Monday, October 10, 2022

Harris Hamer Obituary(Abt 1847-1934)

This information below comes from the obituary of Harris Hamer, son of Leander S Hamer & his 1st wife Mary Barnes. He is the 1st cousin of the Hamer sisters who married into the Cook family. Harriet G Hamer was James P Cook's 2nd wife(he married 3 times) and Mary S Hamer was Jefferson Gideon Cook's 1st wife(mother of Robert Cook.) Harriet & Mary were daughters of Reece P Hamer, brother of Leander. Reece and Leander were sons of Harris Hamer & Mary Brown. Yes, that means it's highly likely that the subject of this obituary was named after his paternal grandfather.

Harris Hamer
Age 87
Born abt 1847
Died Tuesday, 23 Jan 1934
Funeral at Nolensville Methodist Church
Burial: Mt Olivet Cemetery

Wife had died in 1916.(actually 1914 see Source Mary Redman Hamer Death Cert. below)
After which time he came to live with daughter, Mrs. Dan Jones

Survivors:
Children:
Mrs. Dan Jones(Franklin, TN)
Homer Hamer

Sisters:
Mrs. Addie Watson(Allisona, TN)
Amanda Hamer(Nashville, TN)
Kate Hamer(Nashville, TN)

Brothers:
John Hamer(Nashville, TN)
Jim Hamer(Smyrna, TN)

Eleven Grandchildren

Sources:  
“Harris Hamer,” Nashville Banner, 24 Jan 1934, p. 9, col. 7; digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 10 Oct 2022).

"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-CKXP : 10 March 2021), James P Cook and Harriet G Hamer, 12 Oct 1865; citing Williamson Co. Tennessee Marriage Records, 1800-1866, Vol 1-5, p. 539(image 783 of 807), Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 455557.

"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-MSZF?i=45 : 22 December 2016), Jefferson G Cook and Mary S Hamer, 9 Sep 1866; citing Williamson Co. TN, Marriage Records,  1865-1878, Vol 6-8,  p. 57(image 46 of 975); citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 235948.

"Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DYH3-YM?cc=1417505&wc=34DX-YWL%3A1580549301 : 11 October 2018), 004183028 > image 1505 of 2284(Certificate of Mary Redman Hamer); Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

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