BIOGRAPHY: Living at home withJohn and Mary in 1850, listed as Arthamis.
BIOGRAPHY: 1860 census West Bethlehem, Washington Co, PA - blacksmith.
BIOGRAPHY: Twenty-second PennsylvaniaCavalry Regiment - Arthamer Ames, blacksmith, MI [mustered in] August 26, 1862; absent, on detached service, at muster out. Civil War Pension Index - also served Washington Ind Co Pa Cav; invalid filed 8 June 1880, widow filed 14 Oct 1901. Rank at induction: private; rank at discharge: blacksmith.