John Hamilton Lamme was born on 15. Sep. 1860 at Grass Valley, Nevada County, California. He was the son of
Adam Hamilton Lamme and
Fanny Crane. John Hamilton Lamme married
Clara Davis on 10. Dec. 1882. John Hamilton Lamme was shown in the census on 20. Jun. 1900 as a farm laborer.
John Hamilton Lamme and
Clara Davis appeared on the census of 20. Jun. 1900 at Sutter Twp., Sutter County, California; 5 children, 4 living. John Hamilton Lamme was shown in the census on 12. May. 1910 as a laborer, tennent? work.
John Hamilton Lamme and
Clara Davis appeared on the census of 12. May. 1910 at Sutter Twp., Sutter County, California; 6 children, 3 living.
John Hamilton Lamme appeared on the census of 4. Feb. 1920; a laborer, working out.
John Hamilton Lamme and
Clara Davis appeared on the census of 4. Feb. 1920 at Sutter Twp., Sutter County, California.
JOHN HAMILTON LAMME
A highly esteemed citizen of Sutter City, whose useful and well-spent life has not only gained the confidence of his fellow-men, but has also secured for him a comfortable competence, is John Hamilton Lamme, who was born at Grass Valley, Cal., September 15, 1860, a son of Adam Hamilton and Fannie L. (Crane) Lamme, both natives of Illinois. Adam Hamilton Lamme and his wife crossed the plains to California with an ox team in 1859 and located at Grass Valley, where Mr. Lamme became an underground miner. A cave-in in the mine where he was working caused him to give up mining, and he then removed to Carson City, Nev., where he engaged in vegetable-raising. He remained there until 1866 and then returned to California and settled at Pennington, where he purchased 240 acres of land. Later he bought his brother-in-law’s place of 240 acres, and from time to time added more acreage until he had 1400 acres of land devoted to sheep-raising and general farming. He spent the remainder of his days on this ranch, where he passed away in 1899. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Lamme: John Hamilton, of this review; William; Rash, deceased; Samuel; and Edna, now Mrs. Ocheltree. The mother resides in Alameda, aged eighty-three.
John Hamilton Lamme received his education at the Pennington district school and Napa College, and remained at home with his folks until he was twenty-two years old, when he began farming on leased land.
On December 10, 1882, Mr. Lamme was married to Miss Clara Davis, a native of Sutter County, and a daughter of Eli and Sophie Davis. Eli Davis was a farmer and stock-raiser, and was county supervisor for many years. There were eight children in the parents’ family: W. J; Clara, Mrs. Lamme; Sophie, who is now Mrs. C. E. Williams; Ruth, now Mrs. Frank Douglas; Edith, Mrs. Hook; Grant; Florence, now Mrs. Glover; and Ella. Mrs. Lamme received her education in the Washington district school and Napa College. Mr. and Mrs. Lamme resided in Pennington for two years, and then removed to Sutter City, where they have since resided. They have had six children: Eva, who is now Mrs. Powers; a child who died in infancy; Elmer and Wallace, deceased; Ansel W; and Davis. From 1910 to 1913 Mr. Lamme served as postmaster of Sutter City; and since 1915 he has been county sealer of weights and measures. For four years, also, he was deputy county assessor. He is a Republican in politics; and fraternally he is a Mason.
History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924
p 608. John Hamilton Lamme died on 22. Dec. 1939 at Sutter County, California, at age 79. He was buried at Sutter Cemetery, Sutter Twp., Sutter County, California.