1841–1920

Introduction

Born: May 9, 1841, Che­nan­go Coun­ty, New York.

Died: De­cem­ber 3, 1920, Ber­ke­ley, Ca­li­for­nia.

Buried: Moun­tain View Ce­me­te­ry, Oak­land, Ca­li­for­nia.

Biography

John was the son of Ste­phen Yates Ham­mond and Mar­tha Adams, and hus­band of Sar­ah Eli­za­beth Pow­ers (1843–1918).

A min­is­ter like his fa­ther, he served in the Gen­es­ee (now West­ern New York) Con­fer­ence, the Wis­con­sin and Ne­va­da Con­fer­ence, and the Ca­li­for­nia Con­fer­ence of the Me­tho­dist Epis­co­pal Church.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Whole Wide World for Je­sus, The
  2. To Him That Ov­er­com­eth
  3. When Mid Toil and Strife I Wan­der

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Ham­mond (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),