b. AL residing in St. Clair, AL in 1840 residing in District 40, St. Clair Cty, AL on 24 Dec 1850 m. St. Clair, AL 21 Dec 1852 (bond placed 18 Dec) to Nathan E. HAMMETT husband Nathan E. HAMMETT acquired two land patents in St. Clair Cty, AL dated 1 Mar 1858 residing in Twp 12 R[ange] 3 E[ast], St Clair Cty, AL, post office Asheville on 28 Jun 1860
1860 US Census (Jun 28) residing in Twp 12 R[ange] 3 E[ast], St Clair Cty, AL, post office Asheville, head of h/hold is Nathan E. HAMMET, farmer, value of real/pers estate 250/427, age 34 (est birth year 1826 - checks), b. GA, living with (wife) Ceilia M., age 28 (est birth year 1822), b. AL, and three (children) D. M. E. female 6 AL, J. A. male 4 AL, J. W. male 1 AL. Neighbors are all farmers.
record citation: Roll: M653_23, Page: 121
AL land records note the following two March 1858 transactions involving a Nathan E. HAMMETT in Huntsville (Madison Cty):
land record 1 of 2: Name: NATHAN E HAMMETT Land Office: HUNTSVILLE Document Number: 21075 Total Acres: 80.11 Signature: Yes Canceled Document: No Issue Date: March 01, 1858 Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566 Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820 Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries Land Description: 1 E½NE HUNTSVILLE No 13S 5E 31
land record 2 of 2: Name: NATHAN E HAMMETT Land Office: HUNTSVILLE Document Number: 21411 Total Acres: 40.09 Signature: Yes Canceled Document: No Issue Date: March 01, 1858 Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566 Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820 Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries Land Description: 1 SWSE HUNTSVILLE No 13S 5E 3
marriage record citation: Alabama Marriages 1809-1920 Spouse 1: Nathan E. Hammett Spouse 2: Celia M. Hood Marriage Date: 21 Dec 1852 Marriage Place: St. Clair Surety/Bond Date: 18 Dec 1852 OSPage: 32
1850 US Census (Dec 24), residing in District 40, St. Clair, AL, head of h/hold is farmer Ausburn HOOD, value of real estate owned 150, age 60 (est birth yr 1790, b. GA), illiteracy not indicated, living with (wife) Elizabeth (age 50, b. SC), cannot read or write (checked), and four (children), all b AL: Melissa (21 AL, est birth year 1829), cannot read or write (checked), Celia M. (18 AL, est birth year 1832), illiteracy not indicated, William T. (16 AL), attended school w/in year, and Sarah E. (12 AL), attended school w/in year
record citation: Page: 135 Roll: M432_14
1840 US Census, residing in St. Clair Cty, AL, head of h/hold is Osborn HOOD, male-female 0101001-1111001001, thus one male 5-10 (b 1830-1835, William P.), one male 15-20 (b 1820-1825, prob. Ausborn II), and one male 40-50 (b 1790-1800, Ausborn I), plus one female 0-5 (b 1835-1840, Sarah E.), one 5-10 (b 1830-1835, Celia M.), one 10-15 (b 1825-1830, Melissa), one 15-20 (b 1820-1825, unknown dtr), one 40-50 (b 1790-1800, Elizabeth) and one 70-80.(b 1770-1780, probably Ausborn or Elizabeth's mother). St. Clair Cty has four other HOOD heads of h/hold: Burwell, James, Robert, and Rowland. AL has a total of 45 HOOD h/holds at this date.
record citation: Roll: 14 Page: 238
father Ausburn HOOD acquires 40.09 acres in NENW, block 30, and 40.22 acres in NWSW, block 19, both in T13S R5E, St. Clair on 5 Aug 1837