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Mary Catherine Hammer 1834–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1834

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 October 1917

Death Location: Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Hammer

Mother: Nancy Graves

Spouse(s): John Sellers

Children(s): Lemuel Sellers, Nancy Sellers, William Sellers, Edward Sellers, John Sellers, Callie Sellers, Charles Sellers, Lucy Sellers, Thomas Sellers, Beauregard Sellers, Christina Sellers, Lena Sellers

In 1834, Mary Catherine Hammer entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to William A Hammer And Nancy Ann Graves. In 1850, Mary Catherine Hammer resided in District 56 and A Half, Rockingham, Virginia. In 1860, Mary Catherine Hammer resided in District 1, Rockingham, Virginia. Mary Catherine Hammer married John Robert Sellers, and had children including Beauregard Sellers, Callie Sellers, Charles Wesley Sellers, Christina Catherine Sellers, Edward Calvin Sellers, John William Sellers, Lemuel Edward Sellers, Lena C Sellers, Lucy Mildred Sellers, Nancy Anne Sellers, Thomas Benegen Sellers, William Van Thurston Sellers. Mary Catherine Hammer passed away in 1917 in Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1834, Mary Catherine Hammer entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to William A Hammer And Nancy Ann Graves.
  • In 1850, Mary Catherine Hammer resided in District 56 and A Half, Rockingham, Virginia.
  • In 1860, Mary Catherine Hammer resided in District 1, Rockingham, Virginia.
  • Mary Catherine Hammer married John Robert Sellers, and had children including Beauregard Sellers, Callie Sellers, Charles Wesley Sellers, Christina Catherine Sellers, Edward Calvin Sellers, John William Sellers, Lemuel Edward Sellers, Lena C Sellers, Lucy Mildred Sellers, Nancy Anne Sellers, Thomas Benegen Sellers, William Van Thurston Sellers.
  • Mary Catherine Hammer passed away in 1917 in Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hammer
1803–1854
Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
WH
Nancy Graves
1801–1890
Birth Location: Madison, Madison County, Virginia, United States of America
NG

Spouses(s)

John Sellers
1833–1880
Birth Location: , Rockingham, Virginia, USA
JS

Children(s)

Lemuel Sellers
1870–1931
Birth Location: Elkton, VA.
LS
Nancy Sellers
1874–1963
Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
NS
William Sellers
1872–1935
Birth Location: Virginia
WS
Edward Sellers
1869–1883
Birth Location: –
ES
John Sellers
1867–1923
Birth Location: Rockhm. Co., VA.
JS
Callie Sellers
1867–
Birth Location: –
CS
Charles Sellers
1865–1916
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
CS
Lucy Sellers
1863–1912
Birth Location: Rockingham, VA
LS
Thomas Sellers
1862–1874
Birth Location: –
TS
Beauregard Sellers
1861–1884
Birth Location: Virg
BS
Christina Sellers
1859–1940
Birth Location: , Rockingham, Virginia, USA
CS
Lena Sellers
1859–
Birth Location: –
LS

Mary Hammer's Ancestors

Self
Mary Hammer
1834–1917
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
William A. Hammer
1803–1854
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Ann) Graves
1801–1890
Madison, Madison County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Henry Hammer
1759–1841
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Davis
1764–1846
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Joel Graves
1766–1818
, Page, Virginia, USA
Sarah Graves
1773–1818
, Orange, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Graves
1733–1810
Sarah Delaney
1740–1800
Isaac Graves
1741–1817
Elizabeth Cowherd
1751–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Graves
1712–
Susannah Dickens
1714–1784
John Delaney
1718–1803
Frances Stanton
1723–1804
John Graves
1712–
Susannah Dickens
1714–1784
Jonathan Cowherd
1727–1806
Sarah Kirtley
1733–1817

Mary Hammer's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Catherine) Hammer (15 Jun 1834–17 October 1917) m. John (Robert) Sellers (27 Jun 1833–1 Jan 1880)
  1. 1. Lemuel (Edward) Sellers 1870–1931 m. Margaret (Pearl) Sellers 1884–1931 m. Margaret (Pearl) Pendleton 1885–
  2. 2. Nancy (Anne) Sellers 1874–1963 m. Thomas (Henry) Heiston 1886–1946
    1. 1. Howard (E) Heiston 1909–1917
    2. 2. Madeline (Virginia) Heiston 1911–1996
  3. 3. William (Van Thurston) Sellers 1872–1935 m. Annie (S) Sellers 1877–
    1. 1. Ruth (M) Sellers 1903–
    2. 2. Robert (P) Sellers 1896–
    3. 3. William (E) Sellers 1898–
  4. 4. Edward (Calvin) Sellers 1869–1883
  5. 5. John (William) Sellers 1867–1923
  6. 6. Callie Sellers 1867–
  7. 7. Charles (Wesley) Sellers 1865–1916 m. Mary (Etta) Johnson 1870–1957
    1. 1. Sally (Elizabeth) Sellers 1898–1993 m. Virgle (Warfield) Thompson 1896–1974
      1. 1. Pearl (Juanita) Thompson 1924–2000
      2. 2. Cecil (Weldon) Thompson 1919–1991
      3. 3. Hazel (Elizabeth) Thompson 1928–2000
    2. 2. Robert (William) Sellers 1909–1973
    3. 3. Beatrice (Alice) Sellers 1903–
    4. 4. John (Henry) Sellers 1890–1963
    5. 5. Roy (Edgar) Sellers 1893–1977
    6. 6. Edna (P) Sellers 1895–
    7. 7. Virginia (Gertrude) Sellers 1899–1910
    8. 8. Willie (Gordon) Sellers 1905–1975
    9. 9. Lena (Belle) Sellers 1888–1961
    10. 10. James (E. "Jesse James") Sellers 1906–1942
    11. 11. Jacob (Franklin) Sellers 1911–1971
    12. 12. Edna Sellers 1896–1918
  8. 8. Lucy (Mildred) Sellers 1863–1912 m. John (William) Shomo 1863–1929
    1. 1. Minnie (Lester) Shomo 1888–1970 m. Charles (Ambrose) Haydon 1879–1932
      1. 1. Beulah Hayden 1878–
      2. 2. Lillian (Mae) Haydon 1922–1980
      3. 3. Ruth (Lee) Haydon 1914–1914
      4. 4. Charles (Ambrose) Haydon 1917–1961
      5. 5. John (William) Haydon 1919–1981
      6. 6. Luther (Thomas) Haydon 1920–2005
      7. 7. Robert (Edward) Haydon 1925–1926
      8. 8. Beulah (Beatrice) Haydon 1927–2005
      9. 9. Osborne (Kenneth) Haydon 1929–1986
      10. 10. Lelia (Faye) Haydon 1922–2014
      11. 11. Mary (C) Haydon 1924–2013
      12. 12. Maude (Elizabeth) Haydon 1915–2016
  9. 9. Thomas (Benegen) Sellers 1862–1874
  10. 10. Beauregard Sellers 1861–1884
  11. 11. Christina (Catherine) Sellers 1859–1940 m. Elijah (Nicholas) Breeden 1864–1928
  12. 12. Lena (C) Sellers 1859–

Mary Hammer's Timeline

8 Records

1834
15 Jun 1834
Birth of Mary Catherine Hammer in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 16
Mary Catherine Hammer resided here in District 56 and A Half, Rockingham, Virginia
District 56 and A Half, Rockingham, Virginia
1860
1860
Age 26
Mary Catherine Hammer resided here in District 1, Rockingham, Virginia
District 1, Rockingham, Virginia
1880
1880
Age 46
Mary Catherine Hammer resided here in Stone Wall, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Stone Wall, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
1885
1885
Age 51
Mary Catherine Hammer resided here in Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia
Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia
1900
1900
Age 66
Mary Catherine Hammer resided here in Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia
Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 76
Mary Catherine Hammer resided here in Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia
Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia
1917
17 October 1917
Age 83
Death of Mary Catherine Hammer in Rockingham County, Virginia
Rockingham County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1834
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Rockingham County, Virginia Census, 1900
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 56 and A Half, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: M432_974; Page: 186; Image: 374.
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: M653_1379; Page: 590; Image: 259.
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Stone Wall, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: T9_1388; Family History Film: 1255388; Page: 315.2000; Enumeration District: 74; Image: .
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: T623 1726; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 69.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: T624_1647; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 80; Image: 1081.
    [7] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011
    [8] Virginia, Death Records
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 62700
    Event Place: Stonewall Dist. (Part of Elkton), Rockingham, Virginia
    Record Source: Rockingham County, Virginia Census, 1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 56 and A Half, Rockingham, Virginia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 56 and A Half, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: M432_974; Page: 186; Image: 374.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Rockingham, Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: M653_1379; Page: 590; Image: 259.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Stone Wall, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Stone Wall, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: T9_1388; Family History Film: 1255388; Page: 315.2000; Enumeration District: 74; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Collection Number: G&M_24; Roll Number: 24

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: T623 1726; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 69.
    [2] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-1_048; Roll #: 48; Roll Description: Rockingham County to Smyth County

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: T624_1647; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 80; Image: 1081.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 October 1917
    Event Place: Rockingham County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011
    [2] Virginia, Death Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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