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STEPHEN PETER

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Descendants

Generation No. 3

STEPHEN PETER3 HAM (JABEZ2, STEPHEN1) was born July 1836 in Callaway County, MO, and died March 7, 1908 in Poplar Bluff, MO. He married EASTER J. TODD November 7, 1859 in St. Clair County, MO1, daughter of NATHAN TODD and SUSAN GRANT.

Notes for STEPHEN PETER HAM:

Published by: Butler County Genealogical Society;Copyright 1988 by the Butler County Genealogical Society Poplar Bluff, MO

Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 88-62817

1st printing 1988,Bob MacDonald - Publishing Consultant Poplar Bluff, MO

Printed in the USA by Taylor Publishing Company

The article is on page 83

Stephen served with the Confederate Army. Stephen and his three brothers settled in Butler County 1871-1872 in what is now known as the Hamtown area. They helped build the Hamtown Church. He served as an elder until he died in 1906 at 72 years of age. There are 4 generations of Stephen's descendants buried in Hamtown Cemetery.

More About STEPHEN PETER HAM:

Burial: Ham Town Cemetery, Poplar Bluff, MO

More About EASTER J. TODD:

Burial: Hamtown Cemetery, Butler County, MO

 

1860 census of Washington Township, St. Clair, MO

Stephen Ham 23

Easton J. 21

Hannah 62 KY

Martin 19

1870 Census of Calhoun County, Illinois

Ham Stephen age 34 farmer born Mo

Ham Esther age 32 Housekeeping born Mo

Ham, Curley age 9 Male..born Mo

Ham Sarah age 7 born Mo

****He and his family moved back to Butler County in 1871/1872.****

Butler Co. 1875 State Census Page B-20 Township 26, Range 7

Stephen P. Ham 40

Kirby 15

Esther (G?) 37

Sallay A 13

1880 census of Butler County, MO

Dw 160 Fam 160

HAM Stephen P 48 H Farmer MO KY KY

Easter J. 40 W MO MO MO

Kirby L 19 S Farm.labor MO MO MO

Sarah A. 17 D MO MO MO

8th day of June 1900 Butler Co., St. Francis Twp. Page 51A Lines 9 thru 15

Family 128

Name               Relationship             b.date           age              yrs. md.        children,         living

HAM, Stephen    ? head                 July 1836       63                     40

Easter                        wife                  Jan 1839        60                     40                     2                     2

Children of STEPHEN HAM and EASTER TODD:

1.   KIRBY4 HAM, b. 1861; d. February 24, 1938, Poplar Bluff, Butler County, MO; m. FANNY.

2.   SALLIE HAM, b. April 2, 1862, St. Clair County, Missouri; d. September 25, 1929, Hamtown, Missouri.; m. DAVID W. CHRONISTER, December 5, 1880, Butler County, Missouri..

 

Picture of Stephen and family

Endnotes

 

1. St. Clair Marriage Book, page 49.

 

Home Up KIRBY HAM stevehampicture Sallie Ham

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06/10/2001