Ames Cemetery, located south of Sweet Home on Hwy. 228, going south towards Holley. It was established in 1863, and is in Township 13S Range 1W, Section 36. This is a very small cemetery, located in a grove of oak trees, very well tended. SSA means same stone as previous. Surveyed 10 October, 1999, by Jan Phillips. Tombstones found on the DAR survey indicated by *.
Like many other families who traveled west in the early 1850s, the Ames family left Missouri in the pursuit of religious freedom. They ended their journey in September of 1852 near a creek now called Ames Creek, in what is now called Sweet Home.
The 1860 Linn County census, Lebanon post office, shows the Ames family in house 585:
Lowell Ames, 61, farmer, b. NY
Anne, 61, b. PA
Lowell, 34, farm laborer, b. OH
John, 31, farm laborer, b. OH
Polly, 29, b. OH
Joseph, 26, b. IL
William, 20, b. MO.
Two houses later, Alonzo Ames is listed, age 39, farmer, b. OH and in the household is day laborer Henry Kummer, 23, b. MA.
In 1870, Sweet Home District, Alanzo Ames is listed as being 78, b. in OH, DLC 5091. Lowell Ames, Jr., is listed in house 25, age 44, b. OH, working on a farm, DLC 5072. In the house is Polly, his sister, age 49, b. OH and Joseph F., age 30, b. in IL, working on the farm.
Linn County DLC records show:
DLC #2494 – Ames, Lowell, Sr., heirs, b. 3/11/1799, Ontario Co., NY. Spouse Anna Beesler/Kessler, married 10/18/1819-20, OH. Arrived in Oregon 7/1852, settled claim 9/1/1855. Affidavits signed by John T. Ames, Blewford Stringer, Alvan P. Morris, Samuel Pickens. T13S R1W Sec 36 & T13S R1E Sec 31, 320.60a. Died 3/8/1864, Sweet Home. Marr. Anna Bessler (Kessler) b. PA.
DLC #3683 – Ames, John T., b. 2/19/1829, Cuyoga Co., OH. Spouse Hester Ann Ames. Arrived Oregon 7/1852, settled claim 2/1/1852. Affidavits signed by Lowell Ames, Jr., Wm. Z. Ames. T13S R1E Sec 31, 159.47a.
DLC #5091 – Ames. Alonzo. b. 1820. Cuvahoga Co., OH. Never married. Arrived Oregon 6/1852. settled claim 3/7/1853. Affidavits signed by John T. Ames, Wm. Z. Ames, Newton Russell, J. H. Settle. T13S R1E Secs 32, 33, 159.69a.
*Ames, Lowell, d. 8 Mar 1863, age 63 11m 27d
*Ames, Anna, d. 11 Mar 1868, age 69y, ssa [Wife of Lowell, Sr.]
*Ames, Polly, d. 19 Nov 1885, age 55y 4m 1d, ssa [Dau. of Lowell & Anna]
*Ames, William Z., d. 30 Nov 1888, age 55y 9m 18d, ssa [Son of Lowell & Anna]
*Ames, Andrew J., b. 4 Mar 1837, d. 3 Dec 1902 [Sone of Lowell & Anna]
Ames, Charolet, b. 1918, d. 1843
Ames, Kenneth, b. 1907, d. 1851, ssa
Ames, Donald Zenos, b. 27 Oct 1939, d. 14 May 1995
Ames, Eldon Lloyd, Oregon, BT1, US Navy, b. 24 Dec 1939, d. 9 Aug 1969
Ames, Helen L., b. 1906, d. 1995
*Ames, Isabelle, b. 1838, d. 1916 [Wife of William Z. Ames]
Ames, Margaret Fay, b. 21 May 1926, d. 21 May 1935
Ames, Baby, b. 27 Aug 1945, d. 30 Aug 1945, ssa
*Ames, Joseph S., b. 1840, d. 1912 [Son of Lowell & Anna]
Ames, Lloyd Z., b. 1902, d. 1973
Ames, Loren C., “Rabbit”, b. 12 Mar 1910, d. 6 Jan 1986
Ames, Nora M., b 13 July 1918, d. 8 Oct 1987, ssa [Wife of Loren C.]
Ames, Virgil Vern, b. 1914, d. 1966
Ames, Zenos C., b. 1875, d. 1935 [Zenos Curley, son of William Z. & Isabella Ames]
Atkinson, Gurtrude L., b. 1916, d. 1916, d. 1962
Beal, Mary C., b. 1884, d. 1962
