Verna Ames

1892 - 1946  (53 years)    Has 16 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

 Set As Default Person    

• Name	Verna Ames
  Gender	Female
  Birth	24 Dec 1892	Burt, Kossuth, Iowa, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Death	18 Nov 1946	Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States
  Siblings	1 brother
  1. Verna Ames           b. 24 Dec 1892, Burt, Kossuth, Iowa, United States           d. 18 Nov 1946, Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States  (Age 53 years)   2. Archie Ames           b. 27 Apr 1893, Burt, Kossuth, Iowa, United States           d. 2 Jun 1961, Seattle, King, Washington, United States  (Age 68 years)
  Half-siblings	3 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of James Marlow and Lucina Alger)
  1. James Marlow           b. 19 Jan 1877, Iowa, , , United States   2. William Marlow           b. Abt 1878, Iowa, , ,   3. Ellen "Nellie" Marlow           b. Jan 1880, Iowa, , , United States   4. May Marlow           b. 3 May 1882, Iowa, , , United States   5. James Marlow           b. 22 Sep 1888, Burt, Kossuth Co, Iowa, United States           d. 28 Nov 1978, Redfield, Spink, South Dakota, United States  (Age 90 years)
  Person ID	I862	Coon White Family Tree

  
  

  Father	Frank Herbert Ames           b. 3 May 1858, Wisconsin, , , United States           d. 21 Dec 1927, Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lucina Alger           b. 14 Sep 1854, Dekalb, De Kalb, Illinois, United States           d. 5 Apr 1942, Thor, Humboldt, Iowa, United States (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 Mar 1891	Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, United States
  Age at Marriage	He : 32 years and 10 months - She : 36 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Henry Keith           b. 10 May 1882, Hopkins, Nodaway, Missouri, United States           d. 18 Jan 1979, Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1908	Kossuth, Iowa, United States
  Age at Marriage	She : 15 years and 11 months - He : 26 years and 6 months.
  Children	1. Ercel Keith           b. 10 Dec 1909, Iowa, , , United States           d. 14 Aug 1984, Orange, , California, United States (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Kenneth Dale Keith           b. 31 May 1910, Renwick, Humboldt, Iowa, United States           d. 6 Aug 1998, Morens Valley, Riverside, California, United States (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Deryal Victor Keith           b. 1912, Iowa, , , United States           d. Mar 1931 (Age 19 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Howard Martin Keith           b. 28 Dec 1912, Alton, Sioux, Iowa, United States           d. 14 Aug 2000, Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Wayne Franklin Keith           b. 12 Jun 1915, Iowa, , , United States           d. 5 Apr 1988, San Bernardino, , California, United States (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Janet Keith           b. 14 Dec 1919, Thor, Humboldt, Iowa, United States           d. 16 Oct 2001, Mountain Home, Baxter, Arkansas, United States (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Dec 1892 - Burt, Kossuth, Iowa, United States Marriage - 2 Nov 1908 - Kossuth, Iowa, United States Death - 18 Nov 1946 - Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States

  
  

• Reference

  "Verna Ames". Coon White Family History. https://www.cw.ourfamilyroots.org/getperson.php?personID=I862&tree=cw (accessed April 17, 2026).

  
  

Sources

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