Brief Life History of Clark Carter
When Clark Carter Ames was born on 15 July 1832, in Mooers, Mooers, Clinton, New York, United States, his father, Ira V Ames, was 27 and his mother, Charity Carter, was 25. He married Frances Jane Beavan on 8 March 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1852 and lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1852. He registered for military service in 1853. He died on 24 January 1907, in Fairview, Weston, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Uinta, Wyoming, United States.
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- Clarke Ames, "United States Census, 1880"
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Clark Carter Ames
- Clark Carter Ames, "BillionGraves Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
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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Life Events of Clark Carter Ames 1832-1907, Gathered by Susan Ames, wife of Harry Oliver Ames, a 2nd Great Grandson.
Born 15 July 1832 Moores, Clinton, New York. Clark was the third child and first son of Ira Ames and Charity Carter. His father was 28 and his mother was 25 years old. His older sister Clarissa was …
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