Individual Details
George Washington Ham
(27 Nov 1897 - 8 Sep 1949)
Posted at Find-A-Grave.com: George W. Ham married Blanche Ham, his 2nd cousin, once removed when she was 17 years old. He was 13 years her senior; her mother Nellie Ham, gave written consent.
Butler Co., MO Marriage Application Book 36
Page 322 Nov. 9, 1929
HAM, George, Rombauer, Mo age 31
HAM, Blanch M., none listed age 17
Nellie Ham, mother of Blanch gave consent
Missouri Death Certificate # 29408: George Washington Ham, residing about 5 miles N.W. of Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., MO, died Sept 8 1949 in the Doctor's Hospital, Poplar Bluff, MO at the age of 51 years. He was born in Butler Co., MO on 27 Nov. 1897 to Gilbert Ham & Sarah Buchannan. He was a farmer by trade & married (cert does not ask for wife's name). He was never in the armed forces. He died of cardiac failure due to myocarditis & diabetes mellitis, diagnosed about a month prior. Mrs. Blanche Ham, RFD 1, Poplar Bluff, MO was the informant of his personal information. Burial in Rombauer Cemetery by J. T. Phelps undertaking.
Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Friday, September 9, 1949, Page 5, Col. 3: George W. Ham, Aged 51, Dies. George W. Ham, 51 year old Butler County resident, died at Doctors Hospital at 11 last night after a short illness. He was born in Butler County Nov. 27, 1897, and had lived here all his life. He leaves his widow, Blanche Ham, four children, Donald, Norma Jean, Christine and Louise, all residing at th home; two brothers, Sam and John of Poplar Bluff, Route 1, and a sister, Mrs. Lucy Joiner of Poplar Bluff. The body was taken to the Phelps parlors but will be returned to the family home five miles north of the city at 4 this afternoon. Funeral plans had not been completed early this afternoon.
Butler Co., MO Marriage Application Book 36
Page 322 Nov. 9, 1929
HAM, George, Rombauer, Mo age 31
HAM, Blanch M., none listed age 17
Nellie Ham, mother of Blanch gave consent
Missouri Death Certificate # 29408: George Washington Ham, residing about 5 miles N.W. of Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., MO, died Sept 8 1949 in the Doctor's Hospital, Poplar Bluff, MO at the age of 51 years. He was born in Butler Co., MO on 27 Nov. 1897 to Gilbert Ham & Sarah Buchannan. He was a farmer by trade & married (cert does not ask for wife's name). He was never in the armed forces. He died of cardiac failure due to myocarditis & diabetes mellitis, diagnosed about a month prior. Mrs. Blanche Ham, RFD 1, Poplar Bluff, MO was the informant of his personal information. Burial in Rombauer Cemetery by J. T. Phelps undertaking.
Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Friday, September 9, 1949, Page 5, Col. 3: George W. Ham, Aged 51, Dies. George W. Ham, 51 year old Butler County resident, died at Doctors Hospital at 11 last night after a short illness. He was born in Butler County Nov. 27, 1897, and had lived here all his life. He leaves his widow, Blanche Ham, four children, Donald, Norma Jean, Christine and Louise, all residing at th home; two brothers, Sam and John of Poplar Bluff, Route 1, and a sister, Mrs. Lucy Joiner of Poplar Bluff. The body was taken to the Phelps parlors but will be returned to the family home five miles north of the city at 4 this afternoon. Funeral plans had not been completed early this afternoon.
Events
| Birth | 27 Nov 1897 | Missouri |  | ||
| Marriage | 9 Nov 1929 | Butler Co., Missouri - Blanche M. Ham | | ||
| Death | 8 Sep 1949 | Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri | | ||
| Burial | Rombauer Cemetery, Rombauer, Butler Co., Missouri | |
Families
| Spouse | Blanche M. Ham (1912 - 1964) |
| Father | Peter Gilbert Ham (1859 - 1916) |
| Mother | Sarah "Sallie" Buchanan (1873 - ) |
| Sibling | Maude Ellen Ham (1899 - 1938) |
| Sibling | John Ham (1901 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Sam Ham (1902 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Lucy May Ham (1909 - 1984) |
Endnotes
1. 1900 Census Butler Co., Missouri.
2. 1910 Census Butler Co., Missouri.
3. Missouri State Archives.
4. 1930 Census Butler Co., Missouri.
5. Ancestry.com, Missouri Marriages 1805-2002.
6. Betty Hanks and Terry McLean, Cemeteries of Butler Co. Missouri, Vol. III - Northeast (n.p: 1997, n.d), Page 73.
7. Missouri State Archives.
8. Betty Hanks and Terry McLean, Cemeteries of Butler Co. Missouri, Vol. III - Northeast (n.p: 1997, n.d), Page 73.