George Marsh RANSOM

George Marsh RANSOM

Male 1813 - 1893  (79 years)

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  • Birth 11 Aug 1813  Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Census 20 Sep 1850  St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • 1850 census shows a George Ransom, 47, mate, b. NY.
      George is enumerated with many others on what appears to be a boat, immediately preceding his are the captain and 2 pilots.
    Census 12 Jun 1860  St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 1860 census at St. Louis, St. Louis, MO shows George Ransom, 46, foundryman, b. NY, Theressa, 27, b. NY, children b. MO: George 13, Joseph, 7; Emma, 5; Wellington, 3.
    Census 15 Jun 1880  Boles Township, Franklin, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • 1880 census at Boles Township, Franklin, MO shows George M. Ransom, 66, farmer, b. NY, parents b. CT/CT; Joseph W., 28, farmer, b. MO, parents b. NY/NY; Margaret, 26, daughter-in-law, b. IA, parents b. VA/VA; Wellington, 23, works on farm b. MO, parents b. NY/NY.
    Death 26 Mar 1893  Wichita, Sedgwick, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Burial Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [5

    Father Judah Lewis RANSOM,   b. 4 Jan 1769, Kent, Litchfield, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1841, Ellenburg, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Margaret Bird MARSH,   b. 27 Apr 1792, Kent, Litchfield, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5814  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elvira KENNON,   b. Abt 1812   d. 21 Jul 1849, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage Y  [3
    • "Historical Outline of the Ransom Family" lists George's wife as Mary E. Kanner. The genealogy lists 3 children (Joseph, Wellington and Emma). Other researchers show these are the children of his second wife, Clarissa Holmes. No mention is made of George, b. ca 1847 in Missouri.
    Family ID F5303  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Clarissa HOLMES,   b. Abt 1833, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1880 (Age < 46 years) 
    Marriage 2 Oct 1850  St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Joseph W. RANSOM,   b. Oct 1853, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1936, Hayward, Alameda, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     2. Emma RANSOM,   b. Abt 1855, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1945, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     3. Russell Wellington RANSOM,   b. Jan 1858, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1922, Wichita, Sedgwick, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F5755  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Aug 1813 - Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 20 Sep 1850 - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Oct 1850 - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 12 Jun 1860 - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 15 Jun 1880 - Boles Township, Franklin, MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Mar 1893 - Wichita, Sedgwick, KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick, KS Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1850] 1850 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1850), 1850.

    2. [S1860] 1860 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1860), 1860.

    3. [S1077] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, UT, 2016), Historical outline of the Ransom family of America : and genealogical record of the Colchester, Conn., 1077.

    4. [S1880] 1880 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1880), 1880.

    5. [S500] Find A Grave, 500.

    6. [S1040] St. Louis Genealogical Society, St. Louis, Missouri Marriages, 1804-76, (1999), 1040.