James Polk Hammond

1849 - 1902  (53 years)

• Name	James Polk Hammond  [1]
  Birth	30 Jun 1849	Milledgeville, Baldwin Co., GA
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Savannah, Griffin
  Death	28 Dec 1902	Griffin, Spalding Co., GA
  Burial	Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, GA
  Notes	OBITUARY JAMES POLK HAMMOND GRIFFIN, GA., December 28, 1902. At a few moments past 4 o'clock this afternoon Mr. James Polk Hammond died in his chair at his home on Tenth Street, while in conversation with his friend, Capt. H. S. Watt. His death came suddenly and the only prelude to it was a violent coughing spell that ended in heart failure. His health has not been good for weeks but it was supposed that he was normally well up to the time of his death. In 1884 he lost his eyesight and since that time has been a helpless but cheerful invalid, his devoted sons furnishing the eyes he so badly needed. He was never heard to murmur or complain at his distress and even when financial troubles beset him he was the same pleasant gentleman that he was in the days of his affluence. Mr. Hammond came to Griffin in 1886 from Savannah, having been connected with Hammond, Hull, and Company, the largest cotton factors in Savannah. He dealt largely in guano and lost money but continued his business until his eyesight failed. He leaves five sons that are doubly orphaned: Henry Hull Hammond, J. Woods Hammond, Grattan Hammond, J.P. Hammond, Jr., and Arthur Hammond. His remains will be carried to Savannah to interment tomorrow night.
  Person ID	I0731	Hull
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2015

  
  

  Family	Mary Ella Hull,   b. 30 Aug 1853, Athens, Clarke Co., GA d. 17 Nov 1902, Griffin, Spalding Co., GA (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1877	Chatham Co., GA
  Children	1. Infant Hammond,   b. 1878, Chatham Co., GA d. 6 Jun 1879, Chatham Co., GA (Age 1 year) + 2. Henry Hull Hammond,   b. 2 Dec 1879, Savannah, Chatham Co., GA d. 12 Jun 1950, Smiths Station, Lee Co., AL (Age 70 years) + 3. John Woods Hammond,   b. 10 May 1881, Savannah, Chatham Co., GA d. 20 May 1953, Griffin, Spalding Co., GA (Age 72 years) + 4. Grattan Hammond, Sr.,   b. 20 Aug 1882, Savannah, Chatham Co., GA d. 4 Nov 1956, Orlando, Orange Co., FL (Age 74 years)   5. James Polk Hammond, Jr.,   b. 21 Feb 1887, Griffin, Spalding Co., GA d. 10 Nov 1910, Savannah, Chatham Co., GA (Age 23 years) + 6. Arthur Fort Hammond, Sr.,   b. 11 Sep 1888, Griffin, Spalding Co., GA d. 9 Mar 1933, Fulton Co., GA (Age 44 years)
  Histories		1904: The Hulls of Georgia Augustus Longstreet Hull's history of the Hull family of Georgia, Athens, Ga., 1904
  Family ID	F235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S06248] Augustus Longstreet Hull, The Hulls of Georgia, (Athens, GA, April 1904), 9.