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About Jesse Mills Hammer

Birth: May 10, 1838 - Jefferson Co., TN - Death: 1888 (50) - Fresno Flats, Ca -

Was a miner in California.

Son of Seth Hammer and Elizabeth Janeway
Husband of Frankie Cross
1880 census lists Jesse as widowed so Frankie (or a later wife) died before then.

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United States Western States Marriage Index
Name Jesse Hammer
Residence Place Dayton
Spouse's Name Frankie E. Cross
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 12 Dec 1867
Event Place Dayton, Lyon, Nevada, United States
Page Number 72
Volume Number A
Cite This Record:
"United States Western States Marriage Index", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZJR-N3Y : 19 October 2018), Jesse Hammer and Frankie E. Cross, 1867.

California Great Registers, 1850-1920
Name Jesse M Hammer
Age 37
Nationality Tennessee
Event Type Voter Registration
Event Date 22 Jun 1875
Event Place Havilah, Kern, California, United States
Precinct Havilah
Birth Year (Estimated) 1838
Birthplace Tennessee
Page 8
GS Film Number 976467
Digital Folder Number 005028147
Image Number 00035
Collection Information: California Great Registers, 1850-1920
Cite This Record:
"California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNF5-WWW : 25 July 2019), Jesse M Hammer, 22 Jun 1875; citing Voter Registration, Havilah, Kern, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 976,467.

1880 United States Census
Name Jesse M. Hammer
Age 42
Birth Year (Estimated) 1838
Birthplace Tennessee, United States
Marital Status Widowed
Occupation Miner
Race White
Ethnicity American
Relationship to Head of Household
Father's Birthplace North Carolina, United States
Mother's Birthplace South Carolina, United States
Event Type Census
Event Date 1880
Event Place Lake, California, United States
Event Place (Original) Lake, ED 50, Mono, CA, United States
Household Identifier 4330593
Person Number 0
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 136
Volume 1
Affiliate Publication Number T9
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Cite This Record:
"United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6PM-G3Y : Thu Aug 03 01:30:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Jesse M. Hammer, 1880.

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Jesse Mills Hammer's Timeline

1838
May 10, 1838
Jefferson Co., TN
1888
1888
Age 49
Fresno Flats, Ca