Person:William Constant (1)

According to a WorldConnect database , William was the son of Isaac Constant and Nancy Peebles. He was cousin to Mary Constant who married John H. Shankland.

 William first married Jane Wilson (1827-1864) in 1851 and had 5 children: Isaac 1852; Charles H. 1856; Mary Ella 1858-1933 m. James Albert Richardson; John Thomas 1862-1946; and William Riley II 1864-1929.  He married Harriet Grabendike (1841-1931) in 1865 and had Jacob Louis 1867-1959; and Lillian J. 1872- . {'Ancestors and Collateral Connections', by Dawna, updated Dec 2008, <www.rootsweb.com>, 26 Feb 2009}
  In the 1870 census for Tonganoxie, Leavenworth Co., Kansas Territory, William Constant is 37, farmer from Illinois with $3,280 in real estate and $938 in personal.  Wife Harriett H. is 28 and their children are Isaac, 17, farms at home; Charles, 13, farms at home; Ella, 11, at school; John P., 8, at school; and Jacob L., 2 -- all born in Illinois.  Jacob Grabendike is a farmer, age 63 from Pennsylvania.  {p.544a,<http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/leavenwo/library/census/1870>}
 In the 1880 census for Tonganoxie, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, William Constant is a grocer, age 48 from Illinois (parents Kentucky)  His wife Harriet H. is 39 from Illinois (parents Pennsylvania).  Their children are Charles H., 23, teacher; Mary E., 20, teacher; Jacob L., 12; and Lillie J., 7, born Kansas -- all but the last born in Illinois.  {p.126c}
 In the 1900 census for Ottawa, Franklin Co., Kansas, W.R. Constant is 68 born Apr 1832 in Illinois (parents Kentucky), [no occupation listed], married 48 years; with wife Harriet H. 58 born Sept 1841 in Illinois (parents Pennsylvania), with 6 of 6 children living; daughter Lillie J. is 25 born Dec 1874 in Kansas, (parents Illinois), 'teacher', single. {ed 87, sh 12b, p.262, roll 480 HeritageQuest}
 In the 1910 census for Ottawa, ward 2, Franklin Co., Kansas, William Constant is 78 born Illinois (parents Kentucky), married twice, this time for 45 years, 'income'; with wife Harriet H. 68 born Illinois (parents Pennsylvania), 'housekeeper' with 2 of 2 children living. {ed 92, sh 18b, p. 134, roll 439 HeritageQuest}