James Bernard Ames

1917 - 1997  (80 years)

• Name	James Bernard Ames  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	9 Feb 1917	Pittsville, Wood, Wisconsin, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Eldrid Ames
  Name	Jim Ames
  _UID	C0CB19A825184DA08756D3232D3C4E5656BE
  Burial	Jun 1997	Garden of Memories Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA   [4]
  Death	5 Jun 1997	Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I10484	broderick
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Harry Wallace Ames,   b. 31 Oct 1894, Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, USA d. 21 Jun 1962, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Lola E. Heuer,   b. 1892, Wisconsin, USA d. 1976 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1917
  Family ID	F3290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Roberta L. Miers,   b. 13 Sep 1921, Creston, Union, Iowa, USA d. 26 Jan 2014, Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1940  [4]
  Children	1. S.L. Ames
  Family ID	F3292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 14th, 1920, (Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Iowa, Clinton, Clinton Wd 5, ED18, img 32, sht 16B, ln 77 (Reliability: 3). Name: Eldrid Ames Age: 3 Birth Year: abt 1917 Birthplace: Wisconsin Home in 1920: Clinton Ward 5, Clinton, Iowa Street: Camanche Avenue Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's name: Harry Ames Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin Mother's name: Lola Ames Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Harry Ames 25 Lola Ames 27 Eldrid Ames 3 Hazel Ames 1 [S14] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 15th, 1930, (Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Minnesota, Blue Earth, Mankato, ED 22, img 5, sht 3A, ln 23 (Reliability: 3). Name: James Ames Birth Year: abt 1917 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Wisconsin Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1930: Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota Map of Home: View Map Street address: E Elm St Ward of City: Second House Number in Cities or Towns: 114 Dwelling Number: 48 Family Number: 67 Attended School: Yes Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin Able to Speak English: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Harry Ames 34 Lola Ames 35 James Ames 13 Hazel Ames 11 [S262] United States. Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 16th, 1940, Iowa, Union, Creston, ED88-5, img 25, sht 13A, ln 18 (Reliability: 3). Name: James Ames Age: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1917 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Wisconsin Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1940: Creston, Union, Iowa Map of Home in 1940: View Map Street: Grace Elm Buckeye Street House Number: 305 Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935: Creston, Union, Iowa Residence in 1935: Same Place Resident on farm in 1935: No Sheet Number: 13A Occupation: Student Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: College, 2nd year Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939: 52 Income: 500 Income Other Sources: No Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Harry Ames 47 Lola Ames 47 James Ames 23 Hazel Ames 21 [S47] FindAGrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com), Find A Grave Memorial# 67678081 (Reliability: 3). James Bernard "Jim" Ames Birth: Feb. 9, 1917 Pittsville Wood County Wisconsin, USA Death: Jun. 5, 1997 Lufkin Angelina County Texas, USA Services for James Bernard "Jim" Ames, 80, of Lufkin, were held Saturday, June 7, 1997 in the Henderson Chapel of the First United Methodist Church with burial in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mr. Ames was born Feb. 9, 1917 in Pittsville, Wisconsin, and died Thursday, June 5, 1997 in a Lufkin hospital. In 1938, Mr. Ames began working his way through the poultry and dairy business for Armour, Inc., in Creston, Iowa, and later in Superior, Nebraska. He started out as a boy cleaning chicken coops and progressed to mamagement with that company. In 1950, he left Armour and went to work for Pluss Poultry in Siloam Springs, AR, working for partners, Frank Pluss and Bill Simmons. In 1953, Frank Pluss moved him to Lufkin, where he started Pluss-Tex Poultry, which is now Pilgrim's Pride, Inc. He built his own chicken processing plant, Angelina Poultry, in association with Roy Hurst and Harry English. He also was associated with Roy Herider of Herider Farms, Inc. In 1972, the Ames family opened the first Ames' Fried Chicken store in Lufkin. This was followed by additional stores in Crockett, Orange, Longview, Nacogdoches, Jasper and a second location in Lufkin. Mr. Ames was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lufkin. Survivors: wife of 57 years, Roberta Ames of Lufkin; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Larry Dickens of Lufkin; grandchildren, Laurie Suzane Kittlewell of Nacogdoches, David Michael Anderson Jr. of Huntsville; and sister, Hazel (Toddy) Duncan of Rogers, AR. Gipson Funeral Home, directors. Family links: Spouse: Roberta L. Miers Ames (1921 - 2014)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Garden of Memories Cemetery Lufkin Angelina County Texas, USA Created by: Carmelita Andrews Rhode... Record added: Mar 30, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 67678081 [S67] United States Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Name: Jim Ames SSN: 507-05-8803 Last Residence: 75902 Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA BORN: 9 Feb 1917 Died: 5 Jun 1997 State (Year) SSN issued: Nebraska (Before 1951) (Reliability: 3). [S479] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, ( Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), See text. (Reliability: 3). Name: Jimmie Bernard Ames [Jim Ames] SSN: 507058803 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 9 Feb 1917 Birth Place: Pittsville, Wisconsin Father Name: Harry W Ames Mother Name: Lola E Heuer Death Date: 5 Jun 1997 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Apr 1937: Name listed as JIMMIE BERNARD AMES; 12 Jun 1997: Name listed as JIM AMES [S299] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Name: James Ames Death Date: 5 Jun 1997 Death County: Angelina Gender: Male (Reliability: 3).