Obituary in The Birmingham News, Friday, November 9, 1935.
The funeral of Horace Hammond, 58, of Country Club Road, Redmont, who died in St. Vincent's Hospital Thursday, will take place in the Church of the Advent at 3 p.m. Friday, burial following in Elmwood Cemetery.
At the time of his death he was president of the Alabama By-Products Corporation, one of the largest coal mining and coke producing companies in the South, and the Hammond Iron Company, and was connected with other industrial corporations, and a director in the First National Bank.
He came to Birmingham from his native Shelby County in early manhood and from then until his death was actively identified with industrial affairs of the district.
Surviving are the widow, who prior to their marriage in New York in 1921, was Miss Catherine Kirkman, and a daughter, Catherine, who is attending school in Washington.
1930 US CENSUS
Name: Horace Hammond
Birth Year: abt 1878
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Alabama
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Street address: Country Club Road.
House Number in Cities or Towns: 3508
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 60, 000
Age at First Marriage: 43
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Occupation: President
Industry: Gas By-Products
Household Members:
Horace Hammond 52
Catherine E Hammond 34
Catherine Hammond 7
The funeral of Horace Hammond, 58, of Country Club Road, Redmont, who died in St. Vincent's Hospital Thursday, will take place in the Church of the Advent at 3 p.m. Friday, burial following in Elmwood Cemetery.
At the time of his death he was president of the Alabama By-Products Corporation, one of the largest coal mining and coke producing companies in the South, and the Hammond Iron Company, and was connected with other industrial corporations, and a director in the First National Bank.
He came to Birmingham from his native Shelby County in early manhood and from then until his death was actively identified with industrial affairs of the district.
Surviving are the widow, who prior to their marriage in New York in 1921, was Miss Catherine Kirkman, and a daughter, Catherine, who is attending school in Washington.
1930 US CENSUS
Name: Horace Hammond
Birth Year: abt 1878
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Alabama
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Street address: Country Club Road.
House Number in Cities or Towns: 3508
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 60, 000
Age at First Marriage: 43
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Occupation: President
Industry: Gas By-Products
Household Members:
Horace Hammond 52
Catherine E Hammond 34
Catherine Hammond 7
Obituary in The Birmingham News, Friday, November 9, 1935.
The funeral of Horace Hammond, 58, of Country Club Road, Redmont, who died in St. Vincent's Hospital Thursday, will take place in the Church of the Advent at 3 p.m. Friday, burial following in Elmwood Cemetery.
At the time of his death he was president of the Alabama By-Products Corporation, one of the largest coal mining and coke producing companies in the South, and the Hammond Iron Company, and was connected with other industrial corporations, and a director in the First National Bank.
He came to Birmingham from his native Shelby County in early manhood and from then until his death was actively identified with industrial affairs of the district.
Surviving are the widow, who prior to their marriage in New York in 1921, was Miss Catherine Kirkman, and a daughter, Catherine, who is attending school in Washington.
1930 US CENSUS
Name: Horace Hammond
Birth Year: abt 1878
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Alabama
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Street address: Country Club Road.
House Number in Cities or Towns: 3508
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 60, 000
Age at First Marriage: 43
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Occupation: President
Industry: Gas By-Products
Household Members:
Horace Hammond 52
Catherine E Hammond 34
Catherine Hammond 7
The funeral of Horace Hammond, 58, of Country Club Road, Redmont, who died in St. Vincent's Hospital Thursday, will take place in the Church of the Advent at 3 p.m. Friday, burial following in Elmwood Cemetery.
At the time of his death he was president of the Alabama By-Products Corporation, one of the largest coal mining and coke producing companies in the South, and the Hammond Iron Company, and was connected with other industrial corporations, and a director in the First National Bank.
He came to Birmingham from his native Shelby County in early manhood and from then until his death was actively identified with industrial affairs of the district.
Surviving are the widow, who prior to their marriage in New York in 1921, was Miss Catherine Kirkman, and a daughter, Catherine, who is attending school in Washington.
1930 US CENSUS
Name: Horace Hammond
Birth Year: abt 1878
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Alabama
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Street address: Country Club Road.
House Number in Cities or Towns: 3508
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 60, 000
Age at First Marriage: 43
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Occupation: President
Industry: Gas By-Products
Household Members:
Horace Hammond 52
Catherine E Hammond 34
Catherine Hammond 7
Gravesite Details
Age 58, heart disease
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