For nearly 91 years this good woman lived among us, and even the stranger seemed to know her, and the beggar as well, for neither ever went hungry from her door.
Her maiden name was Conrad, she was born September the 1st, 1813, near her late home at Ruddle.
On April 7th 1831, she was married to Elias Hammer, to this union were born 16 children, 8 girls and 8 boys.
She was a woman of extraordinary strength both of body and mind, and until the last 2 or 3 years she was able to work and manage her household affairs.
He husband died about 36 years ago, some of her children died when quite small, and some were taken in manhood and womanhood.
Many of the soldiers of the Civil War remember her more as a mother than a friend for many times were they fed by her kind hand and many times she gave them the alarm of danger, sometimes in the cold dark night, and we can say there is but few who have borne as great trials and troubles of this world, as this good woman did, yet she was brave and never shrank from duty of any kind, seldom was she known to murmur, she trusted to God, who doeth all things, and would say Gods ways are not ours and we must submit to his will.
About 20 years ago she united with the Presbyterian church, and lived a true Christian to the time of her death.
On Wednesday the 31st her remains were laid to rest on the New Cemetery near the Ruddle church.
{Abstracted from Pendleton County Obituaries}
Contributed by: Shock
For nearly 91 years this good woman lived among us, and even the stranger seemed to know her, and the beggar as well, for neither ever went hungry from her door.
Her maiden name was Conrad, she was born September the 1st, 1813, near her late home at Ruddle.
On April 7th 1831, she was married to Elias Hammer, to this union were born 16 children, 8 girls and 8 boys.
She was a woman of extraordinary strength both of body and mind, and until the last 2 or 3 years she was able to work and manage her household affairs.
He husband died about 36 years ago, some of her children died when quite small, and some were taken in manhood and womanhood.
Many of the soldiers of the Civil War remember her more as a mother than a friend for many times were they fed by her kind hand and many times she gave them the alarm of danger, sometimes in the cold dark night, and we can say there is but few who have borne as great trials and troubles of this world, as this good woman did, yet she was brave and never shrank from duty of any kind, seldom was she known to murmur, she trusted to God, who doeth all things, and would say Gods ways are not ours and we must submit to his will.
About 20 years ago she united with the Presbyterian church, and lived a true Christian to the time of her death.
On Wednesday the 31st her remains were laid to rest on the New Cemetery near the Ruddle church.
{Abstracted from Pendleton County Obituaries}
Contributed by: Shock
Family Members
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Sarah C Hammer Dahmer
1831–1881
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Deniza Hammer Blewitt
1833–1911
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Laban Hammer
1834–1836
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Mahala J. Hammer Roberson
1836–1907
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Phoebe Elizabeth Hammer Dahmer
1837–1917
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John A. Hammer
1840–1840
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George W. Hammer
1842–1861
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May A. Hammer
1844–1879
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Elias Conrad Hammer
1845–1929
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Isaac Taylor Hammer
1847–1907
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Virginia Florence Hammer Ruddle
1849–1923
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William Hammer
1851–1861
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Abel M. Hammer
1852–1918
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Lavina S. Hammer
1855–1862
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Emily D. Hammer
1857–1862
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