Individual Details
George Benton Ham
(23 May 1842 - 29 May 1920)
Notes of Marjorie Ham Briggs states he was in the Civil War on the South's side.
The Civil War as it relates to St. Clair County, Missouri. Missouri’s Union Provost Marshal Papers 1861-1866, St. Clair Co., Missouri: Ham, George B. - Statement that he was sworn into the Confederate Service on Horse Creek, Cedar County and served at Fort Smith, Arkansas, took the Oath of Allegiance at Montevallo, Vernon County, 12 February 1863. Found at U. S. Gen Web Site for St. Clair Co., Missouri.
On the 1870 U. S. Census of Elkfork Township, Pettis Co., Missouri George Hamm appears with his wife Minerva and children Rachel and Ira. Ira is 2 months old. Rachel is 6 years old She might be George's sister or neice. George is a farm laborer.
On the 1880 U. S. Census of New Home, Bates Co., Missouri, George B. Ham appears with his wife M. E. and sons Ira L. and Otis C. George is a farm hand.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Richland Township, Barton Co., Missouri, George B. Ham appears with his wife Minerva, sons Otis and Albert and grandson Guy Keys age 8.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri, Minerva E. Ham appears as head of household with her son Otis C. and grandson Guy Keyes.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Collins Township, St. Clair Co., Missouri George B. Ham appears as single and a minister of the Baptist Church.
G. B. Ham is listed as a Justice of the Peace for St. Clair Co., Missouri 1919-1920. This was found at U. S. Gen Web site for St. Clair County.
The Civil War as it relates to St. Clair County, Missouri. Missouri’s Union Provost Marshal Papers 1861-1866, St. Clair Co., Missouri: Ham, George B. - Statement that he was sworn into the Confederate Service on Horse Creek, Cedar County and served at Fort Smith, Arkansas, took the Oath of Allegiance at Montevallo, Vernon County, 12 February 1863. Found at U. S. Gen Web Site for St. Clair Co., Missouri.
On the 1870 U. S. Census of Elkfork Township, Pettis Co., Missouri George Hamm appears with his wife Minerva and children Rachel and Ira. Ira is 2 months old. Rachel is 6 years old She might be George's sister or neice. George is a farm laborer.
On the 1880 U. S. Census of New Home, Bates Co., Missouri, George B. Ham appears with his wife M. E. and sons Ira L. and Otis C. George is a farm hand.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Richland Township, Barton Co., Missouri, George B. Ham appears with his wife Minerva, sons Otis and Albert and grandson Guy Keys age 8.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri, Minerva E. Ham appears as head of household with her son Otis C. and grandson Guy Keyes.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Collins Township, St. Clair Co., Missouri George B. Ham appears as single and a minister of the Baptist Church.
G. B. Ham is listed as a Justice of the Peace for St. Clair Co., Missouri 1919-1920. This was found at U. S. Gen Web site for St. Clair County.
Events
| Birth | 23 May 1842 | Callaway Co., Missouri |  | ||
| Marriage | 8 Aug 1869 | Pettis Co., Missouri - Minerva Ellen Nelson | | ||
| Death | 29 May 1920 | Collins, St. Clair Co., Missouri | | ||
| Burial | Robinson Cemetery, St. Clair Co., Missouri | | |||
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Families
| Spouse | Minerva Ellen Nelson (1845 - 1922) |
| Child | Ira Lea Ham (1870 - ) |
| Child | Eva May Ham (1871 - 1872) |
| Child | Otis C. Ham (1873 - 1949) |
| Child | Louella "Ella" Bell Ham (1874 - 1924) |
| Child | Albert Earl Ham (1881 - 1962) |
| Father | Joel Campbell Ham (1818 - 1887) |
| Mother | Mary Stevens Counts (1820 - 1915) |
| Sibling | William Elliot Ham (1840 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane Ham (1846 - 1875) |
| Sibling | John Steven Ham (1848 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Margaret Caroline Ham (1851 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Laura Gertrude Ham (1853 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Isaac Samuel Ham (1856 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Marietta Hannah Ham (1858 - 1865) |
Notes
Research Notes
Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, August 7, 2017.Endnotes
1. Letter from Connie Briggs to Sheryl Seronello Shepherd (n.p: January 1999, n.d).
2. Ancestry.com OneWorldTree.
3. Ancestry.com, Missouri Marriages 1805-2002.
4. Letter from Connie Briggs to Sheryl Seronello Shepherd (n.p: January 1999, n.d).
5. Missouri, Death Certificate of George Benton Ham.
6. Missouri, Death Certificate of George Benton Ham.