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Lycurgus Amos
13 Feb 1853 – 19 Nov 1931
| Birth | 13 Feb 1853 |
| Death | 19 Nov 1931 |
| Cemetery | Dry Valley Cemetery Custer County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Walking the Past on 14 Jan 2010 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19019486 |
Bio
Son of John Mordecai Amos of Harrison County, Ohio and Catherine Thompson of New Rumley Township, Harrison County, Ohio. Husband of Isabelle Meyers of Carroll, Harrison County, Ohio; married on 14 November 1872 in Carroll, Harrison County, Ohio. ________________ The Amos family have long been known in Custer county as representatives of the best interests of the region and have taken their part in promoting the general welfare and prosperity. Lycurgus Amos, the second son of John M. and Catherine (Thompson) Amos, was born in Carrol county, Ohio, February 13, 1853. A sketch of his father, to be found in this work, gives a full account of the family. Lycurgus (generally Kirk) Amos grew to manhood on the Ohio Farm, was educated in local schools, and as a young man engaged in farming. He was married in Carrol county, December 14, 1871, Isabelle Myers, also of Ohio birth, and daughter of Joseph and Luella (Hardin) Myers, the father of German descent and a native of Ohio, and the mother probably born in Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Myers died in Ohio, where three of their daughters and three of their sons now live. In the fall of 1880 Mr. and Mrs. Amos came with their three children west as far as Fayette county, Iowa, carrying on farming there until the spring of 1883, when they came to Custer county. They secured a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of land in section twenty-one, township eighteen, range eighteen, which is still the home place, and which has been improved and developed to a fine grain and stock farm. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Amos: Merton S., of Custer county, is married and has six children; Cora I., died in 1877, at the age of two years; Otto O., is at home; John M., of Custer county, is married and has one child; Joseph Raymond, of Custer county, is married and has three children; Noel L. and Ted, at home. Mr. Amos is one of the very early settlers of Custer county, and one of the very few to retain possession of the original homestead for so long a period. He is prosperous and successful and is widely known as a man of high character and integrity, a substantial and useful citizen. He has the confidence and esteem of a large number of friends. Source: Compendium of history, reminiscence, and biography of Nebraska, Chicago: Alden Publishing Company, 1912, page 564-565
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- Alfred A. Amos 1851–1933 FaG
- Mary M. Amos 1856–1858 FaG
- Angeline Amos Slates 1858–1888 FaG
- Zachariah Amos 1861–1954 FaG
- Laura Belle Amos Westervelt 1863–1950 FaG
- Emma Ruth Amos McEwen 1865–1953 FaG
- Nora Viola Amos Armstrong 1868–1962 FaG
- William Riley "Will" Amos 1871–1954 FaG
Children
- Murton Sylvester Amos 1873–1953
- Cora Delphene Amos 1875–1877
- Otto Orton Amos Sr 1878–1967
- John M. Amos 1880–1953
- Raymond Joseph Amos 1886–1973
- Noel Lycurgus Amos 1889–1969
- Ted Leroy Amos 1891–1955
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