Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1917 — FRANCES SARAH HAM IS DEAD [ARTICLE]

FRANCES SARAH HAM IS DEAD

Pioneer Lady Answered Final Summons Wednesday Morning. Mrs • Sarah Frances Ham, one of the pioneer women of Rensselaer, was called to her eternal reward at an early hour Wednesday morning at the age of 87 years. Death was due to old age. Mrs. Ham had been a resident of Rensselaer for nearly forty year? and prior to coming here resided at Mt. Ayr and Brook in Newton county. She was the widow of Ephriam IH&m, who was a Union soldier and died and w T as buried in the South during the civil war. Since that time she had maintained a home, being then left with six children. Three of these have since passed away. The three children who survive are Miss Ida Ham of this city, Mrs. Anna Grose of Lafayette and Mrs. Josie Collins of Hegewisch, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at the Christian church at 2 o’clock this afternoon, conducted by Rev. Asa McDaniel and assisted by Rev. E. W. Strecker. Interment will be mad© in Weston cemetery.