hɪz ɡɹˈeɪtɡɹˈændfɑːðɚ, tʃˈɑːɹlz ˈɛf. hˈæmənd, mˈaɪnd ænd fˈɔːɹdʒd plˈeɪts fɚðə jˌuːˌɛsˈɛs mˈɑːnɪɾɚ ænd ʃˈɪpt ðə fˈɜːst kˈɑːɹɡoʊ ʌv lˈʌmbɚɹ ɚɹˈaʊnd kˈeɪp hˈɔːɹn.
His great-grandfather, Charles F. Hammond, mined and forged plates for the USS Monitor and shipped the first cargo of lumber around Cape Horn.