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24. Martha McMorris
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11. Jane McMorris
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16. Sarah N McMorris
CENSUS: 1860 US Census, Worcester, Otsego Co, NY; 1860; ; p 244; (Rick Crume's file #R 217).
RELATIONSHIP: THE GALESBURG WEEKLY MAIL, Galesbury, Knox Co, IL; 1897; Thurs., 29 Jul 1897; p 5, col 3; IL Hist Soc (Rick Crume's file #O 120); NOTE: "Victoria: Mrs. Jennie Robertson, of West Jersey, was sent for Friday morning, at Mrs. S. S. Olmstead's request, to remain with her a few days." Is Mrs. Jennie Robertson the sister-in-law of Stephen Armstrong Olmsted?
OBITUARY: Obituary of Sarah Olmsted, GALESBURG REPUBLICAN-REGISTER, Galesburg, Knox, IL; 1811-1897; Sat, 21 Aug 1897; p 8, col 2; IL Hist Soc (Rick Crume's file #O 120); NOTE: "Victoria. Died, August 13, 1897, Mrs. Sarah Olmsted, widow of the late S. S. Olmsted, aged 86 years. Mrs. Olmsted's maiden name was Sarah McMorris. She was born September 2, 1811, at Davenport, Delaware county, N. Y.; at the age of 35 she was united by marriage to David Howe, who died June 29, 1884. They had no children but an adopted daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Milligan. In 1886 she married Stephen S. Olmsted and came to Illinois. At an early age she united with the Presbyterian church. When she came to Illinois she united by letter with the M. E. church..."
PROBATE: Index to estates; 1825-1920; Circuit Court, Knox County Court House, Galesburg, IL; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 35); NOTE: Will of Sarah H Olmsted, 1897.
PROBATE: Index to Knox Co., IL wills; 1830-1959; ; ; FHL film 1,403,705 item 2; NOTE: Estate of Sarah H Olmsted, dtd 1897, administrator Frederick Becker, Excr, will #904, est disp #71; Rick Crume's file #O 308.
CEMETERY: Cemetery records, Victoria Twp, Knox, IL; 1809-1973; ; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 115); NOTE: Olmsted, Sarah N., wife, died 13 Aug 1897 at age 86 yrs.
CENSUS: 1860 Worcester, Otsego, NY; p. 244; Ref: R 217
RESIDENCES:
(1811- ) NY.
( -1833- ) Maryland, Otsego Co, NY.
( -May 1856) Davenport, Delaware Co, NY.
(May 1856-1897) Copley Twp (near Victoria), Knox Co, IL.SOURCES FOR STEPHEN S. OLMSTED:
BIRTH-MARRIAGE: H K Olmsted & G K Ward, GENEALOGY OF THE OLMSTED FAMILY IN AMERICA; 1632-1912; New York, De La Mare Printing & Publ, 1912, Reprint, with supplements, by Ralph Olmsted, 1979; p 307.
MARRIAGE: Marriage notice, OTSEGO HERALD, Otsego Co, NY; 1833-1840; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 154); NOTE: 21 Feb 1833, Stephen S Olmstead, of Maryland, and Clarissa McMorris, of Davenport.
LAND: Grantee index; 1797-1851; Delaware Co, NY; pp 582, 865; FHL film 557,764 (Rick Crume's file #O 243).
LAND: Grantor index; 1797-1851; Delaware Co, NY; pp 582, 875; FHL film 557,758 (Rick Crume's file #R 236).
CENSUS: 1850 US Census, Davenport, Delaware Co, NY; 1850; ; p 147R; Roll #494 (Rick Crume's file #O 2).
OCCUPATION-CHURCH-RESIDENCES: Rev H K Hinds, HISTORY OF WASHINGTON; 1811-1893; publ 1893; pp 477-478; (Rick Crume's file #O 135); NOTE: Biography of Dr. Elmer De Vando Olmsted: "...Dr. Olmsted was born [in] Davenport, Delaware county, New York, in 1848, and is a son of Stephen S. and Clara E. (McMorris) Olmsted, both natives of the Empire State. They had a family of eleven children, he being the ninth born. His father, a farmer and dairyman in New York, left that State in 1856 and went to Victoria, Illinois, where he engaged in the manufacture of furniture and also had a store, and for eight years was Postmaster. He still resides in Victoria, where he is highly esteemed by all who know him. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His wife passed away several years ago..."
OCCUPATION-ANCESTRY: SPOKANE AND THE INLAND EMPIRE; 1811-1897; ; pp 331, 333; (Rick Crume's file #O 135); NOTE: Biography of Dr. Elmer De Vando Olmsted. "...His father, Stephen S. Olmsted, who was also born in the Empire state, died at the venerable age of eighty-seven years. He was a second cousin of Martin Van Buren, president of the United States, and was of Holland descent. In early life he learned the cabinet-maker's trade, which he followed both in the east and after his removal to the west. He was also somewhat prominent in local affairs, serving for eight years as postmaster of Victoria, Illinois..."
OCCUPATION-DEATH: Albert J Perry, HISTORY OF KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ITS CITIES, TOWNS, AND PEOPLE; 1811-1897; Chicago, S J Clarke Publ, 1912, Vol II; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 115); NOTE: Biography of Newton McDowell Milroy, husband of Sarah L. Olmsted (daughter of William H. Olmsted), mentions William's father, Stephen S.: "Stephen S. Olmsted was an agriculturist and cabinet-maker and was married to Clarissa McMorris. His death occurred in 1897."
CENSUS: 1860 US Census, Copley Twp (P.O. Oneida), Knox Co, IL; 1860; ; p 60; Reel #195 (Rick Crume's file #O 39, O 115).
CENSUS: 1870 US Census, Copley Twp (P.O. Victoria), Knox Co, IL; 1870; ; p 28; Roll #593-240 (Rick Crume's file #O 78).
LAND-RESIDENCES: ATLAS MAP OF KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS; 1870; Davenport, Iowa, Andreas, Lyter & Co, 1870; pp 74-75; (Rick Crume's file #O 143); NOTE: The map of Copley Township shows S S Olmstead living on the southeast quarter of section 13. The book also features a drawing of the Stephen S Olmsted residence.
CENSUS: 1880 US Census, Copley Twp, Knox Co, IL; 1880; ; p 13; reel #220 (Rick Crume's file #O 80).
OBITUARY: Obituary of Stephen S Olmsted, GALESBURG REPUBLICAN-REGISTER, Galesburg, IL; 1897; Sat, 7 Aug 1897; p 8, column 2; IL Hist Soc (Rick Crume's file #O 120); NOTE: "Died at 1 o'clock Monday morning, Stephen S. Olmsted, aged about 86 years. Mr. Olmsted, or Uncle Stephen as he was more familiarly called, .... was a respected member of the M. E. church... He was buried in their family lot in the Victoria cemetery Tuesday..."
OBITUARY: Obituary of Stephen S Olmstead, THE GALESBURG WEEKLY MAIL, Galesburg, IL; 1811-1897; Thurs, 5 Aug, 1897; p 5, column 1; IL Hist Soc (Rick Crume's file #O 120); NOTE: "Stephen S. Olmstead was born Dec. 28, 1811, in the state of New York, and died Aug. 2, 1897, at his late residence, one-half mile south of Victoria, after an illness of ten days. He was married to Clarissa McMorris Feb. 23, 1833. There were born to them ten children, nine of whom are still living. He was married a second time, Oct. 10, 1886, to Mrs. Sarah Houck, a sister of his first wife..."
PROBATE: Index to Knox Co., IL wills; 1830-1959; ; ; FHL film 1,403,705 item
2 (Rick Crume's file #O 308); NOTE: Estate of Stephen S Olmsted, dtd 1897, administrator W H Olmsted, Admr, est disp #69.PROBATE: Index to Knox Co., IL wills; 1830-1959; ; ; FHL film 1,403,705 item 2; NOTE: Estate of Sarah H Olmsted, dtd 1897, administrator Lucy J Overlander, ADBN, est disp #69; Rick Crume's file #O 308.
PROBATE: Probate file of Stephen S Olmsted; 1897; Clerk of the Circuit Court, Knox County, IL; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 35).
CEMETERY: Cemetery records, Victoria Twp, Knox, IL; 1809-1973; ; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 115); NOTE: Olmsted, S. S., died 2 Aug 1897 at age 86 yrs.
RESIDENCES:
(1813-May 1856) Davenport, Delaware Co, NY. (Rick Crume's file #O 154).
(May 1856-1885) Copley Twp (near Victoria), Knox Co, IL.SOURCES FOR CLARISSA MCMORRIS:
CENSUS: 1850 US Census, Davenport, Delaware Co, NY; 1850; ; p 147R; Roll #494 (Rick Crume's file #O 2).
CENSUS: 1860 US Census, Copley Twp (P.O. Oneida), Knox Co, IL; 1860; ; p 60; Reel #195 (Rick Crume's file #O 39, O 115).
CENSUS: 1870 US Census, Copley Twp (P.O. Victoria), Knox Co, IL; 1870; ; p 28; Roll #593 (Rick Crume's file #O 78).
CENSUS: 1880 US Census, Copley Twp, Knox Co, IL; 1880; ; p 13; reel #220 (Rick Crume's file #O 80).
CEMETERY: Cemetery records, Victoria Twp, Knox, IL; 1809-1973; ; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 115); NOTE: Olmsted, Clarisa McMorris, wife of S. S., died 30 Dec 1885 at age 72 yrs, 6 mos, 2 days.
RESIDENCES:
(1811- ) NY.
( -1833- ) Maryland, Otsego Co, NY.
( -May 1856) Davenport, Delaware Co, NY.
(May 1856-1897) Copley Twp (near Victoria), Knox Co, IL.SOURCES FOR STEPHEN S. OLMSTED:
BIRTH-MARRIAGE: H K Olmsted & G K Ward, GENEALOGY OF THE OLMSTED FAMILY IN AMERICA; 1632-1912; New York, De La Mare Printing & Publ, 1912, Reprint, with supplements, by Ralph Olmsted, 1979; p 307.
MARRIAGE: Marriage notice, OTSEGO HERALD, Otsego Co, NY; 1833-1840; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 154); NOTE: 21 Feb 1833, Stephen S Olmstead, of Maryland, and Clarissa McMorris, of Davenport.
LAND: Grantee index; 1797-1851; Delaware Co, NY; pp 582, 865; FHL film 557,764 (Rick Crume's file #O 243).
LAND: Grantor index; 1797-1851; Delaware Co, NY; pp 582, 875; FHL film 557,758 (Rick Crume's file #R 236).
CENSUS: 1850 US Census, Davenport, Delaware Co, NY; 1850; ; p 147R; Roll #494 (Rick Crume's file #O 2).
OCCUPATION-CHURCH-RESIDENCES: Rev H K Hinds, HISTORY OF WASHINGTON; 1811-1893; publ 1893; pp 477-478; (Rick Crume's file #O 135); NOTE: Biography of Dr. Elmer De Vando Olmsted: "...Dr. Olmsted was born [in] Davenport, Delaware county, New York, in 1848, and is a son of Stephen S. and Clara E. (McMorris) Olmsted, both natives of the Empire State. They had a family of eleven children, he being the ninth born. His father, a farmer and dairyman in New York, left that State in 1856 and went to Victoria, Illinois, where he engaged in the manufacture of furniture and also had a store, and for eight years was Postmaster. He still resides in Victoria, where he is highly esteemed by all who know him. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His wife passed away several years ago..."
OCCUPATION-ANCESTRY: SPOKANE AND THE INLAND EMPIRE; 1811-1897; ; pp 331, 333; (Rick Crume's file #O 135); NOTE: Biography of Dr. Elmer De Vando Olmsted. "...His father, Stephen S. Olmsted, who was also born in the Empire state, died at the venerable age of eighty-seven years. He was a second cousin of Martin Van Buren, president of the United States, and was of Holland descent. In early life he learned the cabinet-maker's trade, which he followed both in the east and after his removal to the west. He was also somewhat prominent in local affairs, serving for eight years as postmaster of Victoria, Illinois..."
OCCUPATION-DEATH: Albert J Perry, HISTORY OF KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ITS CITIES, TOWNS, AND PEOPLE; 1811-1897; Chicago, S J Clarke Publ, 1912, Vol II; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 115); NOTE: Biography of Newton McDowell Milroy, husband of Sarah L. Olmsted (daughter of William H. Olmsted), mentions William's father, Stephen S.: "Stephen S. Olmsted was an agriculturist and cabinet-maker and was married to Clarissa McMorris. His death occurred in 1897."
CENSUS: 1860 US Census, Copley Twp (P.O. Oneida), Knox Co, IL; 1860; ; p 60; Reel #195 (Rick Crume's file #O 39, O 115).
CENSUS: 1870 US Census, Copley Twp (P.O. Victoria), Knox Co, IL; 1870; ; p 28; Roll #593-240 (Rick Crume's file #O 78).
LAND-RESIDENCES: ATLAS MAP OF KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS; 1870; Davenport, Iowa, Andreas, Lyter & Co, 1870; pp 74-75; (Rick Crume's file #O 143); NOTE: The map of Copley Township shows S S Olmstead living on the southeast quarter of section 13. The book also features a drawing of the Stephen S Olmsted residence.
CENSUS: 1880 US Census, Copley Twp, Knox Co, IL; 1880; ; p 13; reel #220 (Rick Crume's file #O 80).
OBITUARY: Obituary of Stephen S Olmsted, GALESBURG REPUBLICAN-REGISTER, Galesburg, IL; 1897; Sat, 7 Aug 1897; p 8, column 2; IL Hist Soc (Rick Crume's file #O 120); NOTE: "Died at 1 o'clock Monday morning, Stephen S. Olmsted, aged about 86 years. Mr. Olmsted, or Uncle Stephen as he was more familiarly called, .... was a respected member of the M. E. church... He was buried in their family lot in the Victoria cemetery Tuesday..."
OBITUARY: Obituary of Stephen S Olmstead, THE GALESBURG WEEKLY MAIL, Galesburg, IL; 1811-1897; Thurs, 5 Aug, 1897; p 5, column 1; IL Hist Soc (Rick Crume's file #O 120); NOTE: "Stephen S. Olmstead was born Dec. 28, 1811, in the state of New York, and died Aug. 2, 1897, at his late residence, one-half mile south of Victoria, after an illness of ten days. He was married to Clarissa McMorris Feb. 23, 1833. There were born to them ten children, nine of whom are still living. He was married a second time, Oct. 10, 1886, to Mrs. Sarah Houck, a sister of his first wife..."
PROBATE: Index to Knox Co., IL wills; 1830-1959; ; ; FHL film 1,403,705 item
2 (Rick Crume's file #O 308); NOTE: Estate of Stephen S Olmsted, dtd 1897, administrator W H Olmsted, Admr, est disp #69.PROBATE: Index to Knox Co., IL wills; 1830-1959; ; ; FHL film 1,403,705 item 2; NOTE: Estate of Sarah H Olmsted, dtd 1897, administrator Lucy J Overlander, ADBN, est disp #69; Rick Crume's file #O 308.
PROBATE: Probate file of Stephen S Olmsted; 1897; Clerk of the Circuit Court, Knox County, IL; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 35).
CEMETERY: Cemetery records, Victoria Twp, Knox, IL; 1809-1973; ; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 115); NOTE: Olmsted, S. S., died 2 Aug 1897 at age 86 yrs.
LAND: Grantee index; 1797-1851; Delaware Co, NY; p 519; FHL film 557,764 (Rick Crume's file #O 243); NOTE: David W Murdy [?] & wife to Armstrong McMorris, vol 19, p 525, dtd 1839. Also, Silas Sullivan to Armstrong McMorris et al, vol 30, p 246, dtd 1847.
CENSUS: 1850 US Census, Harpersfield, Delaware Co, NY; 1850; ; p 163B; (Rick Crume's file #O 78, O 101).
CENSUS: 1850 Harpersfield, Delaware, NY; p. 163B; Ref: O 078, O 101
Ref: O 154
BAKENHUS, Elizabeth, 909 Lehigh Ave., Binghamton, NY 13903. Letter of
23 Mar 1988. Ref: O 154.
North Kortright Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Kortright, Delaware, NY.
"Clarissa Ann - daughter of Armstrong and Eliza J. MC MORRIS, died
Oct. 1, 18__, AE 11 mos. and 18 days."GEDWRAP suggests checking notes for hanging indents.
CENSUS: 1865 NY State Census, 1st Dist., Davenport, Delaware Co., NY; 1865; ; dwelling 176, family 182; Delaware County Clerk's Office, Delhi, NY; Rick Crume's file #O 295.
19. John P McMorris
NAME: Middle initial "E"?
CENSUS: 1840 US Census; Davenport, Delaware Co, NY; 1840; ; p 421; (Rick Crume's file #O 16, O 124).
CENSUS: 1850 US Census, Davenport, Delaware Co, NY; 1850; ; p 142; (Rick Crume's file #O 78, O 101).
CENSUS: 1865 NY State Census, 1st Dist., Davenport, Delaware Co., NY; 1865; ; dwelling 176, family 182; Delaware County Clerk's Office, Delhi, NY (Rick Crume's file #O 295).
CEMETERY: Headstone inscription; 1823-1843; North Kortright Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Town of Kortright, Delaware Co, NY; ; Viewed bef 1988 by Elizabeth Bakenhus, Binghamton, NY (Rick Crume's file #O 154); NOTE: "John E McMorris - died June 10, 1866, aged 47 yrs, 8 mos, 28 days."
CEMETERY-BIRTH-DEATH: CEMETERY GUIDE FOR 35 CEMETERIES; 1738-1991; Davenport Center, NY: The Davenport Historical Society, 1991; p 291; book in poss of Rick Crume; NOTE: North Kortright Cem.
PROBATE: Gertrude A Barber, LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION OF DELAWARE COUNTY, NEW YORK FROM 1797 TO 1875; 1797-1875; typed manuscript, 1939, vol 3 (1863-1874); p 19; FHL book 974.736 S2b (Rick Crume's file #R 259).
UPDATE: 1994-06-04
BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: CEMETERY GUIDE FOR 35 CEMETERIES; 1738-1991; Davenport Center, NY: The Davenport Historical Society, 1991; p 291; book in poss of Rick Crume; NOTE: North Kortright Cem.
CENSUS: 1850 Davenport, Delaware, NY; p. 142; Ref: O 078, O 101
Ref: O 154
CENSUS: 1865 NY State Census, 1st Dist., Davenport, Delaware Co., NY; 1865; ; dwelling 176, family 182; Delaware County Clerk's Office, Delhi, NY; Rick Crume's file #O 295.
42. Sarah McMorris
CENSUS: 1850 Davenport, Delaware, NY; p. 142; Ref: O 078, O 101
Ref: O 154
CENSUS: 1850 Davenport, Delaware, NY; p. 142; Ref: O 078, O 101
Ref: O 154
Photographs in collection of Rick CRUME:
"Peter MC MORRIS, Davenport, N.Y." Taken at Oneonta, NY.CENSUS: 1865 NY State Census, 1st Dist., Davenport, Delaware Co., NY; 1865; ; dwelling 176, family 182; Delaware County Clerk's Office, Delhi, NY; Rick Crume's file #O 295.
BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: CEMETERY GUIDE FOR 35 CEMETERIES; 1738-1991; Davenport Center, NY: The Davenport Historical Society, 1991; p 291; book in poss of Rick Crume; NOTE: North Kortright Cem.
BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: CEMETERY GUIDE FOR 35 CEMETERIES; 1738-1991; Davenport Center, NY: The Davenport Historical Society, 1991; p 291; book in poss of Rick Crume; NOTE: North Kortright Cem.
CENSUS: 1865 NY State Census, 1st Dist., Davenport, Delaware Co., NY; 1865; ; dwelling 176, family 182; Delaware County Clerk's Office, Delhi, NY; Rick Crume's file #O 295.
45. James S McMorris
CENSUS: 1865 NY State Census, 1st Dist., Davenport, Delaware Co., NY; 1865; ; dwelling 176, family 182; Delaware County Clerk's Office, Delhi, NY; Rick Crume's file #O 295.
Ref: O 154
Ref: O 154