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Husband: Hugh LaRue Hammond Born: Mar-21-1871 in St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV 1,2 Died: May-18-1943 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5,1 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1880, 1910, 20, 30 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: lawyer 1,6 Father: John William Hammond (1846 - 1923) Mother: Eliza Dora LaRue (1849 - 1938)
Wife: Blanche Irene Duckworth 7,8 Married: 1897 9 Born: May-17-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,10,2 Died: May-20-1945 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11,1,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3,10 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,1 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Wellington A. Duckworth (1841 - 1919) Mother: Melvina Jane Cunningham (1843 - 1932) Notes
M Child 1: Clay D. Hammond Born: Jan- 8-1898 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,12 Died: May-28-1956 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1,2 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: 1925 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 12 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: attorney 1 Military: Jul 7 1918 - Dec 10 1918 U.S. Armed Forces 1 Wife: Gypsie June Burgess b. 1901 d. Oct- 5-1950 Also known as: Gypsy June Burgess 12 Married: Oct- 3-1925 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 12
M Child 2: Kent Cato Hammond Born: Mar-18-1901 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,10 Died: Jan-24-1929 in Baltimore, MD 14 Cause of death: pneumonia 14 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: West Union H.S. (1917), West Va Univ, Univ of Maryland 14 Occupation: allopathic physician 14
F Child 3: Elinor LaRue Hammond Born: 1914 2 Died: 1919 2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
F Child 4: Anna Blanche Hammond Census name: Annie B. Hammond 15 Born: Jun-24-1916 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Died: Oct-24-2004 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 10 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1940 in Salem, WV 17 Resided: 1935 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Donald Eugene Barker b. Jun-17-1914 d. May- 6-1983
M Child 5: John Wellington Hammond Census name: Johnny W. Hammond Born: Jun- 3-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,18 Died: Oct-28-1995 18 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Resided: 1945 in Fort Riley, Geary Co, KS 21 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Military: (enlisted 3/30/1942) Sgt, U.S. Army, World War II 22,19
M Child 6: Hugh Scott Hammond Born: Sep-29-1922 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,18 (see note 2) Died: Nov- 1-1996 in White Marsh, Baltimore Co, MD 11 Resided: in Baltimore, MD 20 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Metallurgy Dept, Bethlehem Steel, Baltimore (retired 1987) 10 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1940), Salem College, West Virginia University Military: (enlisted 3/30/1943) Tec 4, US Army, World War II (Europe) 22,23,10,21 Wife: Otra Simpson b. Apr- 1-1918 d. Mar-20-1998 Married: ca 1952 24
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (4) Death record of father. (5) Death record of mother. (6) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (7) Death record of husband. (8) Death record of wife. (9) Obituary of wife. (10) Obituary. (11) Obituary - Hospital. (12) Lincoln County Marriage Records, Hamlin, WV. (13) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929 [database online], Ancestry.com & American Medical Association. (15) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (16) Obituary - At home. (17) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (18) Social Security Death Index. (19) Findagrave.com. (20) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (21) Obituary of mother. (22) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (23) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (24) Obituary of husband. Event Notes Note (1) 103 Wood Street Note (2) Birth date given in obituary as Sep 29 1924, but SSDI and WV Births Index show it as Sep 29 1922.




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