Samuel Hamer (1837 - 1888)

Born 12 Jan 1837 in Concord, Miami, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Jane (Yingst) Hamer — married 5 May 1867 in Boone, Indiana, USA

Descendants

Died 1 Apr 1888 at age 51 in Marion, Grant County, Indiana, USA

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Biography

Put. Samuel Hamer was born on January 12, 1837, in Concord, Ohio, USA. He was the son of George Hamer and Susan Cottrell. Samuel Hammer married Eliza Jane Yingst on May 5, 1867, in Boone Coone, Indiana. They had five children in 17 years. He died on April 1, 1888, in Marion, Indiana, USA at the age of 51, and was buried there.

• 1860 US Census, age 22 with birth parents in Concord, Miami, "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGH-C4Y : 13 December 2017), Samuel Hamer in entry for George W Hamer, 1860.

• 1861 Military, Enlisted in Company F, Ohio 71st Infantry Regiment on 10 Dec 1861.Mustered out on 20 Jun 1865 at Louisville, KY. ^[1]

• 1867 Marraige to Jane Yingst in Boone County, Indiana^[2]

• Find A Grave^[3]

Military

Residence was not listed; 21 years old. Enlisted on 12/10/1861 as a Private. On 12/10/1861 he mustered into "F" Co. OH 71st Infantry He was Mustered Out on 6/20/1865 at Louisville, Kentucky He was listed as: Wounded 12/15/1864 Nashville, Tennessee

Sources

1. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1555&h=3315616&ssrc=pt&tid=154066507&pid=392035952830&usePUB=true
2. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5059&h=1200548&ssrc=pt&tid=154066507&pid=392035952830&usePUB=true
3. ↑ * "Find A Grave Index," Samuel Hamer, 1888; Burial, Marion, Grant, Indiana, United States of America, Grant Memorial Park; citing record ID 78180001, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.