Individual Details
James "Riley" Ham
(3 Jun 1853 - 25 Jun 1939)
On the 1876 Census of Missouri James R. Ham appaers with his wife Susan e. and daughter Sarah L. 8 months in Butler County.
On the 1880 U. S. Census of St. Francois Township, Butler Co., Missouri, James R. Ham appears with his wife Eliabeth and daughters Deana V. and Ida A. James is a farmer.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of St. Francois Township, Butler Co., Missouri, James R. Ham appears with his wife Susan E. and children Ida A., Lou M., David J., Lorena, May J. and Riley M. James and Susan [Elizabeth] have been married 25 years. Susan is the mother of 10 with 4 currently living. This is an error. She has 6 children listed on the census so it must be 4 not living. James is a physician.
On the 1880 U. S. Census of St. Francois Township, Butler Co., Missouri, James R. Ham appears with his wife Eliabeth and daughters Deana V. and Ida A. James is a farmer.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of St. Francois Township, Butler Co., Missouri, James R. Ham appears with his wife Susan E. and children Ida A., Lou M., David J., Lorena, May J. and Riley M. James and Susan [Elizabeth] have been married 25 years. Susan is the mother of 10 with 4 currently living. This is an error. She has 6 children listed on the census so it must be 4 not living. James is a physician.
Events
| Birth | 3 Jun 1853 | Missouri |  | ||
| Marriage | 10 Dec 1874 | Butler Co., Missouri - Susan "Elizabeth" Whitworth | | ||
| Death | 25 Jun 1939 | Butler Co., Missouri | | ||
| Burial | Rombauer Cemetery, Rombauer, Butler Co., Missouri | | |||
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Families
| Spouse | Susan "Elizabeth" Whitworth (1852 - 1938) |
| Child | Sarah L. Ham (1876 - ) |
| Child | Deana V. Ham (1878 - ) |
| Child | Ida A. Ham (1879 - ) |
| Child | Viola Belle Ham (1884 - 1887) |
| Child | Lou M. Ham (1888 - ) |
| Child | David Ira Ham (1889 - 1955) |
| Child | Lorena Ham (1893 - ) |
| Child | May J. Ham (1895 - ) |
| Child | Riley M. Ham (1900 - 1904) |
| Father | John D. Ham (1825 - 1903) |
| Mother | Sarah "Sally" A. Todd (1828 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Delilah Ham (1845 - ) |
| Sibling | Jabez A. Ham (1845 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Hannah E. Ham (1847 - ) |
| Sibling | William J. Ham (1850 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Lucy Ann Ham (1855 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Stephen F. Ham (1858 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Amos H. Ham (1861 - 1898) |
| Sibling | John Van E. Ham (1865 - ) |
| Sibling | George Elvia Ham (1867 - 1949) |
Notes
Research Notes
Search for obituary at Poplar Bluff, Missouri Public Library failed to locate an obit. Search done Feb. 27, 2014.Obituary not found at genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, August 4, 2017.
Endnotes
1. 1860 Census St. Clair Co., Missouri.
2. 1900 Census Butler Co., Missouri.
3. 1900 Census Butler Co., Missouri.
4. Butler Co. Marriages Book B, 1866-1881.
5. Betty Hanks and Terry McLean, Cemeteries of Butler Co. Missouri, Vol. III - Northeast (n.p: 1997, n.d), Page 81.
6. Missouri State Archives.
7. Betty Hanks and Terry McLean, Cemeteries of Butler Co. Missouri, Vol. III - Northeast (n.p: 1997, n.d), Page 81.