983
      7. 7. William (T) Swafford 1899–1933
    2. 2. Sarah Hammons 1874–1966 m. Jefferson Hammons 1871–1954
      1. 1. Daisy Lee 1895–1959 m. William (A Willie) Lee 1895–1921
        1. 1. Annie Lee 1913–2002
        2. 2. Robert Lee 1917–1995
        3. 3. Aubrey Lee 1920–2002
    3. 3. James (Wiley) Hammons 1881–1956
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") Hammons 1874–1966
    5. 5. John (G) Hammons 1876–
    6. 6. Sidney (M) Hammons 1885–
    7. 7. Richard (B H) Hammons 1888–1920
    8. 8. Martha (L) Delph 1873–1899
    9. 9. William (Elijah) Hammons 1875–1968
  2. 2. Lucretia (Lucy) Hammons 1839–1925 m. John (G) Jones 1837–1924
    1. 1. Sam (B Jones) Sr 1868–1954 m. Ellen Yeager 1866–1963
      1. 1. Crit Jones 1900–1969 m. Mauda Smith 1903–1953
        1. 1. Mariah (Yvonne) Jones 1921–2015
        2. 2. Nelson Jones 1921–1980
        3. 3. Rex (Ople) Jones 1924–1975
        4. 4. Samuel (J) Jones 1927–1987
        5. 5. Carol (Jean) Jones 1931–1969 m. Shirley (Delores) Foley 1936–1981 m. Lynette Durrette 1936–1967
        6. 6. Lavonna (Fay) Kinley 1939–2023 m. William (Clayton Little) Jr 1937–1984 m. James Kinley 1933–2001 m. Rex (Ardon) Lovely 1935–2021
        7. 7. Lazarus Jones 1920–1920
        8. 8. Martha Jones 1920–1920
        9. 9. Crit Jones 1920–1920
      2. 2. Scie Jones 1903–1989
      3. 3. Samuel (Bear) Jones 1905–1975 m. Virginia Martin 1914–
        1. 1. Harold Jones 1935–2002
      4. 4. Fount Jones 1908–1983
      5. 5. John (B) Jones 1894–1976
      6. 6. Joseph Jones 1892–
      7. 7. James Jones 1897–1973
      8. 8. Joe (B) Jones 1891–1962
    2. 2. Joseph Jones 1870–
    3. 3. America (Jones) Hibbard 1862–1918
    4. 4. James (Haywood) Jones 1876–1962
    5. 5. Rebecca Jones 1879–1968
    6. 6. Jane (Jennie) Jones 1873–1934
    7. 7. Green (Tom) Jones 1865–1945 m. Louisa (Lavina) Smith 1864–1934
      1. 1. Lucy Jones 1891–1938 m. Oscar Gray 1891–1956
        1. 1. Lula (M Gray) Clark 1915–1962 m. Edward Clark 1911–
        2. 2. Russell Gray 1921–1950 m. Marion (Louise) Zuhl 1921–1991
      2. 2. William (M Bill Jones) Sr 1889–1970 m. Susan (F) Cobb 1888–1986
        1. 1. Reed (B) Jones 1913–1992 m. Emma (B) Mills 1914–2000
        2. 2. Nannie Jones 1910–1994 m. John (C Powder) Smith 1908–1983
      3. 3. Chester Jones 1904–1972 m. Ethel Messer 1903–1987
        1. 1. Terrell Jones 1933–2015 m. Lorene Jones 1934–2018
        2. 2. McKinley Jones 1938–1990
        3. 3. Ralph Jones 1942–2009
        4. 4. Hattie Jones 1930–2005
        5. 5. Ted (R) Jones 1940–2017
        6. 6. Denver Jones 1928–2002
        7. 7. Robert Jones 1944–2017
      4. 4. Susan Jones 1902–1983 m. Alvis Jordan 1899–1970
        1. 1. Georgie Jordan 1922–1986
        2. 2. Gentry Jordan 1935–2009
        3. 3. Otis Jordan 1926–1975
        4. 4. Cleaty Jordan 1923–2017
        5. 5. James (R.) Jordan 1936–2021
      5. 5. John (G) Jones 1897–1977 m. Phema Jones 1901–1988
        1. 1. Otis Jones 1924–1972 m. Elva Mills 1927–2000
        2. 2. Clifton Jones 1941–1951
        3. 3. Shelby Jones 1933–2001
        4. 4. Arnold Jones 1918–2005
        5. 5. Clofus Jones 1927–2014
        6. 6. Grover Jones 1929–2014
        7. 7. Ethel Mills 1920–2015
        8. 8. Effie Jones 1922–
      6. 6. Gentry Jones 1887–
      7. 7. Clara Jones 1892–
      8. 8. Jennie (B) Jones 1893–
      9. 9. Mary Jones 1895–
      10. 10. Ezra Jones 1899–
  3. 3. Greenfield Hammonds 1852–1919
  4. 4. Nancy (C) Hammons 1839–1925
  5. 5. John Hammons 1844–1919
  6. 6. James Hammons 1843–
  7. 7. Sarah (Mary) Hammons 1837–1910
  8. 8. Ellen Hammons 1873–
  9. 9. Mary (F Hammonds) Gibson 1837–1877
  10. 10. Billy Hammons 1854–1919
  11. 11. Fieldland (W) Hammond 1848–1929

Joseph Hammons's Timeline

16 Records

1802
1802
Birth of Joseph Hammons in Tennessee, USA or Virginia, USA
Tennessee, USA or Virginia, USA
1802
1802
Birth of Joseph Hammons in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
1802
1802
Birth of Joseph Hammons in Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
1802
1802
Birth of Joseph Hammons in Anderson, Tennessee, USA
Anderson, Tennessee, USA
1814
1814
Birth of Joseph Hammons in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1814
1814
Birth of Joseph Hammons in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
1814
1814
Birth of Joseph Hammons in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1823
1823
Age 9
Birth of Joseph Hammons
None
1850
1850
Age 36
Joseph Hammons resided here in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
1855
1855
Age 41
Death of Joseph Hammons in Hammond Fork, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Hammond Fork, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 46
Joseph Hammons resided here in Payne, Barbourville, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Payne, Barbourville, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 56
Joseph Hammons resided here in Subdivision 93, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Subdivision 93, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 66
Joseph Hammons resided here in Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1885
1885
Age 71
Death of Joseph Hammons in Hammond Fork, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Hammond Fork, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
1885
1885
Age 71
Death of Joseph Hammons in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
1885
1885
Age 71
Death of Joseph Hammons in Hammons Fork, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Hammons Fork, Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA or Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Anderson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Payne, Barbourville, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Subdivision 93, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Hammond Fork, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Hammond Fork, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Hammons Fork, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sprule, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sprule, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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