Horatio Hammond was born on 24 Oct 1798 in Connecticut, United States.1–5 He was baptized on 23 Jul 1799 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.6 About 1826, he resided on a farm a mile west of in Bath, Summit, Ohio, United States.1 Horatio was listed on the tax rolls in 1826 in Medina, Ohio, United States.7 He was listed on the tax rolls in 1827 in Medina, Ohio, United States.8 He along with Jonathan Hale were the first directors of public school in Bath, Summit, Ohio, United States.1 Horatio was listed on the tax rolls in 1828 in Medina, Ohio, United States.9 On 2 Apr 1829, George M. Hammond was born in Bath, Summit, Ohio, United States.10 He lived in Medina, Medina, Ohio, United States on 1 Jul 1830.11 On 22 Dec 1830, Francis N. Hammond was born in Bath Township, Summit, Ohio, United States. He was listed on the tax rolls in 1833 in Medina, Ohio, United States.12 Horatio and Louisa his wife, Theodore Hammond and Mary Hammond his wife, and Lewis Hammond and Elenor Hammond his wife sold 50 acres of land in township of Bath of the 12 range to Eleazar King on 23 Aug 1833 in Medina, Ohio, United States.13 On 4 Sep 1833, Lucius J. Hammond was born in Bath Township, Summit, Ohio, United States.14 He was listed on the tax rolls in 1834 in Medina, Ohio, United States.15 He, along with Royal Hammond, operated a store about 1835 in Hammond’s Corners, Ohio.1 Horatio was listed on the tax rolls in 1835 in Medina, Ohio, United States.16 He was listed on the tax rolls in 1836 in Medina, Ohio, United States.17 On 17 Oct 1836, Cornelius Rosewell Hammond was born in Bath, Summit, Ohio, United States.18 He was listed on the tax rolls in 1837 in Medina, Ohio, United States.19 Horatio purchased land being one acre in lot 25 of Bath township for $1000 from Theodore Hammond on 24 Apr 1837 in Medina, Ohio, United States.20 He sold land being in lot 14 in Bath township to Josiah Fowler on 17 May 1837 in Medina, Ohio, United States.21 On 3 Apr 1838, he purchased land being lot 25 in Bath township in No 3 of the 12 range with his brothers Theodore and Lewis in Medina, Ohio, United States.22 Horatio resided on 24 May 1839 in Alexandria, Licking, Ohio, United States where he engaged in milling flour and also had a saw mill.1 He lived in Saint Albans Township, Licking, Ohio, United States on 1 Jul 1840.23 He purchased lot 15 being 41.52 acres in section 16 of township 13N Range 2E on 16 Oct 1847 in Illinois.24 Horatio migrated in Jun 1848 to Ontario, Knox, Illinois, United States.1 He purchased lot 14 being 40 acres in section 16 township 13N Range 2E on 16 Oct 1848 in Illinois.25 He purchased land being lot 16 in section 16 of township 13N in Range 2E on 16 Oct 1848 in Illinois.26 Horatio purchased land being lot 9 of section 16 in township 1N of range 2E on 16 Oct 1848 in Illinois.27 He purchased land being lot 13 SWSW of section 16 in township 13N of Rang 2E containing 41.69 acres on 18 May 1850 in Illinois, United States.28 He lived in Township 13N 1E, Knox County, Illinois on 1 Jul 1850.29–30 Horatio was listed on the tax rolls in 1855 in Ontario Township, Knox, Illinois, United States.31 He lived in Ontario Township, Knox, Illinois, United States on 3 Jul 1855.32 He lived in Ontario, Knox, Illinois, United States on 10 Jul 1860.33 Horatio was listed on the tax rolls in 1865 in Knoxville, Knox, Illinois, United States.34 He lived in Ontario Township, Knox, Illinois, United States on 25 Jul 1870.35–36 He published a Hammond family genealogy in 1876 .1 Horatio signed a will on 1 Jul 1876 in Knoxville, Knox, Illinois, United States.37 He died on 7 Nov 1879 at the age of 81 in Knoxville, Knox, Illinois, United States.1,3–5,38–40 He was buried on 8 Nov 1879 in Ontario Township, Knox, Illinois, United States.3,5,38 Horatio had his estate probated on 14 Nov 1879 in Knoxville, Knox, Illinois, United States.37
Horatio Hammond and Louisa Fisk were married on 14 Apr 1825 in Medina, Medina, Ohio, United States.1–2,41–46 Louisa Fisk, daughter of Jonathan Fisk and Mary Arnold, was born on 5 Aug 1806 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.1,47 She was born on 16 Aug 1806 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.45 On 2 Apr 1829, George M. Hammond was born in Bath, Summit, Ohio, United States.10 On 22 Dec 1830, Francis N. Hammond was born in Bath Township, Summit, Ohio, United States. On 4 Sep 1833, Lucius J. Hammond was born in Bath Township, Summit, Ohio, United States.14 On 17 Oct 1836, Cornelius Rosewell Hammond was born in Bath, Summit, Ohio, United States.18 She lived in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States in Jun 1848.41 Louisa lived in Township 13N 1E, Knox County, Illinois on 1 Jul 1850.30 She lived in Ontario, Knox, Illinois, United States on 10 Jul 1860.33 She lived in Ontario Township, Knox, Illinois, United States on 25 Jul 1870.48–49 Louisa died on 17 Aug 1874 at the age of 68 in Ontario, Knox, Illinois, United States.1–2,5,45,47,50–51 She was buried after 17 Aug 1874 at Ontario Cemetery in Ontario, Knox, Illinois, United States.5,50–51
ENDNOTES
1. History and Genealogies of the Hammond Families in America With an Account of the Early History of the Family in Normandy and Great Britain (Oneida, NY: Ryan & Burkhart, 1904)
2. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Horatio Hammond, Mrs. Sarah L Hammond Ayres, database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2017).
3. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online July 2017), memorial for Horatio Hammond (1793-1879), Find a Grave Memorial no. #33038046, created by GenealogyNavigator, citing Ontario Cemetery, Ontario, Knox County, Illinois; accompanying photograph by GenealogyNavigator, Horatio Hammond.
4. “Obituary,” The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois), 14 November 1879, page 4; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 29 March 2021).
5. Knox County Genealogical Society, Cemeteries in Knox County, Ontario township (Knoxville, IL: Knox County Genealogical Society, n.d.), page 71.
6. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, Horatio Hammond, 23 June 1799; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017). Original Source: Connecticut Church Records Index, Connecticut State Library.
7. Ohio, Medina. Tax Records 1822-1828. Film #511796 DGS 4848988. Horatio Hammond, 1826 digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 25 April 2022.
8. Ohio, Medina. Tax Records 1822-1828. Film #511796 DGS 4848988. Horatio Hammond, 1827 : page 22 (Image 509 of762); digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 25 April 2022.
9. Ohio, Medina. Tax Records 1822-1828. Film #611796 DGS 4848988. Horatio Hammond, 1828 : page 19; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 25 April 2022.
10. Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951. Film #102902980. Geo M Hammond, 2 Aug 1911 database with images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 5 October 2020.
11. 1830 U.S. Census, Medina County Ohio, population schedule, Bath Township, Medina County, Ohio, page 210 (image 3 of 6), Horatio Hammond; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017); NARA microfilm publication M19.
12. Ohio, Medina County. Tax records 1833-1836. Film #511798 DGS 4848990. Horatio Hammond, 1833 : page 26 (image 32 of 768); digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 25 April 2022.
13. Ohio, Medina County. Record of deeds, 1818-1871. Film #475502 DGS 8150786. Horatio Hammond, 23 Aug 1833 Vol. G: page 493; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 1 May 2022.
14. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 25 March 2021), memorial for Lucius Jason Hammond (1833-1898), Find a Grave Memorial no. #87800586, created by Becky Doan, citing Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Becky Doan, Lucius Jason Hammond.
15. Ohio, Medina County. Tax records 1833-1836. Film #511798 DGS 4848990. Horatio Hammond, 1834 : page 5 (Image 223 of 768); digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 25 April 2022.
16. Ohio, Medina County. Tax records 1833-1836. Film #511798 DGS 4848990. Horatio Hammond, 1835 : page 19; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 25 April 2022.
17. Ohio, Medina County. Tax records 1833-1836. Film #511798 DGS 4848990. Horatio Hammond, 1836 : page 21; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 25 April 2022.
18. Oregon, State Deaths, 1864-1968, Cornelius Hammond, 15 December 1910; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 22 April 2022). Original Source: Oregon Death Records, 1864-1970; Oregon State Archives.
19. Ohio, Medina County. Tax Records 1837-1838. Film #511799 DGS 4848991. Horatio Hammond, 1837 : page 20; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 25 April 2022.
20. Ohio, Medina County. Record of deeds, 1818-1871. Film #475505 DGS 8097690. Horatio Hammond, 24 Apr 1837 Vol. N: page 32; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 1 May 2022.
21. Ohio, Medina County. Record of deeds, 1818-1871. Film #475505 DGS 8097690. Horatio Hammond, 17 May 1837 Vol. N: Page 297; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 30 April 2022.
22. Ohio, Medina County. Record of deeds, 1818-1871. Film #475506 DGS 8150789. Horatio Hammond, 3 Apr 1838 Vol. O: Page 405; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 30 April 2022.
23. 1840 U.S. Census, Licking County Ohio, population schedule, St Albans, Licking County, Ohio, ;age 68, Horatio Hammond; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 29 March 2021); NARA microfilm publication M704.
24. “Illinois, Public Land Purchase Records, 1813-1909, “Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Illinois, Vol. 819; page 176 viewed online (25 April 2022), Horatio Hammond.
25. “Illinois, Public Land Purchase Records, 1813-1909, “Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Illinois, vol. 819; page 176accessed (25 April 2022), Horatio Hammond.
26. “Illinois, Public Land Purchase Records, 1813-1909, “Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Illinois, Vol 819; page 176viewed online (25 April 2022), Horatio Hammond.
27. Ibid.
28. “Illinois, Public Land Purchase Records, 1813-1909, “Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Illinois, Vol 819; page 175viewed online (25 April 2022), Horatio Hammond.
29. 1850 Agricultural Census, Knox County, Illinois, Agricultural Schedule, Knox County, Illinois, page 8453 Image 19 of 27, Horatio Hammond; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017)
30. 1850 U.S. Census, Knox County, Illinois, population Schedule, Township 13N 1E, Knox County, Illinois, page 802 (image 15 of 16), family 1500, Horatio Hammond; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 23 March 2020); NARA microfilm publication M432
31. Robison, Carley Ann and Margaret Jasperson. Knox County, Illinois 1855 Personal Property Tax List. (Galesburg, IL |N.p.: Knox County Genealogical Society |N.p., 197-? |N.d.) Film #977.349 R4. Hammond, 1855 : pages 45,; digitized copy, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 5 May 2022.977.349 R4
32. 1865 Illinois Census, Knox County, Illinois, Illinois State Census, Ontario Township, Knox County, Illinois Image 1 of 3, Horatio Hammond; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017)
33. 1860 U.S. Census, Knox County, Illinois, population schedule, Ontario, Knox County, Illinois, page 171 Image 220 of 246, household 1248, Horatio Hammond; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication M653
34. Spencer, Kate, Mildred Doubet and Shirley Graham. Knox County, Illinois 1865 Personal Property Tax Lists. (Galesburg, Illinois |N.p.: Knox County Genealogical Society |N.p., 1990 |N.d.) Film #977.349 R4. Hammond, 1865 : page 95; Digitized copy, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 5 May 2022.977.349 R4
35. 1870 U.S. Census, Knox County, Illinois, population schedule, Ontario Township, Knox County, Illinois, page 5 Image 3 of 23, family 17, Horatio Hammond; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017); NARA microfilm publication T132
36. United States, Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Horatio Hamond, 1870; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017).
37. Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, Horatio Hammond, 14 November 1879; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017).
38. “Illinois Death Certificate” (Physician’s Certificate of Death, ), “Horatio Hammond”. Hereinafter cited as “Illinois Death Certificate”.
39. U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880, Horatio Hammond, November 1879; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017).
40. “Obituary,” The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois), 14 November 1879, page 4; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 3 September 2020).
41. Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve (Cleveland: , 1896)
42. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7836/). Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 : viewed online 24 April 2022.
43. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Horatio Hammond, Mrs. Sarah L Hammond Ayres – NSDAR Lineage Book vol 89, .
44. “Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993,” database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017), Horatio Hammond – Louisa Fisk.
45. Edmund West, comp., “Family Data Collection — Individual Records,” database online, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017), Louisa Fisk.
46. Ohio, Medina County. Marriage Records, V. A 1818-1841. Film #423817 DGS 4016735. Horatio Hammond and Louisa Fisk, 14 Apr 1825 Vol. A: page 34; digital images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 24 April 2022.
47. Genealogy of the Family of Horatio Hammond, Ontario Illinois in the Direct Line from Thomas Hammond (Galesburg, Illinois: Colville Printer, 1876)
48. 1870 U.S. Census, Knox County, Illinois, population schedule, Ontario Township, Knox County, Illinois, page 3 (image 3 of 23), household 17, Horatio Hammond.
49. 1870 Federal Census Knox County, Illinois Volume Two (Galesburg, IL: Knox County Genealogical Society, 1990), page 338a (Hammond.IL.027)
50. Obituaries Knox County, Galesburg, Illinois Newspapers 1853-1897 (Galesburg, IL: Knox County Genealogical Society, 1985), p. 17 (Hammond.IL.024)
51. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online July 2017), memorial for Louisa A. Fisk Hammond (1806-1874), Find a Grave Memorial no. #33039038,