Theodore Morell HAMMOND

Theodore Morell HAMMOND

Male 1864 - 1923  (58 years)

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  • Name Theodore Morell HAMMOND  [1, 2
    • He removed with his parents to Janesville, Wis., in 1867, and to Milwaukee, in 1874. In July 1880 he removed to Chicago, and took the Latin Scientific Course in the old University of Chicago. He graduated in 1885 with the Degree of B.S., winning the Anderson English Essay prize and enjoying the title of class poet.

      In the Fall of 1885 he was chosen Principal of the City High School at Sandwich, Ill., where he remained during the school year. He then abandoned teaching, and soon afterwards engaged in the coal business in Chicago, where he now resides. Beside the coal business, he engages to some extent in newspaper correspondence, and in literary and social work, being President of the Plymouth Club, composed of young men.

      At its organization, Mr. Hammond was chosen by the Trustees to the University Factor, - the Business Department, - of the new University of Chicago, and entered upon the responsible duties thereof Aug. 1, 1892.

      He m. at Milwaukee, Wis., Jun. 14, 1888, Fannie Loring Merrick, daughter of Lewis Merrick, formerly of Worcester and Monson, Mass. [1]
    Birth 16 Sep 1864  Clinton, Rock Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Living with parents in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1900  Living in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 21 Jun 1923  Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Wauwatosa Cemetery, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I64986  Main Tree
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2022 

    Father Lewis Morelle HAMMOND,   b. 12 Dec 1835, Lawrence, St Lawrence Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1914, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Esther L. WILLIS,   b. Abt 1837, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1888, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F26207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fannie Loring MERRICK,   b. 29 Dec 1863, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1947, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jun 1888  Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Lewis Merrick HAMMOND,   b. 11 Apr 1889, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     2. Ralph Perry HAMMOND,   b. 28 Nov 1891, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     3. Loring T. HAMMOND,   b. Jan 1899, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F26211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Sep 1864 - Clinton, Rock Co., Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Theodore Morelle Hammond
    Theodore Morelle Hammond
    Theodore M. is the son of Lewis Morelle Hammond and Esther Willis. He is the husband of Frances Loring Merrick.

    Photo added by: Sandra Lennox

  • Sources 
    1. [S13266] Roland Hammond, A.M., M.D., A History and Genealogy of the Descendants of William HAMMOND of London, England and his Wife Elizabeth Penn, 1600-1894.

    2. [S13263] 1880 Census Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

    3. [S13265] 1900 Census Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

    4. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    5. [S13264] Ancestry.com: Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Index, 1885-1907.