Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Jerry HAM ************************************************************************ Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, June 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ J. Ham Jerry Ham was born in Schoharry, N. Y., 73 years ago, but moved with his parents to Pennsylvania when six months old. After the death of his mother he came to Wisconsin when seventeen years of age with his father and two sisters and made his home in Dayton until about thirty years of age, since when he has resided in Union. Mr. Ham was a member of the famous 8th Wisconsin Regiment, enlisting August 27, 1861, and after serving three years he enlisted again and served until the close of the war. He took part in forty battles and skirmishes. Among the more important were the battles at Corinth, Tuka and Jacckson, also in the assault on Vicksburg. The 8th Wisconsin was the regiment that carried the great eagle known as Old Abe. Mr. Ham is survived by his wife and nine children, Mrs. Sylvia Bulock and Emmet of Evansville, Gus of Belleville, and James of Beach, N. D., by his first wife, also Carley, Kate, Maud, Emily and Addie, who with their mother reside at the home. The funeral service was held yesterday afternoon at the Union church and was in charge of Rev. J. L. Taber, pastor of the church. A very large number of old friends were in attendance to pay the last tribute to the memory of their friend. Interment in Maple Hill Cemetery. April 25, 1912, Evansville Review, Evansville, Wisconsin