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Thomas Benton Hammett 1842–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 NOV 1842

Birth Location: Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi

Death Date: 14 JUL 1930

Death Location: Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi

Father: Obediah Hammett

Mother: Mary Barland

Spouse(s): Eliza Groves

Children(s): Oscar Hammett, Groves Hammett, Ona Hammett, Evelyn Hammett

In 1842, Thomas Benton Hammett entered the world in Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi, born to Obediah Dodd Hammett And Mary Ann Barland. Thomas Benton Hammett married Eliza Howard Groves, and had children including Evelyn Allen Hammett, Groves Benton Hammett, Ona Ernestine Hammett, Oscar Everett Hammett. Thomas Benton Hammett passed away in 1930 in Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Thomas Benton Hammett entered the world in Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi, born to Obediah Dodd Hammett And Mary Ann Barland.
  • Thomas Benton Hammett married Eliza Howard Groves, and had children including Evelyn Allen Hammett, Groves Benton Hammett, Ona Ernestine Hammett, Oscar Everett Hammett.
  • Thomas Benton Hammett passed away in 1930 in Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Obediah Hammett
1805–1895
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky
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Mary Barland
1818–1883
Birth Location: Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Groves
–1927
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Oscar Hammett
1882–1964
Birth Location: –
OH
Groves Hammett
1897–1913
Birth Location: –
GH
Ona Hammett
1878–1978
Birth Location: –
OH
Evelyn Hammett
1894–1985
Birth Location: –
EH

Thomas Hammett's Ancestors

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Thomas Hammett
1842–1930
Birth Place: Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi
Parents
Obediah Dodd Hammett
1805–1895
Warren, Kentucky
Mary (Ann) Barland
1818–1883
Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi
Grandparents
William Hammett
1773–1838
South Carolina
Anna Oliphant
1773–1841
Warren, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
James Hammett
1739–1787
Hannah Dodd
–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1706–1777

Thomas Hammett's Descendants

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Thomas (Benton) Hammett (26 NOV 1842–14 JUL 1930) m. Eliza (Howard) Groves (–2 FEB 1927)
  1. 1. Oscar (Everett) Hammett 1882–1964 m. Mary (Louise) Jones –1962
  2. 2. Groves (Benton) Hammett 1897–1913
  3. 3. Ona (Ernestine) Hammett 1878–1978
  4. 4. Evelyn (Allen) Hammett 1894–1985

Thomas Hammett's Timeline

2 Records

1842
26 NOV 1842
Birth of Thomas Benton Hammett in Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi
Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi
1930
14 JUL 1930
Age 88
Death of Thomas Benton Hammett in Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi
Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 NOV 1842
    Event Place: Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 JUL 1930
    Event Place: Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi
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