Notes:

1900 Geneva Co. Alabama Soundex.
1910 Escambia Co. Alabama Soundex.
1920 Washington Co. Alabama Soundex.

Personal knowledge, via phone, of son, John Duncan Lammon, P.O. Box 696, Jackson, Alabama 36545 (1996).

B&D-Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Walker Springs, Clark County, Alabama via Internet:
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/clarke/cemetery/mountgil.txt

B&D-Social Security Death Index.


Sanford Mack Lammon married late in life. He and his wife Bessie held hands and showed their affection for one another all their married life. Sanford was a very humble, kind man. Some of his friends called him "Job. "

--John Duncan Lammon.
SS# 423-05-8934


The following is transcribed from a handwritten letter of Sanford "Mack" Lammon. I think the letter was written to John Holcombe Lammon or Walter Lee Lammon, who lived in Columbus, Georgia (location to which he refers near the end of the letter.) - EBL

Allen, Ala.
Sunday April 18th [year 1954 can be deduced from information in the letter - EBL]

Dear Cousin:
Your letter of the 10th came a few days ago and I was sure surprised but it a pleasant surprise, yes I remember you well. I knew Duncan was dead but I had not heard about Fred and Flaudy. I was in Hartford in '48 and saw Carl [Carol Ann Lammon was called "Carl" - EBL] and Duncan but didn't have but a short time to be with them, and haven't heard much of the family since.

Now I will try and give you a little family history. I don't know too much about my Great Grandad but he came from Scotland, and settled in North Carolina and my Grandad was born in N.C. in 1792 and moved to Alabama about 1833, or '4. They were on their way and camping out the night the stars fell. Aunt Sara and Aunt Annie, the two oldest children, could remember it and I have heard them tell about it.

Yes, my father and Duncan's father were brothers and their father was named Duncan and his wife was Ann McColskie. Grandfather had a brother named Daniel, or Dock. And his wife was Aunt Isabella. Don't know her maiden name. This Col. Frank Lammon and Monroe Lammon are first cousins, and grandsons of Uncle Daniel, and Aunt Isabella Lammon.

Now for the name, Col. Frank Lammons put the "s" to it and wanted to know how come my branch of the family to leave it off? Well I was wondering how he got it on. My father, and Uncle Jim never used it, and all the records of the family I have, spell it Lammon and if you will visit Post Oak Cemetary you will find all the old generations' graves dating back to about the Civil War and there is no "s" to the name on the tombstones. Sometimes when you go by Ozark and Post Oak is about six miles North on the Montgomery Highway, go by and visit these old graves.

Now for my family. My wife was Bessie Moore. We married in 1926, have one child, a son, 22. His name is John Duncan, he is in the Navy, he enlisted Sept. 1, 1950 for four years and the enlistment was cut two months so he is getting out July 1st. He is aboard the USS Saufley, a destroyer, and based at Key West, Fla. When he gets home we plan to do a little running around and will probly go see the folks in Columbus. And if we have time we would sure like to see you. Would be glad to have you visit us sometime.

Mack
S.M. Lammon

Sanford married Bessie Ann Moore on 19 Dec 1926 in Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama. Bessie was born on 7 Oct 1898; died on 23 Oct 1963 in Walker Springs, Clarke County, Alabama; was buried in Mount Gilead Cemetery, Clarke County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The following information is from "A Mess of Lammons" by Elmer Burns Lammon
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General Notes: Info from self via phone (1996). John retired after a career in the US Postal Service. One of his passions was The War Between the States, on which subject he had an extensive library. He was a member of Sons of the Confederacy, having descended directly from a Confederate veteran, John Lammon. Another hobby of John's was the family ancestry. (See notes for John Lammon, for example.) Blessed with a very good memory, he remembered stories about the family that had been passed down from one generation to the next since the family left Scotland. He served in the US Navy. John Duncan, never having gotten a college education, was rightly proud of having put each of his three sons through college.
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From "Alabama Obituary and Death Notice Collection" at www.genealogybuff.com

Lammon

John Duncan Lammon, 73, of Jackson died March 27, 2005 at his residence after a long bout with heart and Parkinson?s disease.

He was a long time member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Walker Springs. He was a four-year veteran of the United States Navy having served in Korea. He was retired from the United States Postal Service after 32 years of service. He was a member of the Santa Fe Lodge #226 in Jackson. He was a member of the Scottish Rite in Mobile. He was member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the grandson and namesake of a Confederate veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Melanie Lammon, Jackson; two sons, Dwight Lammons, Coker, Dan Lammon, Birmingham; five grandsons.

The service was held March 30 at 2 p.m. in the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. Burial was in the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery in Walker Springs. Lathan Funeral Home of Jackson directed.

Active pallbearers were Daniel P. Lammon, David H. Lammon, Scott Lammon, Eddie Pezent, Ronnie Moore and Earl King.

Honorary pallbearers were Pee Wee Hoven, Marion Wilson, Willard Bayles, Lem Finney, Tommy Windham, Kenneth Autry, Willard Nichols, John D. Gill, John D. Purvis, Infirmary Hospice Nurses, Gay Walker, Michelle Wilson and Kim Adams.

Died:
According to his obituary, he died after a long bout with heart and Parkinson's disease.

John married Julaine Pearson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Willie Joyce Stephens on 24 May 1980. Willie was born on 19 Mar 1942; died on 27 Jul 1982. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Melanie Vick [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dwight married Carol Ann Barnett [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Sandra Barnett [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The following information is from "A Mess of Lammons" by Elmer Burns Lammon
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General Notes: Info from father, John Duncan Lammon
B&D-Mt. Gilead Cem., Walker Springs, Clark Co., Alabama via Internet: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/clarke/cemetery/mountgil.txt 20 July 1998

The following note is from John Daniel Lammon, William Patrick's brother:

"Elmer,

Here is the Info on my brother Willie that you had requested:
My brother's full name was William Patrick Lammon. He was known formally as "Will" on school rosters and such, but everyone always called him Willie. He was born on Jan. 22, 1960 in Miami Springs, Fla. He graduated from high school in 1978 from Jackson Academy in Jackson, Ala. He later completed undergraduate course work at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and Patrick Henry Junior College in Monroeville. Willie eventually received his certificate as a physical therapy assistant from UAB in 1986. After graduation he worked for a year at Rotary Rehabilitation in Mobile from 1986-1987. He died Feb. 6, 1987 from cardiac arrest secondary to a grand mal seizure. He had been stricken with epilepsy when a teenager as a result of a head injury during a basketball game. After being diagnosed with epilepsy he suffered greatly from the numerous seizures and the lifestyle changes it required. His numerous medications would always leave him feeling tired and in a drugged-out state. The epilepsy also hampered his activity and he was never able to obtain a driver's license until the very end of his life when he had been seizure-free for a year. Still, he took it all in stride and usually kept his since of humor about the whole ordeal. He was well liked, had numerous friends, and was known for his dry wit."

- John Daniel Lammon, July 2000
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Notes:

The following information is from "A Mess of Lammons" by Elmer Burns Lammon
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Tommy Jack was the son of Willie Joyce Stevens when John Duncan Lammon and Willie Joyce were married. John adopted Tommy Jack. Tommy Jack died of cancer at age 21. He was a Sergeant in the US Army.

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Notes:

The following information is from "A Mess of Lammons" by Elmer Burns Lammon
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Terri was the daughter of Willie Joyce Stevens when John Duncan Lammon and Willie Joyce were married. John adopted Terri.

Teresa has been missing since 1991. She was stationed in Washington, DC, and corresponded with several people, includ ing adoptive father John Duncan Lammon. Her letters ceased to arrive for all these correspondents simultaneously, John Duncan's efforts to find her whereabouts have produced no results. (2001 EBL)

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