Friedrich married Margaret Katherine Zimmerly on 24 May 1866 in Olney Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA. Margaret (daughter of Georg Philipp Zimmerle Zimmerly and Maria Margaretha Helfer) was born on 26 Jul 1841 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edward F. Ameter was born on 10 Mar 1868 in Olney Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA; died on 6 Jul 1922 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA.
2. George Walter Ameter was born in 1870 in Olney Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA.
3. William Tell Ameter was born on 28 Feb 1875 in Olney Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA; died on 12 Feb 1925 in Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 14 Feb 1925 in South Pleasant View Cemetery, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA.
4. John Ameter was born in 1878 in Olney Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA; died on 31 Dec 1899 in Olney Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA.