Background
Ammen, Samuel Zenas was born on October 22, 1843 in Fincastle, Virginia, United States. Son of Benjamin and Naomi (Cross) Ammen.
Ammen, Samuel Zenas was born on October 22, 1843 in Fincastle, Virginia, United States. Son of Benjamin and Naomi (Cross) Ammen.
Master of Arts, Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), 1869 (Doctor of Letters, 1895). Student, Sanskrit, Johns Hopkins, 1877.
Private 11th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A., August, 1861-June 15, 1862. C.S.N., December, 1863-November 1864. Non-commissioned officer in Christian Science guerrilla cavalry, 1864-1865.
Taught in classical school, Baltimore, 1870-1881.
Leader writer of Baltimore Sun, 1881-1911. Editor Sun Almanac, 1907-1913.
Mason.; Clubs: Athenaeum, University.
Married Nannie Kelso Wetherall, of Baltimore, June 13, 1882 (died, 1905).