1890+ censuses - Fossey - COMPLETED WITH GRATEFUL THANKS TO SHELLYESQ

[Zephyr]

Could someone please do a check of censuses for me for a Jonah Fossey (born England c1851) & family.  I have found him on 1880 census (familysearch) living Salt Creek, Reno, Kansas, with wife Mary (born England 1851), daughters Mary aged 7 (born England 1872), Eliza aged 2 (born MI) and son Herbie aged 1 (born KS).  They arrived from England sometime between 1872 and c1878.  Any information regarding this family would be most helpful. 

Also from IGI, daughter Mary Anne Elizabeth Fossey married a Robert Harvey Cross in 1894 in Yoder, Mcpherson, Kansas so, if possible, details of this family on 1900 census would also be much appreciated.

With very many thanks for any assistance on this.

Kind regards.

Zephyr
 

[shellyesq]

Unfortunately, almost all of the 1890 Census was lost to fire.

The 1900 Census is available for free here:  http://labs.familysearch.org/  Jonah seems to still be in Salt Creek there.

1885 Kansas state Census (rather hard to read)
Salt Creek, Reno, Kansas
J. Fossey, age 33 male, white, married, farmer, born England, came to Kansas from Michigan
M. Fossey, age 33, female, white, married, housekeeping, born England, came to Kansas from Michigan
Mgt. (?) Fossey, age 12, female, white, born Michigan, came to Kansas from Michigan
Liley Fossey, age 6, female, white, born Kansas
H. Fossey, age 5, male, white, born Kansas
Johnson (?) Fossey, age 4, male, white, born Kansas
William Fossey, age 2, male, white, born Kansas

1895 Kansas state Census, Medford, Reno
J. Fossey, age 43, male, born England, came to Kansas from Michigan, farmer
M.A. Fossey, age 43, female, born England, came to Kansas from Michigan
Lila Fossey, age 17, female, born Michigan, came to Kansas from Michigan
Herly (?) Fossey, age 16, male, born Kansas
Johnson Fossey, age 14, male, born Kansas
Millie Fossey, age 12, born Kansas
Maud, age 2, born Kansas

1905 Kansas state Census, Salt Creek, Reno
J. Fossey, age 53, male, white, born England, came to Kansas from Michigan, farmer
Mary Fossey, age 53, female, white, born England, came to Kansas from Michigan, housekeeper
W.J. Fossey, age 21, male, white, born Kansas, farmer
Maud Fossey, age 12, female, white, born Kansas, attending school

1910 US Census, Salt Creek, Reno, Kansas
Fossey, Jonah, age 58, widowed, born England, parents born England, farmer - general farm
daughter Maud, age 17, single, born Kansas, parents born England, no occupation

1915 Kansas state Census, Salt Creek, Reno
J. Fossey, age 62, male, white, born England, came to Kansas from Michigan, farmer
Hattie Fossey, age 52, female, white, born Ohio, came to Kansas from Ohio

[shellyesq]

1895 Kansas state Census, Medford, Reno
R. H. Cross, age 24, male, born Maryland, came to Kansas from Illinois, occupation - farming
Mary Cross, age 21, female, born Michigan, came to Kansas from Michigan

Some information about Jonah:  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~leveritt/6316.htm

A child they lost in Michigan:  http://ottawa.migenweb.net/deaths/ottawa/f.html  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~miottawa/cemeteries/allendale/Allendale.html

Anna Fossey birth:  http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=100363926896&lds=1&region=11&regionfriendly=North+America&frompage=99

[Zephyr]

Hello Shelly

Thank you for all your trouble.  You have been magnificent!
 
I see that on the 1915 Kansas State census Jonah has a Hattie Fossey living with him.  I've no idea who she is.  Is there any chance you could check a previous census to see if there is any other information on her.  It may be that she is married to one of Jonah's younger brothers (he had two - Charles and William and I don't have wives for either at the moment).

Thank you also for the web sites.  I am looking forward to checking them all out - I can see I am going to be very busy well into the small hours!!!

Your help on this is very much appreciated - with many thanks again.

Best wishes.

Zephyr
 

[shellyesq]

No problem!

On the link to the information about Jonah, it says his 3rd wife was Hattie Blazdell.  I'll see if there's anything about her anywhere.

Haven't found any Blazdell items yet, but found this -
1920 US Census, Salt Creek, Reno, Kansas
Fossey, J., male, white, age 67, married, immigration date unknown, born England, parents born England, no occupation
Fossey, Hattie, wife, female, white, age 57, married, born Ohio, parents born Ohio, no occupation

1930 US Census, Salt Creek, Reno, Kansas
Fossey, Jonah, owns home, lives on a farm, male, white, age 78, age at first marriage - 21, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1872, naturalized, no occupation
wife Hattie, female, white, age 67, married, age at first marriage - 42, born Ohio, parents born Ohio, no occupation

[Zephyr]

Hello Shelly

It must be the late hour!!!  Never clicked that, at that age, Hattie could be Jonah's wife - presumed it was a relative come to stay with him and look after him in his old age!

I see on this further information that there is an immigration date for Jonus which will be a big help - so thank you again.

You have certainly come up trumps - many many thanks.

Zephyr
 

[Barking]

My great grandmother Emma Fossey b 1841 was the sister of Jonah Fossey, Have UK census,  If you like to PM me with your e mail address will send what I can on the family.


Maureen