Family Group Sheet


Name Joshua Hammon
Birth abt 1843, Virginia
Death 1878/1880, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Father Esau Hammons (~1812-)
Mother Mary Elizabeth Kelley (~1813-<1870)
Marriage abt 1872, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Mary Elizabeth McClain, 1C3R
Birth abt 1855, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Father David W. McClain (~1829-<1870)
Mother Lucy Jane Riddle (~1832-)
Other spouses Wiley V. Tolliver
Children
1 F Mary "Polly" Ann Hammon, 2C2R
Birth abt 1873, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse William M. Caudill, 1C2R
2 F Lucinda Hammon, 2C2R
Birth abt 1875, Rowan Co., Kentucky
3 M Robert Hammon, 2C2R
Birth abt 1876, Rowan Co., Kentucky
4 M David Hammon, 2C2R
Birth abt 1878, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Joshua Hammon
Joshua's first name is from the death certificate of his daughter Polly Ann.
Census Notes for Mary Elizabeth McClain
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, lists as family #125:
Hammon, Mary, 22, widowed, keeping house; Mary A., 7; Lucinda, 5; Robt, 4; David, 1; McClane, John, 22, brother; McClane, James, 19; brother.
Mary is almost certainly the daughter of David McClain who was listed in the 1870 census as Elizabeth, 15, despite being listed as Mary, 22, in this one. John and James have to be the sons of David McClain and Lucy Riddle; there were no other brothers John and James McClain of those relative ages in the area. But the 1870 census did not list any "Mary" nor any sister closer in age than Elizabeth to John and James. Also, John's birth on 4 Dec 1857 is recorded in the Rowan Co. birth records, and if he had a twin sister she would undoubtably have been recorded at the same time. But there is no other child recorded as born to David and Lucy from 1856 through 1859. And David Hammon, James, John and (Mary) Elizabeth's stepbrother, is also listed as 15 in the 1870 census and 22 in the 1880 census.
Last Modified 26 Mar 2001 Created 1 Jan 2002 by Reunion for Macintosh