HAMM, George Sr.
1845 - 1925 (80 years)-
Name HAMM, George Suffix Sr. Born 26 Sep 1845 Schwabsburg, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany 
[1, 2, 3] - George was illegitimate. His confirmation record lists him as George Hamm, his father still could be Jacob.
Gender Male Census 1875 State Census, Plymouth, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin details:
page 16
Geo Hamm white male 1 female 1
1880 Census, Medford, Taylor Co., WI details:
pg. 15/stamped 392, supervisor’s dist. No 3/8?, enumeration dist. 190, Dwelling 109, Family 116; June 14
Hamm, George, white, male, 35, married, farmer, born Hessen-Darmstadt, father: same, mother: same
Hamm, Amelia, white, female, 30, wife, married, keeping house, born Saxony, father: same, mother: Mecklenburg
Hamm, Frederick, white, male, 3, son, at home, born Wisconsin, father: Hessen-Darmstadt, mother: Saxony
Hamm, Freda, white, female, 1, daughter, at home, born Wisconsin, father: Hessen-Darmstadt, mother: Saxony
*Lubinski, Gustaf, white, male, 24, boarder, blacksmith, born Prussia, father: Prussia, mother: Prussia
*This name Lubinski is mentioned in a letter from George’s father-in-law Frederick Isserstedt regarding some matter he needed to discuss with Gustaf’s father.
1880 Federal Agricultural Schedule, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin details:
page 2, supervisor’s dist. 8, enumeration dist. 190, June 9 & 14, line 7
Hamm, George
Owns property
Acres of land: 8 tilled land, 152 woodland and forest
farm value - land, fence and buildings: 1200
farm value - implements and machinery: 15
fences - cost of repairing and building: 25
est. value of farm productions (sold, consumed or on hand): 120
grass lands: acreage mown 3; products harvested - hay 3
neat cattle and their products: working oxen 2; milch cows 2; other 1; butter made on farm 200 gallons
swine 2; poultry 16; eggs 80; rye 1 acre, 10 bushels; 1/10th acre potatoes, 80 bushels; value of all forest products sold 75
(Farm size is on par with others in the area, average small farm at this point, they had been here for about 2 years at this time)
1885 State Census, Town of Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin details:
line 25
Geo Hamm, white, male 3, female 2, born Germany 1
1895 State Census, Medford Township, Taylor County, Wisconsin details:
line 1
Geo Hamm, white, male 4, female 2, born US 4, born Germany 2
1900 Census, Medford Township, Taylor Co., WI details:
Dwelling 173, Family 173, June 12, ED 181, Sheet 10
Hamm, George, head, white, male, Sept. 1845, 54, married, 25yrs., born Germany, father:Germany, mother: Germany, emmigrated: 1873, resident US: 27 yrs., naturalized: NA, farmer, can read, write, speak english, home: owned, free of mortgage, farm, farm schedule 146
Hamm, Emilie, wife, white, female, Feb., 1850, 50, married, 25 years, children: 9, living: 4, born: Germany, father: Germany, mother: Germany, emmigrated: 1854, resident US: 46yrs., can read, write, speak english
Hamm, Fredrick, son, white, male, Aug. 1876, 23, single, born: WI, father: Germany, mother: Germany, farm laborer, can read, write, speak english
Hamm, Lydia, dau, white, female, Aug., 1881, 18, single, born: WI, father: Germany, mother: Germany, school teacher, can read, write, speak english
Hamm, George, son, white, male, June, 1884, 15, single, born: WI, father: Germany, mother: Germany, farm laborer, can read, write, speak english
Hamm, Emil, son, white, male, Aug., 1888, 12, single, born: WI, father, Germany, mother, Germany, at school, attended school: 9 mos., can read, write, speak english
1905 State Census, Medford, Taylor Co., WI details:
family 93, lines 28-32, July 1
Hamm, Geo, head, white, male, 60, married, born: Germany, parents:Germany, farmer, own home, mortgaged, farm
Hamm, Emilie, wife, white, female, 55, married, born: Germany, parents: Germany, farmer
Hamm, Lydia, daughter, white female, 23, single, born: Wisconsin, parents, Germany, school teacher, employed 9 months
Hamm, George, son, white, male, 21, single born: Wisconsin, parents: Germany, laborer
Hamm, Emil, son, white, male, 16, single, born: Wisconsin, parents: Germany, laborer
1910 Census, Medford, Taylor Co., WI details:
Sup. dist. no. 9, enumer. dist. no. 175, sheet no. 5A, 3898, 29th-30th April
Lines 33-39, dwelling 84, family 87
Hamm, George, head, m, w, 64, mar., 35, born: Germany, parents: Germany, emmigrated 1873, naturalized, speak english, farmer, dairy farm, ?, read write, O, F, F, 82
Hamm, Amelia, wife, f, w, 60, mar., 35, born: Germany, parents: Germany, emmigrated 1854, speak english, none, read, write
Hamm, George, son, m, w, 25, mar., 0/12, born: Wisconsin, parents: Germany, speak english, farm laborer, home farm, W, read write
Hamm, Lydia, daughter, f, w, 29, single, born: Wisconsin, parents: Germany, speak english, Instructor, public school, w, no, ), read, write
Hamm, Emma, daughter-in-law, f, w, 21, mar., 0/12, 1 child, 1 living, born: Wisconsin, father: New York, mother: Germany, speak english, none, read, write
Hamm, Emil, grandson, m, w, 4/12, single, born: Wisconsin, parents: Wisconsin, none
Hamm, Myrtle, granddaughter, f, w, 3, single, born: Minnesota, father: Wisconsin, mother, Norway, none
1920 Census, Medford, Taylor Co., WI details:
Sup. dist. no. 10, enum. dist. no. 215, sheet no. 11A, 7396 1651, 14 February
Lines 3-5, Feb 16th, dwelling 192, family 197
Hamm, George S., Head, Own, Free, m, w, 74, widow, emmigrated 1873, naturalized 1880, read, write, born: Rhineprovince Germany, native language german, speak english, farmer, general farm, OA 164
Hamm, Lydia, daughter, f, w, 39, single, read write, born: Wisconsin, teacher, public school, W
Hamm, Myrtle, granddaughter, f, w, 13, single, attended school, read, write, born: Minnesota, father: Wisconsin, mother: unknown, speak english, none [4]Naturalization 5 Nov 1874 Sheboygan County, Wisconsin [5] - Intention Declared
Census 1875 Plymouth, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin - See census Notes for details.
Census 1880 Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin - See census Notes for details.
Naturalization 7 Sep 1880 Sheboygan County, Wisconsin [6] - Certificate of Citizenship
Census 1885 Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin - See census Notes for details.
Census 1895 Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin - See census Notes for details.
Census 1900 Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin - See census Notes for details.
Census 1905 Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin - See census Notes for details.
Census 1910 Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin - See census Notes for details.
Census 1920 Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin - See census Notes for details.
MILF Y Died 5 Nov 1925 Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin [3, 7] Buried 8 Nov 1925 Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin [7] - Medford (Evergreen?) Cemetery, Undertaker: T. C. Hartwig, Medford, WI
Person ID I2182 Shepard and John Tree Last Modified 23 Dec 2019
Father HAMM, Jacob, d. Bef 1897, Schwabsburg, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany Mother KNOBLOCH, Elisabetha, b. 30 Apr 1825, Schwabsburg, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany , d. 16 Oct 1865, Schwabsburg, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany (Age 40 years) Married 26 Mar 1848 Schwabsburg, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany [8] Notes - Children’s name gleaned from old letters from siblings in Germany. They were giving George updates on the family and mentioned names, dates and children.
Photos 
Fritz Hamm
Frederick Hamm, or Fritz. Younger brother to George Hamm. Fritz and his family, minus his wife who had died. They had 7 children of whom only 4 survived as seen in this picture. Probably: Katchen, Lenche, Karl, and Elischen.Family ID F1901 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family ISSERSTEDT, Emilie Wilhelmina Fredericka, b. 10 Jul 1850, Hessleben, Sömmerda, Thuringia, Germany , d. 22 Dec 1918, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin (Age 68 years) Married 22 Dec 1874 Plymouth, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin [9] - ancestry.com online database says 20 Dec
Children 1. HAMM, Wilhelm, b. 22 Jun 1875, Plymouth, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin , d. 22 Jun 1875, Plymouth, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin (Age 0 years)2. HAMM, Friedrich Wilhelm Karl E., b. 16 Aug 1876, Plymouth, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin , d. 5 Sep 1951, Manawa, Waupaca County, Wisconsin (Age 75 years)3. HAMM, Frieda Herthe? Wilhelmine, b. 22 Oct 1878, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin , d. 8 Apr 1881, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin (Age 2 years)4. HAMM, Lydia Friedricke Caroline, b. 16 Aug 1880, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin , d. 27 Apr 1964, Marshfield, Wood County, Wisconsin (Age 83 years)5. HAMM, Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, b. 2 Apr 1882, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin , d. 27 Nov 1884, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin (Age 2 years)6. HAMM, Johan Georg Louis Bertram, b. 5 Jun 1884, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin , d. 17 Apr 1963, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin (Age 78 years)7. HAMM, Emil Gustav Heinrich, b. 2 Aug 1887, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin , d. 28 Dec 1964, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota (Age 77 years)Photos 
Documents 
Vitals from Hamm Family Bible
These are births and marriage record for George Hamm and Amelia Isserstedt Hamm. It lists both of their births, their marriage date and the births of their subsequent children. Last was listed Myrtle Hamm their grandchild. Written in German.
Vitals From Hamm Family Bible
These are the deaths entered in the family bible for George Hamm and Amelia Isserstedt Hamm's family. Photocopy and scan of photocopy. Written in German.Last Modified 26 Jun 2017 Family ID F1742 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos 
Documents 
George Hamm military certificate
George Hamm, senior's military certificate acknowledging his service during the war of 1870-1871 in Germany. "With God, for Kaiser, King and Fatherland!"
Frederick William Hamm birth record
This is a delayed birth record for Fred. He had to prove his birth by obtaining several records which included a marriage record for some woman who was not Kari Amundson, several children's births. This is how I found his 2 other marriages and lots of other craziness and Fred. It all started with this document.
Headstones 
George Hamm headstone
Cemetery in Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin
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Notes - A few excerpts from Reminences and Anecdotes of Early Taylor County:
In 1878…At this early date Main Street looked more like a country road, with its stumps, and a slab and saw dust fill on the north end. This side walks for years were made of planks; and the ones in front of stores were on different levels…The appearance of Main street, then, was anything but citified.
Among the new arrivals this year, were T.H. Fredricks, Jos. Hirsch, J. Hirsch, George Hamm, Mrs. John Kuse, C.J. Boeckler, Peter J. Olson, and John Raths. A school was built at Whittlesey, with Miss Whippler finishing the first term in June. [pg33]
The roads out of town were possibly usable two or three miles each way but the one south in the vicinity of the Hamm farm, was muddy even in summer. [pg39]
Rev. B. Ungrodt came here from Cape Colony, South Africa in 1881, and served for many years as the first pastor of the Immanuel Lutheran church. Chas. Faude, Henry Schoeplke, George Hamm, Wm. Thielke, F. Krueger, and Daniel Schief were among his early parishioners. [pg49]
The first man to make a business of delivering miilk was Geo. Hamm who was followed for many years by Mrs. Carl Kuehn. [pg123]
- A few excerpts from Reminences and Anecdotes of Early Taylor County:
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