James is a son of Anthony and Mary (Hale) Amend.

He appears here with his father and stepmother:
1860/ Missouri/ Clark
Anthony Amend, 38y b.OH, occ: Farmer
Sarah, 25y b.OH
Agnes, 14y b.OH
Jno W, 13y b.VA
Lawrence, 11y b.VA
Jas H, 9y b.VA
Susan, 6y b.IA
Ann, 4y b.MO
Homer, 2y b.MO

1870/ Iowa/ Delaware
J H AMENT, 20y b.USA, occ: Works on Railroad
residence: Benton House Hotel, Manchester

Record of Marriage (first)
groom: James H Amend (23y) dob: 1850
bride: Alice F Sweet (16y) dob: 1857
date: 29 June 1873
place: Labette, Labette County, Kansas
"Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935"
FamilySearch (no image available)

1875/ Kansas/ Labette
J H Amend (m), 24y b.VA, occ: Farmer
A F Amend (f), 17y b.IL
(dwelling after widowed stepmother)

1880/ Texas/ Grayson
h/ J H Amend, 28y b.VA, occ: Tie hauling
w/ A F, 23y b.?
s/ C L, 3y b.KS
d/ M A, 1y b.?

1900/ Texas/ Wilbarger
h/ James H AMENDS, 49y b.Jul 1850 VA, M/27, occ: Farmer
w/ Alice, 42y b.Sep 1857 IN, mother of 9/7 living
s/ Charles, 23y b.Apr 1877 KS, occ: Farm Laborer
d/ Minnie, 21y b.Aug 1878 KS
d/ Alice, 19y b.Jul 1880 TX
s/ James, 15y b.Nov 1884 KS, occ: Farm Laborer
s/ William, 12y b.Oct 1887 IT, occ: Farm Laborer
d/ Lillie, 9y b.May 1891 IT
d/ Fannie, 4y b.Aug 1895 TX
residence: Vernon

edit: James married (second) Tillie Ginger in 1908.
Believe this is Matilda Jane Foulk b.1860 PA who married first, Henry Giengar. She appears on the 1880 and 1900 Censuses with him. Henry died in 1906.

1910/ Missouri/ Vernon
h/ J H Amend, 59y b.VA, M2/2, occ: Farmer
w/ Tilla, 50y b.PA, M2/2, mother of 8/6 living
s/ J H, 25y b.KS, occ: Farmer
d/ Fannie, 14y b.TX
d/ Mary, 12y b.TX
(dwelling next to son, C L)

1920/ Kansas/ Sedgwick
h/ James H Amend, 69y b.WV, Wd, occ: Time Keeper/RR Shops
residence: 1642 S Martinson, Wichita

Link to brother, Alvin Loder Amend. Sent edit to link father 03 July 2019.

Link to brother, Virgil Amend. Edit to link parents pending 03 July 2019.