From Memorial and Genealogical Record of Dodge and Jefferson Counties, Wisconsin, publ. 
1894 - Page 51-52
 
BENJAMIN HAMMOND (Deceased)
 
The sketch which is given below is that of a gentleman who, though passed to his final reward, 
still lives in the gracious influence that emanated from him while on earth.  We find no one more 
worthy of mention, or whose life of usefulness is more worthy to be chronicled, than this 
gentleman, whose honesty and integrity were proverbial in the community.  He was born in 
Madison County, N.Y., November 23, 1823, a son of Benjamin and Lydia (TWOGOOD) 
HAMMOND, the former of whom was a farmer and carpenter by occupation.  Their son Benjamin 
was reared on the home farm, received a common school education, and remained with his 
parents until he was twenty-five years old, when he went to a neighboring town and was engaged 
in teaming there by the month for some time.  He was married March 16, 1851, after which he 
began tilling a farm on shares, but two years later took the Western fever and made a trip to 
Wisconsin, and here purchased an eighty-acre tract of land, on which he moved in May 1854.  
The arduous work of improving he at once commenced, and as his means permitted made other 
purchases of land until he had accumulated about 960 acres, and at the time of his death, 
January 18, 1894, he owned about 800 acres and had considerable money deposited in the 
Mitchell Bank of Milwaukee, and some loaned out.  At the time of his marriage he was worth 
about $500 and at the time of his death was worth at least $75,000, all the result of his own good 
management, sound judgment and energy.  He was quite extensively engaged in the buying and 
shipping of stock, and everything to which he turned his attention seemed to prosper.  In politics 
he was first a Whig, later a Republican, but never desired public office, his time being otherwise 
occupied.  His wife was born at Fenner, Madison County, N.Y., August 19, 1822, a daughter of 
John and Cynthia (ROGERS) FISHER, also natives of that county, where the father was engaged 
in farming and eventually passed from life in 1835, his widow surviving him until she had attained 
the age of eighty-two years.  They were the parents of six children: Durand, Delos, Wrexaville 
(Mrs. HAMMOND), Antoinette (SIMPSON), Geraldine (MARSHALL), and Helen (RHODES).  Mrs. 
HAMMOND's grandfather, John FISHER, was a pioneer of Madison County, N.Y., and his wife 
was a Miss Polly BARBER, by whom he reared three sons and six daughters.  Mr. HAMMOND's 
mother was twice married, her first husband being a Mr. FALKNER, by whom she became the 
mother of three sons, and she bore Mr. HAMMOND five sons: Pardon, Perry, Benjamin, Lauren, 
Andrew, and one daughter, Julia.  No children were given to Benjamin HAMMOND and wife, but 
they reared an adopted daughter, Florence HEWITT, who married Alonzo PIERCE, and had 
three children: Frank B.; Lena Bell, wife of Davie PRITCHARD; and Winnie W.  After the death of 
these children's parents Mr. and Mrs. HAMMOND took the children and reared them.
 
Submitted by Carol