Joseph Hammond was born 14 June 1822 at Malone, Franklin County, New York to John Hammond and Lovisa Parker Hammond.
Joseph's family followed the body of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints first to Kirtland, Ohio, on to Illinois sharing the hardships and persecutions being endured by the followers of Joseph Smith at that time.
In 1843 Joseph Hammond married Elizabeth Egbert in Golden Point, Hancock County Illinois. While here he was one of Joseph Smith's bodyguards. He was also a colonel in the Nauvoo Legion. The sword he had at that time is now a relic of the family. At the time the Prophet was martyred the Hammond family was living six miles from Carthage and when the information reached them they walked the distance carrying the baby in order to be with those in distress due to the death of their beloved leader.
On 26 May 1848, the Hammond family left Winter Quarters in the Brigham Young Company of 1229 people, arriving in Salt Lake Valley 21 September 1848. The Hammond family settled at Cottonwood where they lived in a dugout while they built a log house. Joseph labored as a teacher, having been a teacher most of the time.
During the Echo Canyon war with Johnson's Army, the family moved south. After the battle they moved back and raised a good crop of grain in 1861.
Joseph Hammond was an energetic man doing well when he was called to the Dixie Cotton Mission to help pioneer a new section of country and build a central city. He and his family with a brother-in-law, Charles A. Terry were among the immigrants arriving 2nd December 1861 in St. George Valley.
One of the main farm products of the first years in the Dixie Mission was sorghum cane from which molasses was made and Joseph was able to help with his sorghum mill. Molasses was taken north and exchanged for produce much needed in the newly settled country.
Very early after coming to the Dixie Mission, Joseph pre-empted eighty acres of land in the St. George Clarry Field deeding it to different farmers. As long as the ownership of those farms exist, the name of Joseph Hammond will be listed as the first in prefecting the title. The Hammond home was built on lot 2, block 36, plat A. St. George City survey.
Joseph was of small stature at 5 ft. 9 in. light complexion, brown hair turning gray.
In the 1860's, Joseph Hammond and Henry W. Miller bought a mowing machine with which they did custom work. Later he and Charles W. Westover did custom threshing with a small tread machine operated with two large horses. This was a crude way of handling grain and in 1867 Joseph Hammond sent to New York for a more modern machine. It was freighted by water to Panama, by land across the Isthmus and by water up the Coast of the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, and up the Colorado River to Call's Landing. Here teams brought it on to St. George. This machine proved a great help and did custom threshing from Overton, Nevada to Parowan in Iron County Utah.
Besides his farming activities Joseph Hammond assisted in the erection of public buildings especially the St. George Temple. After the Temple was completed and dedicated, he served many years as an ordinance worker. In August 1878 he married Delta Kelsey Chinn.
While giving these accomplishments to a faithful pioneer, credit should be given to his wife Elizabeth Egbert whom he married in his young manhood and who stood by his side and assisted him in all of his activities. In his later years he also had the support of his wife Delta, who was a daughter of one of the founders of St. George City and one of its first city officers, Easton Kelsey.
Joseph's wife Elizabeth bore him three sons; John Egbert (1844), Robert C. (1845), and Joseph (1848) and four daughters Susana (1850), Elizabeth (1852), Louisa (1854), and Helen. (Nellie) (1855).
His wife Delta bore him one son, Orson, (1880) and one daughter Abigail (1886).
All of the children married and left the city their father had worked so hard to build. John and Robert went to Eagle Valley, Nevada and Joseph died before manhood. Elizabeth Stout, Helen, (Nellie) Hanson and Susana Dean all moved to Arizona and Orson and Abbie Pace went to New Harmony, Utah.
Joseph Hammond passed away 4 August 1899 having lived a long useful life full of sacrifices and service.
Joseph's family followed the body of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints first to Kirtland, Ohio, on to Illinois sharing the hardships and persecutions being endured by the followers of Joseph Smith at that time.
In 1843 Joseph Hammond married Elizabeth Egbert in Golden Point, Hancock County Illinois. While here he was one of Joseph Smith's bodyguards. He was also a colonel in the Nauvoo Legion. The sword he had at that time is now a relic of the family. At the time the Prophet was martyred the Hammond family was living six miles from Carthage and when the information reached them they walked the distance carrying the baby in order to be with those in distress due to the death of their beloved leader.
On 26 May 1848, the Hammond family left Winter Quarters in the Brigham Young Company of 1229 people, arriving in Salt Lake Valley 21 September 1848. The Hammond family settled at Cottonwood where they lived in a dugout while they built a log house. Joseph labored as a teacher, having been a teacher most of the time.
During the Echo Canyon war with Johnson's Army, the family moved south. After the battle they moved back and raised a good crop of grain in 1861.
Joseph Hammond was an energetic man doing well when he was called to the Dixie Cotton Mission to help pioneer a new section of country and build a central city. He and his family with a brother-in-law, Charles A. Terry were among the immigrants arriving 2nd December 1861 in St. George Valley.
One of the main farm products of the first years in the Dixie Mission was sorghum cane from which molasses was made and Joseph was able to help with his sorghum mill. Molasses was taken north and exchanged for produce much needed in the newly settled country.
Very early after coming to the Dixie Mission, Joseph pre-empted eighty acres of land in the St. George Clarry Field deeding it to different farmers. As long as the ownership of those farms exist, the name of Joseph Hammond will be listed as the first in prefecting the title. The Hammond home was built on lot 2, block 36, plat A. St. George City survey.
Joseph was of small stature at 5 ft. 9 in. light complexion, brown hair turning gray.
In the 1860's, Joseph Hammond and Henry W. Miller bought a mowing machine with which they did custom work. Later he and Charles W. Westover did custom threshing with a small tread machine operated with two large horses. This was a crude way of handling grain and in 1867 Joseph Hammond sent to New York for a more modern machine. It was freighted by water to Panama, by land across the Isthmus and by water up the Coast of the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, and up the Colorado River to Call's Landing. Here teams brought it on to St. George. This machine proved a great help and did custom threshing from Overton, Nevada to Parowan in Iron County Utah.
Besides his farming activities Joseph Hammond assisted in the erection of public buildings especially the St. George Temple. After the Temple was completed and dedicated, he served many years as an ordinance worker. In August 1878 he married Delta Kelsey Chinn.
While giving these accomplishments to a faithful pioneer, credit should be given to his wife Elizabeth Egbert whom he married in his young manhood and who stood by his side and assisted him in all of his activities. In his later years he also had the support of his wife Delta, who was a daughter of one of the founders of St. George City and one of its first city officers, Easton Kelsey.
Joseph's wife Elizabeth bore him three sons; John Egbert (1844), Robert C. (1845), and Joseph (1848) and four daughters Susana (1850), Elizabeth (1852), Louisa (1854), and Helen. (Nellie) (1855).
His wife Delta bore him one son, Orson, (1880) and one daughter Abigail (1886).
All of the children married and left the city their father had worked so hard to build. John and Robert went to Eagle Valley, Nevada and Joseph died before manhood. Elizabeth Stout, Helen, (Nellie) Hanson and Susana Dean all moved to Arizona and Orson and Abbie Pace went to New Harmony, Utah.
Joseph Hammond passed away 4 August 1899 having lived a long useful life full of sacrifices and service.
Joseph Hammond was born 14 June 1822 at Malone, Franklin County, New York to John Hammond and Lovisa Parker Hammond.
Joseph's family followed the body of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints first to Kirtland, Ohio, on to Illinois sharing the hardships and persecutions being endured by the followers of Joseph Smith at that time.
In 1843 Joseph Hammond married Elizabeth Egbert in Golden Point, Hancock County Illinois. While here he was one of Joseph Smith's bodyguards. He was also a colonel in the Nauvoo Legion. The sword he had at that time is now a relic of the family. At the time the Prophet was martyred the Hammond family was living six miles from Carthage and when the information reached them they walked the distance carrying the baby in order to be with those in distress due to the death of their beloved leader.
On 26 May 1848, the Hammond family left Winter Quarters in the Brigham Young Company of 1229 people, arriving in Salt Lake Valley 21 September 1848. The Hammond family settled at Cottonwood where they lived in a dugout while they built a log house. Joseph labored as a teacher, having been a teacher most of the time.
During the Echo Canyon war with Johnson's Army, the family moved south. After the battle they moved back and raised a good crop of grain in 1861.
Joseph Hammond was an energetic man doing well when he was called to the Dixie Cotton Mission to help pioneer a new section of country and build a central city. He and his family with a brother-in-law, Charles A. Terry were among the immigrants arriving 2nd December 1861 in St. George Valley.
One of the main farm products of the first years in the Dixie Mission was sorghum cane from which molasses was made and Joseph was able to help with his sorghum mill. Molasses was taken north and exchanged for produce much needed in the newly settled country.
Very early after coming to the Dixie Mission, Joseph pre-empted eighty acres of land in the St. George Clarry Field deeding it to different farmers. As long as the ownership of those farms exist, the name of Joseph Hammond will be listed as the first in prefecting the title. The Hammond home was built on lot 2, block 36, plat A. St. George City survey.
Joseph was of small stature at 5 ft. 9 in. light complexion, brown hair turning gray.
In the 1860's, Joseph Hammond and Henry W. Miller bought a mowing machine with which they did custom work. Later he and Charles W. Westover did custom threshing with a small tread machine operated with two large horses. This was a crude way of handling grain and in 1867 Joseph Hammond sent to New York for a more modern machine. It was freighted by water to Panama, by land across the Isthmus and by water up the Coast of the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, and up the Colorado River to Call's Landing. Here teams brought it on to St. George. This machine proved a great help and did custom threshing from Overton, Nevada to Parowan in Iron County Utah.
Besides his farming activities Joseph Hammond assisted in the erection of public buildings especially the St. George Temple. After the Temple was completed and dedicated, he served many years as an ordinance worker. In August 1878 he married Delta Kelsey Chinn.
While giving these accomplishments to a faithful pioneer, credit should be given to his wife Elizabeth Egbert whom he married in his young manhood and who stood by his side and assisted him in all of his activities. In his later years he also had the support of his wife Delta, who was a daughter of one of the founders of St. George City and one of its first city officers, Easton Kelsey.
Joseph's wife Elizabeth bore him three sons; John Egbert (1844), Robert C. (1845), and Joseph (1848) and four daughters Susana (1850), Elizabeth (1852), Louisa (1854), and Helen. (Nellie) (1855).
His wife Delta bore him one son, Orson, (1880) and one daughter Abigail (1886).
All of the children married and left the city their father had worked so hard to build. John and Robert went to Eagle Valley, Nevada and Joseph died before manhood. Elizabeth Stout, Helen, (Nellie) Hanson and Susana Dean all moved to Arizona and Orson and Abbie Pace went to New Harmony, Utah.
Joseph Hammond passed away 4 August 1899 having lived a long useful life full of sacrifices and service.
Joseph's family followed the body of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints first to Kirtland, Ohio, on to Illinois sharing the hardships and persecutions being endured by the followers of Joseph Smith at that time.
In 1843 Joseph Hammond married Elizabeth Egbert in Golden Point, Hancock County Illinois. While here he was one of Joseph Smith's bodyguards. He was also a colonel in the Nauvoo Legion. The sword he had at that time is now a relic of the family. At the time the Prophet was martyred the Hammond family was living six miles from Carthage and when the information reached them they walked the distance carrying the baby in order to be with those in distress due to the death of their beloved leader.
On 26 May 1848, the Hammond family left Winter Quarters in the Brigham Young Company of 1229 people, arriving in Salt Lake Valley 21 September 1848. The Hammond family settled at Cottonwood where they lived in a dugout while they built a log house. Joseph labored as a teacher, having been a teacher most of the time.
During the Echo Canyon war with Johnson's Army, the family moved south. After the battle they moved back and raised a good crop of grain in 1861.
Joseph Hammond was an energetic man doing well when he was called to the Dixie Cotton Mission to help pioneer a new section of country and build a central city. He and his family with a brother-in-law, Charles A. Terry were among the immigrants arriving 2nd December 1861 in St. George Valley.
One of the main farm products of the first years in the Dixie Mission was sorghum cane from which molasses was made and Joseph was able to help with his sorghum mill. Molasses was taken north and exchanged for produce much needed in the newly settled country.
Very early after coming to the Dixie Mission, Joseph pre-empted eighty acres of land in the St. George Clarry Field deeding it to different farmers. As long as the ownership of those farms exist, the name of Joseph Hammond will be listed as the first in prefecting the title. The Hammond home was built on lot 2, block 36, plat A. St. George City survey.
Joseph was of small stature at 5 ft. 9 in. light complexion, brown hair turning gray.
In the 1860's, Joseph Hammond and Henry W. Miller bought a mowing machine with which they did custom work. Later he and Charles W. Westover did custom threshing with a small tread machine operated with two large horses. This was a crude way of handling grain and in 1867 Joseph Hammond sent to New York for a more modern machine. It was freighted by water to Panama, by land across the Isthmus and by water up the Coast of the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, and up the Colorado River to Call's Landing. Here teams brought it on to St. George. This machine proved a great help and did custom threshing from Overton, Nevada to Parowan in Iron County Utah.
Besides his farming activities Joseph Hammond assisted in the erection of public buildings especially the St. George Temple. After the Temple was completed and dedicated, he served many years as an ordinance worker. In August 1878 he married Delta Kelsey Chinn.
While giving these accomplishments to a faithful pioneer, credit should be given to his wife Elizabeth Egbert whom he married in his young manhood and who stood by his side and assisted him in all of his activities. In his later years he also had the support of his wife Delta, who was a daughter of one of the founders of St. George City and one of its first city officers, Easton Kelsey.
Joseph's wife Elizabeth bore him three sons; John Egbert (1844), Robert C. (1845), and Joseph (1848) and four daughters Susana (1850), Elizabeth (1852), Louisa (1854), and Helen. (Nellie) (1855).
His wife Delta bore him one son, Orson, (1880) and one daughter Abigail (1886).
All of the children married and left the city their father had worked so hard to build. John and Robert went to Eagle Valley, Nevada and Joseph died before manhood. Elizabeth Stout, Helen, (Nellie) Hanson and Susana Dean all moved to Arizona and Orson and Abbie Pace went to New Harmony, Utah.
Joseph Hammond passed away 4 August 1899 having lived a long useful life full of sacrifices and service.
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