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Henry Horace Ames

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Henry Horace Ames

Birth
Hounsfield, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Death
2 Sep 1916 (aged 87)
Retsil, Kitsap County, Washington, USA
Burial
Retsil, Kitsap County, Washington, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 6, Plot 19
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Horace Ames

Residence was not listed; 35 years old.

Enlisted on 12/6/1864 as a Private.

On 12/6/1864 he was drafted into "A" Co. MN 4th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
(Discharged in 1865)
Other Information:
born in New York
Federal Pension Information:
He applied for a pension on 10/17/1876
application # 226,671

from a FAG member:
Horace was born in Jefferson County, New York, at the east end of Lake Ontario. In the 1840s, he and his father moved to Wisconsin.
On 10 January 1853, Horace married Sophia Mariah Cook in Fond du Lac County. They moved to Minnesota about 1856. Horace served in the 4th Minnesota Regiment Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
In the early 1870s, Horace and Mariah moved to Iowa, where the last of their 11 children was born. Their marriage ended soon after. On 30 September 1876, Horace married Elizabeth Lewis in Labette County, Kansas. They went on to have at least three children. Mariah remarried also and moved to Missouri, and the Ames children who were not yet grown went with her.
By 1890, Horace was living in Washington. He married Mary Ann Clark Northrup, the widow of Gabriel W. Northrup, about 1893. They remained in Washington until their deaths.
Horace Ames

Residence was not listed; 35 years old.

Enlisted on 12/6/1864 as a Private.

On 12/6/1864 he was drafted into "A" Co. MN 4th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
(Discharged in 1865)
Other Information:
born in New York
Federal Pension Information:
He applied for a pension on 10/17/1876
application # 226,671

from a FAG member:
Horace was born in Jefferson County, New York, at the east end of Lake Ontario. In the 1840s, he and his father moved to Wisconsin.
On 10 January 1853, Horace married Sophia Mariah Cook in Fond du Lac County. They moved to Minnesota about 1856. Horace served in the 4th Minnesota Regiment Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
In the early 1870s, Horace and Mariah moved to Iowa, where the last of their 11 children was born. Their marriage ended soon after. On 30 September 1876, Horace married Elizabeth Lewis in Labette County, Kansas. They went on to have at least three children. Mariah remarried also and moved to Missouri, and the Ames children who were not yet grown went with her.
By 1890, Horace was living in Washington. He married Mary Ann Clark Northrup, the widow of Gabriel W. Northrup, about 1893. They remained in Washington until their deaths.

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