Zachariah D Amos
1861 - 1954-
Name Zachariah D Amos Born 24 Jan 1861 Carroll, Fairfield Co., OH 
Gender Male Died 2 Jul 1954 Douglas Grove, Custer Co., NE Buried Dry Valley Cemetery, Custer Co., NE Person ID I8 A Love Genealogy Last Modified 22 Sep 2010
Family Arabella Jane Love, b. 15 Mar 1861, WI , d. 26 Jul 1908, Dry Valley, Custer Co., NE Married 2 Jun 1891 Valley Co., NE [1] Children 1. Baby Girl Amos, b. 21 May 1893, Custer Co., NE , d. 21 May 1893, Custer Co., NE 2. Ailsa Bell Amos, b. 1895, Custer Co., NE , d. 7 Sep 1939> 3. Maude Lindal Amos, b. 20 Jan 1898, Custer Co., NE , d. 20 Mar 1980, Sargent, Custer Co., NE 4. Frieda B Amos, b. 1901, Custer Co., NE , d. 1951, Custer Co., NE 5. Richard Emerson, b. 2 Nov 1888, Coburg, Custer Co., NE , d. 4 Apr 19636. Alice Emerson, b. 15 Dec 1893, Custer Co., NE Documents 
Love, Arabella & Georgia, 1900 Federal Census
A portion of the 1900 United States Federal Census recording Zachariah, Arabella (Love), Ailsa, & Maude Amos; Alice & Richard Emerson; and Georgia Love living in Douglas Grove, Custer Co., NE.
Note that Richard & Alice Emerson's father Edward & other siblings are living "next door" on Thomas Arthur's farm, where Edward is working as a laborer.Last Modified 19 Sep 2010 Family ID F2 Group Sheet
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Event Map 
Born - 24 Jan 1861 - Carroll, Fairfield Co., OH 
Married - 2 Jun 1891 - Valley Co., NE 
Died - 2 Jul 1954 - Douglas Grove, Custer Co., NE 
Buried - - Dry Valley Cemetery, Custer Co., NE 
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Map: Douglas Grove Township, 1885
From a larger map of Custer County in the David Rumsey collection. Hover the mouse over different areas to see tracts owned by individuals in this genealogy (most are underneath the word "Grove"). Click the name to go to that person's page.Love, Arabella & Georgia, 1900 Federal Census
A portion of the 1900 United States Federal Census recording Zachariah, Arabella (Love), Ailsa, & Maude Amos; Alice & Richard Emerson; and Georgia Love living in Douglas Grove, Custer Co., NE.
Note that Richard & Alice Emerson's father Edward & other siblings are living "next door" on Thomas Arthur's farm, where Edward is working as a laborer.
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Notes - "Zachariah D. Amos, third son of John M. and Catherine (Thompson) Amos, was born in Ohio, and when sixteen years of age accompanied his parents to Iowa. He came to Custer County in the spring of 1883 and took up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres on section twenty-eight, township eighteen, range eighteen. He was married in Valley County, June 7, 1891, to Miss Arabella Love, who was born in Wisconsin, and for some time before her marriage had been a teacher in Nebraska schools. She had also homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land on section twenty-two, township eighteen, range eighteen, where she and her husband now reside. He has served for a number of years as moderator of the school board of district number two hundred and forty-two. Mr. and Mrs. Amos have three children living: Ailsa Bell, Maud L. and Frieda B., all at home. They also have in their household circle, Alice Emerson, whom they have reared since her infancy."
--"The Biographies of Custer County" [2]
Born:
- Possibly b. instead Perrysville, Ashland Co., OH.
- "Zachariah D. Amos, third son of John M. and Catherine (Thompson) Amos, was born in Ohio, and when sixteen years of age accompanied his parents to Iowa. He came to Custer County in the spring of 1883 and took up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres on section twenty-eight, township eighteen, range eighteen. He was married in Valley County, June 7, 1891, to Miss Arabella Love, who was born in Wisconsin, and for some time before her marriage had been a teacher in Nebraska schools. She had also homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land on section twenty-two, township eighteen, range eighteen, where she and her husband now reside. He has served for a number of years as moderator of the school board of district number two hundred and forty-two. Mr. and Mrs. Amos have three children living: Ailsa Bell, Maud L. and Frieda B., all at home. They also have in their household circle, Alice Emerson, whom they have reared since her infancy."
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