Conrad Adam "Con" Hammer^[1]

1885 - 1941  (56 years)

• Name	Conrad Adam "Con" Hammer
  Born	12 May 1885	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63843932
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farm Labor, Farm
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1924	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80799
  Died	27 Oct 1941	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	First Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I80799	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Adam D. Hammer,   b. 15 Feb 1841, , Hesse-Cassel, Germany ,   d. 11 Apr 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Anna Hammer,   b. 22 Jul 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1924, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F20968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emelie Elizabeth "Emma" Roeder,   b. 30 Jun 1882, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1968, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Doris Hammer   2. Pearl Ida Hammer,   b. 20 Oct 1917, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Nov 2004, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F28247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  HAMMER, Conrad A WELLESLEY, Oct 28-Conrad A. Hammer, 56, Wilmot township farmer, was buried alive on his farm, two miles south of Wellesley yesterday. Mr. Hammer was engaged in digging a five-foot ditch when the side caved in, covering him with earth to a depth from which he was unable to extricate himself. Death was due to suffocation. Dr. Walter Glaister of Wellesley said death was accidental and no inquest would be held. FIND BODY AT NIGHT The accident occurred sometime between 3 and 6.20 o'clock. The body was not found, however, until about 9 o'clock last night. About 3 o'clock Mr. Hammer instructed his son, Clifford, to drive his mother to Baden while he continued with the ditch work, replacing some tile. The work was being done in a field about a quarter of a mile from the house. Mrs. Hammer and her son returned home about 6 o'clock. Mr. Hammer had not been particularly punctual for his meals and the delay for his return caused no immediate concern. About 6.30 Clifford went to the ditch. In the darkness, however, he failed to see anything amiss. He saw a section of the trench had been filled in but believed his father had progressed with the work to this stage. NEIGHBORS SUMMONED When his search proved fruitless neighbors were called. The men visited the ditch again and by lantern light discovered the cave-in. They quickly uncovered the body. It was in a crouched position covered with about a foot of mud and clay. It is believed Mr. Hammer had been kneeling at the side of the trench, possibly reaching for a tile, when the cave-in occurred. Mr. Hammer, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hammer, was born in Wilmot township. He attended the Missouri Lutheran church, Wellesley. Surviving are his wife, one son, Clifford, two daughters, Mrs. Grant Miller and Miss Doris Hammer at home, three brothers, Edward of Wilmot township, Theodore of North Easthope and David of Wellesley, two sisters, Mrs. Charles Need of Tavistock and Mrs. John Wittig, Kitchener, and one grandson. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon with private service at the home at 2 o'clock, followed by public service at the Wellesley Lutheran church at 2.30. Interment will take place in the adjoining cemetery. ________________ Wilmot Township Farmer Buried Alive In Cave- In (By Staff Writer) Funeral services took place yesterday afternoon at Wellesley Lutheran church for Conrad A. Hammer, 56, Wilmot township farmer near Wellesley, who was suffocated following a cave-in on his farm, on Monday. The accident occurred during the afternoon but the body was not discovered until late Monday night. Was Digging Trench The farmer had been digging a five-foot ditch when the sides caved in, resulting in death from suffocation. Dr. Walter Glaister of Wellesley stated death was accidental, and an inquest will be held. Clifford Hammer, son of the deceased, went in search of his father when the latter failed to return to his meal after darkness had set in. When he found nothing neighbors were summoned and the group visited the trench where they discovered the cave-in and uncovered the body of Conrad Hammer. Born in Wilmot Tp. The farmer was born in Wilmot township, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hammer. He attended the Missouri Lutheran Church at Wellesley. Surviving are the wife, one son, Clifford, and two daughters, Mrs. Grant Miller and Miss Doris Hammer, at home. There are also three brothers, Edward of Wilmot township. Theodore of North Easthope, and David of Wellesley, and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Neeb of Tavistock and Mrs. John Wittig of Kitchener.son. There is one grandson Waterloo Chronicle, 31 Oct 1941, p. 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Pearl Ida Miller - 23 Nov 2004. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 2. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 47 Pg. 1. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 63.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 May 1885 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Labor, Farm - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1924 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Oct 1941 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth