Monday, June 13, 2011

The Children (all 15 of them) of Charles Booz & Mercy Ann VanHorn


13 children were found on Census records ... it wasn't until I began searching newspapers that I found 2 additional children (Elmer and Mary). Their birth certificates confirm they are children of Charles & Mercy Ann. Why they were NEVER listed on a Census is curious. Also strange is that both these childen have used the alternative spelling of BOOZE as their last name.

#1 Easten
b. abt 1837 in Pennsylvania
m. unknown if married
d. unknown Last known living on 1850 Springfield Township, Muskingum County Census
b. unknown

#2 Amanda
b. 30 April 1939 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio
m. 8 March, 1871 , Muskingum, Ohio to William J. Skinner
d. 21 November, 1892 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio
cod: Consumption
b. unknown

#3 Lydia
b. abt 1843 , Muskingum, Ohio
m. 11 March, 1863 , Muskingum, Ohio to Joseph W. Skinner (have found no connection to Amanda’s husband as yet)
d. unknown Last known alive 1896 as listed on Zanesville City Directory
cod: unknown
b. unknown

#4 Harriet Susan
b. 9 March 1845 Putnam, Muskingum, Ohio
m. 18 May, 1865 , Muskingum, Ohio to John Henry Deavers II
d. 12 May, 1907 Bristol, Perry, Ohio
cod: Complications of Yellow Jaundice
b. New Lexington Cemetery, New Lexington, Perry, Ohio

#5 John
b. 19 June 1847 , Muskingum, Ohio
m. 17 November, 1870 , Muskingum, Ohio to Sarah Elizabeth Hall
d. 29 March, 1893 White Cottage, Muskingum, Ohio
cod: Consumption
b. Wesley Chapel Cemetery, White Cottage, Muskingum, Ohio

#6 Elizabeth Henrietta
b. 21 February 1850 (this is my line of descent) , Muskingum, Ohio
m. 15 August, 1867 , Muskingum, Ohio to William McGowen Joseph
(William & his first wife Susan McDonald had 2 boys ... one of them Austin L. Joseph, who would later marry Elizabeth's little sister Lillian May)
d. 24 May, 1920 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio
cod: Heart Disease / Contributory: arterial sclerosis
b. Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio

#7 Esther Ann
b. abt 1853
m. not married
d. 20 December, 1869 Newton Township, Muskingum, Ohio
cod: Consumption
b. unknown

#8 Alva
b. abt 1857
m. unknown
d. unknown Last known alive on the Sept 1870 Census for Newton Township, Muskingum, Ohio
cod: unknown
b. unknown

#9 Louisa (aka Lula)
b. 23 August, 1858 White Cottage, Muskingum, Ohio
m. 18 October, 1888 , Muskingum, Ohio to Adolph Kreuter
m. 11 January, 1891 , Muskingum, Ohio to William LaFayette Combs
d. 31 October, 1923 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio
cod: Chronic nephritis / Kidney Disease … autopsy performed
b. Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio

#10 Mary S.
b. 30 September, 1859 , Muskingum, Ohio
m. 30 November, 1879 , Muskingum, Ohio
d. 15 August, 1926 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio
cod: Chronic Pulmonary Tuberculosis
b. Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio

#11 Hannah
b. 24 February, 1860 Springfield Township, Muskingum, Ohio
m. 10 September, 1882 , Muskingum, Ohio to Jennings Benjamin Marple
d. 16 May, 1900 Roseville, Muskingum, Ohio
cod: Brain Cancer / Pneumonia
b. Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio

#12 Charles Henry
b. December 1861 , Muskingum, Ohio
m. 4 February, 1886 , Muskingum, Ohio to Sarah P. Boggs
d. 16 August, 1929 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
cod: Angina Pectora
b. Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio

#13 Elmer E.
b. 23 June 1863 , Muskingum, Ohio
m. 3 July, 1884 , Muskingum, Ohio to Alice Huffman
d. 12 January, 1924 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio
cod: Neuralgia of the heart / Angina
b. Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio

#14 Lillian May
b. 26 October, 1865 White Cottage, Muskingum, Ohio
m. 27 March, 1887 , Muskingum, Ohio to Austin L. Joseph
(son of William McGowen Joseph & his 1st wife ... see above #6 Elizabeth Henrietta)
d. 27 September, 1925 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio
cod: Paralysis
b. Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio

#15 Cora Belle
b. 6 July, 1867 Newton Township, Muskingum, Ohio
m. abt July 1883 No Marriage, but conceived her daughter Anna with William H. Atkinson
m. 9 July, 1891 , Muskingum, Ohio to Charles Uphold whom she divorced 25 March, 1899
m. 25 April, 1902 , Muskingum, Ohio to John Wesley McElfresh (who was previously married to Mary Ellen Sullivan)
d. 1 March, 1936 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio
cod: Organic Heart disease / Chronic Bronchitis
b. Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio


Also found is a Hannah Booze. Hannah’s death is listed as 15 December, 1869 … 5 days BEFORE Esther Ann Booz (child #7) died. Hannah is listed on the Ohio Death & Burials as being born in 1852 (same as Esther). IF they were twins why would another child be named Hannah (child #11) when she was born in 1860? They wouldn’t name another child Hannah if the first one was still alive! Yet, there isn’t another Booz/Booze family living in Muskingum COUNTY … much less in Newton Township (where THIS Hannah Booze is listed as dying) … also of consumption. I also wondered if Hannah Booze and Esther Ann Booz might be one-in-the-same … but death dates are different and the Reference Number at the bottom of the records are different.

At this point, confirming Esther & Hannah Booze were one-in-the-same ... OR twins, seems remote, but as the records so closely match the family of Charles Booz & Mercy Ann VanHorn, Hannah Booz (1852-1869) ignoring THIS Hannah might be a mistake. Until we find more info she is included here just for future reference.

Hannah Booze (unconfirmed child/relative)
Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854 - 1997
Name: Hannah Booze
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 15 Dec 1869
Death Place: Newton, Muskingum, Ohio
Age: 17
Birth Date: 1852
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07094-7
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 910154
Reference Number: pg24, ln91

Esther Ann Booz (child #7)
Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854 - 1997
Name: Esther Ann Booz
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 20 Dec 1869
Death Place: Newton, Muskingum, Ohio
Age: 17
Birth Date: 1852
Birthplace: Ohio
Occupation:
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07094-7
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 910154
Reference Number: pg24, ln18

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