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I have a letter that was sent to my great grandfather in 1940 from Issac Monson Lyman. He states that "...I am informed your great grandparetnts Hamakers crossed the pond on the Sams ? Elizabeth ship and landed in NY Sept. 20, 1740. Janet Rodgers, born near Harrisburg, PA on the Susquehanna River, Jan. 25, 1785 married Jacob Hamaker, who was later a soldier in the War of 1812. Moved to Ohio and became your grandparents. Janet's father was John Rogers of Ireland and married Margaret Kelly. They came to Harrisburg, PA before Janet was born.
(Here I believe Lyman begins talking about the Hamakers)They moved to Licking, E Ohio in 1832, where they raised 4 sons and 1 daughter. It seemed Jacob, William and Henry went west to Marion Co. in 1840 or 1844 and built a saw or grist mill on Cedar Creek, 15 miles west of Oaskaloosa, 40 miles south east of Des Moines, and 12 miles south of Knoxville, IA, the county seat of Marion Co. There was a P.O. Village of Bell Fountain where Cedar Creek emptied into the Des Moines River and Maryvill, a P.O. and village about 10 miles up the creek southwest of Bell Fountain. The Hamaker grist mill was built about half way between the village on Cedar Creek. The brother David located at Bell Fountain about the same time, 1840 or 1844 where he lived over 22 years and raised 4 boys. David and his eldest son Wesley enlisted in the War in 1864.David was a chaplin and Wesley as a soldier. David went back east to Van Bureau Co. IA where he died in 1866. Wesley is buried in Klamath Falls, OR many years ago, leaving a son, a steamfitter in Portland, OR, where he has lived for 40 years (1940). Clark (Wesley's) brother was buried in Ashland, OR in 1935. Another brother Joel, in Los Angeles, Calif in 1935. James Oliver, the only son of David's now living (in 1940) is 83 and his wife 70, live at Bonanza, OR and has 8 living children. Mary Ann, the daughter of Jacob and Janet married Ransom Council in Ohio. After having 4 children they moved with wagon and team of horses in 1853 and settled on a farm 1 mile west of the Hamaker grist mill where they reasid another daughter Belle (Council) Stowe, who lives in Sheldahl, IA with her youngest daughter (1940). Ransom, Mary Ann and Janet (or Jane) and 4 of Council's children are buried in Libety Cemetary a mile west of the Council farm. Belle Stone, Sheldahl, IA and James Oliver Hamaker of Bonanza, OR are the only living cousins (1940). (1940 spoke to Hamilton Hamaker) John Hamaker (Lyman's grandfather) moved from Ohio 1851 by boat to Keokuk, IA and overland with team and wagon to the grist mill above Belle Fountain, with three daughters and a son, J.D. Issac was born after they arrived on Cedar Creek. John left his family there at the grist mill and went to California for gold. In a year or two he returned and bought the grist mill and farm between Belle Fountain and Marysville. He ran it til the spring of 1869 when it was washed out in a flood. It was never rebuilt. John settled each of his married daughters Maryanne Newman, Sara Ann Reades and Elizabeth Lyman (his mother) on an 80 acres of land each and the eldest son JD on 120 acres of the mill farm. John had a sale in the spring of 1869. After the flood, he took his wife and youngest son Issac who was 12 or 13 in a car to California, settling 25 miles north of Stockton on the north side of the Mokelumne River on the southern side of Amador Co. He bought a farm and lived there until he was 83, his wife 66 and Issac 38. By 1901 John, wife and all their families are under the sod (his words!). They left 14 grandchildren of which I am one. Only five of us are living now in 1940.
After John bought the mill on Cedar Creek in about 1852 or 3 Henry went to Mills County 30 miles SE of Council Bluffs, 3 miles SE of Malvern and built another saw and grist mill on the Nishmahatna River. ( I suspect your father William may may have gone there and helped him build it. A little village called White Cloud built up around the mill and they got a post officel This office closed about 1885.
About 1860 Henry's sons John and George bought the mill and Henry and wife and 2 daughters went to Missouri. They settled probably near your sister, Mrs. W.A. Mendenhall now lives. This is where I also understand that Henry his wife and 4 boys and 2 daughters are all buried now. (Unless it's Charles who went west many years ago and has not been heard from since.)
John died about 50 years ago 2 miles southeast of the mill on a farm. George died (1918) at Wood Lake, NB on a cattle ranch. The old mill and house and village at White Cloud were torn down 2 years ago and the village is now a farm, I understand.
Your grandfather Jacob, probably died before 1857, so Belle says. He was my great grandfather. Janet had a 60 acre farm adjoining Councils and she lived her last 7 years with them and died 1879 on her 85 birthday. I
This letter has been photo copied and is hard to read but it has lots of info. I hope it helps someone. I would love to hear from anyone who can tell me about our family in Ireland.
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