William Hamm was born in Germany. He married Martha Sherman in about 1760. They had five known children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas and Texas.

Daniel Ham was born in Germany in 1728. His wife's name was probably Barbara. They arrived at Philadelphia in 1748 from Germany. At his death his will lists 6 children. Peter, one of his sons was born in 1770 and it is his descendants that are sketched in this book. The book states that 50 of his descentants still reside in Pennsylvania, 25 in Illinois, 10 in Texas, Oklahoma, and California. The rest are scattered through out the rest of the United States and some foreign countries.

A genealogy of the ancestors and descendants of William Henry Lawrence born 31 May 1850 in Walker County, Georgia, died 4 Sept 1924 at Fayetteville, Arkansas and his wife Martha Mary Ann Ham born 22 Aug 1848 in Mississippi, died 26 July 1898 in Carroll County, Arkansas. They were married on the 15th of July 1869 in Searcy County, Arkansas. They had 11 children. William Henry married 2) 19 Jan 1899 Sarah California "Callie" Anderson born 18 Dec 1859 in Boone County, Arkansas, died 18 Dec 1925 near Green Forest, Arkansas. They had one child.

Edward Culver (1610-1685) immigrated in 1635 from England to Massachu- setts. John Culver (ca. 1700-1766), an immigrant or a descendant of Edward, lived in Somerset County, Maryland during or before 1737. Descendants and relatives of John lived in Maryland, Delaware, Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, Indiana and elsewhere. Without tracing exact relationship, other Culver immigrants and early residents are included, as well as some of their descendants.