Thomas Jefferson Hammer's "Biography of Seth Hammer" says Seth and brother Henry built a bridge across the North Skunk River and operated a water-powered sawmill on the west side.
Henry Hammer's obituary in the Newton (IA) Journal; December 11, 1879, page 3:
Another Pioneer Gone – Mr. Henry Hammer, whose name is familiar to nearly everybody in this section of the State, died at his home in the Hammer Grove, on Wednesday the 3d inst. He was born in Jefferson county, Tennessee, Dec. 15th, 1817, and was nearly 62 years of age at the time of his death. He was one of the very earliest pioneers of Jasper county, having settled here in 1847. He leaves a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn his loss. In his death our county loses one of her best and noblest citizens.
Thomas Jefferson Hammer's "Biography of Seth Hammer" says Seth and brother Henry built a bridge across the North Skunk River and operated a water-powered sawmill on the west side.
Henry Hammer's obituary in the Newton (IA) Journal; December 11, 1879, page 3:
Another Pioneer Gone – Mr. Henry Hammer, whose name is familiar to nearly everybody in this section of the State, died at his home in the Hammer Grove, on Wednesday the 3d inst. He was born in Jefferson county, Tennessee, Dec. 15th, 1817, and was nearly 62 years of age at the time of his death. He was one of the very earliest pioneers of Jasper county, having settled here in 1847. He leaves a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn his loss. In his death our county loses one of her best and noblest citizens.
Family Members
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Zachariah M. "Zackery" Hammer
1839–1924
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Ira Lewis Hammer
1840–1918
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Enos Hammer
1846–1864
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Lucinda Jane "Nita" Hammer Bales
1849–1893
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Perry Mills Hammer
1852–1914
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Monroe Hammer
1857–1874
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Mahlon Hammer
1857–1874
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Curtis Hammer
1862–1948
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Henry Curtis Hammer
1863–1946
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Eliza E Hammer
1865–1866
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Mary Hammer Vannest
1867–1884
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