Elisha Hammond died of yellow fever in Macon, Georgia. He was buried within five hours in accordance with the epidemic requirement. He was moved to Hammond Cemetery about 1935 by descendants.
Elisha Hammond died of yellow fever in Macon, Georgia. He was buried within five hours in accordance with the epidemic requirement. He was moved to Hammond Cemetery about 1935 by descendants.
Bio by: Anna
Inscription
SACRED to the memory of Elisha Hammond, who was born In Massachusetts, October X. MDCCLXXIV, and died in this town July IX. MDCCCXXIX. He was educated at Dartmouth College, N. H., and early in life emigrated to South Carolina, where he became distinguished as an instructor of youths, first as a professor in the South Carolina College, and afterwards at Mount Bethel Academy. Gifted with a mind of uncommon strength, which was also cultivated well, of enlightened views and elevated sentiments, frank, generous, polite, he lived usefully and died lamented.
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