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Oliver Jensen Ames 1897–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Dec 1897

Birth Location: Fairview, Uinta, Wyoming, USA

Death Date: 09 Nov 1984

Death Location: Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States of America

Father: Oliver Ames

Mother: Sarah Jensen

Spouse(s): Etta Ames, Ethel Baley

Children(s): Leota Ames, Harry Ames, Kenneth Ames, Bette Ames, Lorene Ames

The story of Oliver Jensen Ames began in 1897 in Fairview, Uinta, Wyoming, USA. In 1900, Oliver Jensen Ames resided in Star Valley, Uinta, Wyoming, USA. Oliver Jensen Ames married Ethel Baley, Etta Margaret Ames, and had children including Bette Christine Ames, Harry Corsi Ames, Kenneth Clifford Ames, Leota Fay Ames, Lorene Bailey Ames, Lorene Baley Ames. Oliver Jensen Ames passed away in 1984 in Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Oliver Jensen Ames began in 1897 in Fairview, Uinta, Wyoming, USA.
  • In 1900, Oliver Jensen Ames resided in Star Valley, Uinta, Wyoming, USA.
  • Oliver Jensen Ames married Ethel Baley, Etta Margaret Ames, and had children including Bette Christine Ames, Harry Corsi Ames, Kenneth Clifford Ames, Leota Fay Ames, Lorene Bailey Ames, Lorene Baley Ames.
  • Oliver Jensen Ames passed away in 1984 in Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Oliver Ames
1876–1935
Birth Location: Portage, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
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Sarah Jensen
1878–1938
Birth Location: Clarkston, Cache County, Utah, USA
SJ

Spouses(s)

Etta Ames
1894–1923
Birth Location: Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
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Ethel Baley
1904–1999
Birth Location: Kommerische, Austria, Hungary
EB

Children(s)

Leota Ames
1919–2006
Birth Location: Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
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Harry Ames
1917–2009
Birth Location: Etna, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
HA
Kenneth Ames
1920–2000
Birth Location: Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, USA
KA
Bette Ames
1940–1972
Birth Location: Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States
BA
Lorene Ames
1928–2011
Birth Location: Wyoming
LA

Oliver Ames's Ancestors

Self
Oliver Ames
1897–1984
Birth Place: Fairview, Uinta, Wyoming, USA
Parents
Oliver Ames
1876–1935
Portage, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
Sarah Jensen
1878–1938
Clarkston, Cache County, Utah, USA
Grandparents
Clark (Carter) Ames
1832–1907
Mooers, Clinton, New York, United States
Frances (Jane) Beavan
1837–1899
Esley, Herefordshire, England
Ole (Andersen) Jensen
1838–1922
Alleshave, Bregninge, Holbaek, Denmark
Margaret (Ann) Jolley
1852–1931
Southwick Durham England
Great-Grandparents
Ira Ames
1804–1869
James Bevan
1789–1870
Hannah
1792–1855
Anders Jensen
1816–1883
Kirsten Christensen
1810–1852
John Jolley
1825–1913
John Jolly
1826–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jens Jensen
1779–1856
Zidsel Andersen
1787–1833
John Jolly
1789–1868
Ann Wall
1789–1857

Oliver Ames's Descendants

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Oliver (Jensen) Ames (08 Dec 1897–09 Nov 1984) m. Etta (Margaret) Ames (30 Jan 1894–07 Jul 1923) m. Ethel Baley (9 DEC 1904–14 Jul 1999)
  1. 1. Leota (Fay) Ames 1919–2006 m. Jesse (Elmo) Sanders 1916–1945 m. Evan (King) Olson 1921–2002 m. William (Sneddon) Wales 1919–1979
    1. 1. Marilynn (Kay) Sanders –2021 m. Lynn (Smith) Lyon 1934–2012
    2. 2. Ethel (Linda) Wales 1946–2016
    3. 3. Mont (Ames) Sanders 1939–2018
  2. 2. Harry (Corsi) Ames 1917–2009
  3. 3. Kenneth (Clifford) Ames 1920–2000
  4. 4. Bette (Christine) Ames 1940–1972
  5. 5. Lorene (Baley) Ames 1928–2011

Oliver Ames's Timeline

14 Records

1897
08 Dec 1897
Birth of Oliver Jensen Ames in Fairview, Uinta, Wyoming, USA
Fairview, Uinta, Wyoming, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
Oliver Jensen Ames resided here in Star Valley, Uinta, Wyoming, USA
Star Valley, Uinta, Wyoming, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Oliver Jensen Ames resided here in Freedom, Uinta, Wyoming, USA
Freedom, Uinta, Wyoming, USA
1917
8 February 1917
Age 20
Oliver Jensen Ames was married in Etna, Lincoln, WY
Etna, Lincoln, WY
1917
1917-1918
Age 20
Oliver Jensen Ames resided here in Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
1918
1918
Age 21
Oliver Jensen Ames resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Oliver Jensen Ames resided here in Freedom, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
Freedom, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
1926
28 May 1926
Age 29
Oliver Jensen Ames was married
None
1930
1930
Age 33
Oliver Jensen Ames resided here in Jackson, Jackson, Teton, Wyoming, USA
Jackson, Jackson, Teton, Wyoming, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Oliver Jensen Ames resided here in Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming
Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming
1940
1940
Age 43
Oliver Jensen Ames resided here in Election Dist 5, Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
Election Dist 5, Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
1942
1942
Age 45
Oliver Jensen Ames resided here in Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
1951
1951-1952
Age 54
Oliver Jensen Ames resided here in Wyoming
Wyoming
1984
09 Nov 1984
Age 87
Death of Oliver Jensen Ames in Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1897
    Event Place: Fairview, Uinta, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Select Marriages
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 February 1917
    Event Place: Etna, Lincoln, WY

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 May 1926
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Ogden Standard-Examiner; Publication Date: 10 Nov 1984; Publication Place: Ogden, Utah, United States of America; ,0.71655935,0.664372,0.971115

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Star Valley, Uinta, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Star Valley, Uinta, Wyoming; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1241827

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1907
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Freedom, Uinta, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Freedom, Uinta, Wyoming; Roll: T624_1747; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0147; FHL microfilm: 1375760

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Wyoming; Registration County: Lincoln County
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Montreal PQ, Canada
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 597

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Freedom, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Freedom, Lincoln, Wyoming; Roll: T625_2027; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 66

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jackson, Jackson, Teton, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming; Roll: m-t0627-04573; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 12-5

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Election Dist 5, Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming; Roll: m-t0627-04573; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 12-5

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Wyoming, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951-1952
    Event Place: Wyoming
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 2334 Monroe Apt 510
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Ogden Standard-Examiner; Publication Date: 10 Nov 1984; Publication Place: Ogden, Utah, United States of America; ,0.71655935,0.664372,0.971115

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 597

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lincoln
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Nov 1984
    Event Place: Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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