Family:Joseph Writer and Rachel Debolt (1)

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Marriage License[1] 3 Feb 1879 Effingham, Illinois, United StatesA license was issued for Joseph J. Writer (occ. farmer), aged 22 years and born to Benj. N. Writer, and Rachael DeBolt, aged 21 years and born in Effingham co. to John DeBolt, both from Edgewood, Illinois.
Marriage[1][4][5] 4 Feb 1879 Mason, Effingham, Illinois, United StatesJoseph and Rachael were united in marriage by John Broom, Justice of the Peace. It was witnessed by H. J. Newman and Elizabeth Ellison.
Census[2] 1 Jun 1880 Mason (township), Effingham, Illinois, United StatesJoseph Writer (occ. farmer) was residing with his wife Rachael, infant daughter Bessie, and father Benjamine (occ. farmer). It was recorded that Bessie was born in Illinois in May.
Residence[4][5] 1885 Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, United StatesThe family removed from Illinois to Kansas, near Roxbury.
Census[3] 1 Mar 1895 Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, United StatesJ. J. Writer (occ. farmer) was residing with [wife] R. J., [daughter] B. V., [daughter] J. E., [son] R. O., infant [son] R. J., J. Leasie, C. Jacobson, and L. Babcock. (No relationships are recorded in this census.) It was recorded that B. V., J. E., and R. O. were each born in Illinois, and R. J. was born in Kansas.
Census[6] 1 Jun 1900 Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, United Stateson a farm, in a home that was owned free of mortgage
J. J. Writer (occ. farmer) was residing with his wife R. J., sons R. O. (occ. farm laborer) and R. J., and boarders L. O. Starnes and Jacob Leicey. It was recorded that both sons had attended school, and only one of his wife's four children was living. (This is obviously an error.)
Census[7] 1 Mar 1905 Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, United States(in the Gypsum postal area)
on a farm, in a home that was owned free of mortgage
J. J. Writer (occ. farmer) was residing with [wife] Rachel, [son] Ross, Edward Chamberlin, and John Mannuel[?]. (No relationships are recorded in this census.) It was recorded that Ross had attended school within the year.
Census[8] 15 Apr 1910 Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, United Stateson a farm, in a home that was owned free of mortgage
Joseph J. Writer (occ. general farmer) was residing with his wife Rachel J., son Ross J., and a few servants. It was recorded that Ross attended school, and all four of Rachel's four children were living.
Census[9] 1 Mar 1915 Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, United Stateson a farm, in a home that was owned
J. J. Writer (occ. farming) was residing with [his wife] R. J., and James Maupin (occ. farm laborer). (No relationships are recorded in this census.)
Census[10] 1 Jan 1920 Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, United Stateson a farm, in a home that was owned free of mortgage
Joseph Writer (occ. farmer) was residing with his wife Rachel and George Stewert (occ. farm labor).
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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Effingham County (Illinois). County Clerk. Marriage records, 1839-1920. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976)
    FHL #1010048, 1:18, cert #233, registered 6 Feb. 1879.
  2. ED 141, Mason twp., Effingham, Illinois, in Effingham County, Illinois. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    roll 205 (FHL #1254205), f 455-C, p 32, Joseph Writer household, [digital image, Ancestry.com], enumerated 19 June 1880.
  3. Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson, in Kansas State Board of Agriculture. Decennial census of Kansas 1895: McPherson County, Kansas. (Topeka: Kansas State Historical Society, 1957)
    microfilm K-86, p 10, dwelling n.n., family n.n., J. J. Writer household, [digital image, Ancestry.com].
  4. 4.0 4.1 Obituary of Rachel Jane Debolt, in The McPherson Daily Republican. (McPherson, Kansas)
    p 4, Thurs., 24 April 1924.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Obituary of Jasper Joseph Writer, in The McPherson Daily Republican. (McPherson, Kansas)
    p 4, Thurs., 7 April 1927.
  6. ED 130, Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson, Kansas, in McPherson, Kansas, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623)
    roll 488 (FHL #1240488), folio 18, sheet 6A, dwelling 112, family 112, J. J. Writer household, [digital image, Ancestry.com], enumerated 15 June 1900.
  7. Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson, in Kansas State Board of Agriculture. 1905 Kansas State Census: McPherson County, Kansas. (Topeka: Kansas State Historical Society)
    microfilm K-89, p 7, dwelling 44, family 44, J. J. Writer household, [digital image, Ancestry.com].
  8. ED 54, Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson, Kansas, in McPherson, Kansas, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T624)
    roll 446 (FHL #1374459), folio 15, sheet 5A, dwelling 90, family 98, Joseph J. Writer household, [digital image, Ancestry.com], enumerated 27/28 April 1910.
  9. Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson, in McPherson, Kansas, United States. 1915 Kansas State Census
    microfilm K-136, p 13, dwelling n.n., family n.n., [beginning line 16], J. J. Writer household, [digital image, Ancestry.com].
  10. ED 67, Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson, Kansas, in McPherson, Kansas, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T625)
    roll 539, folio 13, sheet 5B, dwelling 67, family 67, Joseph Writer household, [digital image, Ancestry.com], enumerated 10 Jan. 1920.