“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1879.




JAMES AMES,  butcher;  born in the town of Macedon, Wayne Co. 
N.Y., July 4, 1844;  the year of his birth his parents, with their family, 
removed to Wisconsin and engaged in farming;  located on Section 22, 
in town of Emmett, Dodge Co;  James was engaged in farming pursuits 
until he commenced his present business in 1878.  He married Lizzie 
Darling Feb. 8, 1874;  she was born in town of Emmett, Dodge Co., Wis.  
They have two children – Mary and Lizzie.  Mr. and Mrs. Ames are 
members of the Catholic Church;  Mr. Ames was Town Clerk in Emmett 
Township, Dodge Co., for two years;  he was President of St. Bernard’s 
Temperance and Benevolent Society of Watertown;  he was a delegate 
of the Catholic Total Abstinence Convention of America, which was 
held in Chicago in October, 1874.



Submitted by:  Linda Pingel  (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)