William A Close, 1837–1914 (aged 76 years)

Name
William A /Close/
Birth
Death of a father
Burial of a father
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Close&GSiman=1&GScid=1979245&GRid=63447608&
Census 1850 US Fed
Note: Living with mother and family at Scipio, New York.
Census 1855 US NY
Note: Living with mother and family at Scipio, New York.
Census 1860 US Fed
Note: Living with the Hunter family at Scipio, New York. Farm Labourer.
Marriage
Birth of a daughter
Note: Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911

Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911

Name: Sarah Elizabeth Close
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Livingston, Michigan
Birth Date: 23 May 1868
Father's name: William A Close
Mother's name: Ema Jane

Census 1870 US Fed
Note: Living with wife Emma and family at Deerfield, Michigan. Farmer.
Birth of a son
Death of a mother
Note: Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950

Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950

Name: Chloe Close
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 1796
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Death Date: 9 Apr 1872
Death Place: Mundy, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Death Age: 76

Birth of a son
Birth of a daughter
Note: Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911

Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911

Name: Eleanor E Close
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Livingston, Michigan
Birth Date: 17 Oct 1875
Father's name: William Close
Mother's name: Emma J

Death of a brother
Note: Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950

Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950

Name: Eben Close
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 1823
Birth Place: New-York
Death Date: 7 Aug 1877
Death Place: Burns, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
Death Age: 54
File Number: 1711
Father: William Close
Mother: Chloe Close

Birth of a daughter
Note: Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911

Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911

Name: Edna J Close
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Deerfield, Livingston, Michigan
Birth Date: 8 May 1879
Father's name: William A Close
Mother's name: Emma J Close

Census 1880 US Fed
Note: Living with wife Emma and family at Deerfield, Michigan. Farmer.
Death of a brother
Note: Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995

Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995

Name: Edward E . Close
Birth Date: abt 1840
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 10 Sep 1882
Death Place: Mundy, Genesee, Michigan
Death Age: 42
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: Wm. Close
Mother Name: Chloe Close

Burial of a brother
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Close&GSiman=1&GScid=466&GRid=15007747&
Marriage of a daughter
Note: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

Name: Sarah E Close
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birth Place: Michigan
Marriage Date: 18 Nov 1891
Marriage Place: Deerfield, Livingston, Michigan, USA
Age: 23
Residence Place: Deerfield, Michigan
Father: Wm A Close
Mother: Emma J Fordice
Spouse: William G Wolverton
Record Number: 716
Film: 44

Death of a sister
Burial of a sister
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105695524
Marriage of a son
Census 1900 US Fed
Note: Living with wife Emma and family at Deerfield, Michigan. Farmer.
Death of a brother
Note: Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1929

Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1929

Name: Jabez Close
Gender: Male
Age: 85
Race: White
Birth Year: 1820
Death Date: 21 Dec 1905
Death Place: Burns, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
Father: Jabez Close

NOTE: Father recorded as Jabez Close, born in Connecticut. Mother born in Massachusetts.

Burial of a brother
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Close&GSiman=1&GScid=197182&GRid=96860899&
Death of a sister
Note: Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950

Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950

Name: Cordelia A Tilden
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: Jun, 1835
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 19 Jun 1907
Death Place: Bear Creek, Emmet, Michigan, USA
Death Age: 71
File Number: 8
Father: William Close
Mother: Chloe Smith

Burial of a sister
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Tilden&GSiman=1&GScid=644&GRid=20142735&
Census 1910 US Fed
Note: Living with wife Emma at Deerfield, Michigan.
Death of a sister
Note: Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1929

Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1929

Name: Emiline Coy
Gender: Female
Age: 80
Race: White
Birth Year: 1831
Death Date: 31 Oct 1911
Death Place: Gaines, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Note
Note: NOTE: On his death record, his mother is recorded as Rhoda Troop rather than Chloe Smith. Even with a following wind there's not much similarity between the two names. Can't find any record of a Rhoda Troop.

NOTE: On his death record, his mother is recorded as Rhoda Troop rather than Chloe Smith. Even with a following wind there's not much similarity between the two names. Can't find any record of a Rhoda Troop.

So either:

  1. whoever notified the death didn't have the correct name for his mother

or

  1. the William here actually belongs to a different branch and somehow the census records cross at some point
Death
Note: Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1929

Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1929

Name: William A Close
Gender: Male
Age: 76
Race: White
Birth Year: 1837
Death Date: 20 Jun 1914
Death Place: Deerfield, Livingston, Michigan, USA
Father: William Close
Mother: Rohda Close

Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995

Name: William A. Close
Birth Date: abt 1838
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 19 Jun 1914
Death Place: Deerfield, Livingston, Michigan
Death Age: 76
Occupation: Ret. Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: Wm. Close
Mother Name: Rhoda Troop

Burial
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Close&GSiman=1&GScid=197182&GRid=84321422&
Family with parents
father
1830 US Federal Census
1793–1842
Birth: about March 1793 — Genoa, Cayuga County, New York, America
Death: 8 October 1842 — Cayuga County, New York, America
mother
1850 US Federal Census
1796–1872
Birth: 13 March 1796 — Massachusetts, America
Death: 9 April 1872 — Mundy, Genesee County, Michigan, America
Marriage Marriage — about 1813 — Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, America
8 years
elder brother
1860 US Federal Census
1820–1905
Birth: 17 September 1820 — Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, America
Death: 21 December 1905 — Burns, Shiawassee County, Michigan, America
2 years
elder sister
1850 US Federal Census
1822–
Birth: about 1822 — Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, America
17 months
elder brother
1860 US Federal Census
1823–1877
Birth: 13 May 1823 — Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, America
Death: 7 August 1877 — Burns, Shiawassee County, Michigan, America
8 years
elder sister
1850 US Federal Census
1831–1911
Birth: about April 1831 — Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, America
Death: 31 October 1911 — Gaines, Genesee County, Michigan, America
3 years
elder sister
1850 US Federal Census
1834–1894
Birth: 19 June 1834 — Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, America
Death: 17 May 1894 — Washington, Washington County, District of Columbia, America
13 months
elder sister
1850 US Federal Census
1835–1907
Birth: 30 June 1835 — Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, America
Death: 19 June 1907 — Bear Creek, Emmet County, Michigan, America
2 years
himself
1850 US Federal Census
1837–1914
Birth: about September 1837 — Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, America
Death: 19 June 1914 — Deerfield, Livingston County, Michigan, America
2 years
younger brother
1850 US Federal Census
1839–1882
Birth: 15 September 1839 — Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, America
Death: 10 September 1882 — Mundy, Genesee County, Michigan, America
Family with Emma Jane Taylor
himself
1850 US Federal Census
1837–1914
Birth: about September 1837 — Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, America
Death: 19 June 1914 — Deerfield, Livingston County, Michigan, America
wife
1870 US Federal Census
1845–1920
Birth: about August 1845 — Michigan, America
Death: about 1920 — Deerfield, Livingston County, Michigan, America
Marriage Marriage — about 1866 — Michigan, America
2 years
daughter
1870 US Federal Census
1868–
Birth: 23 May 1868 — Livingston County, Michigan, America
2 years
son
1870 US Federal Census
1870–1945
Birth: about May 1870 — Michigan, America
Death: 29 May 1945 — Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, America
3 years
son
1880 US Federal Census
1873–1944
Birth: 26 August 1873 — Deerfield, Livingston County, Michigan, America
Death: 25 September 1944 — Lendon, Livingston County, Michigan, America
2 years
daughter
1880 US Federal Census
1875–
Birth: 17 October 1875 — Deerfield, Livingston County, Michigan, America
4 years
daughter
1880 US Federal Census
1879–1939
Birth: 8 May 1879 — Deerfield, Livingston County, Michigan, America
Death: 22 January 1939 — Vandergrift, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, America
Census 1850 US Fed

Living with mother and family at Scipio, New York.

Census 1855 US NY

Living with mother and family at Scipio, New York.

Census 1860 US Fed

Living with the Hunter family at Scipio, New York. Farm Labourer.

Census 1870 US Fed

Living with wife Emma and family at Deerfield, Michigan. Farmer.

Census 1880 US Fed

Living with wife Emma and family at Deerfield, Michigan. Farmer.

Census 1900 US Fed

Living with wife Emma and family at Deerfield, Michigan. Farmer.

Census 1910 US Fed

Living with wife Emma at Deerfield, Michigan.

Note

NOTE: On his death record, his mother is recorded as Rhoda Troop rather than Chloe Smith. Even with a following wind there's not much similarity between the two names. Can't find any record of a Rhoda Troop.

So either:

  1. whoever notified the death didn't have the correct name for his mother

or

  1. the William here actually belongs to a different branch and somehow the census records cross at some point
Death

Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1929

Name: William A Close
Gender: Male
Age: 76
Race: White
Birth Year: 1837
Death Date: 20 Jun 1914
Death Place: Deerfield, Livingston, Michigan, USA
Father: William Close
Mother: Rohda Close

Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995

Name: William A. Close
Birth Date: abt 1838
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 19 Jun 1914
Death Place: Deerfield, Livingston, Michigan
Death Age: 76
Occupation: Ret. Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: Wm. Close
Mother Name: Rhoda Troop

Burial

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