Cook-LaSalle County IL Archives Biographies.....Ames, John C. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 10, 2007, 9:35 pm Author: Mae Felts Herringshaw Ames, John C., United States Marshal, Federal Building, was born July 7, 1852, in La Salle County, Ill. For some time he was engaged in the hardware business, and later organized the J. C. Ames Lumber Company, Streator, Ill., of which he is still President. In 1891 he organized the City National Bank of Streator and became President. Since 1898 he has been United States Marshal for the Northern District of Illinois. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HERRINGSHAW'S CITY BLUE BOOK OF BIOGRAPHY CHICAGOANS OF 1916. TEN THOUSAND BIOGRAPHIES EDITED BY MAE FELTS HERRINGSHAW CHICAGO CLARK J. HERRINGSHAW PUBLISHER File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/cook/bios/ames251gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ilfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb