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- Little Chute Village President 1906-1908.
John Hammen Is Dead at 89
Former President of Little Chute; Ran Hotel for 40 Years
John Hammen, 89, Little Chute, died at New London Saturday evening after a 6-month illness. He was born in the town of Vandenbroek, Oct. 23, 1862, and live in Little Chute most of his life.
In his early years he was camp foreman for the Ford Lumber company, Ford River, Mich. He was estimator of their holdings in that area and hired men for the camp.
He erected the building located on the corner of Main and Depot streets in Little Chute and after selling it built a hotel and tavern on the corner of Main street and Grand avenue in Little Chute. He operated it for 40 years.
He was village president and a member of the Outagamie county board of supervisors in 1906-1907. He was first treasurer of Little chute and a member of the Little Chute Public grade school board for nine years. He was a member of the St. John Catholic church, Little Chute, and the Holy Name society of that church.
Survivors include three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Friends may call after 7 o'clock tonight at the Verkuilen Funeral home, Little Chute. The rosary will be recited at 8 o'clock tonight and Tuesday night. Funeral services will be conducted at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at the St. John Catholic church, Little Chute, by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John J. Sprangers, pastor. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
- John Hammen
Source: History of Outagamie County Wisconsin, Goodspeed Historical Association Publishers, (1911) page 1271; submitted by Mary Saggio.
JOHN HAMMEN, the genial proprietor of the oldest hotel stand in Little Chute, Wisconsin, has been a resident of Outagamie county all of his life, having been born in Vandenbroek township, October 23, 1862, a son of Henry and Antoinette (Van Handel) Hammen, natives of Holland who came to Little Chute in 1849 and 1853, respectively. They were married here in 1854, settled down to farming, and here spent the remainder of their lives, Mr. Hammen dying in July, 1905, and his wife twenty years before. They had a family of seven children, of whom only three survive. Mrs. Jamison of West Depere; George, a prominent farmer of Buchanan township, Outagamie county; and John. John Hammen received a common school education, and in later years opened his present establishment, operating it as a saloon and hotel, and he caters to some of the best trade in this section. He has a modern, well-kept house, fitted with numerous conveniences, and his trade is large and steady. Mr. Hammen was married in May, 1885, to Katherine Schumacher, also a native of Vandenbroek township, who died in 1887, leaving one son, John P., who is engaged in the ice business in Little Chute. In 1888 Mr. Hammen was married at West Depere to Ellen Williamson, daughter of John Williamson, who now lives in Alabama, but formerly a resident of Little Chute, whence he had come in 1848, and where Mrs. Hammen was born. Two children were born to this union, but both are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Hammen are members of the Catholic Church, and he is connected with the Foresters. Mr. Hammen has been prominent in public affairs, serving as the first treasurer of the village of Little Chute, as a member of the school board for nine years, as a member of the county board for two years, and as president of the village during 1906 and 1907.
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