Dr. Benjamin Franklin Hammond (1818-1890)
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Marker Text: Prominent physician, planter, industrialist, political leader.
As a man of wealth, came (1852) to Texas from Huntsville, Ala., with family, slaves, cattle, horses, and ox-train of property. Bought extensive land here. After Civil War, gave about 160 acres to each household of his ex-slaves, but carpetbaggers nevertheless put him Calvert's tree prison. Married four times, had a son, William Eli; two grandchildren. (1973) |
Marker No: 10928
Grave Marker
Geographic: 30.98197, -96.66935
Location: Turn right from Calvert's Main Street onto Hwy. 1664. About six blocks up, you'll see the main Calvert City Cemetery on the left