1900 Linton, Allamakee Co, Iowa
Name: James Ambroze
Age: 29
Birth Date: Apr 1871
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1900: Linton, Allamakee, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Rose Ambroze
Marriage Year: 1898
Years Married: 2
Father's Birthplace: Bohemia
Mother's Birthplace: Bohemia
James Ambroze 29 April 1871 Iowa farming
Rose Ambroze 27 Aug 1872 Bohemia
Benjiman Ambroze 7/12 Oct 1899 Iowa
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Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Benjamin Ambrose
Birth Date: 29 Oct 1899
Death Date: 27 Aug 1982
Death County: Lake
Mother's Maiden Name: Vancure
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Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002
Name: Holly Mc Ilhenny Ambrose
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1946
Birth County: Saint Louis
Birth State: Minnesota
Father: Benjamin Quinton Ambrose
Mother: Marian Valvia Mc Ilhenny
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Ben was the son of James and Rose Ambroze of Linton, Allamakee Co, Iowa.
In 1910, Rose Ambrose was in a mental home in Iowa.
Ben volunteered in WWI. Ambrose was assigned to the famed Rainbow Division, which served on the front lines in France. In later years, he never talked about his overseas experiences except to tell about an Ojibway army buddy from Grand Portage.
In Rosebush Twp, Cook Co, MN 1930 census, Ben was a guide at a "summer resort."
In the 6/24/1940 Cook Co, MN census -
Benjamin Ambrose 40 b Iowa guide/resort - 1935 in same house Marian Ambrose 32 b Ohio - 1935 in Evanston, IL
Ben and Marian Valvia "Val" McIlhenny were married in January 1937. They divorced in 1951, years after Val and the girls had moved out.
Ben and Val had two daughters: Bonnie A Wasmund b 1940 and Holly b 1946.
Val moved to Virginia, MN so the girls could spend summers with their father. She married Stanley Lenont in 1955.
Benny was a legend in the Boundary Waters area. He had flower and vegetable gardens, which he supplemented with soil and manure brought back from Iowa. Benny was a prospector who sought gold for more than 60 years in this area. He was friends with Dorothy Molter, Justine Kerfoot, Virginia "Dinna" Marilyn Clayton Madsen (1922-2010), etc.
In 1974, he was given lifetime tenancy by the US government so he could stay on his island in Ottertrack Lake for his lifetime.
His ashes were scattered by his daughters, Bonnie and Holly, on the calm waters next to his homestead.
There is a memorial plaque honoring Ben Ambrose mounted on a cliff across from Ben's homestead on Ottertrack Lake. The plaque had been crafted by Ben's friend, John Bouchard, a well respected, long-time conservation officer that had served on Saganaga Lake.
The US Park Service burned down Benny's cabins, outhouse, outbuildings and stacked the rocks in a cairn as a tribute to the legend of the Boundary Waters. Long-time BWCA resident Dorothy Molter's cabin was moved to Ely, MN. It is a museum today.
Here is a good story about Benny Ambrose:
http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/54/v54i03p124-137.pdf
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I think this is Benny Ambrose's father's death record:
Name: James Ambrose
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 20 Nov 1946
Event Place: Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 05 Apr 1868
Birthplace: Clayton, Iowa
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Father's Name: James Ambrose
James Ambrose was living in Ottawa County, Michigan in 1930 and 1940. He had married again (Anna) and had a daughter Mildred.
Name: James Ambroze
Age: 29
Birth Date: Apr 1871
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1900: Linton, Allamakee, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Rose Ambroze
Marriage Year: 1898
Years Married: 2
Father's Birthplace: Bohemia
Mother's Birthplace: Bohemia
James Ambroze 29 April 1871 Iowa farming
Rose Ambroze 27 Aug 1872 Bohemia
Benjiman Ambroze 7/12 Oct 1899 Iowa
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Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Benjamin Ambrose
Birth Date: 29 Oct 1899
Death Date: 27 Aug 1982
Death County: Lake
Mother's Maiden Name: Vancure
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Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002
Name: Holly Mc Ilhenny Ambrose
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1946
Birth County: Saint Louis
Birth State: Minnesota
Father: Benjamin Quinton Ambrose
Mother: Marian Valvia Mc Ilhenny
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Ben was the son of James and Rose Ambroze of Linton, Allamakee Co, Iowa.
In 1910, Rose Ambrose was in a mental home in Iowa.
Ben volunteered in WWI. Ambrose was assigned to the famed Rainbow Division, which served on the front lines in France. In later years, he never talked about his overseas experiences except to tell about an Ojibway army buddy from Grand Portage.
In Rosebush Twp, Cook Co, MN 1930 census, Ben was a guide at a "summer resort."
In the 6/24/1940 Cook Co, MN census -
Benjamin Ambrose 40 b Iowa guide/resort - 1935 in same house Marian Ambrose 32 b Ohio - 1935 in Evanston, IL
Ben and Marian Valvia "Val" McIlhenny were married in January 1937. They divorced in 1951, years after Val and the girls had moved out.
Ben and Val had two daughters: Bonnie A Wasmund b 1940 and Holly b 1946.
Val moved to Virginia, MN so the girls could spend summers with their father. She married Stanley Lenont in 1955.
Benny was a legend in the Boundary Waters area. He had flower and vegetable gardens, which he supplemented with soil and manure brought back from Iowa. Benny was a prospector who sought gold for more than 60 years in this area. He was friends with Dorothy Molter, Justine Kerfoot, Virginia "Dinna" Marilyn Clayton Madsen (1922-2010), etc.
In 1974, he was given lifetime tenancy by the US government so he could stay on his island in Ottertrack Lake for his lifetime.
His ashes were scattered by his daughters, Bonnie and Holly, on the calm waters next to his homestead.
There is a memorial plaque honoring Ben Ambrose mounted on a cliff across from Ben's homestead on Ottertrack Lake. The plaque had been crafted by Ben's friend, John Bouchard, a well respected, long-time conservation officer that had served on Saganaga Lake.
The US Park Service burned down Benny's cabins, outhouse, outbuildings and stacked the rocks in a cairn as a tribute to the legend of the Boundary Waters. Long-time BWCA resident Dorothy Molter's cabin was moved to Ely, MN. It is a museum today.
Here is a good story about Benny Ambrose:
http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/54/v54i03p124-137.pdf
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I think this is Benny Ambrose's father's death record:
Name: James Ambrose
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 20 Nov 1946
Event Place: Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 05 Apr 1868
Birthplace: Clayton, Iowa
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Father's Name: James Ambrose
James Ambrose was living in Ottawa County, Michigan in 1930 and 1940. He had married again (Anna) and had a daughter Mildred.
1900 Linton, Allamakee Co, Iowa
Name: James Ambroze
Age: 29
Birth Date: Apr 1871
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1900: Linton, Allamakee, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Rose Ambroze
Marriage Year: 1898
Years Married: 2
Father's Birthplace: Bohemia
Mother's Birthplace: Bohemia
James Ambroze 29 April 1871 Iowa farming
Rose Ambroze 27 Aug 1872 Bohemia
Benjiman Ambroze 7/12 Oct 1899 Iowa
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Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Benjamin Ambrose
Birth Date: 29 Oct 1899
Death Date: 27 Aug 1982
Death County: Lake
Mother's Maiden Name: Vancure
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Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002
Name: Holly Mc Ilhenny Ambrose
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1946
Birth County: Saint Louis
Birth State: Minnesota
Father: Benjamin Quinton Ambrose
Mother: Marian Valvia Mc Ilhenny
- - -
Ben was the son of James and Rose Ambroze of Linton, Allamakee Co, Iowa.
In 1910, Rose Ambrose was in a mental home in Iowa.
Ben volunteered in WWI. Ambrose was assigned to the famed Rainbow Division, which served on the front lines in France. In later years, he never talked about his overseas experiences except to tell about an Ojibway army buddy from Grand Portage.
In Rosebush Twp, Cook Co, MN 1930 census, Ben was a guide at a "summer resort."
In the 6/24/1940 Cook Co, MN census -
Benjamin Ambrose 40 b Iowa guide/resort - 1935 in same house Marian Ambrose 32 b Ohio - 1935 in Evanston, IL
Ben and Marian Valvia "Val" McIlhenny were married in January 1937. They divorced in 1951, years after Val and the girls had moved out.
Ben and Val had two daughters: Bonnie A Wasmund b 1940 and Holly b 1946.
Val moved to Virginia, MN so the girls could spend summers with their father. She married Stanley Lenont in 1955.
Benny was a legend in the Boundary Waters area. He had flower and vegetable gardens, which he supplemented with soil and manure brought back from Iowa. Benny was a prospector who sought gold for more than 60 years in this area. He was friends with Dorothy Molter, Justine Kerfoot, Virginia "Dinna" Marilyn Clayton Madsen (1922-2010), etc.
In 1974, he was given lifetime tenancy by the US government so he could stay on his island in Ottertrack Lake for his lifetime.
His ashes were scattered by his daughters, Bonnie and Holly, on the calm waters next to his homestead.
There is a memorial plaque honoring Ben Ambrose mounted on a cliff across from Ben's homestead on Ottertrack Lake. The plaque had been crafted by Ben's friend, John Bouchard, a well respected, long-time conservation officer that had served on Saganaga Lake.
The US Park Service burned down Benny's cabins, outhouse, outbuildings and stacked the rocks in a cairn as a tribute to the legend of the Boundary Waters. Long-time BWCA resident Dorothy Molter's cabin was moved to Ely, MN. It is a museum today.
Here is a good story about Benny Ambrose:
http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/54/v54i03p124-137.pdf
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I think this is Benny Ambrose's father's death record:
Name: James Ambrose
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 20 Nov 1946
Event Place: Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 05 Apr 1868
Birthplace: Clayton, Iowa
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Father's Name: James Ambrose
James Ambrose was living in Ottawa County, Michigan in 1930 and 1940. He had married again (Anna) and had a daughter Mildred.
Name: James Ambroze
Age: 29
Birth Date: Apr 1871
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1900: Linton, Allamakee, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Rose Ambroze
Marriage Year: 1898
Years Married: 2
Father's Birthplace: Bohemia
Mother's Birthplace: Bohemia
James Ambroze 29 April 1871 Iowa farming
Rose Ambroze 27 Aug 1872 Bohemia
Benjiman Ambroze 7/12 Oct 1899 Iowa
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Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Benjamin Ambrose
Birth Date: 29 Oct 1899
Death Date: 27 Aug 1982
Death County: Lake
Mother's Maiden Name: Vancure
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Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002
Name: Holly Mc Ilhenny Ambrose
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1946
Birth County: Saint Louis
Birth State: Minnesota
Father: Benjamin Quinton Ambrose
Mother: Marian Valvia Mc Ilhenny
- - -
Ben was the son of James and Rose Ambroze of Linton, Allamakee Co, Iowa.
In 1910, Rose Ambrose was in a mental home in Iowa.
Ben volunteered in WWI. Ambrose was assigned to the famed Rainbow Division, which served on the front lines in France. In later years, he never talked about his overseas experiences except to tell about an Ojibway army buddy from Grand Portage.
In Rosebush Twp, Cook Co, MN 1930 census, Ben was a guide at a "summer resort."
In the 6/24/1940 Cook Co, MN census -
Benjamin Ambrose 40 b Iowa guide/resort - 1935 in same house Marian Ambrose 32 b Ohio - 1935 in Evanston, IL
Ben and Marian Valvia "Val" McIlhenny were married in January 1937. They divorced in 1951, years after Val and the girls had moved out.
Ben and Val had two daughters: Bonnie A Wasmund b 1940 and Holly b 1946.
Val moved to Virginia, MN so the girls could spend summers with their father. She married Stanley Lenont in 1955.
Benny was a legend in the Boundary Waters area. He had flower and vegetable gardens, which he supplemented with soil and manure brought back from Iowa. Benny was a prospector who sought gold for more than 60 years in this area. He was friends with Dorothy Molter, Justine Kerfoot, Virginia "Dinna" Marilyn Clayton Madsen (1922-2010), etc.
In 1974, he was given lifetime tenancy by the US government so he could stay on his island in Ottertrack Lake for his lifetime.
His ashes were scattered by his daughters, Bonnie and Holly, on the calm waters next to his homestead.
There is a memorial plaque honoring Ben Ambrose mounted on a cliff across from Ben's homestead on Ottertrack Lake. The plaque had been crafted by Ben's friend, John Bouchard, a well respected, long-time conservation officer that had served on Saganaga Lake.
The US Park Service burned down Benny's cabins, outhouse, outbuildings and stacked the rocks in a cairn as a tribute to the legend of the Boundary Waters. Long-time BWCA resident Dorothy Molter's cabin was moved to Ely, MN. It is a museum today.
Here is a good story about Benny Ambrose:
http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/54/v54i03p124-137.pdf
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I think this is Benny Ambrose's father's death record:
Name: James Ambrose
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 20 Nov 1946
Event Place: Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 05 Apr 1868
Birthplace: Clayton, Iowa
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Father's Name: James Ambrose
James Ambrose was living in Ottawa County, Michigan in 1930 and 1940. He had married again (Anna) and had a daughter Mildred.
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