Person:Frederick Moss (2)

1870 US Census (VA, Henrico, Tuckahoe Twp, penned sh 45, stamped sh 421, dwelling 446, ln 32, NARA M593, roll 1655) Frederick Moss 42, mu, b. VA, farmer, real estate value $200, no personal property, could read but not write. His apparent wife Caroline 40, mu, b. VA, couldn’t read or write. Their apparent children, all mu, b. VA, couldn’t read or write: Maria 16; Sophia 15; Mary 12; Smith 10; Miles 8, Eliza 6; Frederick 4; and Andrew S. 2.

1880 US Census (VA, Henrico, Tuckahoe, ED 68, penned sh 30B, dwelling 290, ln 43, NARA T9, roll 1370) Frederick Morse 51, bl, b. VA, both parents b. VA, farmer, could read and write. His wife, Caroline 48, bl, b. VA, both parents b. VA, could read and write. Their children, all single, b. VA, both parents b. VA, could read and write: Smith 19; Miles H. 17; Eliza 16; Frederick, Jr. 14; Andrew S. 10; Anna 8; Ella 7; Eva 4; and Lannia 2.

1893 Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 (familysearch.org) Frederick Moss 62, married Eliza Payne 40, on 3 Jan 1893 in Buckingham County, VA. Frederick was b. 1831 in Henrico County, VA, the son of William and Jane Moss, and was single. Eliza was b. 1853 in Buckingham County, VA, the daughter of UFN and Julia Ellis, and was widowed. FHL film 2048498.

1900 US Census (VA, Henrico, Tuckahoe, ED 35, penned sh 8, stamped sh 251A, dwelling 149, ln 33, NARA T623, roll 1713) Frederick H. Moss 71, bl, b. Jan 1829 in VA, both parents b. VA, married 7 years, farmer, could read and write, owned his home free and clear, no. 27 on farm schedule. His wife, Eliza N. 46, bl, b. 1856 in VA, both parents b. VA, married 7 years, total kids 9, living kids 9, couldn’t read or write. Frederick’s son, Smith E. Moss 18, bl, b. Jul 1860 in VA, both parents b. VA, widowed, farm laborer, could read and write. Frederick’s two step children, both bl, b. VA, both parents b. VA, single, could read and write: William Payne 18, b. 1882; and Bettie 16, b. 1884.

1910 US Census (VA, Henrico, Tuckahoe, ED 37, penned sh 11B, dwelling 172, ln 58, NARA T624, roll 1631) Fred Morris, Sr., 81, b. VA, both parents b. VA, married twice, 17 years to his current spouse, merchant at a country store, on account, could read and write, owned his home free and clear, no. 114 on farm schedule. His wife, Eliza A. 59, bl, b. VA, both parents b. VA, married twice, 17 years to her current spouse, total kids = 10, living kids = 9, couldn’t read or write, washerwoman at home. Their two grandchildren lived with them, both b., b. VA, both parents b. VA, single, could read and write: Annie 15; and Alfred 18, farmer at home.

• • They were living next door to Benjamin and Adelaide Vandervall (and all their children), who lived next door to William and Katie Vanderfall, and their two kids **

1919 Find a Grave, memorial no. 20791407, Fred Morse b. unknown, d. 29 Oct 1919, buried at Ridge Baptist Church, Richmond, VA. 9/6/01 Per Carmen Bell, she found a photo at her grandmother’s house (Olivia Payne Holmes) with the name “Ann Marse” on the back. Apparently the surnames Moss and Morse are incorrect. Will need to verify this info - lbl

1. ↑ Findagrave.com, memorial 20791407