Biographical Details
William Scott Ament was born of Dutch and French Huguenot stock on 14 September 1851 in Owosso, Michigan, the eldest son of Winfield Scott Ament (born ca. 1811–1865), an ironworker, and Emily Hammond Ament (born 3 May 1818; married 4 September 1848; died April 1908 in Oberlin, Ohio), and the younger brother of Claribel Ament Leggat (born c. 1850 in Owosso, Michigan; died 1881 in Butte, Montana).
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