Pearl
(Hale) Hammond, was born in Fannin County, Texas, north of Dallas, to William
& Eva Hale, on November 26, 1894.
Pearl told me she remembered well her family leaving north Texas and traveling
by covered wagon to the southern portion of Texas.Pearl
(Hale) Hammond, was born in Fannin County, Texas, north of Dallas, to William
& Eva Hale, on November 26, 1894.
Pearl told me she remembered well her family leaving north Texas and traveling
by covered wagon to the southern portion of Texas.
She attended college in Commerce and San Marcos, Texas. At the age of 18 she taught elementary school in Midfield, Matagorda County, Texas, for three years. She married Allison Lemuel Hammond, a Brazoria and Matagorda County rice farmer, September 14, 1917, in Midfield. They had six children - three boys and three girls. Pearl's husband died after an automobile accident in Nashville, November 3, 1963.
Pearl's family moved to a home near Angleton, Texas, where she lived the rest of her life. She was active in the 4-H Club, Angleton Garden Club, Angleton Home Demonstration Club, Brazosport Daylily Society, First Methodist Church, Houston Amaryllis Society, and Houston Hemerocallis Society.
Pearl was a charter member of the Houston Hemerocallis Society and continued her membership in that Society until her death. She was listed in the 1958-59 Houston Hemerocallis Society yearbook - Mrs. A. L. Hammond.
Pearl was also active in the Brazosport Daylily Society, since 1962. She was President of the club 1982-83. She attended five American Hemerocallis Society National Conventions and several Regional Meetings. She was an American Hemerocallis Society Exhibition Judge since 1944.
Pearl grew many named daylilies in rows so she could cultivate them with her International Farmall tractor. She also grew many other flowers and was very active in the Houston Amaryllis Society. She had many named Amaryllis bulbs and hundreds of seedlings. She usually planted 250-300 Gladiolas each year. She used the Gladiolas to present workshops on corsages and arrangements. She purchased a Troy-Bilt tiller and was tilling the ground for her garden well into her 90s. At the time, she was using 2 canes to help her walk. She was truly a tough and remarkable woman.
When Pearl was in her mid-90s, I remember her telling me that she had gone to her automobile dealer for a checkup on her car. The service manager told her she needed 4 new tires. Her response was to ask to see what cars were available on the showroom floor and she purchased a new car!!
Pearl outlived her three sons - Bill, James and Richard. One of Pearl's goals was to reach the age of 100, which she achieved, then she was ready to go Home at the age of 100 years, 4 months of age. She was buried next to her husband, Allison, in the Midfield Cemetery, Matagorda County, Texas.
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