Basil Hamm was born in Triplett, Rowan County, Kentucky on 9 November 1882. Basil was one of 12 children born to James Simon Hamm 1849-1914 and Mary Elisabeth Johnson 1853-1919. He married Missouri Lee Blanton 1892-1951 on 13 January 1907 in Rowan County, Kentucky. Basil was a minister of the Christian Holiness Church and the Kentucky Christian Conference. He also taught singing. Basil and family attended the Sardis Church on Clear Fork Road, Cranston, Rowan County, where he preached and the whole family sang. He married Missouri Lee Blanton, daughter of Lafayette A. Blanton and Nancy J.  Littleton, on 19 Aug 1888 in Rowan County, Kentucky. Basil Hamm died on 11 Dec 1967 at the St. Clare Medical Center, Morehead, Kentucky. Basil and wife Missouri are both buried in Sardis Cemetery, Clear Fork Road, Cranston, Rowan County, Kentucky.