Stella May <I>Bebout</I> Hammer

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Stella May Bebout Hammer

Birth
Wayne, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
22 Jan 1988 (aged 90)
Hayfork, Trinity County, California, USA
Burial
Beaumont, Riverside County, California, USA Add to Map
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Stella came from a large family and married Leslie Hammer (family name listed as Hamner in 1910 census). I was told after they married, she raised Leslie's brothers & sisters after his mother died. The had a lot of children themselves - 11. A 12th died soon after birth. They farmed in Oklahoma, then left when my father was 11 yrs & moved to California to plant peaches & plums in Cherry Valley. They lost one child at birth and their oldest son, after he came home from WW2, in a car accident.
She loved her family, cooking & baking all the time - her bread was the BEST!! We would visit & make hand-cranked ice cream & eat fallen fruit in the orchard. She made feather pillows from chicken feathers. I saw her kill a chicken for dinner once. She made quilts for everyone - every year! for usually 3 grandkids per each of her kids and gave some away for charity as well! She had a home-made doll that, if I was good, I could play with it on her bed for a while. She made sock monkeys. She always had a smile. She loved God & prayed often.

Her great-grandson from daughter Frances Hammer Hansen from grandson Eric Hansen
Paul A Hansen (1976-1984)
Stella came from a large family and married Leslie Hammer (family name listed as Hamner in 1910 census). I was told after they married, she raised Leslie's brothers & sisters after his mother died. The had a lot of children themselves - 11. A 12th died soon after birth. They farmed in Oklahoma, then left when my father was 11 yrs & moved to California to plant peaches & plums in Cherry Valley. They lost one child at birth and their oldest son, after he came home from WW2, in a car accident.
She loved her family, cooking & baking all the time - her bread was the BEST!! We would visit & make hand-cranked ice cream & eat fallen fruit in the orchard. She made feather pillows from chicken feathers. I saw her kill a chicken for dinner once. She made quilts for everyone - every year! for usually 3 grandkids per each of her kids and gave some away for charity as well! She had a home-made doll that, if I was good, I could play with it on her bed for a while. She made sock monkeys. She always had a smile. She loved God & prayed often.

Her great-grandson from daughter Frances Hammer Hansen from grandson Eric Hansen
Paul A Hansen (1976-1984)

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  • Created by: Velma
  • Added: Jul 12, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28237661/stella_may-hammer: accessed ), memorial page for Stella May Bebout Hammer (21 May 1897–22 Jan 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28237661, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Beaumont, Riverside County, California, USA; Maintained by Velma (contributor 46787992).