Ronald Ames was born April 18, 1921 at Bancroft, Iowa. On October 29, 1946, he married Marcella Hoffort at Sanborn, North Dakota. Marcella was born at Eckelson on May 10, 1924.
The couple has six children, Karen, Kenneth, Delores, Kathy, William and Paul. The family lives on a farm. They are active in church and community activates.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 89B