Doddridge County Roots

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Sherman Benjamin HAMMON

Sherman Benjamin HAMMON

Male 1905 - 1976  (71 years)

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  • Name Sherman Benjamin HAMMON 
    Born 1 May 1905  Folsom, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Birthplace reported by Findagrave as Dale, Tyler County. But his marriage record states Doddridge County. His World War II draft registration states his birthplace as Folsom, West Virginia, which is found in both Doddridge and Wetzel counties. A birth record for him has not been found.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1923  Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1930  Nicholson Twp, Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [3
    coal miner 
    Occupation 1940  [1
    Republic Steel employee 
    Residence 1940  Waynesburg, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 16 May 1976  Waynesburg, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Buried Greene County Memorial Park, Waynesburg, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I133685  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2022 

    Father James Nelson HAMMON,   b. 26 Oct 1876,   d. 21 Sep 1960, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Emma May JOHNSTON,   b. 4 Aug 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1961, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F51284  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Goldia M. DYE,   b. 12 May 1904, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1999, Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 2 Apr 1923  New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F58816  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2708] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2292] Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV, https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11603714&Type=Marriage.

    3. [S1898] 1930 Census.

    4. [S5] Headstone.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.