Richard Washington Ames

1827 - 1899  (71 years)

• Name	Richard Washington Ames  [1]
  Birth	9 Jul 1827	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census head of household	1850	St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	He was shown as Richard W. Ames the head of HH#1066, a 23 year old farmer with real estate valued at $1,000. Listed with him were Susan E. Ames, age 25; Sarah A. Ames, age 5/12; Margaret E. Chandler, age 50; and Eliza Chandler, age 42
  Record ID	39270
  Death	26 Mar 1899  [2]
  Burial	Edgehill Cemetery, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	His tombstone shows him as Richard W. Ames, husband fo S.E. Ames, 9 Jul 1827 - 26 Mar 1899.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Sarah E. Ames,   b. 13 Mar 1817, Accomack County, Virginia, USA + 2. John Edward Ames,   b. 5 Mar 1819, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Apr 1887  (Age 68 years) ╚═Margaret S. James,   b. 19 Jul 1822, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Feb 1894  (Age 71 years),  m. 23 Sep 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 3. Rev. Benjamin Thomas Ames,   b. 7 Jan 1821, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Sep 1881, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 60 years) ╚═Juliett Ann 'Julia' James, (James?),   b. 20 Oct 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 21 Jun 1912  (Age 86 years),  m. Abt 1843   + 4. Mary Garrison Ames,   b. 11 Jan 1821, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jan 1902  (Age 80 years) ╚═Samuel Kellam Shield,   b. 25 Aug 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Oct 1887  (Age 71 years),  m. 12 Nov 1845, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 5. Richard Washington Ames,   b. 9 Jul 1827, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Mar 1899  (Age 71 years) ╚═Susan Emily Chandler,   b. 18 Sep 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 25 May 1904  (Age 78 years),  m. 9 Jan 1849, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Joseph Ames,   b. Abt 1650   d. Bef 5 Apr 1709, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 59 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  (--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1680   d. Yes, date unknown  (4 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I39270	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	2 May 2013

  
  

  Father	John Ashby (or Alfred?) Ames,   b. 8 Nov 1792, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Aug 1843 (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Molly 'Polly' Garrison Floyd,   b. 3 Sep 1799, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Nov 1841 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	26 Feb 1816	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	James Harrison was the security on the M.L.B. of John A. Ames and Molly G. Floyd of Benjamin.
  Family ID	F12907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Emily Chandler,   b. 18 Sep 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 25 May 1904 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	9 Jan 1849	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	Samuel H. Shields and William Mister were the securities on the M.L.B. of Richard W. Ames and Susan Chandler of Geo.
  Children	1. Sarah A. Ames,   b. 8 Nov 1849, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Mar 1851, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 1 year) + 2. Emma Catharine Ames,   b. 23 Jul 1853, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Dec 1896 (Age 43 years) ╚═ Samuel Zacharias Turlington  (Age 81 years)  m. 19 May 1870
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F12384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Jul 1827 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 9 Jan 1849 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Edgehill Cemetery, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S2308] Anne (Apperson) Turlington, Turlington, Anne Email, 2308. [S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), 502. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.