Family Group Sheet
NameBasil Ham
Birth9 Nov 1882, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death11 Dec 1961, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialSardis Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherJames Simeon Ham (1849-1914)
MotherMary Elizabeth Johnson (1852-1919)
Marriage13 Jan 1907, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMissouri Lee Blanton
Birth30 May 1892, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death16 Jan 1951, Bracken Co., Kentucky
FatherLafayette “Lafe” A. Blanton (1868-1957)
MotherNancy Littleton (~1863-1919)
Children
SpouseLeslie M. Littleton
SpouseJohn Ellick McClurg , 3C2R
3 MVersie Hamm
Birth4 May 1917, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseOpal Kathryn Tackett
Notes for Missouri Lee Blanton
Her death certificate records Mrs. Missouri Lee Hamm, age 58 years 7 months 16 days, born 30 May 1892 in Rowan Co., Ky, died 16 Jan 1951 in rural Augusta, Bracken Co., Ky, married, father Lafe Blanton, mother’s maiden name Nancy Littleton, cause of death cerebral hemorrhage, informant Basil Hamm, burial in Sardis.
Notes for Basil & Missouri Lee (Family)
Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 6, p. 101, records the marriage on 13 Jan 1907 of Basil Ham and Missouri Lee Blanton.
This is not intended to represent a complete family group. I am entering them only to document the parents of Lena Viola Ham(m), who married John E. McClurg, to whom I am related on the Hall side.
This is not intended to represent a complete family group. I am entering them only to document the parents of Lena Viola Ham(m), who married John E. McClurg, to whom I am related on the Hall side.
Census
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 6 May, lists on p. 12B as family #217/220:
Ham, Bazil, 27, laborer at odd jobs; Missouri, wife, 17, first marriage for both, married 3 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Maye, dau, 2. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 21 Jan, lists on p. 7A as family #177/121:
Hamm, Bazel, 37, farm laborer; Missori L., wife, 28; Loseia (? possibly Loreia) M., dau, 11; Lena V., dau, 9; Vestal E., son, 6; Versie S., son, 2 7/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, Cranston P.O., enumerated 17 April, lists on p. 2A as family #181:
Ham, Basil, 47, age at first marriage 24, farmer; Missouri, wife, 37, age at first marriage 14; Viola, dau, 19; Vestal, son, 16; Versie, son, 12; Oval, dau, 10; Luella, dau, 8; Carol, son, 5; Zora, son, 3; Ira J., son, 2/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Ham, Bazil, 27, laborer at odd jobs; Missouri, wife, 17, first marriage for both, married 3 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Maye, dau, 2. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 21 Jan, lists on p. 7A as family #177/121:
Hamm, Bazel, 37, farm laborer; Missori L., wife, 28; Loseia (? possibly Loreia) M., dau, 11; Lena V., dau, 9; Vestal E., son, 6; Versie S., son, 2 7/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, Cranston P.O., enumerated 17 April, lists on p. 2A as family #181:
Ham, Basil, 47, age at first marriage 24, farmer; Missouri, wife, 37, age at first marriage 14; Viola, dau, 19; Vestal, son, 16; Versie, son, 12; Oval, dau, 10; Luella, dau, 8; Carol, son, 5; Zora, son, 3; Ira J., son, 2/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
