Wallace Ames

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Hugh Donald Latimer October 12, 1910 to May 10, 1986, Photographer

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Born: 25 June 1862
Died: 23 November 1939
Parents: George Ames and Catherine Melisa Maybee
Marriage: 28 September 1898 Anna Maybee
Occupation: Farmer

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Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com

•Father*: George Ames b. 15 Nov 1833, d. 15 May 1890
•Mother*: Catherine Melisa Maybee b. 3 Jun 1840, d. 19 Feb 1907
•Birth*: 25 June 1862; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jun 25 1862 per 1910 Census1
•Marriage*: 28 September 1898; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n: Wallace Ames, 34; Residence & Born: Brighton Twp.; Occupation: farmer; Parents: George Ames & Catherine Maybee; Bride: Anna Maybee, 25; Residence & Born: Brighton Twp; Parents: David Maybee & Jeraing May??; Witnesses: Wesley Maybee of Brighton Twp. & Alice Ames of Brighton Twp.; Date: Sept 28, 1898; Location: Brighton Twp.; Religion: Methodist; Performed by: John Garbult (Date in reg is 28th)
"Ames-Maybee: On Wednesday Sept 24, at the home of the bride's father, D. E. Maybee, by the Rev. J. Garbutt, Wallace Ames to Anna Maybee, both of Brighton Twp." from the Brighton Ensign, Sept 30 1898; Principal=Anna Maybee2
•Death*: 23 November 1939; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "An old and respected resident, Mr. Wallace Ames, died last Thursday and was buried in Saturday in Mount Olivet Cemetery." Brighton Ensign, Nov 30, 1939
See Burial3
•Burial*: 26 November 1939; Mount Olivet Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Wallace Ames; 1861 - 1939; His Wife; Anna Maybee; 1873 - 1918 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
CEMSearch: Name: Wallace Ames, Born: 1861, Died: 1937, 76y, Husband of Anna Maybee., Mount Olivet Cemetery, Other names: Anna Ames
Note: difference in year of death.4,5
•Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1871 Census: see George Ames6
•Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1881 Census: see George Ames7
•Occupation: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Farmer: 1881 Census8
•Note*: 8 July 1889; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Ida May Ames & Walter Striker
•Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1891 Census: see Catherine Ames9
•Misc*: 1896; Con 8 Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Ames, Wallace, Codrington, Conc 8 Lot 34 Brighton Twp - per Farmer & Business Directory 1896
•Occupation*: 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Farmer - 1901 Census1
•Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1901 Census: see Catherine Ames (mother)10
•Residence*: 5 November 1907; Conc 8 Lot 34, Brighton Twp, Mount Olivet, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Records show that George Ames sold the E 1/2 to Wallace Ames11
•Residence: 5 June 1911; Conc 8 Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 8, Lot 34, East Half, Brighton Twp.12
•Census: 5 June 1911; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1911 Census: Ames, Wallace, 40, b. Ont. June 1862, Irish, Meth., farmer, married; Annie, 37, b. Ont. Dec 1873, Eng., Meth., married (Conc 8, Lot 34, East Half) (1911 Census Image on Archives Canada Web Site: Codrington, page 4, line 46)12
•Note: 26 May 1918; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his wife, Anna (Maybee) Ames.
"Mrs. Wallace Ames, who has been in poor health some time died Sunday night." from The Brighton Ensign, May 31, 1918, seen at The Ontario Archives, Feb. 7, 20013,13
•Residence: 11 April 1932; Conc 8 Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Mount Olivet, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Records show that Wallace Ames (widower) sold the E 1/2 to Cecil V. Goodfellow for $4,600.11
•Note: circa 1938; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Wallace Ames appears in The Latimer Photos, taken at William Latimer's General Store in Orland, c. 1938. (Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library)14

Family: Anna Maybee b. 7 Dec 1872, d. 26 May 1918
•Marriage*: 28 September 1898; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n: Wallace Ames, 34; Residence & Born: Brighton Twp.; Occupation: farmer; Parents: George Ames & Catherine Maybee; Bride: Anna Maybee, 25; Residence & Born: Brighton Twp; Parents: David Maybee & Jeraing May??; Witnesses: Wesley Maybee of Brighton Twp. & Alice Ames of Brighton Twp.; Date: Sept 28, 1898; Location: Brighton Twp.; Religion: Methodist; Performed by: John Garbult (Date in reg is 28th)
"Ames-Maybee: On Wednesday Sept 24, at the home of the bride's father, D. E. Maybee, by the Rev. J. Garbutt, Wallace Ames to Anna Maybee, both of Brighton Twp." from the Brighton Ensign, Sept 30 1898; Principal=Anna Maybee2

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1.[S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
2.[S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #010351.
3.[S42] Brighton Ensign.
4.[S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
5.[S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
6.[S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm, Age 9.
7.[S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm, Age 18.
8.[S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
9.[S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm, Age 27.
10.[S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm, Age 38.
11.[S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
12.[S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
13.[S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
14.[S87] Unknown subject unknown record type; unknown repository

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