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James Curtis ‘Punky’ Hamm 1940–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 March 1940

Birth Location: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America

Death Date: 31 March 1998

Death Location: Kent, King County, Washington, United States of America

Father: John Hamm

Mother: Lena Hamm-Reno

Spouse(s): Jean Tacoma

Children(s):

James Curtis ‘Punky’ Hamm was born in 1940 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of John Thomas Hamm And Lena Mae Hamilton Hamm Reno. In 1950, James Curtis ‘Punky’ Hamm resided in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA. James Curtis ‘Punky’ Hamm married Jean Hamm Tacoma, and had children including Angie Arnold Hamm, Diana Hamm, Gary Hamm, James Hamm. James Curtis ‘Punky’ Hamm passed away in 1998 in Kent, King County, Washington, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Curtis ‘Punky’ Hamm was born in 1940 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of John Thomas Hamm And Lena Mae Hamilton Hamm Reno.
  • In 1950, James Curtis ‘Punky’ Hamm resided in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
  • James Curtis ‘Punky’ Hamm married Jean Hamm Tacoma, and had children including Angie Arnold Hamm, Diana Hamm, Gary Hamm, James Hamm.
  • James Curtis ‘Punky’ Hamm passed away in 1998 in Kent, King County, Washington, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

James Hamm's Ancestors

Self
James Hamm
1940–1998
Birth Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
Parents
John Thomas Hamm
1908–1982
Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States of America
Lena (Mae (Hamilton)) Hamm-Reno
1911–1966
Lavaca, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Miles (Gentry ‘Miley’ ‘Pa’ ‘MG’) Hamilton
1880–1970
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Mary (L) Brewer
1882–1954
Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjaman Hamilton
1835–1910
Rebecca Clark
1844–1900
James Brewer
1849–1923
Minerva Brewer
1847–1932
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Hamilton
1796–1868
Mary Hamilton
1801–1892
Jonathan Clark
1810–1860
Moab Brewer
1823–1902
Elizabeth Brewer
1824–1896
Asa Arnold
1822–1880
Arnold
1824–1882

James Hamm's Timeline

3 Records

1940
8 March 1940
Birth of James Curtis ‘Punky’ Hamm in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 10
James Curtis ‘Punky’ Hamm resided here in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA
1998
31 March 1998
Age 58
Death of James Curtis ‘Punky’ Hamm in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, United States of America
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 March 1940
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News Tribune; Publication Date: 3 Apr 1998; Publication Place: Tacoma, Washington, USA; ,0.41465926,0.20028858,0.5651821&xid=3355
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Independence, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 4651; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 48-31

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Independence, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 4651; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 48-31

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 March 1998
    Event Place: Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News Tribune; Publication Date: 3 Apr 1998; Publication Place: Tacoma, Washington, USA; ,0.41465926,0.20028858,0.5651821&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kent, King County, Washington, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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