S/O Nehemiah & Frances (Craven) Ames. H/O Eliza Dutterer. They were married 4 Dec 1856 & had 5 children: Emanuel, Frances Catherine, John H, Hannah & Loretta. Nehemiah enlisted in the Union Army on 1/4/1864 and was stationed in TN, where he contracted a violent fever & died, never seeing any active service.
There is a big question as to where he is buried. There is a marker (and a Find-A-Grave memorial #54755135) for Nehemiah in the Nashville National Cemetery and also a place where he is possibly buried beside his wife at Six Corners Cemetery, Hicksville, OH. As Six Corners was a private cemetery during it's early years, there were NO records kept, thus there are several "missing" people who were presumed to be buried there. There is also an obvious place where a "missing grave marker' was initially located next to the grave marker of his wife Eliza. (see photo)
Eliza (Otis) Yeager, daughter of Loretta and granddaughter of Nehemiah Jr., assembled the material of Nehemiah's family which was published in the "Ames of the Name" book, pages 69-74. Her material was written prior to 1959, the date of the book's publishing. It reads: "With the angels he is marching, Laurel wreaths upon his brow--- for his Country he has fallen: Who will care for Eliza now?" It continues: "The above epitaph appears on a grave marker in the beautiful Six Corners Cemetery near Hicksville, Ohio. It is the heartrendering last wail of a widow who had seen her husband march off "with the heroes" --expecting to participate in the war between the states. However, fever overtook him and death followed without Nehemiah, Jr., seeing any active service at all". ****Note the sentence which says, "The above epitaph appears on a grave marker in the beautiful Six Corners Cemetery in Hicksville, Ohio", which indicates there was a grave marker here at one time.
The big question remains as to where Nehemiah Jr. is actually buried. Was he "originally buried" in the Nashville National Cemetery, then later reburied next to his wife in Six Corners Cemetery, Hicksville, OH? Therefore there are TWO Find-A-Grave memorials listed for Nehemiah Ames Jr.
1) Memorial #54755135 which is his location and marker in the Nashville National Cemetery
2) This memorial which lists him in Six Corners Cemetery, Hicksville, OH. This memorial links him to his 5 children and their descendants.
***In July 2022, I received the following information from another Ames relative, Carlos N Olvera; The suggestion that Nehemiah Ames may have been reinterred in OH is fact. These two Find A Grave sites should be reworded accordingly. Ancestry lists a link to the Graves Registration Card available at Fold3 showing he was buried in Lot 52, Block B, Grave 2 at Six Corners located at SR2 - 4 miles NE of Hicksville, OH with an upright memorial, which according to the picture is not there.
You can toggle between Nehemiah (#1) Ames and Nehemiah (#2) Ames in the "sibling section" below to see both memorials.
There is a big question as to where he is buried. There is a marker (and a Find-A-Grave memorial #54755135) for Nehemiah in the Nashville National Cemetery and also a place where he is possibly buried beside his wife at Six Corners Cemetery, Hicksville, OH. As Six Corners was a private cemetery during it's early years, there were NO records kept, thus there are several "missing" people who were presumed to be buried there. There is also an obvious place where a "missing grave marker' was initially located next to the grave marker of his wife Eliza. (see photo)
Eliza (Otis) Yeager, daughter of Loretta and granddaughter of Nehemiah Jr., assembled the material of Nehemiah's family which was published in the "Ames of the Name" book, pages 69-74. Her material was written prior to 1959, the date of the book's publishing. It reads: "With the angels he is marching, Laurel wreaths upon his brow--- for his Country he has fallen: Who will care for Eliza now?" It continues: "The above epitaph appears on a grave marker in the beautiful Six Corners Cemetery near Hicksville, Ohio. It is the heartrendering last wail of a widow who had seen her husband march off "with the heroes" --expecting to participate in the war between the states. However, fever overtook him and death followed without Nehemiah, Jr., seeing any active service at all". ****Note the sentence which says, "The above epitaph appears on a grave marker in the beautiful Six Corners Cemetery in Hicksville, Ohio", which indicates there was a grave marker here at one time.
The big question remains as to where Nehemiah Jr. is actually buried. Was he "originally buried" in the Nashville National Cemetery, then later reburied next to his wife in Six Corners Cemetery, Hicksville, OH? Therefore there are TWO Find-A-Grave memorials listed for Nehemiah Ames Jr.
1) Memorial #54755135 which is his location and marker in the Nashville National Cemetery
2) This memorial which lists him in Six Corners Cemetery, Hicksville, OH. This memorial links him to his 5 children and their descendants.
***In July 2022, I received the following information from another Ames relative, Carlos N Olvera; The suggestion that Nehemiah Ames may have been reinterred in OH is fact. These two Find A Grave sites should be reworded accordingly. Ancestry lists a link to the Graves Registration Card available at Fold3 showing he was buried in Lot 52, Block B, Grave 2 at Six Corners located at SR2 - 4 miles NE of Hicksville, OH with an upright memorial, which according to the picture is not there.
You can toggle between Nehemiah (#1) Ames and Nehemiah (#2) Ames in the "sibling section" below to see both memorials.
S/O Nehemiah & Frances (Craven) Ames. H/O Eliza Dutterer. They were married 4 Dec 1856 & had 5 children: Emanuel, Frances Catherine, John H, Hannah & Loretta. Nehemiah enlisted in the Union Army on 1/4/1864 and was stationed in TN, where he contracted a violent fever & died, never seeing any active service.
There is a big question as to where he is buried. There is a marker (and a Find-A-Grave memorial #54755135) for Nehemiah in the Nashville National Cemetery and also a place where he is possibly buried beside his wife at Six Corners Cemetery, Hicksville, OH. As Six Corners was a private cemetery during it's early years, there were NO records kept, thus there are several "missing" people who were presumed to be buried there. There is also an obvious place where a "missing grave marker' was initially located next to the grave marker of his wife Eliza. (see photo)
Eliza (Otis) Yeager, daughter of Loretta and granddaughter of Nehemiah Jr., assembled the material of Nehemiah's family which was published in the "Ames of the Name" book, pages 69-74. Her material was written prior to 1959, the date of the book's publishing. It reads: "With the angels he is marching, Laurel wreaths upon his brow--- for his Country he has fallen: Who will care for Eliza now?" It continues: "The above epitaph appears on a grave marker in the beautiful Six Corners Cemetery near Hicksville, Ohio. It is the heartrendering last wail of a widow who had seen her husband march off "with the heroes" --expecting to participate in the war between the states. However, fever overtook him and death followed without Nehemiah, Jr., seeing any active service at all". ****Note the sentence which says, "The above epitaph appears on a grave marker in the beautiful Six Corners Cemetery in Hicksville, Ohio", which indicates there was a grave marker here at one time.
The big question remains as to where Nehemiah Jr. is actually buried. Was he "originally buried" in the Nashville National Cemetery, then later reburied next to his wife in Six Corners Cemetery, Hicksville, OH? Therefore there are TWO Find-A-Grave memorials listed for Nehemiah Ames Jr.
1) Memorial #54755135 which is his location and marker in the Nashville National Cemetery
2) This memorial which lists him in Six Corners Cemetery, Hicksville, OH. This memorial links him to his 5 children and their descendants.
***In July 2022, I received the following information from another Ames relative, Carlos N Olvera; The suggestion that Nehemiah Ames may have been reinterred in OH is fact. These two Find A Grave sites should be reworded accordingly. Ancestry lists a link to the Graves Registration Card available at Fold3 showing he was buried in Lot 52, Block B, Grave 2 at Six Corners located at SR2 - 4 miles NE of Hicksville, OH with an upright memorial, which according to the picture is not there.
You can toggle between Nehemiah (#1) Ames and Nehemiah (#2) Ames in the "sibling section" below to see both memorials.
There is a big question as to where he is buried. There is a marker (and a Find-A-Grave memorial #54755135) for Nehemiah in the Nashville National Cemetery and also a place where he is possibly buried beside his wife at Six Corners Cemetery, Hicksville, OH. As Six Corners was a private cemetery during it's early years, there were NO records kept, thus there are several "missing" people who were presumed to be buried there. There is also an obvious place where a "missing grave marker' was initially located next to the grave marker of his wife Eliza. (see photo)
Eliza (Otis) Yeager, daughter of Loretta and granddaughter of Nehemiah Jr., assembled the material of Nehemiah's family which was published in the "Ames of the Name" book, pages 69-74. Her material was written prior to 1959, the date of the book's publishing. It reads: "With the angels he is marching, Laurel wreaths upon his brow--- for his Country he has fallen: Who will care for Eliza now?" It continues: "The above epitaph appears on a grave marker in the beautiful Six Corners Cemetery near Hicksville, Ohio. It is the heartrendering last wail of a widow who had seen her husband march off "with the heroes" --expecting to participate in the war between the states. However, fever overtook him and death followed without Nehemiah, Jr., seeing any active service at all". ****Note the sentence which says, "The above epitaph appears on a grave marker in the beautiful Six Corners Cemetery in Hicksville, Ohio", which indicates there was a grave marker here at one time.
The big question remains as to where Nehemiah Jr. is actually buried. Was he "originally buried" in the Nashville National Cemetery, then later reburied next to his wife in Six Corners Cemetery, Hicksville, OH? Therefore there are TWO Find-A-Grave memorials listed for Nehemiah Ames Jr.
1) Memorial #54755135 which is his location and marker in the Nashville National Cemetery
2) This memorial which lists him in Six Corners Cemetery, Hicksville, OH. This memorial links him to his 5 children and their descendants.
***In July 2022, I received the following information from another Ames relative, Carlos N Olvera; The suggestion that Nehemiah Ames may have been reinterred in OH is fact. These two Find A Grave sites should be reworded accordingly. Ancestry lists a link to the Graves Registration Card available at Fold3 showing he was buried in Lot 52, Block B, Grave 2 at Six Corners located at SR2 - 4 miles NE of Hicksville, OH with an upright memorial, which according to the picture is not there.
You can toggle between Nehemiah (#1) Ames and Nehemiah (#2) Ames in the "sibling section" below to see both memorials.
Gravesite Details
Missing grave marker, but the base is there and you can see there was a marker there originally on that base.
Family Members
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