Person:Sophia Liscum (5)

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m. 27 Apr 1845
  1. Eliza Bliss Liscum1846 - 1888
  2. Sophia Liscum1847 - 1898
  3. Georgia Abigail Liscum1849 - 1913
  4. unnamed Liscum1850 - Bef 1860
  5. Charlotte Elizabeth Liscum1851 - 1936
  6. Susan Adaline Liscum1852 - 1924
  7. George Peletiah Liscum1855 - 1916
  8. John A. Robert Liscum1856 - 1913
m. 22 Feb 1866
  1. Jessie Elizabeth Calvert1867 - 1953
  2. Frances Inez Calvert1868 - 1943
  3. Dora Calvert1870 - 1955
  4. Ida May Calvert1872 - 1928
Facts and Events
Name Sophia Liscum
Alt Name Henrietta Sophia Liscum
Gender Female
Birth[5] 17 Oct 1847 Grant, Wisconsin, United States
Census[1] 1850 Grant, Wisconsin, United States
Census[2] 1860 Grant, Wisconsin, United States
Marriage 22 Feb 1866 Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin, United Statesto Mark Calvert
Census[3] 1870 Mifflin, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States
Census[8] 1880 Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Residence[6] 1889 Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Census[7] 1895 Polk, Iowa, United States
Death[4] 4 Jan 1898 Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Burial[5] Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
References
  1. E. District, Grant, Wisconsin, in United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
    HH1522, Family 1542.

    Haman L. Liscome, age 38, male, farmer, RE=$1000, born VT
    Sarah A. Liscome, age 34, female, born MD
    Eliza Liscome, age 5, female, born WI, attending school
    Sophia Liscome, age 3, female, born WI
    Georgia Liscome, age 2, female, born WI
    [no name] Liscome, age 1/12, female, born WI
    John Bailey, age 60, male, born VA, pauper
    Thomas Cumming, age 32, male, laborer, RE=$1000, born Tenn

  2. Lima, Grant, Wisconsin, in Grant, Wisconsin, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    HH 688, Family 667.

    H. L. Liscom, age 47, male, occupation farmer, real estate= $2000, personal estate = $700, born Indiana
    , Sarah Ann, age 44, female, born Vt.
    , Eliza, age 13, female, born Md., attended school
    , Hamith [sic - should be Henrietta], age 12, female, born Wis., attended school
    , Abigal, age 10, female, born Wis., attended school
    , Sharloth, age 9, female, born Wis., attended school
    , Susan A., age 8, female, born Wis., attended school
    , George, age 5, male, born Wis., attended school
    , John R., age 4, male, born Wis.

  3. Mifflin, Iowa, Wisconsin, in United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
    HH 69, Fam 66.

    Calvert, Mark, 30, white male, farmer, RE=23,000; PE=600, b. IL
    , Sophia, 23, white female, keeping house, b. Wi
    , Jessie, 3, white female, b. WI
    , Fanny, 2, white female, b. WI
    , Dora, 1 month, white female, b. WI [as of June 1]

  4. Trebil, Wilma Hodenfield. Families of Shellinks, Schellinx, Schellinger, Skellenger: and related families; families of Butterfield and related families, families of Liscomb, Liscum and related families. (Manly, Iowa: W.H. Trebil, 1999?).

    Henrietta Sophia LISCUM, d. 4 January 1898, Des Moines, IA

  5. 5.0 5.1 Sophia Calvert, in Find A Grave
    accessed 30 may 2014.

    Sophia Calvert
    Birth: Oct. 17, 1847
    Death: Jan. 4, 1898
    Burial: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
    Plot: Block 12

    Children: Ida May Calvert Stehm (1872 - 1928)

  6. Des Moines, Iowa, City Directory 1889, in U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011)
    p. 231.

    Calvert, Dora, Miss, wks Des Moines Laundry, r 748 w 9th
    Calvert, Fannie Miss, tailoress, W. Caldbeck, r 748 w 9th
    Calvert, Sophia Mrs. dressmaker, res 748 w 9th

  7. Polk County, in Iowa, United States. State Census, 1895
    HH 142, Fam 131.

    Calvert, Sophia, 48, div, b. WI, both parents native born, [dressmaker? - occupation cut off in image], Christian religion
    , Dora, 25, single, b. WI, [dressmaker? - occupation cut off in image], Christian religion
    Eagan, Catherine, 22, single, b. IL, [dressmaker? - occupation cut off in image], Christian religion

  8. Des Moines 6th Ward, Polk, Iowa, in United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
    HH 98, Fam 104.

    207 Walnut Street
    Talbert, Martin, 40, works in foundry, b. IL, both parents b. IL
    , Sophia, 33, wife, keeping house, b. WI, fa b. VT, mo b. MD
    , Jessie, 13, dau, b. WI
    , Fanny, 11, dau, b. WI
    , Dora, 10, dau, b. WI
    , Ida, 8, dau, b. WI

    [Note: Although the head of household has the wrong name, his age and birth place are correct, and the rest of the family "fits"; his brother Henson is living two houses away, at 203 Walnut Street; there is no other record of the family in the US Census; and Sophia and daughters continued to live in Des Moines after Mark returned to Wisconsin.]