Brief Life History of Dora Jessie
When Dora Jessie Ames was born on 28 February 1894, in Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States, her father, Alfred Reuben Ames, was 32 and her mother, Alma Louanna Sears, was 29. She married Harry Clarence Bentzinger on 4 February 1950, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States. She died on 15 October 1967, in Jerome, Jerome, Idaho, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Jerome Cemetery, Jerome, Idaho, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Dora J Ames in household of Alfred R Ames, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
- Ames, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Dora Ames, "Idaho Marriage Index, 1947-1961"
Spouse and Children
1896–1976 Male
1894–1967 Female
Parents and Siblings
1861–1927 Male
1864–1911 Female
Siblings (7)
1885–1925 Female
1887–1970 Female
1890– Male
1892– Male
1894–1967 Female
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
1905
Age 11
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 22
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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