Rev. Basil Hamm 1882-1967 and wife Missouri Lee Blanton 1892-1951
Basil Hamm was born in Triplett, Rowan Co., Kentucky on 9
Nov. 1882. Basil was one of 12 children born to James Simon Hamm 1849-1914 and
Mary Elisabeth Johnson 1853-1919. He was a minister of the Christian Holiness
Church and the Kentucky Christian Conference. He also taught singing. Basil and family
attended the Sardis Church on Clear Fork Road, Cranston,
Rowan County, where he preached and the whole family sang. He
married Missouri Lee Blanton, daughter of Lafayette A. Blanton and Nancy J.
Littleton, on 19 Aug 1888 in Rowan County, Kentucky. Basil Hamm died on 11 Dec
1967 at the St. Clare Medical Center, Morehead, Kentucky. Basil and wife
Missouri are buried in Sardis Cemetery, Clear Fork Road, Cranston, Rowan County, Kentucky.
Rev. Basil Hamm wife Missouri Lee (Blanton) Hamm and family.
(Back L-R) 1. Viola Lena Hamm 2. Carl Austin Hamm 3. Versie Alden Hamm 4. Louie May Hamm 5. Vestal Emerson Hamm 6. Oval Arizona Hamm (Front L-R) 7. Ira James Hamm 8. Louella Allice Hamm 9. Basil Hamm 10. Missouri Lee Blanton 11. Zora Alvin Hamm
Rev. Basil Hamm 1882-1967, Sardis Cemetery, Clear Fork Road, Cranston, Rowan County, Kentucky.