Family: Peter AMES / Clara Jane MCGONIGAL (F37841)
m. 9 Aug 1891-
Father | Male
Peter AMES
Born 31 May 1867 Doddridge Co, WV 
Died 18 Nov 1938 Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (Catholic section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Married 9 Aug 1891 [1] Volcano, Wood Co, WV [1] Father John AMES | F7812 Group Sheet Mother Ann MCGUIRE | F7812 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Clara Jane MCGONIGAL
Born Mar 1869 Wood Co, WV Died 18 Dec 1941 West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (Catholic section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Father William H. MCGONIGAL | F7826 Group Sheet Mother Lucinda DEEM | F7826 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Female
+ Anna Alice AMES
Born 5 Nov 1894 Doddridge Co, WV Died 11 Apr 1988 Pike Co, OH Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (Catholic section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Spouse Arthur Lee RICHARDS | F7824 Married 7 Apr 1915 West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Child 2 | Female
Rosa Ellen AMES
Born 25 Sep 1896 Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Died 30 Jun 1990 Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Spouse Jessie Herbert MOORE | F41988 Married
Child 3 | Female
+ Mary E. AMES
Born 17 Oct 1899 West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Died 4 May 1998 Buried Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mt. Healthy, Hamilton Co, OH Spouse Wayne KILE | F50104 Married
Child 4 | Male
William Edward AMES
Born 6 Oct 1901 West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Died 25 Jun 1952 Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (Catholic section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Spouse Ruby Pearl STACKPOLE | F37840 Married 19 Aug 1942 Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Child 5 | Male
John P. "Johnnie" AMES
Born 11 Jan 1906 Died 26 Aug 1910 Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (Catholic section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
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Notes - 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 7 1900:
Peter Ames, 33, b. May 1867, railroad watchman, married 8 yrs; wife Clara C, 31, b. Mar 1869, married 8 yrs, mother of 4 children (3 still living); dau Annie A, 5, b. Nov 1894; dau Rosie, 3, b. Jun 1897; dau Mary, 8 months, b. 1899; mother Ann Ames, 80, b. 1820 in Ireland, immigrated 1852, widowed, mother of 9 children (7 still living).
1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 22 1910:
Peter Ames, 48, flagman at B & O Railroad, married 18 yrs; wife Clara J, 40, grocery store merchant, married 18 yrs, mother of 6 children (5 still living); dau Anna A, 15; dau Rosa E, 13; dau Mary E, 10; son Willie E, 8; son John P, 4.
Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Apr 6 1916, in its entirety:
"G. E. Dreumen of Grafton, Superintendent of concrete and stonework for the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Co., was here a short time Saturday; he will commence the repairing of No. 9 tunnel east of Ellenboro this week. Peter Ames, of our town, has a good position with him. The lodge will lose a good man when Petey leaves." [2]
- 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 7 1900:
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