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Melvin Devin Hammons

Male 1897 - 1958  (60 years)


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  • Name Melvin Devin Hammons 
    Born 26 Nov 1897  Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Jul 1958 
    Person ID I751  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of James Mitchell
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2013 

    Father Harlan Melvin Hammons,   b. 10 Apr 1877, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1912  (Age 35 years) 
    Mother Minerva Elizabeth Devin,   b. 22 Dec 1870, Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1944  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 7 Feb 1897  Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F220  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen O. Lightfoot,   b. 16 Jul 1902,   d. Aft 1979  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1922 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Eugene Francis Hammons,   b. 31 Dec 1926,   d. 30 Jun 1931  (Age 4 years)
     3. Living
    Last Modified 9 May 2012 
    Family ID F221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • !Occupation: He was appointed postmaster at Dunnegan in
      1923.
      He also owned a store in Boliva, Humansville,
      and
      Dunnegan, Missouri

      !Miscellaneous: He and his wife Helen O Lightfoot were
      very active in
      church work.
      Census:
      1900 Polk Co MO ED 123, p 29A w/parents
      1910
      1920 Polk Co MO ED 160, Sh 6, p 278B

      Postmaster at Dunnegan, MO. Also owned a store in Bolivar,
      Humansville &
      Dunnegan, MO; he & wife were very active in church work.

      Buried Dunnegan Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO