Daughter, Louie May Hamm with parents, Rev. Basil Hamm and Missouri Lee (Blanton) Hamm (circa 1908)
Leslie Medley Littleton 1892-1971 Louisa May (Hamm) Littleton 1908-1986
Louie May Hamm was one of 12 children born to Rev. Basil Hamm and Missouri Lee Blanton. She was born on a farm in Rowan County, Kentucky, on 28 Jan 1908. Louie married Noah Sluss. Noah and Louie had a son, Harold Adrian Sluss. They were not married long. Louie next married Leslie Medley Littleton on 27 Apr 1927. Leslie had 4 children by a previous marriage to Pearlie L. Harper 1898-1925, Leora, Norman, Gladis and Grace. The marriage of Leslie and Louie produced 13 additional children, Eula, Christine, Lafayette, Bessie, Iris, William, Walter, Charles, Albert, Fred, Rita, Missouri and Kenneth. They were all raised on a farm in Rowan County. Leslie Medley Littleton died on 19 Oct 1971 in Rowan County and Louie May Hamm died on 2 Mar 1986 in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky.
By Caroline Kay (Hargis) Kohus .
Louie May Hamm was my grandma. She was a hard working farm lady who cared well for her family. She would rise early in the morning when grandpa and some of their sons went to the barn to milk and feed the cows. By the time they returned to the house, she would have a breakfast of homemade biscuits, gravy, ham and sausage, eggs and hot coffee ready for everyone. She cooked two additional big meals every day for ten to fifteen people. She kept the house in order, made lye soap, churned butter, gathered wild greens from the fields for fresh wilted greens, kept her own garden for the house, hauled water from a well, washed clothes with a washboard and wringer washer, made quilts, rugs and clothing, and took care of the chickens and ducks. Her children helped in some of these chores, but Grandma Louie kept things running. She used the extra chicken and duck eggs and some of her yummy baked goods to barter for supplies they didn't grow or make at home. In addition to the three large meals a day, she made the best cakes, pies, and other goodies I've ever tasted. Grandma Louie had a great laugh and when we would go to visit, she couldn't wait to give everyone of us a big hug and something to eat. Grandma loved to sing and when she was working, she was often singing. Louie May Hamm loved going to church and singing the hymns. She also enjoyed visiting with her neighbors and relatives before and after church services. She was a special grandma and I'm fortunate she was mine.
Leslie Medley Littleton, Louisa May (Hamm) Littleton and family
(L-R) Vergie Mae (Fisher) Blevins 1880-1965 , Louie May (Hamm) Littleton and son
Louie Mae (Hamm) Littleton, Kate Blanton 1896-
Daughters of Basil and Missouri Hamm, abt 1943.
(L-R) Louie May (Littleton) Hamm holding son Albert Littleton, Viola (Hamm) McClurg, Luella (Hamm) Rigdon holding daughter Mary June Rigdon; Missouri Lee (Blanton) Hamm with Rilda McClurg on right and Buddy Joe Stidom on left; Oval (Hamm) Stidom.
