Amos Southard was the son of David and Mary Southard. He was born in 1846. He was married to an Irish woman named Ellen Flood, who was born about 1849. Together they had the following children:

• Catherine Southard (1871-1960). She married Philipp Wescoat (1869-1947), son of David and Priscilla (Mart) Wescoat, on 12 February 1900 at Hammonton, NJ. According to the 1880 census, Catherine had attended school the previous year.
• Anna Mary Southard (1872-1952). She was married to Abraham Birdsall (1866-1908). She too had attended school in 1880.
• Cornelia Southard (1874-1923) who married Bernard Grawe (1867-1953)
• Mary Southard who died at the age of 3 months.
• Charles Patrick Southard (1877-1941), who married Nellie B. Ware (1866-1903)
• Thomas Southard (1879-1881)
• Frank Southard, who married Julia Lattiere, the daughter of Angelo and Nellie Lattiere.