AMES(SoundexA520)—See alsoADAMES,ALMES,AMESBURY,AMESON,AMIS,AMISS,AMOS,ARMES,AWES,DAMES,EAMES,GAMES,GRAMES,HAMES,IMES,JAMES,MAES,MASE,MASSE,MEAS,MESA,REAMES,RHAMES,SAMES,SEEMA,SHAMES,THAMES.
| |  AMES:See alsoAmesA. Barlow —SpencerBorden —HenryChamberlain —ArchibaldCox —W.Ames Curtright —EmilAmes Dapper —SamuelCrawford Denson —WillardAmes De Pree —LouisAdams Frothingham —HectorAmes Hanson —R.Lester Hill —DonaldLester Jackson —EdwinAmes Jaggard —ElizabethAmes Jones —DanAble Kimball —EdwardAmes Mann —ThomasHerbert Norton —HenryClay Payne —RichardFoster Perkins —JosiahRobbins —AmesPattison Rogers —AmesW. Sisson —MorrisAmes Soper —OliverAmes Spencer —RaymondAmes Spruance —ArchRollin Tuthill —CharlesAmes Washburn —MerrickAmes Whipple —LeonardWhite —HerbertAmes Zimmerman | | Ames, Adelbert(1835-1933) —of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Rockland,KnoxCounty, Maine,October31, 1835.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;Governor ofMississippi, 1868-70, 1874-76;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1870-74; general in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War.Received theMedalof Honor in 1894 for action in the Battle of Bull Run, July 21,1861.Died in Ormond (now Ormond Beach),VolusiaCounty, Fla.,April12, 1933 (age97 years, 163days).Interment atHildrethCemetery, Lowell, Mass. | | Ames, Albert Alonzo(1842-1911) —also known asAlbert A. Ames;"Doc" —of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; California.Born in Garden Prairie,BooneCounty, Ill.,January18, 1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 5, 1867;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1876-77, 1882-84, 1886-89, 1901-02;resigned 1902; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1886 (Democratic), 1896 (Independent); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1888;indictedin 1902 onbriberycharges,over a scheme to induce county commissioners to appoint hissecretary, Thomas R. Brown, Jr., as Sheriff.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,November16, 1911 (age69 years, 302days). His body was reportedlydonated toscience.Cremated;ashes interred atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Ames, Alden — U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inTientsin, as of 1907.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Alfred Elisha(1814-1874) —also known asAlfred E. Ames — ofWinnebagoCounty, Ill.; St. Anthony Falls,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Colchester,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,December13, 1814.Democrat.Physician;member ofIllinoisstate senate 24th District, 1849-50; member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1853;postmaster atMinneapolis,Minn., 1856-57;delegateto Minnesota state constitutional convention 11th District, 1857.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,September23, 1874 (age59 years, 284days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Ames, Alfred K. — of Machias,WashingtonCounty, Maine.Republican. Member ofMainestate senate 15th District, 1919-20.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, AllenSeeC. Allen Ames | | Ames, Allen E. — of Ellicottville,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.Republican.Chair ofCattaraugus County Republican Party, 1927-29.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Almer,Jr.SeeEdward Almer AmesJr. | | Ames, Ambrose — of Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.Born in Massachusetts. Postmaster atGreenfield,Mass., 1816.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Anthony — of Danielsonville (now Danielson), Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.Warden(borough president) of Danielsonville, Connecticut, 1869, 1878.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Arnold — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Member of New York American Labor Party Executive Committee, 1949. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Benjamin(1778-1835) —of Bath, Lincoln County (nowSagadahocCounty), Maine.Born in Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.,October30, 1778.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Massachusetts, 1811-14;delegateto Maine state constitutional convention, 1819;Governor ofMaine, 1821-22.Died in Houlton,AroostookCounty, Maine,September28, 1835 (age56 years, 333days).Interment atSoldiers Cemetery, Houlton, Maine. | | Ames, Butler (1871-1954) — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,August22, 1871.Republican.Engineer;manufacturer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1903-13;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1916,1920,1928.Died in Tewksbury,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November6, 1954 (age83 years, 76days).Interment atHildrethCemetery, Lowell, Mass. | | Ames, C. Allen — of Port Byron,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Calvin — of Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.Mayorof Port Huron, Mich., 1861-62.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Charles V. — of Portage Township (now Portage),KalamazooCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate forsupervisorof Portage Township, Michigan, 1913.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Charles W. — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Twelfth Essex District, 1923-24.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Cheney (1808-1892) — of Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Mexico,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1808.Hatter;postmaster atOswego,N.Y., 1849-53, 1877-81; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1858-59, 1864-65; colonel in theUnion Army during the Civil War.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September14, 1892 (age84 years, 87days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.  | Ames, DeHart Henry(1872-1955) —also known asDeHart H. Ames — of Franklinville,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.Born in Great Valley town,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1872.Republican.CattaraugusCounty Sheriff, 1907-09;real estatebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1915-20; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 51st District, 1921-24;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 51st District, 1938.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Maccabees.Died in Ellicottville,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1955 (age83 years, 270days).Interment atLittle Valley Rural Cemetery, Little Valley, N.Y. | | Ames, E. Almer,Jr.SeeEdward Almer AmesJr. | | Ames, Earl — ofWashingtonCounty, Pa.Democrat.Chair ofWashington County Democratic Party, 1937.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Edward Almer, Jr.(1903-1987) —also known asE. Almer Ames, Jr. — of Accomac,AccomackCounty, Va.Born in Onley,AccomackCounty, Va.,January22, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;AccomackCounty Commonwealth Attorney, 1943-55; vice-president, FirstNationalBank,Onancock, Va.;chair ofAccomack County Democratic Party, 1948-67; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Virginia,1952;member ofVirginiastate senate 1st District, 1956-67; member ofVirginiaDemocratic State Central Committee, 1956.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;Ruritan;Order ofthe Coif;American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi.Died in May,1987(age84years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Edward Almer Ames and Lena E. (Trower) Ames; married,January8, 1936, to Elizabeth Johnson Melson. |
| | Ames, Edward Winslow (b.1874) —Born in Wakefield,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,1874.U.S. Vice Consul General inRio de Janeiro, as of 1902.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Eli B. — of Illinois. U.S. Consul inHamburg, 1855-58.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Eli B. (1820-1897) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Colchester,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,August3, 1820.Lawyer;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1870-72.DiedFebruary12, 1897 (age76 years, 193days).Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Ellis,Sr.SeeEllisEames | | Ames, Emma L. — of Putnam Heights, Putnam,WindhamCounty, Conn.Postmaster atPutnamHeights, Conn., 1876-1900.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, F. W. — of Titusville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.Burgessof Titusville, Pennsylvania, 1864-65.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Fisher (1758-1808) — of Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,April 9,1758.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1788;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1789-97 (1st District 1789-95,6th District 1795-97); member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1798-1800.Englishancestry.Died in Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,July 4,1808 (age50 years, 86days).Interment atOldVillage Cemetery, Dedham, Mass. | | Ames, Francis — of Douglas,CochiseCounty, Ariz.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Galen — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Whig. Postmaster atSpringfield,Mass., 1844-45.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, George T. (bornc.1926) —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;barber;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1954; candidate forMichiganstate senate 14th District, 1965.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Ames,Grandville G.SeeGranville G.Ames | | Ames, Granville G.(1852-1914) —also known asGrandville G. Ames — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Sheboygan,SheboyganCounty, Wis.,1852.Lawyer;Consulfor Costa Rica inPortland,Ore., 1896-1907.Died, in EmanuelHospital,Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,December31, 1914 (ageabout 62years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Ames and Roana (Witt) Ames; married1880 to AlmaMuzzy; married1904 to MinnieB. Robb. |
| | Ames, Hector C. — of New York. U.S. Consul inAcapulco, 1852-53.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, HenrySeeHermes Luther Ames | | Ames, Henry S. — of Orange,FranklinCounty, Mass.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Fourth Franklin District, 1905.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Herbert M. — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1950, 1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Herbert T. — of Pennsylvania. Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1900;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1904;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1916; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1920;Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1934.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Herbert Thomas — also known asHerbert T. Ames — of Williamsport,LycomingCounty, Pa.Born inTiogaCounty, Pa.Lawyer;mayorof Williamsport, Pa., 1929.Methodist.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas W. Ames and Mary A. (Card) Ames. |
| | Ames, Hermes Luther(1865-1920) —also known asHermes L. Ames;Henry Ames — of Falconer,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Carroll town,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,October28, 1865.Farmer;schoolteacher;haydealer;millingbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1918-20;defeated (Prohibition), 1916; died in office 1920.Member,UnitedCommercial Travelers;OddFellows;Moose;Grange.DiedAugust23, 1920 (age54 years, 300days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Loretta Woodward (Tiller) Ames and Ezra Wales Ames; married,June 20,1894, to Minta E. Brunson. |
| | Ames, Irma M. — of Lewisburg,UnionCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1972.Female.Still living as of 1972. | | Ames, J. O. — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, James H. — Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofMaine, 1908, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, James W.(1864-1944) —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,October12, 1864.Republican.Physician;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1901-02; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1908;Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1925.Africanancestry.One of the founders of DunbarHospital(1918).Died in1944(ageabout79 years).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Ames, James W. — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Jesse — ofRiceCounty, Minn.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1868;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 8, 1868.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Mrs. Jesse D. — of Georgetown,WilliamsonCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1924,1928(alternate).Female.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, John C. — of Sterling,WindhamCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Sterling, 1838; member ofConnecticutstate senate 13th District, 1849.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, John C. (1852-1922) — of Streator,La SalleCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Freedom Township,La SalleCounty, Ill.,July 17,1852.Republican.Druggist;hardwaremerchant;lumberbusiness;mayorof Streator, Ill., 1885-89;banker;U.S.Collector of Customs at Chicago, Ill., Illinois, 1909.Died in Lake Wales,PolkCounty, Fla.,March21, 1922 (age69 years, 247days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Streator, Ill. | | Ames, John E. — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Mayorof Niles, Mich., 1936-37.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, John S., Jr. — of Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.Republican. Candidate forMassachusettsGovernor's Council 1st District, 1948; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1952,1956(alternate).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Ames, John S. III — of Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Ames, Jonathan T. — Peace and Freedom candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Ames, Joseph G. — ofBerrienCounty, Mich.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Berrien County, 1844.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Josiah P. — of California. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 8th District, 1877-80.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Leonard, Jr.(1818-1899) —ofOswegoCounty, N.Y.BornFebruary8, 1818.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oswego County 2nd District, 1857.DiedNovember11, 1899 (age81 years, 276days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y. | | Ames, Leslie D. — of Camden,KnoxCounty, Maine.Postmaster atCamden,Maine, 1931.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Marie B. — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Independent candidate fordelegateto Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Michael E. — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County, 1846.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Michael E.(1822-1861) —of Stillwater,WashingtonCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Vermont,1822.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1851;Speakerof Minnesota Territory House of Representatives, 1851;delegateto Minnesota state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1857.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,1861(ageabout39 years).Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Oakes (1804-1873) — of North Easton, Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.,January10, 1804.Republican.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1863-73.He and his brotherOliver Ames, president ofthe Union Pacific Railroad, prime movers in construction of thefirsttranscontinentalrailroadline, completed in 1869; he was ascensuredby the House of Representatives in 1873 for his role in the CreditMobilierbriberyscandal.Died in Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.,May 8,1873 (age69 years, 118days).Interment atVillageCemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass.; memorial monument atOliver and Oakes Ames Monument, Sherman, Wyo. | | Ames, Oliver, Jr.(1807-1877) —Born in Plymouth,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,November5, 1807.Shovelmanufacturer; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1852, 1857; president, Union PacificRailroad;he and his brotherOakes Ames were primemovers in construction of the first transcontinental railroad line.DiedMarch 9,1877 (age69 years, 124days).Interment atVillageCemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass.; memorial monument atOliver and Oakes Ames Monument, Sherman, Wyo. | | Ames, Oliver (1831-1895) — of North Easton, Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in North Easton, Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.,February4, 1831.Republican.Shovelmanufacturer; member ofMassachusettsstate senate; elected 1880;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1883-87;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1887-90.Died in North Easton, Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.,October22, 1895 (age64 years, 260days).Interment atVillageCemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass. | | Ames, Robert — of Coaldale,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Ames, Samuel — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Speakerof the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1844-45.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Samuel — of Keeseville,EssexCounty, N.Y.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 16th District, 1872-73.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Scott A. — of West Warren, Warren,KnoxCounty, Maine.Postmaster atWestWarren, Maine, 1893-1901.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Seth — of Massachusetts.Justiceof Massachusetts state supreme court, 1869-81.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Sylvester W. — of Putnam Heights, Putnam,WindhamCounty, Conn.Postmaster atPutnamHeights, Conn., 1876.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, T. M. — of California. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 18th District, 1862-63.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Vera — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1988.Female.Still living as of 1988. | | Ames, Walker — of De Soto,JeffersonCounty, Mo.Democrat.Mayor ofDe Soto, Mo., 1967.Still living as of 1967. | | Ames, Wallace — ofLenoirCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Lenoir County,1868-69.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Walter W. (bornc.1905) —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Algonac,St. ClairCounty, Mich., about 1905.Republican. Republican candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1940 (primary), 1944 (primary), 1948, 1950, 1952 (primary); candidateforMichiganstate senate 5th District, 1946.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, Warner — Member ofVirginiastate senate 1st District, 1924-27.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, William A. — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Prohibition candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from New London, 1910; member ofConnecticut Prohibition Party State Executive Committee, 1922-27.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, William H. (b.1861) —of Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in North Easton, Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.,March 1,1861.Republican.Manufacturer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Second Bristol District, 1905-06.Burial location unknown. | | Ames, William L.(1846-1910) —of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in1846.Republican.Farmer;real estatebusiness; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 25, 1891-92.Died in1910(ageabout64 years).Burial location unknown.
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