James Straw Ainsworth

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1850 Duxbury, Washington county, VT
Harvey [1808 VT] and Mary [1814 VT Ainsworth with ch: Edwin age 11; Rachel D. age 9; James age 7; Leroy age 5; Mary age 4 and Nancy age 1

1860 Calais, Washington county, VT
Harvey Ainsworth 1807 VT
Mary A. c1813 NH
Rachel A. 1842 VT
James S. 1844 VT
Leroy H. 1845 VT
Viola M(ary?) 1847 VT
Jennie V. 1849 VT
Philip H. 1851 VT
Wm W. 1853 VT
Frederick W. 1856 VT

1880 Leroy and Edwin are both in Des Moines, IA

Edwin E. Ainsworth, a prominent business man and Mason of Des Moines, died at Lake Melissa in Minnesota, Aug. 12^th. He was a native of Burlington, Vermont, and nearly 51 years of age. . West North Central, Iowa, Humeston, Humeston New Era, 1890-08-20


1880 Woodland Ave, Des Moines, Polk County, IA (surname corrupted by transcriber but written copy does say Ainsworth)
Jas S. ANISWORTH 1844 VT VT VT' reaper agt.
Alice 1851 NY NY NY [wife]
Annie R. 1869 IA [dau]

1900 Des Moines, Polk Co, IA
James Ainsworth born Aug 1846 VT; parents born VT
Alice E. born July 1853 NY ; parents born NY; ch: 0/0

1910 Des Moines, Polk county, IA
James S. Ainsworth age 65 ; widowed; living with Alonzo Parker born 1885 KS and wife Matilda born 1888 MO

James married Alice Palmer, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, on 15 Nov 1871 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. (Alice Palmer was born in Jul 1853 in New York and died before 1910.)