Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 245, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1915 — Obituary of John L. Ames. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of John L. Ames.

John L. Ames was bom near Madison, Inch, Oct. 17, 1825, and died in Jasper county, Indiana, a!t the age of 89 years, 11 months and 24 days. Mr. Ames (had been ailing for the past two years and, had been bedfast for the last six weeks prior to his death. He leaves to mourn his death a wife and four children, Mrs. John L. Ames, of Madison; Edward Ames, Mrs. Frank Hill and Miss Ruth Ames, of Rensselaer., Mr. Ames’ early life was spent as a shipbuilder along the Ohio river, where he was the 'builder of a number of boats which were actively engaged in the civil war. He was also a millwright and civil engineer. Mr. Ames was a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities. The funeral was held at Madison, Indiana, and burial took place in that city Wednesday.