Deceased came to Wisconsin with his parents when young, his family being among the earliest settlers of Crawford County, settling originally in the upper Sugar Creek neighborhood. Here Mr. Ames grew to manhood and in the
fall of 1863 married a neighbor girl, Miss Diana Copper, who survives him. The union was blessed with nine children, of whom five are living, four dead, two of the latter having passed away in infancy.
The surviving children are: Marcus N. Ames of La Crosse; Mrs. Mary DeLacy of Escalon, California; Mrs. Lucinda Hutson of Blake, Wis.; Joseph R. of Ferryville, Wis.; Franklin P. of DeSoto, Wis.; Charles Emmett died in the spring of 1902, and John Marion in January, 1903.
In January, 1864, the deceased enlisted in the service of his country as a member of the 31st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until the end of the war. He was a loyal and gallant soldier. At the close of the Civil War Mr. Ames returned home and from that time onward during the prime years of his life he engaged in the
business of farming in the Retreat neighborhood.
In 1901 he disposed of his farm here and removed to the village of Ferryville, which continued to be his home until his death, coming as the climax of influenza, followed by pneumonia, pleurisy and other complications,
embracing an illness lasting more than three months. Deceased was a man of kindly nature, of good self control and even temper. Funeral services were held at the Retreat Church May 14, conducted by Pastor J. Harry Bullock, Viroqua.
links:Vernon County Censor June 2, 1920 p. 3
Deceased came to Wisconsin with his parents when young, his family being among the earliest settlers of Crawford County, settling originally in the upper Sugar Creek neighborhood. Here Mr. Ames grew to manhood and in the
fall of 1863 married a neighbor girl, Miss Diana Copper, who survives him. The union was blessed with nine children, of whom five are living, four dead, two of the latter having passed away in infancy.
The surviving children are: Marcus N. Ames of La Crosse; Mrs. Mary DeLacy of Escalon, California; Mrs. Lucinda Hutson of Blake, Wis.; Joseph R. of Ferryville, Wis.; Franklin P. of DeSoto, Wis.; Charles Emmett died in the spring of 1902, and John Marion in January, 1903.
In January, 1864, the deceased enlisted in the service of his country as a member of the 31st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until the end of the war. He was a loyal and gallant soldier. At the close of the Civil War Mr. Ames returned home and from that time onward during the prime years of his life he engaged in the
business of farming in the Retreat neighborhood.
In 1901 he disposed of his farm here and removed to the village of Ferryville, which continued to be his home until his death, coming as the climax of influenza, followed by pneumonia, pleurisy and other complications,
embracing an illness lasting more than three months. Deceased was a man of kindly nature, of good self control and even temper. Funeral services were held at the Retreat Church May 14, conducted by Pastor J. Harry Bullock, Viroqua.
links:Vernon County Censor June 2, 1920 p. 3
Family Members
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Jabish Gilead "J.G." Ames
1818–1906
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Dorsey Pentecost Ames
1820–1899
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Elizabeth Ames Kirkbrid
1823–1897
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John Wesley Ames
1826–1913
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Joseph McCann Ames
1828–1883
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Sarah Ann Ames Tenney
1830–1915
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Hannah Ames Brooks
1832–1924
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Erastus Hoskins Ames
1834–1917
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Margaret Ames Parsons
1836–1927
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Mary Ames Host
1840–1892
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Harriet Ames Joseph
1845–1942
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