John Hays Hammond (1855 - 1936)

Born 31 Mar 1855 in San Francisco, California, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 8 Jun 1936 at age 81 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

John Hammond is Notable.

John Hays Hammond was a mining engineer, diplomat, and philanthropist. Known as the man with the Midas touch, he amassed a sizable fortune before the age of 40. An early advocate of deep mining, Hammond was given complete charge of Cecil Rhodes' mines in South Africa and made each undertaking a financial success. But after the dismal failure of the Jameson Raid, Hammond, along with the other leaders of the Johannesburg Reform Committee, was arrested and subsequently sentenced to death. The Reform Committee leaders were released after paying large fines, but like many of the leaders, Hammond left Africa for good. He returned to the United States, became a close friend of President William Howard Taft, and was appointed a special United States Ambassador. At the same time, he continued to develop mines in Mexico and California and, in 1923, he made another fortune while drilling for oil with the Burnham Exploration Company.

In 1860 John (Jack) (Age 5) lived with his parents

R P Hanmond M 40 Md.

Salle E Hanmond F 33 Tenn.; Three Siblings, and Two Others. ^[1]

Jack's mother Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Hays Hammond died in 1867 (estimate). ^[2]

In 1870 John (Age 5) lived with his father (Richard P Hammond M 50 years Maryland), Four Siblings, and Three Others. ^[3]

John Hays Hammond married Natalie Harris, and they had four sons and a daughter. ^[4]

In 1910, John was living in Washington, Columbia, with his family.^[5]

In 1920, John was living in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with his family.^[6]

In 1930, John was again living in Washington, Columbia, with his wife and sister.^[7]

John Hays Hammond passed away at Gloucester, Massachusetts, on the 8th of June 1936, and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKF-JSD : Wed Oct 04 19:44:04 UTC 2023), Entry for R P Hanmond and Salle E Hanmond, 1860.
2. ↑ Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Hays Hammond
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN6T-QCY : Tue Oct 03 18:21:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard P Hammond and John H Hammond, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN6T-QCY : Tue Oct 03 18:21:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard P Hammond and John H Hammond, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKLD-MG7 : accessed 25 February 2023), John Hays Hammond, Precinct 3, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 245, sheet 6A, family 91, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 150; FHL microfilm 1,374,163.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXYC-G91 : 1 February 2021), John Hays Hammond, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMKY-F3M : accessed 25 February 2023), John H Hammond, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 192, sheet 16A, line 10, family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 297; FHL microfilm 2,340,032.
8. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5SJ-38F1 : 29 July 2020), John Hays Hammond, 1936.

See Also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32534175/john-hays-hammond: accessed 26 February 2023), memorial page for John Hays Hammond Sr. (31 Mar 1855–8 Jun 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32534175, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
• John Hays Hammond
• Wikidata: Item Q3181717

Research Notes

FamilySearch Person: MK2M-P7L