THE AMES FAMILY

Earl Ames, Jr. has deep roots in St. Louis Park. His mother, Myrtle Borne, was born in the Park, and his father, Earl Ames, Sr., came to the Park after World War I. Earl Sr. put over twenty years in at the Creosote plant, and also worked at Rodgers Hydraulic, and important early business.

Earl, Sr. and Myrtle lived at 3537 Texas. Jr. describes it as a shack with no basement. A basement was eventually dug with a team of horses. Plumbing was installed in 1940. The surrounding area was a cornfield and truck farm that John Skogman eventually sold for a lot of money. Earl Jr. remembers hunting on the land that would become Knollwood.

After high school, Earl Jr. worked at Wilson Packing and Rubber, which later became Minnesota Rubber. He and his wife Anna May built a house next to Earl’s parents, at 3533 in 1950.

After the service, Earl Jr. worked for American Motors Sales Corp. His fraternal organizations are the Lions Club (30 plus years); Odd Fellows (once the Nobel Grand); and the American Legion (60 plus years).

Earl Jr. and Anna May had two children, Lance and Cheryl.

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