Brief Life History of Thankful Francis
When Thankful Francis Ames was born on 27 September 1857, in Bradford, Stark, Illinois, United States, her father, Major Andrew Ames, was 48 and her mother, Elizabeth Maria Barber, was 29. She married James Marion Harmon on 17 March 1875, in Bradford, Stark, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Lola Township, Cherokee, Kansas, United States in 1880. She died on 30 October 1936, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Francis Ames in household of Major A Ames, "United States Census, 1860"
- Thankful Ames Harmon, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Thankful Ames Harmon, "Find A Grave Index"
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1858 · A House Divided
Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1878
Historical Boundaries: 1878: Stark, Illinois, United States
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Amis or from the feminine form, Amice. The Old French word amis, is from Latin amicus ‘friend’, which was used in Late Latin as a term for a man of the lower classes, in particular a slave. There were also derivatives of this as personal names, in particular masculine Amicius and feminine Amicia. Both were in use as personal names in England and may have contributed to the surname.
German: perhaps a nickname for an active person, from an ancient Germanic word related to Old High German amazzig ‘busy’.
Dutch: possibly a patronymic from Ame a common personal name in Holland and Friesland, an abbreviated form of an ancient Germanic personal name, perhaps beginning with amel ‘strong’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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