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