Husband: Willis F. AMES
Birthdate: 20 Oct 1850 or 30 Oct 1850
Birthplace: , , PA/ NY (1, 2, 3, 4)
Death date: 20 Jul 1908
Place of death: Portland, Ionia, MI (1)
Burial: Danby Twp. Cem., Danby, Ionia, MI (1, 5)
Father: Thomas H. Ames aka Thomas HAVENS (1831-1903)
Mother: Lydia FULLER (Abt 1832-1868)
Other Spouses:

Marriage date: 1877
Marriage place: , Eaton, Michigan (1, 2, 6, 7)

Wife: Ella Jane PELTON
Birthdate: 30 Jan 1859
Birthplace: Near Grand Ledge, Oneida Twp., Eaton, MI (2, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Death date: 22 Oct 1912
Place of death: Grand Ledge, Eaton, MI (2, 8)
Burial: Union/Partlow Cem., Oneida Twp., Eaton, MI (8)
Father: William A. PELTON (1829-1902)
Mother: Sarah Jane JOHNSON (1831- )
Other Spouses:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Etta May AMES
Sex: F
Birthdate: 6 Aug 1879
Birthplace: Grand Ledge, Oneida Twp., Eaton, MI (7, 8, 9, 12)
Death date: 18 Feb 1959
Place of death: Grand Rapids, Kent, MI (8)
Burial: Danby Twp. Cem., Ionia, MI (8, 13)
Marriage date: Abt 1899
Marriage place: Michigan (14, 15)
Spouses' names: Fred H. WILCOX (1878-1945)

Child No. 2: Lydia AMES
Sex: F
Birthdate: 7 Feb 1881
Birthplace: Oneida Twp., Eaton, MI (16)
Death date: 30 Sep 1881
Place of death: Oneida Twp., Eaton, MI (17)
Burial:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names: Did not marry

Child No. 3: William Thomas AMES
AKA: "Bill"
Sex: M
Birthdate: 20 Aug 1883 or 06 Sept 1883 - Oneida, Eaton, MI (2, 9, 18)
Birthplace:
Death date: 15 Mar 1961 - Rockford, Winnebago, IL (2)
Place of death:
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens; Rockford, Winnebago, IL (2)
Marriage date: [1] 8 Jul 1911 [2]
Marriage place: [1] Grand Ledge, Eaton, Michigan (2, 19) [2] Rockford, Winnebago, IL (2)
Spouses' names: [1] Olive Hazel MANN (1892-1917) [2] Myrtle Adeline YOUNG (1880-1934)

Child No. 4: Floyd W. AMES
Sex: M
Birthdate: 6 Aug 1886
Birthplace: Grand Ledge, Eaton, MI (2, 7, 9)
Death date: 9 Feb 1926
Place of death: Big Rapids, Mecosta, MI (2)
Burial:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names:

Child No. 5: Lucille E. AMES
Sex: F
Birthdate: 10 Jun 1887
Birthplace: Grand Ledge, Eaton, MI (2, 8, 9)
Death date: 8 Jan 1955
Place of death: Rural Delta Twp., Eaton, MI (2, 8)
Burial: Danby Twp. Cem., Ionia, MI (2, 8, 13)
Marriage date: 20 Jun 1910
Marriage place: Grand Ledge, Roxand Twp., Eaton, MI (20)
Spouses' names: Bert BROWN (1887-1947)
 
 
Documentation:
1. Death Certificate/Index/Records, LDS #1392843, part 8.
2. Obituary.
3. Pension Index/ Papers.
4. Federal Census, Page 142/609.
5. Cemetery Index/ Records/Inscriptions/Readings/Photos.
6. Federal Census, LDS #1,254,577.
7. Ibid.
8. Death Certificate/Index/Records.
9. Newspaper.
10. Federal Census, LDS# 0,803,542.
11. Ibid, LDS # 0,552,169.
12. Birth Records/Certificates, LDS # 966,583.
13. Cemetery Index/ Records/Inscriptions/Readings/Photos, LDS # 1,293,622.
14. Gail (Wilcox) Purdy (Mrs. Wilbur O. Purdy).
15. Rachel Jean (Pullen) Wilcox.
16. Eaton County, Michigan; County Clerk's Office, LDS # 966,584.
17. Ibid, LDS # 0966599; Vol 2 : 32.
18. Birth Records/Certificates, LDS #0,966,584, pp 204/5.
19. Historical Society.
20. Marriage Record/License, LDS # 0,966,598.