History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 749.
[Nicholas County]  [Carlisle City and Precinct]

MICHAEL K. HAM, farmer, P. O. Carlisle; was born on the old homestead near
where he now lives, Feb. 14, 1822, to John Ham the second, who was born on
the line of Berkeley and Loudoun Counties, Va., Jun 13, 1782, and died May
17, 1867; he was a farmer by occupation, and came to the farm now owned by
Robert Letton, in 1794, he a son of Jacob and Catharine (Kline) Ham, the
latter a native of Pennsylvania; Jacob, a son of Jacob and Barbara (Tull)
Ham; the two latter gentlemen were also natives of Virginia, and served
with transportation wagons in the Revolutionary war; the mother of our
subject was Chloe T. Jones, born in Maryland, Jan. 26, 1785, married in
1806, on Cane Ridge, Bourbon County; by Barton W. Stone, died Oct. 19,
1860; she a daughter of John and Johanna (Richards) Jones, who came to Cane
Ridge in about 1796; Johanna, a daughter of William Richards and a Miss
Letton; John Ham by his marriage had eleven children, all of whom grew to
maturity; the youngest of three deceased, Caleb, Jacob and William R; the
family of first two in Nicholas, the latter in Morgan County, Ill., lived
to be fifty-six years of age; they were: J. J. and Berton R., in Clay
County, Mo.; Willis C., in Morgan County, Ill.; Sarah, wife of John T.
Johnson, in the same county; Solomon W., Michael K., Brice W., and
Johanna K., wife of Jonathan Johnson; all are in Nicholas, except as
above mentioned; Michael K., after receiving a limited education, engaged
in farming in which he has continued all his life; he has been twice
married, first Aug. 25, 1842, to Elizabeth Miller, who died June 21, 1852;
she a daughter of Henry and Mary (Johnson) Miller, who were natives of
Nicholas; by her he had five children, two of whom died in infancy and
Mary E., deceased, wife of John Hamilton; Henry, at home and Monroe in
Ill.; second marriage, Jan. 10, 1856, to Isabella Hamilton, a native of
Nicholas, and daughter of John Hamilton; by her there were three children:
Tabitha, a wife of Brice Ham; Emerine and Willis.  Mr. Hamilton in
political sentiment is Democrat.

Ham Kline Tull Jones Richard Letton Johnson Miller Hamilton
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