John Hanna Sammis

John Hanna Sammis

Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
Death
12 Jun 1919 (aged 72)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot
Section L, Lot 259-5
Memorial ID
42742068 View Source

Song Writer. He wrote the words to over 100 hymns, including "Trust and Obey" and "He is A Friend of Mine." A business man and YMCA worker in Logansport, Indiana, Sammis attended McCormick and Lane Theological Seminaries, was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1880. He served in Glidden, Iowa; Indianapolis, Indiana; Grandhaven, Michigan, Red Wing, Minnesota; and Sullivan, Indiana. For the remainder of his career, he taught at the Bible In­stitute of Los Angeles.

"Born 1846 in Brooklyn, NY to Sarah T and Oliver Ketcham Sammis. Married Mary, adopted daughter Louise; Died in California in 1919, taught at Biola Bible College. Our family thinks it is John Hanna Sammis, not Henry." - email from Gina Sammis.

Song Writer. He wrote the words to over 100 hymns, including "Trust and Obey" and "He is A Friend of Mine." A business man and YMCA worker in Logansport, Indiana, Sammis attended McCormick and Lane Theological Seminaries, was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1880. He served in Glidden, Iowa; Indianapolis, Indiana; Grandhaven, Michigan, Red Wing, Minnesota; and Sullivan, Indiana. For the remainder of his career, he taught at the Bible In­stitute of Los Angeles.

"Born 1846 in Brooklyn, NY to Sarah T and Oliver Ketcham Sammis. Married Mary, adopted daughter Louise; Died in California in 1919, taught at Biola Bible College. Our family thinks it is John Hanna Sammis, not Henry." - email from Gina Sammis.