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The Plaskett Family

More than a century on the Big Sur coast

Ames family

George Ames

1849  —  1931

Rode from Santa Cruz in early 1860s at age 14. Worked for Plasketts and Mansfields his whole life. Never looked at a woman. Saved small fortune on $30/month wages. Died 1931, buried King City Cemetery.

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