Melvina (Lee) Ham (1836-1906) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Melvina Ham formerly Lee

Born 24 May 1836 in Marion County, Indiana, United States

Wife of Joel Wilson Ham — married 7 Sep 1859 in Pike, Illinois, USA

Descendants

Mother of Benjamin F. Ham, Angenetta (Ham) Duncan, Lucretia Ham, David L Ham, Enoch Ham, Walter Scott Ham, Harvey Lee Ham, Anna Evaline (Ham) Holscher and Frederick Albert Ham

Died 16 Aug 1906 at age 70 in Chambersburg, Pike, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Melvina was the only child of Ivan and Evaline Lee. Both parents had passed away by 1844 so the young Melvina was raised by her grandparents, John and Nancy Lee. They moved with her from Indiana to Fairmont Township in Pike County, Illoinis in 1848. There she met and wed Joel Ham after the death of his first wife, Sarah Wells. They were blessed with eight children. Melvina passed away in 1906 and is buried with her husband in the Ham Family Cemetery in Chambersburg, Illoinis.

Sources

"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFL3-QJM : accessed 2 May 2016), Joel Ham and Melvina Lee, 07 Sep 1859; citing Pike, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,314,779.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXK7-16B : accessed 1 May 2016), Melvina Ham in household of Joel Ham, Chambersburg, Pike, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 181, sheet 397D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0242; FHL microfilm 1,254,242.

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSHQ-DDF : accessed 1 May 2016), Melvina Ham, Chambersburg & Flint Townships, Pike, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,337.

Find A Grave: Memorial #61306561

[1] Pike & Calhoun County Genealogical Society, 1891. 'Portrait Biographical Album of Pike and Calhoun Counties, Illinois'. pg 624

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melvina by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melvina: