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Rachel M. Ames Davis 1825–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1825

Birth Location: , Belmont, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 26 Feb 1903

Death Location: Retreat, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Samuel Davis

Mother: Emily Ewers

Spouse(s): Dorsey Ames

Children(s): Clarence Ames

The story of Rachel M. Ames Davis began in 1825 in , Belmont, Ohio, USA. In 1860, Rachel M. Ames Davis resided in Freeman, Rising Sun, Crawford, Wisconsin, USA. In 1900, Rachel M. Ames Davis resided in Freeman, Crawford, Wisconsin, USA. Rachel M. Ames Davis married Dorsey Pentecost Ames, and had children including Clarence Marion Ames. Rachel M. Ames Davis passed away in 1903 in Retreat, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel M. Ames Davis began in 1825 in , Belmont, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1860, Rachel M. Ames Davis resided in Freeman, Rising Sun, Crawford, Wisconsin, USA.
  • In 1900, Rachel M. Ames Davis resided in Freeman, Crawford, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Rachel M. Ames Davis married Dorsey Pentecost Ames, and had children including Clarence Marion Ames.
  • Rachel M. Ames Davis passed away in 1903 in Retreat, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Davis
1801–1871
Birth Location: Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Emily Ewers
1800–1846
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, USA
EE

Spouses(s)

Dorsey Ames
1820–1899
Birth Location: , Guernsey, Ohio, USA
DA

Children(s)

Clarence Ames
1852–1934
Birth Location: Morgan County, Ohio
CA

Rachel Davis's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Davis
1825–1903
Birth Place: , Belmont, Ohio, USA
Parents
Samuel Davies Davis
1801–1871
Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Emily Ewers
1800–1846
Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Davis's Descendants

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Rachel (M. Ames) Davis (10 Feb 1825–26 Feb 1903) m. Dorsey (Pentecost) Ames (10 Oct 1820–26 Oct 1899)
  1. 1. Clarence (Marion) Ames 1852–1934 m. Sarah (A) Lockington 1860–1950
    1. 1. Imah (A) Ames 1882–1973 m. William (Frederick) Wiedemer 1878–1939
      1. 1. August (William) Wiedemer 1904–1982 m. Ethel (Gaust) Grant 1910–2005
        1. 1. Edward (August) Wiedemer 1933–2025 m. Donna (Jean) Hinkle 1933–2023
        2. 2. Imah (Elizabeth) Wiedemer 1930–2020 m. Charles (Howard Strange) Sr. 1925–2012
        3. 3. Betty (Lou) Wiedemer 1935–2019 m. William (Marvin) Pruett 1938–2021
      2. 2. Gladys (Leone) Wiedemer 1903–1958 m. Paul (Francis) Mereness 1895–1970
        1. 1. Carolyn (Ruth) Frey 1929–2015
        2. 2. Helen Mereness 1928–2019
        3. 3. Alene (Esther) Mereness 1937–1937
      3. 3. Jennie (Mae) Wiedemer 1908–1994 m. Elmer Haness 1914–2001 m. Edward (W) Baars 1912–1976
        1. 1. Mary (Irene) Haness 1938–2016
        2. 2. Mary (Irene) Harness 1937–2016
    2. 2. Dorsey (Pentecost) Ames 1895–1988
    3. 3. Cora (May) Ames 1880–1961
    4. 4. Rosalie (R) Ames 1884–1976
    5. 5. Ruth (C) Ames 1893–1975
      1. 1. Robert (Walter) Benthin 1931–2007
    6. 6. Nina (Elizabeth) Ames 1890–1970
    7. 7. Claress (Marion) Ames 1888–1968
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Esseltine 1917–1994
        1. 1. Arthur (Paul) Oram 1951–2021

Rachel Davis's Timeline

4 Records

1825
10 Feb 1825
Birth of Rachel M. Ames Davis in , Belmont, Ohio, USA
, Belmont, Ohio, USA
1860
1860
Age 35
Rachel M. Ames Davis resided here in Freeman, Rising Sun, Crawford, Wisconsin, USA
Freeman, Rising Sun, Crawford, Wisconsin, USA
1900
1900
Age 75
Rachel M. Ames Davis resided here in Freeman, Crawford, Wisconsin, USA
Freeman, Crawford, Wisconsin, USA
1903
26 Feb 1903
Age 78
Death of Rachel M. Ames Davis in Retreat, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA
Retreat, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1825
    Event Place: , Belmont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Freeman, Crawford, Wisconsin; Roll: 1782; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0013
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Freeman, Crawford, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1402; Page: 777; Family History Library
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Freeman, Rising Sun, Crawford, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Freeman, Crawford, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1402; Page: 777; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Freeman, Crawford, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Freeman, Crawford, Wisconsin; Roll: 1782; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0013

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1903
    Event Place: Retreat, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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