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.

The Allegheny River flows through the counties of Allegheny, Westmoreland, Armstrong, Clarion, Venango, Forest, and Warren.

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