James was the son of Jabez & Hannah Todd Ham. His father was b. 3 Aug 1796 in Madison Co., KY & died 12 Dec 1842 in Callaway Co., MO. They had 11 children & James D. was #8. James was born in Callaway Co., MO.

1860 Aug 3 - P.O. Howard's Mill, Washington Twp., St. Clair Co., MO census; M653 Roll: 644 Page: 956 Sheet pg 86 lines 24-27 Dwlg 604/Fam 589
Ham, James D. 25 - m - MO
Nancy - 24 - f - MO (could her surname be Gee?)
Rosa A. - 3 - f - MO
Peter G. - 1 - m - MO

1870 Aug 9th - P.O. Monument, Springcreek Twp, Pike County, IL; M593 Roll: 269 Page: 400 Sheet 12B Dwlg/Fam 82, Lines 10-17
Ham, James - 40 - MO
Nancy - 35 - MO (could her surname be Gee?)
Assay - 14 - female - IL (Must be Rosa)
Phebe - 12 - female - IL
Lucy - 10 - IL
Vandam - 8 - male - IL
Mary - 6 - IL
Martha - 2 - IL

1876 Butler Co., MO STATE census [B-6] Township 26, Range 6 (now known as Black River Twp.)
(taken for purpose of 'every name in county' [population] enumeration only - not a lot of data but significant enough to find where people are residing). This census enumerates all the males in the household first (oldest to youngest, generally) then the females are listed (oldest to youngest).
HAM, James D. - male - 42
Peter G. - male - 18
Van I. - male - 13
Lucy J. - female - 15
Mary H. - female - 10
Marthy E. - female - 7
(there is no mention of marital status in this census - James was widowed by first wife Nancy (Gee) Ham?!

1880 June 10, 11 - Black River Twp., Butler Co., MO; pg 13, sheet stamped 566a - Dwlg/Fam #123:
HAM, James D. - 45 - md - farmer - MO/KY/KY
Nancy A. - 37 - wife - keeping house - MO/KY/MO
Peter G. - 21 - son - single - farming - MO/MO/MO
Van I. - 16 - son - single - farm labor - MO/MO/MO
Mary H. - 13 - daughter - MO/MO/MO
Martha E. - 11 - daughter - MO/MO/MO
Sarah C. - 6/12 - Nov. - daughter - MO/MO/MO
SHAMBLIN, William - 13 - stepson - farm labor - MO/MO/MO
... pg 14, sheet 566b, lines 1-3 (family cont'd)
SHAMBLIN, George E. - 10 - step son - farm labor - MO/MO/MO
SHAMBLIN, John A. - 8 - step son - MO/MO/MO
SHAMBLIN, Charles A. - 6 - step son - MO/MO/MO

Hamtown Cemetery Record Book [Page 11]
Interred 1893 Sep 3 James D. Ham

No legible Headstone or marker found as of 5-14-2015