Clara Virginia Hammes

1914 - 2005  (90 years)

• Name	Clara Virginia Hammes
  Nickname	Cherry
  Birth	22 Oct 1914	Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 Jul 2005	Manor House Care Center, Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Burial	19 Jul 2005	Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa
  Person ID	I24	Peter and Anna
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Edward Hammes,   b. 4 Sep 1881, At Home on Farm, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa d. 19 Feb 1951 (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Anna Christina Goeldner,   b. 14 Jun 1889, German Township, Keokuk County, Iowa d. 16 Oct 1925 (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	11 Feb 1908	Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk, County, Iowa
  Photos » Slide Show		Nicholas & Anna Hammes with son, Richard, circa 1912 Diggin thru some old family pics in the archive. In the pic is L-R My great uncle Richard, my great grandpa Nicholas his wife Anna and an unidentified family member. I would place this pic around 1912, taken on the family "home place" a modest clapboard two-story farm house typical of Iowa. While there are only 2 children in this pic, the house would go on to house 11 kids, including my Grandma Viola. A summer 40-50 yrs ago would always include spending weeks with my grandma Conklin, in Harper, IA. A town of maybe 200 or so people. We would venture into grandma's attic full of cool old things, pull out the old picnic baskets full of old pics...with her telling me who was who and other family stories. I remembered a lot but wish I had taped the chats. Good times. Steve Stahl
  		Nicholas Hammes & Anna Goeldner wedding
  		Nicholas Hammes with his 11 children and 1 grandchild Back Row, Left to Right: Nicholas, Viola, Clara, Dorothy, Marie, Richard, Leo and Lloyd Front Row, Left to Right: Nicholas, Harold, Leroy, Howard and in front, Susanne Heisdorffer
  		Nicholas & Anna Hammes kids as adults Back Row (L to R): Richard, Viola, Clara, Dorothy, Marie, Nicholas. Front Row (L to R): Lloyd, Leo,Harold, Nick, Howard, Leroy
  		Nicholas Hammes and his 11 children, and mother in law Susanna Goeldner. From Harper Ia
  		Oswald Goeldner farm, Later passed daughter Anna and Son In Law Nicholas Hammes, now the home of Dorothy (Hammes) Kerber
  		Nick Hammes and Children (and 1 Granddaughter)
  		Nick Hammes' Kids - Photo 1
  		Nick Hammes' Kids - Photo 2
  		Nick Hammes' Kids - Photo 3
  		Nicholas Hammes Family Farm House
  		GOELDNER Farm, near Harper IA. Later to become the Nick and Anna Hammes farm, and Dorothy (Hammes) and Gordon Kerber farm. This farm remains in the family to this day. Probably over 125 yrs or more.
  		Nick Hammes / Anna Goeldner farm - circa 1960s Notice the large round hay bales in the foreground. The large round baler was introduced in the 1960s, so this was an early adoption of the technology.
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Earl Kenneth Swanson,   b. 14 Sep 1907   d. 13 Apr 1991 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1938	Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk, County, Iowa
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Robert Nicholas Swanson,   b. 29 Jun 1941, Jefferson County Hospital, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa d. 2 Oct 2001, St. Anthony North Hospital, Westminster, Adams County, Colorado (Age 60 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 3. Living
  Photos		Clara (Hammes) Swanson Family
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2015

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Oct 1914 - Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Clara "Cherry" (Hammes) Swanson, Dorothy (Hammes) Kerber, Lloyd Hammes, Viola (Hammes) Conklin Heisdorfer
  		Clara (Hammes) Swanson and Viola (Hamms) Conklin Heisdorffer

  
  

• Notes

  OBITUARY Clara Swanson Clara V. "Cherry" Swanson, 90, of Sigourney, formerly of Fairfield died Sat., July 16, 2005, at Manor House Care Center in Sigourney. She was born Oct. 22, 1914, in Harper the daughter of Nicholas E. and Anna Goeldner Hammes. She married Earl K. "Goldie" Swanson on Feb. 22, 1938, at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Clear Creek. She was a homemaker and was an excellent cook. She enjoyed bowling and golfing and was a member of Walton Golf and Country Club. She was a parishioner of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fairfield and a member of its Altar and Rosary Society. She was a Past Exalted Ruler's wife of B.P.O.E. #1192, a member of the VFW #2271 Ladies Auxiliary and Eagles Lodge #1927 Ladies Auxiliary in Fairfield. She is survived by three sons; Larry of West Des Moines, Robert of Federal Heights, Colorado and Steve of Silverthorne, Colorado; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Viola Heisdorffer and Dorothy Kerber both of Sigourney; and a brother, Lloyd Hammes of Sigourney. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a sister, Marie and six brothers, Richard, Nicholas, Howard, Harold, Leroy and Leo. Funeral services were held July 19 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fairfield with Fr. Stephen Page officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. Memorials may be sent to St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fairfield. SOURCE: Sigourney News Review, Sigourney, Iowa, July 21, 2005