George Ames's obituary, Chester Township, Eaton County, Michigan Copyright © 1999 by Jan Sedore. This copy contributed for the use in the USGenWeb Archives. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ THE VERMONTVILLE ECHO November 1, 1905 OBITUARY: GEORGE AMES George Ames was born in Ohio, May 13, 1866, and moved to Michigan with his parents who settled in Chester Township in 1874. He was married to Lillie Mae Root, April 16, 1893. He died October 21, 1905. He leaves a wife, one little daughter, Gertrude Mae Ames, a father, mother, two brothers and many friends to mourn their loss. The funeral was held at his home in Grand Ledge Tuesday at eleven o'clock, Rev. Doty officiating, burial was at Mulliken Cemetery.