Herman Hammers

Brief Life History of Herman

When Herman Hammers was born on 16 May 1887, in Rochester, Butler, Kentucky, United States, his father, Enoch Starling Hammers, was 31 and his mother, Martha Russ, was 34. He married Mary Ann Johnson on 23 October 1916, in Butler, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Magisterial District 3, Butler, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Morgantown, Butler, Kentucky, United States in 1920. He died on 1 January 1956, in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Morgantown, Butler, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Herman Hammers
1887–1956
Mary Ann Johnson
1890–1979
Marriage: 23 October 1916
Nyla Margaret Hammers
1918–2017
Herman Glendle Hammers
1920–1990
Floyd Wendle Hammers
1928–2011

Sources (16)

  • Herman H Hommers, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Herman Hammers, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Herman Hammers, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1892 · The Radio is invented

Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

German and Dutch: genitivized form of Hammer 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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