Individual Details
Louis Melvin Ham
(5 May 1883 - 25 Jun 1957)
On the 1930 U. S. Census of St. Francois Township, Butler Co., Missouri, Louis M. Ham appears with his wife Nellie N. and his mother America. Louis is a farmer.
Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, June 27, 1957, Page 7, Col. 6: Services For Louis M. Ham Held At Rombauer. Funeral services for Louis M. Ham, 74 year old retired laborer of Rombauer, who died Tuesday at 7:45 a.m. at Rombauer after and illness of several months, were conducted today at 2 p.m., at the Rombauer Church. The Rev. Will Whitwell of Poplar Bluff officiated and burial was in the Rombauer cemetery. He was born May 5, 1883, and spent his entire life in the Rombauer community. On Augst 1, 1901, he was married to Nellie Tarpley of Rombauser who preceded him in death, October 11, 1936. On July 11, 1939, he married Melvina Singleton of Dexter, who survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Charles Bowers of Elgin, Ill., and Mrs. Dewey Kirk of Batavia, Ill.; a sister Mrs. Bertha Van Buren of Rombauer; five grandchildren and three great-gtandchildren. Two children preceded him in death. The funeral was under the direction of Watkins and Sons of Dexter.
Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, June 27, 1957, Page 7, Col. 6: Services For Louis M. Ham Held At Rombauer. Funeral services for Louis M. Ham, 74 year old retired laborer of Rombauer, who died Tuesday at 7:45 a.m. at Rombauer after and illness of several months, were conducted today at 2 p.m., at the Rombauer Church. The Rev. Will Whitwell of Poplar Bluff officiated and burial was in the Rombauer cemetery. He was born May 5, 1883, and spent his entire life in the Rombauer community. On Augst 1, 1901, he was married to Nellie Tarpley of Rombauser who preceded him in death, October 11, 1936. On July 11, 1939, he married Melvina Singleton of Dexter, who survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Charles Bowers of Elgin, Ill., and Mrs. Dewey Kirk of Batavia, Ill.; a sister Mrs. Bertha Van Buren of Rombauer; five grandchildren and three great-gtandchildren. Two children preceded him in death. The funeral was under the direction of Watkins and Sons of Dexter.
Events
| Birth | 5 May 1883 | Missouri |  | ||
| Marriage | 5 Aug 1901 | Butler Co., Missouri - Nellie N. Tarpley | | ||
| Marriage | 22 Jul 1939 | Butler Co., Missouri - Melvina Singleton | | ||
| Death | 25 Jun 1957 | Rombauer, Butler Co., Missouri | | ||
| Burial | Rombauer Cemetery, Rombauer, Butler Co., Missouri | |
Families
| Spouse | Nellie N. Tarpley (1879 - 1936) |
| Child | Ora Edith Ham (1906 - 1974) |
| Child | Blanche M. Ham (1912 - 1964) |
| Spouse | Melvina Singleton (1880 - ) |
| Father | Jabez A. Ham (1845 - 1923) |
| Mother | America Stroud (1861 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Bertha Neoma Ham (1888 - ) |
Endnotes
1. 1930 Census Butler Co., Missouri.
2. Betty Hanks and Terry McLean, Cemeteries of Butler Co. Missouri, Vol. III - Northeast (n.p: 1997, n.d), Page 84.
3. U. S. Gen Web Site.
4. Obituary of Louis M Ham, Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, June 27, 1957, Page 7, Col. 6.
5. Betty Hanks and Terry McLean, Cemeteries of Butler Co. Missouri, Vol. III - Northeast (n.p: 1997, n.d), Page 84.
6. Missouri State Archives.
7. Missouri State Archives.
8. Betty Hanks and Terry McLean, Cemeteries of Butler Co. Missouri, Vol. III - Northeast (n.p: 1997, n.d), Page 84.