Joel C. Ham, son of Jabez Ham, and a grandson of Stephen Ham, a native of Kentucky, was born in Montgomery County MO, November 23, 1818. He lived with his father until of age; then commenced business for himself at wagon-making and other mechanical work. Also followed farming.
On June 29, 1839, J. C. Ham married Mary, daughter of Joseph of William Groom, of Kentucky. The names of their children are: William E., born August 11, 1840; George B., May 23, 1842; Mary J., June 13, 1846; John S, Oct. 26, 1848; Margaret C, April 25, 1851; Laura C., Sept. 17, 1853; Isaac S., Jan. 22, 1855; Marietta H., June 14, 1858; died Sept. 8, 1865. The paternal ancestor of Mary C. Ham, mother of the above named children, was Joseph County, son of Jacob Count, a native of Germany. J. C. Ham's maternal ancestor was Hannah Todd of the family of Peter Todd, a native of England. The names of the children of the Count family were: Huldah, Rachel, William, Sallie, Nancy, Jacob, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob Moses and Aaron, who were early settlers of Montgomery County, MO. Joseph Count had two brothers, Elijah and Jacob; also two sisters, Sallie and Rachel. Joseph (correction: Jabez) Ham, father of Joel, was a minister of the Predestinarian Baptist church, in Callaway County. Had been in the ministry twenty years when he died, in 1865, aged forty-five years. J. C. Ham's sons and daughters married as follows: William E. married Susan Hawkins, Jan, 1865; George married Minerva Nelson, Aug. 1870; Mary J. married Isaac Dorrence, July, 1865; John S. married Nancy Scranton, Aug. 1867; Margaret married James Crum, Nov. 1873; Laura married William Bogart, July, 1869; Isaac married Sallie C., James, March, 1879. Mr. Joel C. Ham moved from Montgomery County to Callaway County in 1835; followed his business in that county until he came to Pettis County, in 1872, and purchased land of J. M. Pemberton, who entered it at an early day. Mr. Ham is a member of the Walnut Branch Baptist Church; is clerk of the church at the present time. Has been Justice of the Peace for several years and in 1870, he was a poor housekeeper.
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Joel was the only survivor of an Indian massacre. He crawled into a haystack and they did not find him. Two of his brothers were in the wagon train also. Joel never knew if they were killed or if they escaped and went on west. They were never heard of again. He went back to Missouri, where he married and reared his family.
Children:
1. William E. Ham (1840-____)
2. George B. Ham (1842-____)
3. Mary J. Ham Dorrence (1846-____)
4. John Stephens Ham (1848-____)
5. Margaret C. Ham Crum (1851-____)
6. Laura Gertrude Catherine Ham Bogart (1853-1895)
7. Isaac S. Ham (1855-____)
8. Marietta H. Ham (1858-1865)
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Joel was possibly buried in the Walnut Branch Primitive Baptist cemetery or what is now known as the Botts Cemetery (27680) as he was clerk for the church for several years.
Sources:
* 1870 US Census
* The Ham Family Kith and Kin. By Rev. Ervin Charles Tipton. San Rafael, CA; 1977. Repository: Memorial Holder's personal library.
* White's Family & Their Kin. By Mrs.Gladys Esther White O'Neal & Elma Leota White Stoops. Paper Graphics, Garden City, MO, 1983. p. 532-537. Repository: Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, Mo.
* "History of Elk Fork Township: Joel C. Ham." The History of Pettis County, Missouri: Including an Authentic History of Sedalia, Other Towns and Townships. F. A. North, Publisher. 1882, p. 972. Missouri Digital Heritage.
On June 29, 1839, J. C. Ham married Mary, daughter of Joseph of William Groom, of Kentucky. The names of their children are: William E., born August 11, 1840; George B., May 23, 1842; Mary J., June 13, 1846; John S, Oct. 26, 1848; Margaret C, April 25, 1851; Laura C., Sept. 17, 1853; Isaac S., Jan. 22, 1855; Marietta H., June 14, 1858; died Sept. 8, 1865. The paternal ancestor of Mary C. Ham, mother of the above named children, was Joseph County, son of Jacob Count, a native of Germany. J. C. Ham's maternal ancestor was Hannah Todd of the family of Peter Todd, a native of England. The names of the children of the Count family were: Huldah, Rachel, William, Sallie, Nancy, Jacob, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob Moses and Aaron, who were early settlers of Montgomery County, MO. Joseph Count had two brothers, Elijah and Jacob; also two sisters, Sallie and Rachel. Joseph (correction: Jabez) Ham, father of Joel, was a minister of the Predestinarian Baptist church, in Callaway County. Had been in the ministry twenty years when he died, in 1865, aged forty-five years. J. C. Ham's sons and daughters married as follows: William E. married Susan Hawkins, Jan, 1865; George married Minerva Nelson, Aug. 1870; Mary J. married Isaac Dorrence, July, 1865; John S. married Nancy Scranton, Aug. 1867; Margaret married James Crum, Nov. 1873; Laura married William Bogart, July, 1869; Isaac married Sallie C., James, March, 1879. Mr. Joel C. Ham moved from Montgomery County to Callaway County in 1835; followed his business in that county until he came to Pettis County, in 1872, and purchased land of J. M. Pemberton, who entered it at an early day. Mr. Ham is a member of the Walnut Branch Baptist Church; is clerk of the church at the present time. Has been Justice of the Peace for several years and in 1870, he was a poor housekeeper.
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Joel was the only survivor of an Indian massacre. He crawled into a haystack and they did not find him. Two of his brothers were in the wagon train also. Joel never knew if they were killed or if they escaped and went on west. They were never heard of again. He went back to Missouri, where he married and reared his family.
Children:
1. William E. Ham (1840-____)
2. George B. Ham (1842-____)
3. Mary J. Ham Dorrence (1846-____)
4. John Stephens Ham (1848-____)
5. Margaret C. Ham Crum (1851-____)
6. Laura Gertrude Catherine Ham Bogart (1853-1895)
7. Isaac S. Ham (1855-____)
8. Marietta H. Ham (1858-1865)
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Joel was possibly buried in the Walnut Branch Primitive Baptist cemetery or what is now known as the Botts Cemetery (27680) as he was clerk for the church for several years.
Sources:
* 1870 US Census
* The Ham Family Kith and Kin. By Rev. Ervin Charles Tipton. San Rafael, CA; 1977. Repository: Memorial Holder's personal library.
* White's Family & Their Kin. By Mrs.Gladys Esther White O'Neal & Elma Leota White Stoops. Paper Graphics, Garden City, MO, 1983. p. 532-537. Repository: Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, Mo.
* "History of Elk Fork Township: Joel C. Ham." The History of Pettis County, Missouri: Including an Authentic History of Sedalia, Other Towns and Townships. F. A. North, Publisher. 1882, p. 972. Missouri Digital Heritage.
Joel C. Ham, son of Jabez Ham, and a grandson of Stephen Ham, a native of Kentucky, was born in Montgomery County MO, November 23, 1818. He lived with his father until of age; then commenced business for himself at wagon-making and other mechanical work. Also followed farming.
On June 29, 1839, J. C. Ham married Mary, daughter of Joseph of William Groom, of Kentucky. The names of their children are: William E., born August 11, 1840; George B., May 23, 1842; Mary J., June 13, 1846; John S, Oct. 26, 1848; Margaret C, April 25, 1851; Laura C., Sept. 17, 1853; Isaac S., Jan. 22, 1855; Marietta H., June 14, 1858; died Sept. 8, 1865. The paternal ancestor of Mary C. Ham, mother of the above named children, was Joseph County, son of Jacob Count, a native of Germany. J. C. Ham's maternal ancestor was Hannah Todd of the family of Peter Todd, a native of England. The names of the children of the Count family were: Huldah, Rachel, William, Sallie, Nancy, Jacob, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob Moses and Aaron, who were early settlers of Montgomery County, MO. Joseph Count had two brothers, Elijah and Jacob; also two sisters, Sallie and Rachel. Joseph (correction: Jabez) Ham, father of Joel, was a minister of the Predestinarian Baptist church, in Callaway County. Had been in the ministry twenty years when he died, in 1865, aged forty-five years. J. C. Ham's sons and daughters married as follows: William E. married Susan Hawkins, Jan, 1865; George married Minerva Nelson, Aug. 1870; Mary J. married Isaac Dorrence, July, 1865; John S. married Nancy Scranton, Aug. 1867; Margaret married James Crum, Nov. 1873; Laura married William Bogart, July, 1869; Isaac married Sallie C., James, March, 1879. Mr. Joel C. Ham moved from Montgomery County to Callaway County in 1835; followed his business in that county until he came to Pettis County, in 1872, and purchased land of J. M. Pemberton, who entered it at an early day. Mr. Ham is a member of the Walnut Branch Baptist Church; is clerk of the church at the present time. Has been Justice of the Peace for several years and in 1870, he was a poor housekeeper.
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Joel was the only survivor of an Indian massacre. He crawled into a haystack and they did not find him. Two of his brothers were in the wagon train also. Joel never knew if they were killed or if they escaped and went on west. They were never heard of again. He went back to Missouri, where he married and reared his family.
Children:
1. William E. Ham (1840-____)
2. George B. Ham (1842-____)
3. Mary J. Ham Dorrence (1846-____)
4. John Stephens Ham (1848-____)
5. Margaret C. Ham Crum (1851-____)
6. Laura Gertrude Catherine Ham Bogart (1853-1895)
7. Isaac S. Ham (1855-____)
8. Marietta H. Ham (1858-1865)
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Joel was possibly buried in the Walnut Branch Primitive Baptist cemetery or what is now known as the Botts Cemetery (27680) as he was clerk for the church for several years.
Sources:
* 1870 US Census
* The Ham Family Kith and Kin. By Rev. Ervin Charles Tipton. San Rafael, CA; 1977. Repository: Memorial Holder's personal library.
* White's Family & Their Kin. By Mrs.Gladys Esther White O'Neal & Elma Leota White Stoops. Paper Graphics, Garden City, MO, 1983. p. 532-537. Repository: Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, Mo.
* "History of Elk Fork Township: Joel C. Ham." The History of Pettis County, Missouri: Including an Authentic History of Sedalia, Other Towns and Townships. F. A. North, Publisher. 1882, p. 972. Missouri Digital Heritage.
On June 29, 1839, J. C. Ham married Mary, daughter of Joseph of William Groom, of Kentucky. The names of their children are: William E., born August 11, 1840; George B., May 23, 1842; Mary J., June 13, 1846; John S, Oct. 26, 1848; Margaret C, April 25, 1851; Laura C., Sept. 17, 1853; Isaac S., Jan. 22, 1855; Marietta H., June 14, 1858; died Sept. 8, 1865. The paternal ancestor of Mary C. Ham, mother of the above named children, was Joseph County, son of Jacob Count, a native of Germany. J. C. Ham's maternal ancestor was Hannah Todd of the family of Peter Todd, a native of England. The names of the children of the Count family were: Huldah, Rachel, William, Sallie, Nancy, Jacob, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob Moses and Aaron, who were early settlers of Montgomery County, MO. Joseph Count had two brothers, Elijah and Jacob; also two sisters, Sallie and Rachel. Joseph (correction: Jabez) Ham, father of Joel, was a minister of the Predestinarian Baptist church, in Callaway County. Had been in the ministry twenty years when he died, in 1865, aged forty-five years. J. C. Ham's sons and daughters married as follows: William E. married Susan Hawkins, Jan, 1865; George married Minerva Nelson, Aug. 1870; Mary J. married Isaac Dorrence, July, 1865; John S. married Nancy Scranton, Aug. 1867; Margaret married James Crum, Nov. 1873; Laura married William Bogart, July, 1869; Isaac married Sallie C., James, March, 1879. Mr. Joel C. Ham moved from Montgomery County to Callaway County in 1835; followed his business in that county until he came to Pettis County, in 1872, and purchased land of J. M. Pemberton, who entered it at an early day. Mr. Ham is a member of the Walnut Branch Baptist Church; is clerk of the church at the present time. Has been Justice of the Peace for several years and in 1870, he was a poor housekeeper.
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Joel was the only survivor of an Indian massacre. He crawled into a haystack and they did not find him. Two of his brothers were in the wagon train also. Joel never knew if they were killed or if they escaped and went on west. They were never heard of again. He went back to Missouri, where he married and reared his family.
Children:
1. William E. Ham (1840-____)
2. George B. Ham (1842-____)
3. Mary J. Ham Dorrence (1846-____)
4. John Stephens Ham (1848-____)
5. Margaret C. Ham Crum (1851-____)
6. Laura Gertrude Catherine Ham Bogart (1853-1895)
7. Isaac S. Ham (1855-____)
8. Marietta H. Ham (1858-1865)
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Joel was possibly buried in the Walnut Branch Primitive Baptist cemetery or what is now known as the Botts Cemetery (27680) as he was clerk for the church for several years.
Sources:
* 1870 US Census
* The Ham Family Kith and Kin. By Rev. Ervin Charles Tipton. San Rafael, CA; 1977. Repository: Memorial Holder's personal library.
* White's Family & Their Kin. By Mrs.Gladys Esther White O'Neal & Elma Leota White Stoops. Paper Graphics, Garden City, MO, 1983. p. 532-537. Repository: Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, Mo.
* "History of Elk Fork Township: Joel C. Ham." The History of Pettis County, Missouri: Including an Authentic History of Sedalia, Other Towns and Townships. F. A. North, Publisher. 1882, p. 972. Missouri Digital Heritage.
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