Rufus Ames

Rufus Ames (Eames) (abt. 1820-1896) was born about 1820 in Maine. He was the son of Justus Ames and Betsy Hudson. He was baptized before 1840. He knew Wilford Woodruff as a young man living in the Fox Islands, Hancock Co., Maine. He died Oct. 1896 in Baileys Harbor, Door Co., Wisconsin.

Rufus Eames (M6ZT-4PG), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 18 Aug. 2022). Rufus Ames, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/rufus-ames, accessed 18 Aug. 2022). 1850 U.S. Census, Two Rivers, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin, p. 28, Rufus Ames; FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 18 Aug. 2022). "Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 11 Aug. 2022); Justus Ames, 21 May 1861, Warren Co., Illinois, p. 66; citing “Illinois County, District and Probate Courts." "Town and vital records, 1785-1892," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 12 Aug. 2022); Justus Eama Junr and Betsy Hudson, 9 Dec. 1813, Vinalhaven, Hancock Co., Maine, p. 426; citing Vinalhaven, Knox Co., Maine, Town Clerk, image 233/837; DGS 7596929. Door County Advocate, “Death of "Prof." Ames” (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin), 17 Oct. 1896, vol. 35, p. 5; database with images, Door County Library (https://archive.co.door.wi.us/jsp/RcWebBrowse.jsp, accessed 18 Aug. 2022).
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