Mary Katherine SLAWSON

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• Census: 1880, Living with parents in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa
• Census: 1885, Living with parents in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa
• Census: 1900, Living with husband in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa
• Census: 1910, Living with husband in Mason, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa
• Census: 1915, Living with husband in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa
• Census: 1920, Living with husband in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa

Mary married Earnest James HAMM on 19 Jan 1897 in Rock Creek, Mitchell Co., Iowa. Earnest was born on 16 Feb 1873 in Chedder, Somerset, England; was christened on 5 Apr 1874 in Cheddar, Somerset, England; died on 4 Mar 1924 in Brownville, Mitchell Co., Iowa; was buried in Osage Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell Co., Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1900, Living with parents in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa
• Census: 1910, Living with parents in Mason, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa
• Census: 1915, Living with parents in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa
• Census: 1920, Living in Mitchell, Mitchell Co., Iowa
• Census: 1930, Living in Parkers Prairie, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota
• Census: 1940, Living in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa

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#1:

ROLAND S. HAM

MITCHELL, IOWA Funeral services are pending at the Champion Funeral Home, Osage for Roland S. Ham, 72, who died Saturday morning at the Mitchell County Memorial Hospital.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Wayne of Osage and Keith of Mitchell; one daughter, Mrs. Roman Fisher, Humiboldt; seven grandchildren; and two brothers, James of Los Angeles and Mason of San Diego, California.

[Waterloo Courier, Sunday, December 13, 1970]

#2:

ROLAND S. HAM

OSAGE, IOWA ? Services for Roland S. Ham, 72, who died Saturday morning at the Mitchell County Memorial Hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday.at the Champion Funeral Home; burial in the Osage cemetery.

Survived by his wife, Lura; one daughter, Mrs. Ramon Fisher of Humboldt; two sons, Keith of Mitchell and Wayne of Osage; seven grandchildren, and two brothers, Mason Ham of San Diego, Calif., and James of Los Angeles, California.

[Waterloo Courier, Monday, December 14, 1970]


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Social Security Death Index:
HAM, ROLAND
b: 19 Jan 1898
d: Dec 1970
age: 72
last res: 50485 (Iowa)

#4
WWI Draft Registration: July 12, 1918
Roland Slawson Ham age 20 living in Mitchell, Mitchell, Iowa, born January 19, 1898, single, farmer for E. J. Ham, father. Address after September 26h..Grinnell College, Iowa.

Photo is from MITCHELL COUNTY PICTORIAL ATLAS, 1977.

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Roland married Lura M. BECKNER on 19 Mar 1919 in Mitchell Co., Iowa. Lura was born on 9 Dec 1899 in Roswell, Miner Co., South Dakota; died on 12 Jul 1991 in Orange County, California; was buried in Osage Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell Co., Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1910, Living with parents in Mason, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa
• Census: 1920, Living with parents in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa

Family/Spouse: Grace LOSER. Grace was born on 6 Jun 1905; died on 6 Dec 1999; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles Co., California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1910, Living with parents in Mason, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa
• Census: 1915, Living with parents in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa
• Census: 1920, Living with parents in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa

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San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) - Friday, December 15, 1995
HAM -- Mason M., a retired Police Officer and long time member of the Grace Baptist Church, passed away in Willow Creek, CA on Dec. 13, 1995 where he has lived the past 4 years to be near his family. He is surivied by daughters Joy Brunner, Joan Vose, and Jean Conard, 11 grandchildren. Graveside Services and Interment Sunday 2 p.m. Greenwood Memorial Park. GREENWOOD MORTUARY 264-3131

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Family/Spouse: Isla COTHRAN. Isla was born on 7 Nov 1906 in Texas; died on 10 Aug 1986 in San Diego Co., California; was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego Co., California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1915, Living with parents in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa
• Census: 1920, Living with parents in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa
• Census: 1930, Living in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota
• Census: 1940, Living in San Diego, San Diego Co., California

Clark married Adeline ? before 1940. Adeline was born about 1912 in Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1920, Living with parents in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa

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• Census: 1930, Living with parents in Parkers Prairie, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota
• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa

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Name:
Robert Wayne Ham, age 87, of Mason City, died Thursday, June 20, 2013, at his home.

Cremation has taken place and a Graveside Inurnment Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July1, 2013, at the Osage Cemetery, with Pastor Duane Lookingbill in charge of services. Military honors at the grave will be handled by Osage American Legion Post 278. Following the services at the cemetery, everyone is invited to the Osage American Legion, 504 Main Street, for lunch and fellowship.

In lieu of flowers memorials can be given to the United Church of Christ in Osage, Osage American Legion Post 278 or a charity of your choice and mailed to the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, P.O. Box 84, Osage, IA 50461-0084

Wayne was born June 16, 1926 in San Diego, CA, to former Mitchell County residents, Roland and Lura (Becker) Ham. As a toddler he moved to a farm near Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. In 1932, they moved to the family farm near Mitchell, where he attended school and graduated in 1944. Wayne joined the United States Navy directly after graduation. He attended training schools in Idaho, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania, before being stationed aboard the cruiser USS Portsmouth, where he was in charge of all air conditioning and refrigeration. He was honorably discharged in 1946. Returning home Wayne married and farmed in the Mitchell and St. Ansgar areas, until purchasing land southwest of Osage in 1957. In 1977, he divorced and moved to Mason City, where he was a real estate broker with the Century 21 franchise, until retiring in 2003. Wayne married Mary (Diane) Garth in 1982, they were married for 26 years, until she passed away in 2008. During his farming years he was a 4H leader, belonged to many farm related boards and enjoyed playing various sports. As a realtor, he served on the Mason City Board of Realtors where he served as president from 1988 to 1989. In both Mason City and Osage, Wayne served in many lay capacities of the local Congregational Church and has been a member of the Osage American Legion since 1946.

Wayne is survived by: Son, Steve (Janet) Ham, of Osage; Daughter, Janelle Ham, of Clear Lake; his grandchildren, Jeremy (Jenn) Ham of Osage, Jamie (Sarah) Ham of Lake Mills, Holley Counsell of Mazeppa, MN, Erin Toppin of Clear Lake, Tim (Deidre) Toppin of Mason City and Noelle Toppin of Rudd; 8 great grandchildren, his brother, Keith (Marlene) Ham of Osage, his nephews and niece, Jim Ham, Ron Ham and Jean (Ron) Evenson and families; his step-sons, Greg (Denise) Garth, Mark (Paula) Garth and David (Michelle) Garth; 9 step grandchildren, his step brother, Pat (Joan) Duffy of Kerrville, TX; his step sister Kay (Ray) Denkhoff of Abilene, TX;

Wayne was preceded in death by: his parents; his wife, Diane; a sister, Marilyn Bricker; a step son, Gary Garth and many friends.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home (641)732-3706


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• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Rock, Mitchell Co., Iowa