Ira James Ames
Alternate Names
Jim Ames (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1836 October 3 (Born)
Death Date
On 1912 July 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
1836 October 3
Mother
Charity Carter
Father
Ira Ames (1804 - 1869)
Date Details
Occurred On 1836 October 3
Baptized
1844 October 3 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Easton Kelsey Company (1851)
1851 June 29 – September 22 (Age 14)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Samuel Ames (Age 8)
Ira Ames (Age 46)
Sarah Johnston (Age 37)
Date Details
Started On 1851 June 29
Joined Company
Ended On 1851 September 22
Company Arrived
Served in
Salmon River Mission
1855 April 6 – 1858 March 28 (Age 18)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Quorum When Called
9th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 May 15
Departed from Home
Ended On 1858 March 28
Departed from Field
On 1858 April 11
Arrived at Home
Married
Mary Elizabeth Walton
1857 May 18 (Age 20)
Died in Cleveland, Bannock, Idaho, United States
1912 July 22 (Age 75)
Media
Ira James Ames (1836 - 1912) Profile
Sources
Person
Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937
Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 4 December 1855, Page 2.
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858, 1855, Page 10.
Pioneer
Hartley, W. G., (2000) "Mormons and Early Iowa History (1838 to 1858): Eight Distinct Connections", The Annals of Iowa 59(3), pgs. 217-260
Hartley, W. G., (2000) "Mormons and Early Iowa History (1838 to 1858): Eight Distinct Connections", The Annals of Iowa 59(3), pgs. 217-260.
