Past and present of Washtenaw County, Michigan . -et living,namely: Mrs. Ames; Mrs. Julia E. Fuller andMrs. Betsey N. Morton, who are residing in Chel-sea ; Joseph Hopkins, whose home is in Berkeley,California : and David, who is residing in SanFrancisco, California. There were three childrenl)nrn unto Mr. and Mrs. .\mes, namely: Helen,who is the wife of Dr. N. S. MacDonald, and re-sides in Hancock, Michigan; Herbert W., whomarried Mabel Miller, of Chicago, and is in theemploy of the American Express Company inthat city; and Ruth Fargo, who died at the ageof ten years and six months. After his
Past and present of Washtenaw County, Michigan . -et living,namely: Mrs. Ames; Mrs. Julia E. Fuller andMrs. Betsey N. Morton, who are residing in Chel-sea ; Joseph Hopkins, whose home is in Berkeley,California : and David, who is residing in SanFrancisco, California. There were three childrenl)nrn unto Mr. and Mrs. .\mes, namely: Helen,who is the wife of Dr. N. S. MacDonald, and re-sides in Hancock, Michigan; Herbert W., whomarried Mabel Miller, of Chicago, and is in theemploy of the American Express Company inthat city; and Ruth Fargo, who died at the ageof ten years and six months. After his first marriage Mr. Ames removedfrom Detroit to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where heentered the employ of the American ExpressCompany as express messenger on a regular runon the ]\Iichigan Central Railroad, between De-troit and Chicago. He occupied that position forsix years, but not liking the railroad work, hewas on that account made agent at .Ann .Arbor bv. PAST AXD PRESENT OF WASHTEXAW COUNTY the American Express Company. He was withthat compan_y for forty-six years, having enteredtheir service in 1861. In connection with theexpress agency office he installed a stdck nf sta-tionery and opened a news depot and continuedin the business until 1901, when he sold out andretired. He spent the remaining five years ofhis life in well earned ease, enjoying the com-forts and luxuries that came tr> him as the resultof his careful management of his business af-fairs in former years. He had the entire confi-dence of the corporation, which he so long repre-sented ; and as a merchant he was known for hishonorable methods, straightforward dealing andearnest desire to please his patrons—qualitieswhich brought to him a good trade and addedannually to his profit. His political allegiancewas given to the republican party, but he neverhad a desire for office. He belonged to the Ala-sonic fraternity at Ann Arbor, and had the entirerespect and good will
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