Person:Isaac Massey (5)

1886 March 22, Burlington, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia Love Massey wrote her sister Jane Love: "perhaps it will surprise you to hear that Siss is maried but I find it to be so / it took Place the 10 of March and his name is Isaac Massey . . . wee are on the Same Place he used to Live on when Caroline was Living / Ike has 4 children / Lizie 18 Joe 15 Johni 11 Zeb 6 but he was give a way by his mother to her brother Levi"

1886 Sept. 19, Burlington, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "you want the names of our children / Sarah E 19 in Nov / Josehp M 16 / John W 11 / Isaac C / he lives with his uncle / I dont supose I will Ever have him / they wont give him up / he goes by the name of Zeb a nic name his Pa gave him"

1889 Nov. 1, Gridley, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "I have another Boy Little Zeb / his Uncle took him when his mother died got tired of him and Brought him home this fall / he is going to shool / he is 9 years old but if you want to see a Bad yearlin come over and I will show you one / he is Pushing chairs and up Setting Evey thing / feeds the cats and then hurns [harms] them / I will send you his Picture some of these days"

1890 Jan. 26, Gridley, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "I believe I told you a bout Zebba coming home Last fall / I couldent do with out him now . . . I am going to get [Roy's] and Zeb Picture taken to gather for you Just as soon as I can get the money"

1890 May 21, Gridley, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia wrote her sister Jane: "John was 15 on the 16 / Zeb was 10 the 7 of March" Correspondence from the family letters and papers of Jane Love and her cousin, Lillice Jones Harper, courtesy John, Danny, and Dave Harper in 2001 and 2004, transcribed by Brenda Boyer

1900 census, Isaac (or Zeb) has not been located

1905 Dec. 27, a boy born to Zeb Massey, age 25, and Minnie Klingenberg, age 27; the mother's 3rd child. Woodson Co., KS, record of births, Book 2, p.59, County Clerk's office, Woodson Co. Courthouse

1907 Dec. 25, a boy born to Zeb Massey, age 27, and Minnie Klingenburg, age 29; the mother's 4th child. Woodson Co., KS, record of births, Book 2, p.70, County Clerk's office, Woodson Co. Courthouse http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/woodson/vital/birthl-o.txt The book is alphabetized by the fathers surname, then the given name and age on the first line. The next line gives the mothers maiden name, given name and age. The following line gives the initial (M) for male or (F) for female, then the name, if given, and birthdate. The last line gives the location and reference book and page number it was copied from in the County Clerks office of the Woodson County Courthouse.

1910 Woodson Co., KS, census, p.183B, Liberty Twp., April 16, 1910, Susie E. Peake: 14/15, ISAAC Z. MASSEY, head, M W 30, md. 9 yrs., KS IL IL, farmer, general farm; Minnie E., F W 32, mother of 4 children, 4 living, KS Germany Germany; Paul E., M W 8, KS KS KS; Albert K., M W 6, KS KS KS; Levi C., M W 4, KS KS KS; David C., M W 2, KS KS KS.

1918 Sept. Lydia's son Roy died at Camp Dix, NJ. He was survived by his parents and one sister, Miss Estella Massey, all of Burlington, 3 half-brothers, Joseph, John, and I.Z. all of Woodson Co., and 18 nieces and nephews.*

• Joseph had 9 children at this time if all were living; Isaac had 6; John has not been found after 1910; their sister Sarah's children, if any, are not known.

1920 Woodson Co., KS, census, p.205B, Liberty Twp., Feb. 18, 1920, Earl H. Moore: 90/90, ISAAC Z. MASSEY, head, M W 39, KS OH IL, farmer, general farm; Minnie E., wife, F W 41, KS Germany Germany; Paul E., son, M W 18, KS KS KS; Albert C., son, M W 16, KS KS KS; Levi E., son, M W 14, KS KS KS; David M., son, M W 12, KS KS KS; Thomas G., son, M W 8, KS KS KS; Mabel E., dau, F W 4-_/12, KS KS KS.

1922 June, Isaac lived in Yates Center, Woodson Co., KS.

1930 Woodson Co., KS, census, p.289B, Center Twp., Yates Center City, April 10, 1930, Mrs. Mora Hamilton: 707 N. State, 346/356, I.Z. MASSEY, head, owns home valued $1,000, M W 50, age 20 when first md., KS IL --, laborer, odd job; Minnie, wife, F W 52, age 23 when first md., KS Prussia Prussia; Paul, son, M W 27, KS KS KS; David, son, M W 22, KS KS KS; Thomas, son, M W 18, KS KS KS; Mabel, dau, F W 14, KS KS KS.

1951 Aug. 28, "Joe Massey of Yates Center" was the only half-brother surviving Estella Jane Massey Ray Gasche